Q 01/05

Which personal computer did Steve Jobs launch on January 24, 1984?

A) The Macintosh

B) The Apple III

C) The Lisa

D) The Apple IIc

Answer · why

A) The Macintosh

The Macintosh launched two days after its Super Bowl ad, which Apple's board had opposed airing at all.

Q 02/05

Who directed Apple's "1984" commercial?

A) James Cameron

B) Ridley Scott

C) David Fincher

D) Tony Scott

Answer · why

B) Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott cast English athlete Anya Major as the rebel who hurls a hammer at a giant screen.

Q 03/05

Apple's board hated the '1984' Super Bowl ad; who offered to pay for half its airtime himself?

A) Steve Wozniak

B) John Sculley

C) Mike Markkula

D) Jef Raskin

Answer · why

A) Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak's offer wasn't needed: the agency resold just 30 seconds of the slot, and the full ad aired anyway.

Q 04/05

Which Asian sultanate gained full independence from Britain on January 1, 1984?

A) Bahrain

B) Oman

C) Maldives

D) Brunei

Answer · why

D) Brunei

Brunei joined ASEAN as its sixth member within a week, on 7 January 1984.

Q 05/05

Who succeeded Yuri Andropov as Soviet leader in February 1984?

A) Chernenko

B) Gorbachev

C) Gromyko

D) Kosygin

Answer · why

A) Chernenko

Chernenko was already seriously ill and died 13 months later, clearing the way for Mikhail Gorbachev.