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title: "Tech Trivia Tuesday: Asked & Answered"
description: Is your tech knowledge up to snuff? Tech in Motion Boston hosted the 2nd Annual Tech Trivia Night earlier this summer, and if you weren’t able to make it, here are the questions that tested the tech community - and the answers.
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# Tech Trivia Tuesday: Asked & Answered

 Aug 18, 2015 [ Tech in Motion ](https://techinmotion.com/blog/author/tech-in-motion)

This summer, [Tech in Motion Boston](http://www.meetup.com/techinmotionboston/) hosted the second annual Tech Trivia Night with over 150 local tech enthusiasts at WeWork South Station amid networking, drinks and pizza. 

Questions ranged from "What does Yahoo! stand for?" to "What does 143 mean in pager code?" Tech in Motion tried your knowledge of local Boston tech companies, tested visual recognition with a logo round, and even threw in a “Throwback Tech” round in honor of #TBT.

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*If you weren’t able to make it, here are the questions from the event. Is your tech knowledge up to snuff? Let us know in the comments below!*

**Round 1: Logos**

[![tech trivia night](https://techinmotion.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logos.png?width=697&height=494&name=logos.png)](https://techinmotion.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logos.png)

**Round 2: Tech Giants**

1. Who was the first person to invest in Google?
2. What does Yahoo! stand for?
3. What was AOL’s original business/ service?
4. What year did Microsoft ship Windows 1.0?
5. In 2014, what was the number one trending search on Google?

**Round 3: Boston Tech **

1. Disney invested $250 Million in what Boston based company this year?
2. According to the 2015 MA State of Technology Report, women employed in technical roles throughout MA have grown by what percent since 2009?
3. The founder of this MA based company earned three degrees from MIT (1951, 1952, and 1956).
4. The CEO of what MA-based company believes the best ideas come from naps and created nap rooms at the company headquarters?
5. What was the name of the first digital computer, created by MIT, in 1928

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**Round 4: Throwback Tech #TBT**

1. What does 143 mean in pager code?
2. First used by Kevin McAllister as a prop in the hit film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, THIS GADGET was later released in 1993 to tween consumers everywhere.
3. In what year was the World Wide Web introduced to the public?
4. What does Nintendo mean in Japanese?
5. Although Sony debuted the first portable CD player in 1984, it wasn't until CDs became ultra-mainstream in the '90s that THIS TECH took off.

**Bonus Round:**

Name as many Tech in Motion panelists, demo companies, and sponsors from the past YEAR as you can in the next 5 minutes!

**Answers:**

**Round 1- Logos**  
 DraftKings  
 LoseIt!  
 TableList  
 Wayfair  
 Washio

**Round 2- Tech Giants**  
 Q1- Andy Bechtolsheim  
 Q2- Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle  
 Q3- Online gaming  
 Q4- 1985  
 Q5- Robin Williams

**Round 3- Boston Tech**  
 Q1- DraftKings  
 Q2- 21%  
 Q3- Bose Corporation  
 Q4- Hubspot  
 Q5- Whirlwind

**Round 4- Throwback Tech**  
 Q1- I Love You  
 Q2- Talkboy  
 Q3- 1991  
 Q4- Leave Luck to Heaven  
 Q5- Discman

At the end of the night, the trivia event totaled four rounds, worth 20 points total, plus a final bonus round. The competition was fierce, but a few tech connoisseurs came out on top: **Congratulations to our winners, “Three guys, One girl,”** with a special shout out to the runners up from Metis Communications, “Meetus and Potatoes.” Come to the next Tech in Motion Boston event; [join on Meetup here](http://www.meetup.com/TechinmotionBoston/).

![tech trivia night](https://techinmotion.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/highres_439584110.jpg?width=960&height=720&name=highres_439584110.jpg)

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