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Technology 81 questions.
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Pub quiz question 4316 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What island was the site of Marconi's first radio station?
  2. Answer: A: Isle of Wight
  3. Categories: Radio (7) Technology (7) Science (7)
Pub quiz question 4299 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does MW stand for on a radio?
  2. Answer: A: Medium Wave
  3. Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (2) Science (2) Technology (2) Radio (2)
Pub quiz question 4296 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What old type of radio had a cat's whisker?
  2. Answer: A: Crystal set
  3. Categories: Radio (5) Technology (5) Science (5)
Pub quiz question 4261 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many arroheads are there on the recycling symbol?
  2. Answer: A: Three
  3. Categories: Logos (1) Technology (1)
Pub quiz question 4873 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the next country to launch a satellite after the Soviet Union and USA?
  2. Answer: A: France
  3. Categories: Geography (4) Science (4) Space (4) Technology (4)
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Pub quiz question 4828 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What object's threat to health was the subject of the UK Government's 1999 Stewart Report?
  2. Answer: A: Mobile phone's
  3. Categories: Technology (7) Science (7) Politics (7)
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Pub quiz question 6147 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the only supersonic airline, other than Concorde, to have seen commercial service?
  2. Answer: A: Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO name: Charger)
  3. Notes: *: Passenger service 1977/8 - grounded after 55 scheduled flights
  4. Categories: Travel (8) 1970s (8) Technology (8)
Pub quiz question 4831 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What communications instrument takes its name from Greek words meaning 'far away voice?'
  2. Answer: A: Telephone
  3. Categories: Technology (2) Science (2) Language (3)
Pub quiz question 8394 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995?
  2. Answer: A: Pierre Omidyar
  3. Categories: Technology (7) People (7)
Pub quiz question 4260 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What term means to reprocess materials that would otherwise become waste to turn them into new products?
  2. Answer: A: Recycle
  3. Categories: Technology (2)