Q 01/05

Arduino took its name from what kind of establishment in Ivrea, where the founders used to meet?

A) A church

B) A bank

C) A bar

D) A garage

Answer · why

C) A bar

A bar called Bar di Re Arduino gave the project its name, and it in turn honours Arduin, a local nobleman who was elected king in 1002.

Q 02/05

Which reusable board lets Arduino beginners build circuits by pushing parts into holes, with no soldering?

A) A breadboard

B) A stripboard

C) A perfboard

D) A motherboard

Answer · why

A) A breadboard

A breadboard owes its name to early radio hobbyists, who really did nail their circuits to wooden boards meant for cutting bread.

Q 03/05

What do Arduino users call a program for their board, a file always stored in a folder of the same name?

A) A script

B) A sketch

C) A canvas

D) A recipe

Answer · why

B) A sketch

A sketch needs only two functions to work: one that runs a single time at power-up and another that then repeats for as long as the board is on.

Q 04/05

Which pin on an Arduino Uno is wired to the small built-in LED?

A) Pin 2

B) Pin 5

C) Pin 10

D) Pin 13

Answer · why

D) Pin 13

Pin 13 has an LED attached on the Uno, a handy way to test that a board, cable and upload all work before any parts are connected.

Q 05/05

In which country did Arduino begin as a low-cost tool for students at an interaction design institute?

A) Italy

B) Japan

C) Germany

D) Sweden

Answer · why

A) Italy

Italy is where it began, in the small town of Ivrea, which had already won international recognition as the headquarters of the computer pioneer Olive...