Q 01/05

Which Apple product, cancelled days later, was pictured on the box of the 2019 AirPods Wireless Charging Case?

A) AirTag

B) HomePod mini

C) AirPower

D) Magic Mouse

Answer · why

C) AirPower

AirPower was a mat meant to charge an iPhone, an Apple Watch and AirPods at once, but Apple scrapped it, saying it could not meet the company's standa...

Q 02/05

In 2024 the US FDA authorized software that lets AirPods Pro 2 double as which over-the-counter medical device?

A) A pulse oximeter

B) A hearing aid

C) A stethoscope

D) A thermometer

Answer · why

B) A hearing aid

A hearing aid is what the earbuds become for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss, the first such software US regulators cleared for sale without...

Q 03/05

In Apple's famous iPod silhouette adverts, which colour were the earbuds and cords worn by the dancing figures?

A) Red

B) Silver

C) Yellow

D) White

Answer · why

D) White

White earbuds and cords stood out against black silhouettes and bright backdrops, a look AirPods kept in 2016 while dropping the wires.

Q 04/05

AirPods connect using which wireless standard, named after a tenth-century king who united Denmark's tribes?

A) Bluetooth

B) Wi-Fi Direct

C) Zigbee

D) Infrared

Answer · why

A) Bluetooth

Bluetooth honours King Harald Bluetooth; an Intel engineer proposed the name in 1997 because the technology was meant to unite communication protocols...

Q 05/05

Technology reviewers mocked the Smart Case sold with AirPods Max in 2020 for resembling which everyday item?

A) A neck pillow

B) A lunch box

C) A handbag

D) A pencil case

Answer · why

C) A handbag

A handbag was among the kinder comparisons; the cover's real job is magnetic, since slipping the Max inside drops it into a low-power state.