CapMac Genius Challenge - October, 2002
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To play just select your choices then compare them with the answer key at the bottom of the page.
Sorry, no interactive scoring yet. We know you'll be honest.
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_____2. Apple's speech recognition software which first appeared on the Quadra 840AV and 660AV was code named:
_____3. When asked in October of 1997 what he would do if he woke up in the body of Steve Jobs, who said "I'd shut Apple down and give the money back to the shareholders"?
_____4. The Apple CEO who brought Steve Jobs back to Apple by acquiring NeXT was:
_____5. Which of the following Apple computers was the earliest to offer an integrated LCD display?
_____6. Apple's first "consumer" line of computers sold through retail stores like Sears featured computers named:
_____7. "Moof" is the sound made by:
_____8. What was the name of the third party MP3 player Apple acquired and transformed into iTunes?
_____9. The "1984" television commercial was directed by what famous movie director?
_____10. Which of the following was the only black Macintosh desktop computer officially sold by Apple in the US:
EXTRA CREDIT
_____ 12. What were Berkeley Blue and Oaf Tobark?
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Our October Genius Challenge was held at the CapMac October General Meeting on the 10th of this month. Our contest was won by Jim Quinn who missed a perfect score of 12 by just one. Jim received a silver Apple logo lunchbox from the Apple Company Store. Second place (wth just two misses) went to Mason Hale, Giles Bateman, and Ken Uecker, who were awarded a silver Apple logo pen, ruby Apple logo pen, and silver metal Apple logo travel coffee mug, respectively.
All received fancy certificates recognizing their strong showing in the Genius Challenge. Our "Perfect Score" certificates were stored in hopes of being awarded at next month's General Meeting.
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1. c
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. d
9. a
10. d - Mac TV
EXTRA CREDIT
1. c - Mac Plus:
2. c - Owen Linzmayer, Apple Confidential, Chapter 1
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