1
What dial-up service provided early internet access, complete with hourly rates and “You’ve got mail” alerts?
InfoHighway
EarthLink
AOL
Prodigy
2
What video format, played using large magnetic tapes, competed with VHS in the 1980s but ultimately lost the format war?
VCD
HD DVD
Betamax
Mavica
3
What flat, disc-like video format, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was larger than a vinyl record and used for playing movies?
FilmPuck
LaserDisc
RetroTape
CineDisc
4
What optional car feature, popular in the 1950s and '60s, could cool air using water evaporation instead of refrigerant?
Swamp cooler
Steering wheel lever
Rearview mirror switch
Foot brake activator
5
What large, box-like appliance combined a radio and record player, and was often built into furniture?
Radiogram
Transistor box
Music hub
Record cabinet
6
What handheld device, popular among professionals in the 1990s, allowed users to receive short text messages but couldn’t send replies?
The Pager
The Quill
The Telex
The Fax
7
What 20th-century method of transmitting written messages over long distances used Morse code and was eventually replaced by the telephone?
Teletype
Smoke Signals
Postcard Service
Telegraph
8
What text technology allowed early cell phone users to type out messages before full keyboards and touchscreens became standard?
T9
SMS Simplicity
TextFlow Technology
AlphaText
9
What classroom device projected images from transparent sheets onto a wall or screen using a bright light and mirror?
Digital image enhancer
Transparency router
Overhead projector
Image reflection system
10
What simple calculating tool, replaced by modern calculators and computers, used sliding rods to perform arithmetic operations?
Astrolabe
Abacus
Soroban
Napier's bones