Computing - 1 point
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Websites | What is the name of the website established by former railway worker Mark Smith that gives advice and information on train travel in various countries around the world? | The Man in Seat 61 | April 2023/04/22 |
| Websites | In April 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first video onto the site, which was a video of him visiting what city attraction? | Zoo *The 19-second long video was shot outside the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo. | 2024/04/09 |
| Websites | In 2006, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was reported to have broken the record for the most expensive eBay purchase ever made, spending $168 million on what type of yet-to-be-built item? | Yacht | 2024/05/05 |
| Websites | Which website, which currently has over 8 million subscribers, was started by Salman Khan in 2006? | Khan Academy | 2024/05/30 |
| Apps | What is the name of the overseas version of the Chinese app Douyin? | TikTok | 2024/04/08 |
| Apps | The apps Too Good to Go, Olio, and Karma aim to reduce waste by allowing people and businesses to share unwanted or excess quantities of what item? | Food | 2024/12/14 |
| Apps | The Chinese app Douyin is the inspiration and sister product of what widely used entertainment app, with the latter having over one billion monthly users? | TikTok | 2025/01/01 |
| Apps | Radio DJ Jo Whiley, comedians Sarah Millican and Sanjeev Kohli, athlete Michael Johnson, and an early user named Laura have all lent their voices to what app produced by the NHS? | Couch to 5K | 2025/01/01 |
| Browsers | What is the name of the non-profit foundation behind the Firefox web browser? | Mozilla | 2024/12/14 |
| Hardware | Whilst a standard US computer keyboard has 26 letters, a standard Spanish one has 27. What is the extra letter? | Eñe (Ñ / ñ) *A Spanish keyboard contains both N and Ñ. | 2024/12/14 |
| Systems | Cupcake, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, Lollipop and Marshmallow have all been used as names for versions of which operating system? | Android Mobile Operating System | 2023/05/14 |
| Companies | In October 2024, which software company finished top of Forbes magazine’s eighth annual World’s Best Employer rankings, the first time it had finished first despite never having been placed lower than fourth previously? | Microsoft | 2024/11/14 |
| People | Which Romantic poet was the father of Ada Lovelace, the mathematician whose collaboration with Charles Babbage is seen as a fundamental step in the development of the computer? | Lord Byron *Lovelace was born Augusta Ada Byron. She married William King, Earl of Lovelace, in 1838, thus producing the name Ada Lovelace. | 2024/12/07 |
Computing - 2 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Which two numbers double as the bracket keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard? | 1. 9 2. 0 | 2024/05/30 |
| Companies | Who were the two Stanford PhD students who started Google in 1998, who now have a combined wealth of over $300 billion? | 1. Larry Paige 2. Sergey Brin | 2024/12/07 |
Computing - 3 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | Which three men were the original founders of Apple Computer Inc. in 1977? | 1. Steve Wozniak 2. Steve Jobs 3. Ronald Wayne *Wayne sold his 10 per cent stake back to Wozniak and Jobs for $800 after only 12 days, a move he says he does not regret although it would later have been worth $35 billion. | 2024/12/19 |
Computing - 4 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | Which four colours appear in the logos of both Google and eBay? | 1. Red 2. Blue 3. Yellow 4. Green | 2024/11/14 |
| Social Networks | What four interactive options are presented beneath a post on Facebook? | 1. Like 2. Comment 3. Send 4. Share | 2025/01/09 |
Computing - 7 points
| Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | What are the seven letters on the bottom row of a QWERTY keyboard? | 1. Z 2. X 3. C 4. V 5. B 6. N 7. M | 2023/04/20 |