Quiz on Apple

Which device did Apple release in 2007 that reshaped the phone industry?

• iPod
• iPhone ✓ (Correct answer)
• iMac
• iPad

Source: The original iPhone launched in June 2007, killing the physical keyboard and birthing the touchscreen era.

What is the name of Apple's desktop operating system?

• macOS ✓ (Correct answer)
• iOS
• Windows
• Linux

Source: macOS powers Macs; iOS is the iPhone's system. The two share a Unix-based foundation under the hood.

What is the name of Apple's retail software store for iPhone apps?

• App Store ✓ (Correct answer)
• Play Store
• iStore
• Marketplace

Source: The App Store opened in 2008 with 500 apps; today it hosts millions and drives huge service revenue.

What was Apple's portable music player launched in 2001?

• Walkman
• Zune
• iPod ✓ (Correct answer)
• iTouch

Source: The iPod promised '1,000 songs in your pocket' and made Apple a music powerhouse before the iPhone.

Which company did Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs lead besides Apple?

• DreamWorks
• Sony
• Atari
• Pixar ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Jobs bought Pixar from Lucasfilm in 1986 and turned it into the animation giant behind 'Toy Story'.

What is the name of Apple's voice assistant introduced on the iPhone?

• Alexa
• Cortana
• Siri ✓ (Correct answer)
• Bixby

Source: Siri debuted on the iPhone 4S in 2011; Apple had bought the startup behind it a year earlier.

Apple's headquarters in Cupertino is famous for what unusual shape?

• A pyramid
• A ring ✓ (Correct answer)
• A cube
• A horseshoe

Source: Apple Park, opened in 2017, is a giant glass ring nicknamed 'the spaceship' by locals and press.

What does the 'i' in iMac and iPhone originally stand for?

• Interactive
• Innovation
• Internet ✓ (Correct answer)
• Intelligent

Source: Jobs introduced the 1998 iMac with 'i' for Internet, though it also hinted at individual and inspire.

Which connector did Apple replace with the Lightning port in 2012?

• USB-C
• Micro-USB
• FireWire
• 30-pin dock ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: The wide 30-pin dock connector had survived since 2003 before Lightning shrank it dramatically.

Which co-founder famously left Apple early and sold his stake for $800?

• Steve Wozniak
• Ronald Wayne ✓ (Correct answer)
• John Sculley
• Mike Markkula

Source: Ronald Wayne, the third co-founder, sold his 10% in 1976 for $800; it would later be worth billions.

Who became Apple's CEO when Steve Jobs stepped down in 2011?

• Jony Ive
• Eddy Cue
• Phil Schiller
• Tim Cook ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: Operations chief Tim Cook took over weeks before Jobs died, and later became one of tech's top CEOs.

Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad introduced which product?

• Apple II
• Macintosh ✓ (Correct answer)
• Lisa
• Apple III

Source: Ridley Scott directed the dystopian ad; it aired just once nationally yet became advertising legend.

Which product line did Apple kill when Steve Jobs returned in 1997?

• Pippin
• iBook
• Newton ✓ (Correct answer)
• Power Mac

Source: Jobs axed the Newton handheld in 1998, but its ideas quietly resurfaced years later in the iPhone.

What was the slogan of Apple's 1997 brand relaunch campaign?

• Think Different ✓ (Correct answer)
• Think
• Think Big
• Be Bold

Source: 'Think Different' celebrated rebels and geniuses, marking Apple's comeback after near-bankruptcy.

Which processor architecture did Macs switch to in 2020 with the M1?

• Intel x86
• PowerPC
• RISC-V
• ARM ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: The M1 chip moved Macs to Apple's own ARM-based silicon, ditching Intel after fifteen years.

Which streaming service did Apple launch in 2019 to rival Netflix?

• Apple Music
• Apple TV+ ✓ (Correct answer)
• iTunes
• Apple Arcade

Source: Apple TV+ debuted with originals like 'The Morning Show', and later won a Best Picture Oscar with 'CODA'.

Which design chief shaped the look of the iMac, iPod and iPhone?

• Jony Ive ✓ (Correct answer)
• Susan Kare
• Hartmut Esslinger
• Dieter Rams

Source: Jony Ive led Apple design for decades; his minimalist instincts defined the company's hardware feel.

Which chip architecture powered Macs before the 2005 switch to Intel?

• PowerPC alliance ✓ (Correct answer)
• AMD
• Qualcomm
• Texas Instruments

Source: Macs ran on PowerPC chips from the IBM-Motorola-Apple alliance until heat and speed pushed Apple to Intel.

What was the name of the failed handheld Apple released in 1993?

• Pippin
• eMate
• PowerBook Duo
• Newton MessagePad ✓ (Correct answer)

Source: The Newton MessagePad's shaky handwriting recognition was mocked by 'Doonesbury' and 'The Simpsons' alike.

In which garage did Apple's founders famously start the company in 1976?

• Palo Alto
• Cupertino
• Los Altos ✓ (Correct answer)
• Mountain View

Source: The Jobs family garage in Los Altos hosted the first Apple I builds, though Wozniak said it was mostly myth.