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90s and 00s office nostalgia quiz

Think back to beige computers and screensavers. How much do you remember?

Free to use with your own team, courtesy of WorkplaceHero - workplacehero.co.uk

Question sheet

  1. 1. Roughly how much data did a standard 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk hold?
    • A. 144 KB
    • B. 1.44 MB
    • C. 14.4 MB
    • D. 144 MB
  2. 2. Which Microsoft Office assistant was shaped like a paperclip?
    • A. Clippy
    • B. Bob
    • C. Cortana
    • D. Rover
  3. 3. What was the name of Microsoft's instant messaging service that closed in 2013?
    • A. ICQ
    • B. AIM
    • C. MSN Messenger
    • D. Yahoo Chat
  4. 4. Which company made the BlackBerry?
    • A. Nokia
    • B. Research In Motion
    • C. Palm
    • D. Ericsson
  5. 5. What did the Y2K bug relate to?
    • A. Viruses in email
    • B. Years stored as two digits
    • C. Running out of IP addresses
    • D. Leap seconds
  6. 6. Which Nokia phone, launched in 2000, became famous for being nearly indestructible?
    • A. Nokia 3310
    • B. Nokia N95
    • C. Nokia 8210
    • D. Nokia Lumia
  7. 7. What is 'fax' short for?
    • A. Fast exchange
    • B. Facsimile
    • C. Factual text
    • D. Fax-o-matic
  8. 8. Which card game shipped with Windows and was designed partly to teach mouse skills?
    • A. Hearts
    • B. Solitaire
    • C. Poker
    • D. Snap
  9. 9. What does PDA stand for, as in a Palm Pilot?
    • A. Personal digital assistant
    • B. Portable data archive
    • C. Private document app
    • D. Pocket desktop adaptor
  10. 10. Which year did the first iPhone launch?
    • A. 2005
    • B. 2007
    • C. 2009
    • D. 2010
  11. 11. Which search engine had a butler as its mascot?
    • A. Lycos
    • B. AltaVista
    • C. Ask Jeeves
    • D. Excite
  12. 12. What was a 'Tamagotchi'?
    • A. A games console
    • B. A digital pet
    • C. A pager
    • D. A music player

Answer sheet (for the quizmaster)

  1. 1. B - 1.44 MB
    1.44 MB is less than a single modern smartphone photo.
  2. 2. A - Clippy
    Officially named Clippit, it was retired in Office 2007.
  3. 3. C - MSN Messenger
    Users were moved over to Skype.
  4. 4. B - Research In Motion
    Research In Motion renamed itself BlackBerry Ltd in 2013.
  5. 5. B - Years stored as two digits
    Many systems stored 2000 as 00, risking confusion with 1900.
  6. 6. A - Nokia 3310
    It also came with the much-loved game Snake II.
  7. 7. B - Facsimile
    Facsimile means an exact copy.
  8. 8. B - Solitaire
    Dragging cards helped users practise drag and drop.
  9. 9. A - Personal digital assistant
    PDAs were the pocket organisers before smartphones.
  10. 10. B - 2007
    Steve Jobs unveiled it in January 2007.
  11. 11. C - Ask Jeeves
    Jeeves was retired in 2006.
  12. 12. B - A digital pet
    Launched by Bandai in 1996, it needed feeding and cleaning.