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Technology 81 questions.

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Pub quiz question 6147 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only supersonic airline, other than Concorde, to have seen commercial service?
Answer: A: Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO name: Charger)
Notes: *: Passenger service 1977/8 - grounded after 55 scheduled flights
Categories: Travel (8) 1970s (8) Technology (8)

Pub quiz question 4831 by pjh2

Question: Q: What communications instrument takes its name from Greek words meaning 'far away voice?'
Answer: A: Telephone
Categories: Technology (2) Science (2) Language (3)

Pub quiz question 8394 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995?
Answer: A: Pierre Omidyar
Categories: Technology (7) People (7)

Pub quiz question 4260 by pjh2

Question: Q: What term means to reprocess materials that would otherwise become waste to turn them into new products?
Answer: A: Recycle
Categories: Technology (2)

Pub quiz question 6154 by pjh2

Question: Q: What airport did the first commercial Boeing 747 flight from JFK land at?
Answer: A: London Heathrow
Notes: *: 1970s
Categories: Technology (5) Travel (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 4829 by pjh2

Question: Q: What revolutionary telephone was invented in 1965 by Teri Pall?
Answer: A: Cordless telephone
Categories: 1960s (6) Technology (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 8393 by pjh

Question: Q: What does “HTTP” stand for?
Answer: A: HyperText Transfer Protocol
Categories: Technology (5) Acronyms/Abbreviations (5)

Pub quiz question 8450 by pjh

Question: Q: Which company owns Bugatti, Lamborghini. Audi, Porsche, and Ducati?
Answer: A: Volkswagen
Categories: Technology (5) Business (5)

Pub quiz question 6152 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the hottest part of Concorde in flight after the engines?
Answer: A: Nose
Categories: Travel (5) Science (5) Technology (5)

Pub quiz question 8391 by pjh

Question: Q: Is Java a type of OS?
Answer: A: No
Categories: Technology (1) Computing (2)