Question 1
How much RAM did an original base-model IBM PC come with?
64 kilobytes
16 kilobytes
32 kilobytes
4 kilobytes
Question 2
Lenovo, the company that bought IBM's PC business, is based in what country?
Vietnam
South Korea
China
Japan
Question 3
What percentage of the world's population is estimated to be left-handed?
15 percent
50 percent
35 percent
10 percent
Question 4
Which king built the fortress that eventually became the Louvre?
Louis XIV
John I
Charles IV
Phillip II
Question 5
How was Japan's surrender at the end of World War II made public?
Newspaper announcement
Radio broadcast
Public speech
Newsreel film
Question 6
What game show did Monty Hall host?
"Let's Make a Deal"
"Jeopardy!"
"Match Game"
"The Price is Right"
Question 7
Which U.S. president signed legislation that created The Smithsonian Institution?
Franklin Pierce
John Quincy Adams
James K. Polk
John Adams
Question 8
What was Marilyn vos Savant's highest reported IQ test score?
197
185
228
246
Question 9
Which of the following U.S. Presidents was NOT left-handed?
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Question 10
On what ship named after an American state was Japan's official instrument of surrender signed?
Iowa
Arizona
Missouri
Kansas
This week we talked about:
• The Louvre and Smithsonian Institution
• Genius Marilyn vos Savant and the Monty Hall Problem
• The introduction of the IBM Personal Computer
• International Left-Handers Day
• Japan’s surrender to end World War II
This week’s quiz will be posted soon.
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