Q 01/05
A) Paul Allen
B) Steve Ballmer
C) Steve Wozniak
D) Kent Evans
Answer · why
Allen coined the name Micro-Soft, a blend of microcomputer and software; the hyphen lasted about a year.
Q 02/05
A) Portland
B) San Francisco
C) Seattle
D) Albuquerque
Answer · why
The family home in Sand Point was damaged by a rare tornado when he was seven.
Q 03/05
A) Third, styled III
B) Fourth, but styled III
C) Fifth, styled V
D) Second, styled Jr.
Answer · why
His father, a prominent lawyer, carried the II suffix, so the son became William Gates III.
Q 04/05
A) Medicine
B) Banking
C) The ministry
D) Law
Answer · why
His father Bill Gates Sr. was a prominent lawyer; his mum sat on the boards of a bank and United Way.
Q 05/05
A) Bush School
B) Lakeview Prep
C) Seattle Academy
D) Lakeside
Answer · why
The Mothers' Club bought a Teletype terminal and computer time with rummage-sale proceeds.
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