Do you love all things circuits? Does the concept of electrons light up your life? Are you passionate about understanding the ins and outs of the electrical devices in your home? If so, you may be ready to prove your expertise with this electronics quiz.
Electronics have given us some of the biggest technological innovations of the past 100 years. Communication devices such as radios, televisions, and computers wouldn’t exist without the power of electronics. Almost all of the technology you use daily relies on the science of electronics and circuitry.
With so many major technology developments, scientists are constantly making discoveries in the field of electronics. If you want to make sure you’re up to date on all your electronics fun facts, check out these electronics trivia questions and answers.
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An electrocardiogram is technology to measure the function of which organ?
Kidneys
Liver
Heart
Lungs
Electricity was discovered in which country?
USA
Colombia
Ukraine
New Zealand
What device comes loaded with the games ‘Music Quiz’, ‘Solitaire’, ‘Brick’ and ‘Parachute’?
PlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
iPod
PSP
A sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal has which name?
Switch
Battery
Screen
Microphone
Amazon launched a rival product to Apple’s iPad called what?
Notebook 1
Nexus
Kindle HD
Kindler SD
Open circuits always have what?
Batteries
Bells
Gaps
Light bulbs
Consumer electronic brand Beko is based in which country?
Turkey
Germany
China
South Korea
Which company makes the Bravia TVs?
Toshiba
Panasonic
Sony
Samsung
Which of these is not a wide-body aircraft?
Boeing 777
Airbus A330
Boeing 767
Boeing 757
Apple’s iOS 3 was released in which year?
2003
2009
2004
2010
Referring to a computer display, what does the ‘A’ in VGA stand for?
Adaptor
Array
Analyser
Appendix
In what year did the Apple PowerBook 500 launch?
1994
2003
1999
2009
Xiaomi Corporation is an electronics company from which country?
India
Japan
Malaysia
China
Which vacuum cleaner is a type of domestic robotic technology in 2002?
ASIMO
SE T220i
Roomba
Nokia 6210
What is the name of the 2-wheeled, self-balancing, zero-emission, electric vehicle invented in 1994?
Skateboard
Skyrunner
Segway
Markboard
The biggest selling Smartphone in the world is?
Lumia
Galaxy S1
BlackBerry
iPhone
How is a phone signal kept from unauthorized readers?
Crosstalk
Authentication
Encryption
Partitioning
Who discovered the electron in 1887?
JJ Thomson
James Chadwick
Max Plank
Isaac Newton
The arc lamp widely used in the mining industry was invented by who?
Brian
Humphrey
Davy
Danile
Which piece of household equipment contains a magnetron?
Video Cassette Recorder
Microwave
Refrigerator
Digital Radio
The Macintosh 128k was released with a price tag of how much in 1984?
24950
4.95
2495
249.5
Which of these gadgets was launched most recently?
iPad
Cell phone
Desktop PC
Laptop
Who was considered the Father of Hypertext?
Thomas Dart
Hugh Laurie
Ted Nelson
Boris Johnson
When did the first Compact Discs go on sale?
1980
1989
1986
1983
In computing, what does the ‘B’ in USB stand for?
Bus
Board
Badger
Block
How many volts of electricity is in a bolt of lightning?
Dozens
Thousands
Hundreds
Millions
On January 7, 2013 Apple announced how many App had been downloaded?
14 billion apps
400 billion apps
10 billion apps
40 billion apps
Blue- Ray is a type of what?
DVD
Audio File
App
Watch
A new BlackBerry handset carries the name of which luxury car?
Porsche
Lotus
Maserati
Ferrari
Which of these is NOT one of the leading gaming platforms?
Wii
SP3
DS
Xbox
By what name is a modulator-demodulator better known as?
Processor
Ram
Modem
Codec
What is Sony’s gaming console called?
Xbox
PlayStation
MegaDrive
Wii
The 3310 was a phone made by which company?
Samsung
Blackberry
Apple
Nokia
If a charged object is brought near to an uncharged one, what happens?
Nothing
They disappear
They repel
They attract
What does the acronym ‘CAM’ stand for?
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Computer Assisted Mode
Computer Aided Makers
Computer Aided Marketing
TCP stands for _____ Control Protocol?
Torrent
Tesla
Transfusion
Transmission
In which year did Apple launch the iPod?
2002
2003
2001
2000
Who invented ARPANET?
IBM
Al Gore
U.S. Government
Microsoft
Which company was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976?
Apple
Pineapple
Pear
Mango
Electric current is calculated by charge divided by what?
Time
Frequency
Power
Resistance
Electric current is measured using what device?
Ammeter
Fameter
Nemeter
Semester
Which company makes the DS handheld console?
Sony
Microsoft
Sega
Nintendo
Which of these technological devices was first released in 1964?
CD-ROM
Cassette tape
MP3
Laptop
A device that stores electrical energy in an electric field has which name?
Switch
Alternator
Capacitor
Transistor
The games console from Microsoft released in 2013 is the what?
Xbox 0
Xbox One
Xbox Seven
Xbox 9
What is the name of the company that gave us the Kindle?
Amazon
Seine
Thames
Nile
What are the logical separations between data on a CD called?
Lines
Tracks
Pitches
Cubicles
Who invented the ZX80, ZX81 and Spectrum?
Charles Babbage
Sir Clive Sinclair
Larry Ellison
Bill Gates
Broxodent was the first example of which electric product?
Leaf Blower
Toothbrush
Sandwich Maker
Razor
Which of these devices was released by Apple in 2013?
iPhone 4
iPod Touch 1
iPad Mini
iPhone 5S
What is the basic unit of electromotive force?
Salt
Malt
Volt
Fault
What does the letter V in the acronym ‘VoIP’ represent?
Vaccuum
Void
Verification
Voice
Which technological advance is optical amplification based on electromagnetic radiation?
Radar
Sonar
Water
Laser
On a cell phone, which of these letters are usually on the same key as the number 3?
DEF
JKL
TUV
MNO
Compact consumer cameras use what style of picture taking?
Aperture Adjustment
Tripod Stabilization
Point and Shoot
Black and White
Which company made the NES games console?
Sega
Microsoft
Nintendo
Sony
With which sort of gadgets is the company Fuji mainly associated?
Cameras
Washing machines
Sat navs
MP3 players
A room designed to have minimal levels of static electricity, dirt, dust particles has which name?
Germ-Free Office
Deep Theater
Music Session
Clean Room
Which company makes the e-Up electric car?
Audi
BMW
Ford
Volkswagen
Which company makes the Ioniq range of electric cars?
Volvo
Honda
Kia
Hyundai
Mahindra is an electric vehicle brand from which country?
Malaysia
Japan
India
Brazil
DuMont Laboratories sold the first which all-electronic items in 1938?
Laptops
Freezers
Televisions
Microwaves
Which company pioneered electronic ignition on cars in the 1970s?
Toyota
Saab
Chrysler
Volvo
What is the voltage of the mains supply in the USA?
150 V
300 V
50 V
240 V
Which boxer is famous for his ‘lean, mean, grilling machine’?
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson
What color is the live wire in a mains plug?
Brown
Yellow
Orange
Pink
Electric power is typically measured in what units?
Potts
Motts
Watts
Sotts
Alan Sugar founded which tech company?
Amstrad
IBM
Sinclair
Commodore
What does the R stand for in CD-RW?
Read
Rolling
Roger
Run
In computing, what does RAM stand for?
Repair And Maintenance
Rage Against the Machine
Response Activity Matrix
Random Access Memory
Which company makes the Galaxy mobile phones?
Samsung
Apple
Nokia
Sony
In computing, what does the ‘S’ in PSU stand for?
System
Standard
Supply
Static
For which gaming platform did Nintendo release Super Mario Sunshine?
Nintendo 64
GameCube
Gameboy
Nintendo DS
Which electric device switches current on and off to regulate temperature?
Resistor
Switch
Battery
Thermostat
What does USB stands for?
Universal Secured Blog
Undefined Species of Bugs
Unexpected Series of Bday
Universal Serial Bus
Closed circuits have no what?
Electricity
Wires
Energy source
Gaps
What company developed the first handheld mobile phone?
Nokia
Motorola
Bell Labs
Ericsson
The ‘Thinkcenter’ line of desktop computers is the product of which manufacturer?
HP
Dell
Compaq
IBM/Lenovo
Philips and Sony introduced which product at the 1981 consumer electronics show?
Washing Machine
Dishwasher
CD Player
MP3 Player
Apple’s iPad is the company’s second tablet PC, which was the first?
Galileo
Newton
Turing
Einstein
Electrical charge is caused by the movement of what?
Electrons
Neutrons
Electrons
Atoms
Which company produced iPad?
Apple
Dell
Intel
IBM
What is the main function of a neutral wire in a plug?
Carry all voltages
Completes circuit
Carry high voltages
Safety wire
Which popular app features green pigs who have a penchant for stealing eggs?
Texas Poker
Ninja Fruit
Angry Birds
Stick Wars
Mains electricity uses what kind of current?
Under current
Alternating current
Clear current
Direct current
Percy Spencer invented which speedy way of cooking?
Grill
Halogen Oven
Microwave Oven
Toaster
Electronics and technology company Siemens is headquartered in which country?
France
Switzerland
Germany
Finland
Which of the following is an MP3 watch?
SE T220i
Altair
IBM 360
MR-219
What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?
Raisin
Current
Grape
Apricot
Which piece of technology was nearly called the ‘Mini rack’ when it was first launched?
CD
Mobile phone
iPod
Blackberry
How many operational buttons did the original Game Boy have?
4
3
2
1
What was the hand-held digital pet launched by Bandai in 1996?
Sukiyaki
Okinawa
Harajuku
Tamagotchi
What is the name for the small device which powers electric items when turned?
Diameter
Dynamite
Diamonds
Dynamo
Which of these is the best thermal conductor?
Wooden spoon
Knife with wooden handle
Stainless steel knife
Plastic spoon
Which of these is not a good electrical conductor?
Silver
Paper
Aluminum
Gold
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is held in which US city?
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Miami
Las Vegas
Which company made the VIC-20 home computer?
Sinclair
Commodore
Apple
Acorn
In what year was the first ‘Angry Birds’ game released?
2010
2012
2011
2009
Which company makes the electric all-terrain vehicle called the Cyberquad?
Tesla
Honda
Toyota
Ford
What is the name of Linux Mascot?
Tod
Tiara
Tatiana
Tux
Amstrad was owned by which of these tycoons?
Sir Alan Sugar
Kim Dotcom
Donald Trump
Richard Branson
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