Q 01/05

Which US vice president had a heart implant's wireless function switched off for fear of hackers?

A) Walter Mondale

B) Dick Cheney

C) Joe Biden

D) Dan Quayle

Answer · why

B) Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney's doctor disabled the defibrillator's wireless link in 2007, fearing an assassin could trigger a fatal heart attack.

Q 02/05

Which kitchen appliance did John Romkey famously connect to the Internet for the 1990 Interop show?

A) A toaster

B) A kettle

C) A blender

D) A microwave

Answer · why

A) A toaster

A toaster went online at the networking trade show thanks to John Romkey and Simon Hackett, and is often billed as the first Internet appliance.

Q 03/05

Which wireless standard borrows its name from a 10th-century Danish king?

A) Wi-Fi

B) WiMAX

C) Bluetooth

D) Ultra-wideband

Answer · why

C) Bluetooth

Bluetooth began as a codename proposed by Intel's Jim Kardach, who had been reading about the Viking king Harald and his knack for uniting tribes.

Q 04/05

Which country told parents in 2017 to destroy the internet-connected doll My Friend Cayla?

A) Australia

B) Canada

C) Sweden

D) Germany

Answer · why

D) Germany

Germany's Federal Network Agency classed the talking doll as a concealed espionage device, which made owning one illegal as well as selling it.

Q 05/05

Which video doorbell company, pitched on Shark Tank as Doorbot in 2013, was later bought by Amazon?

A) Arlo

B) Ring

C) Wyze

D) Eufy

Answer · why

B) Ring

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff declined an investor's offer on the show, then sold the company for about $1.15 billion five years later.