Q 01/05

Which 1999 virus hid in a Word attachment called list.doc and mailed itself to the first 50 Outlook contacts?

A) ILOVEYOU

B) Melissa

C) Mydoom

D) Code Red

Answer · why

B) Melissa

Melissa was a Word macro virus that the FBI called the fastest-spreading infection of its day, with an $80 million cleanup bill. On certain minutes it...

Q 02/05

Which Lucas de Groot typeface became Word's default font in Office 2007, a post it held for seventeen years?

A) Calibri

B) Cambria

C) Verdana

D) Segoe UI

Answer · why

A) Calibri

Calibri ousted Times New Roman as Word's default and was only replaced in 2024. Word 2013 also made its Light weight the standard face for headings.

Q 03/05

Which Word shortcut inserts a page break, sparing you from hammering the Return key to reach the next page?

A) Shift+Enter

B) Alt+Enter

C) Ctrl+Enter

D) Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Answer · why

C) Ctrl+Enter

Ctrl+Enter forces a page break, while Shift+Enter inserts a line break and Ctrl+Shift+Enter a column break. Microsoft lists all three on the same shor...

Q 04/05

Word's Show/Hide button displays a backwards-P mark after every paragraph; what is that ¶ symbol properly called?

A) Obelus

B) Interrobang

C) Section sign

D) Pilcrow

Answer · why

D) Pilcrow

The pilcrow began as a scribal abbreviation for capitulum, Latin for chapter, and the name is a mangled form of the word paragraph. It is also the six...

Q 05/05

Which CP/M-era word processor, Word's earliest big rival, does George R. R. Martin still use for his novels?

A) MultiMate

B) WordStar

C) XyWrite

D) Volkswriter

Answer · why

B) WordStar

WordStar 4.0 for MS-DOS remains Martin's writing tool, decades after the program went on sale in 1979 for $495 plus $40 for the manual. Its Ctrl-key c...