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

Its famous commercial had aired nationally two days earlier during the Super Bowl.

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

It aired nationally just once, in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on CBS.

Q 03/05

Apple's "1984" ad first aired in a tiny market in which state to qualify for the Clios?

A) Montana

B) Nebraska

C) Idaho

D) Wyoming

Answer · why

C) Idaho

It ran on KMVT in Twin Falls at the last break before midnight on December 31, 1983.

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

Six days later it became the sixth member of ASEAN.

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

He lasted just 13 months before Gorbachev took over in March 1985.