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101 Electronics Trivia Questions To Stump The Biggest Tech Expert

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?

$2,495.00

$4,395.00

$3,495.00

$1,295.00

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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