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Quiz about The Last Touch
Quiz about The Last Touch

The Last Touch Trivia Quiz


It seems everything these days is being upgraded to being a "touchscreen" device. Many people embrace this change. Then there's Bob, who doesn't quite like this new technology.

A multiple-choice quiz by salami_swami. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
salami_swami
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
349,070
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
658
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. When the iPod Touch first came out, all of Bob's children (and he has four) wanted one. Since Bob could not afford this, he bought them one to share. It was a good thing, too, because every so often, a new one would come out and they'd all want that. By the time the fourth iPod Touch came out, they all had one; the youngest had a 1G, and the oldest had a 4G...

But Bob knows nothing about iPods. What does the G mean?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Before Apple exploded into the touchscreen world, Nintendo had the power, and Bob's children each owned one of the Nintendo touchscreens. In 2004, Nintendo released a touchscreen handheld console. Which was it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Bob's eldest daughter was married a year ago and now has invited Bob to dinner. He went to the kitchen to get some water, and was shocked to see touchscreens everywhere! Which of these could Bob not have encountered in touchscreen version? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Bob's 10-year-old son asked him to upgrade his iOS on his touchscreen device. Bob stared at him blankly, having no clue what the iOS was. "Go ask your mother," was the only response he could give.

Poor Bob. Can you perhaps help him; what did iOS originally stand for?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. For their 25th wedding anniversary, Bob's wife bought him an Android. She showed him a feature that allows Bob to talk to his phone to ask arbitrary questions. His wife told him that it was just like Siri for her iPhone.

What voice recognition software did Google release in response to Apple's "Siri"?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Bob and his wife went out to buy a new car, but the next day, Bob found a strange device in it. He picked it up and examined it, only to find it was a touchscreen. Bob put it down immediately and asked his wife what it was.

"Why, that's a Garmin!" she said.
"A WHAT?"

In 1989, Garmin was founded and became a leading company in selling what type of unit for cars?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Bob went to the arcade with his children for pizza and games. Somehow, one of his children got Bob to play a game where you dance on a platform with four arrows. Bob quickly became addicted, until he came to a sudden realization; the platform was like a giant touchscreen ... for your feet!

Which dancing game was Bob playing?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Bob's wife, desperate to get him into technology, gave him an Amazon Kindle. He thought it was great, until he needed to turn the page. He couldn't figure it out. When his wife slid her finger across the screen, Bob frowned and gave it back to her immediately.

Novels read on a device such as a Kindle are often referred to as what?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Bob had never played video games with his kids, and he decided that it was time to change that. He sat down, his son gave him a controller, and then was asked to turn on the console. He found the power button, but before he could press it, the console turned on! Realizing he had just used a touchscreen power button, Bob panicked, and left the room.

Which of these consoles has a power button that isn't really a button, but a touchscreen?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When Bob visited his local museum with his family, they found a little resting room. They had walked through the museum for hours, so they decided to take a quick break. In the room was what appeared to be a coffee table. Bob went to take a look, and to his surprise, it was not a coffee table at all! It was a giant touchscreen device.

What did Microsoft name their project, a touch device large enough to be used as a coffee table?
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1. When the iPod Touch first came out, all of Bob's children (and he has four) wanted one. Since Bob could not afford this, he bought them one to share. It was a good thing, too, because every so often, a new one would come out and they'd all want that. By the time the fourth iPod Touch came out, they all had one; the youngest had a 1G, and the oldest had a 4G... But Bob knows nothing about iPods. What does the G mean?

Answer: Generation

When it comes to the iPod Touch, the G stands for the generation. So if you own a 2G, for instance, that means it is a second-generation iPod, and you can assume it was the second to be released. The first-generation iPod Touch was released in September 2007, and a new "generation" was released yearly until 2010, with the release of the iPod 4G.
2. Before Apple exploded into the touchscreen world, Nintendo had the power, and Bob's children each owned one of the Nintendo touchscreens. In 2004, Nintendo released a touchscreen handheld console. Which was it?

Answer: Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS was originally released in 2004, and it quickly became a best seller. No one had seen anything like it: a touchscreen handheld console? Eight years later, in 2012, the gaming device was still freakishly popular, even with all the iPod and touch phone hoopla...

It was so popular that it became the second highest selling video game console at that time, second only to the PS2.
3. Bob's eldest daughter was married a year ago and now has invited Bob to dinner. He went to the kitchen to get some water, and was shocked to see touchscreens everywhere! Which of these could Bob not have encountered in touchscreen version?

Answer: He could have encountered all of these

Don't worry; I was just as shocked as you when I learned you can actually purchase a touchscreen toaster! Virtually every kitchen appliance and gadget can come with a touchscreen. Though the microwave might be the most common, refrigerators, stoves, toasters, blenders, and the like all have some sort of touchscreen available.
4. Bob's 10-year-old son asked him to upgrade his iOS on his touchscreen device. Bob stared at him blankly, having no clue what the iOS was. "Go ask your mother," was the only response he could give. Poor Bob. Can you perhaps help him; what did iOS originally stand for?

Answer: iPhone Operating System

If this doesn't confuse Bob, I don't know what will. The iOS is the operating system that runs touchscreen devices from Apple. It was originally released in 2007 to support the iPod Touch as well as the iPhone.

Imagine how Bob feels when his children run around talking about their iOS version 1.1.5, 4.2.1, and 5.1.
5. For their 25th wedding anniversary, Bob's wife bought him an Android. She showed him a feature that allows Bob to talk to his phone to ask arbitrary questions. His wife told him that it was just like Siri for her iPhone. What voice recognition software did Google release in response to Apple's "Siri"?

Answer: Iris

When Siri (Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) was released by Apple in August of 2011, crowds went wild. No one else had anything like it; Siri was incredible. Of course, this means that Google Android sales went down. So a team sat down and created their own system, and named it Iris ( which is Siri backwards).

They released this software in December of 2011 to compete with Siri.
6. Bob and his wife went out to buy a new car, but the next day, Bob found a strange device in it. He picked it up and examined it, only to find it was a touchscreen. Bob put it down immediately and asked his wife what it was. "Why, that's a Garmin!" she said. "A WHAT?" In 1989, Garmin was founded and became a leading company in selling what type of unit for cars?

Answer: GPS

Garmin was founded in 1989 by GARy Burrell and MIN Kao (see how they used ther first names to name the company?) in Lenexa, Kansas. Garmin, Ltd serves as the parent of the company originally founded in Kansas; it is located in Switzerland.

GPS stands for Global Positioning System; a GPS unit communicates with satellites to help drivers navigate.
7. Bob went to the arcade with his children for pizza and games. Somehow, one of his children got Bob to play a game where you dance on a platform with four arrows. Bob quickly became addicted, until he came to a sudden realization; the platform was like a giant touchscreen ... for your feet! Which dancing game was Bob playing?

Answer: Dance Dance Revolution

"Dance Dance Revolution" is a video game series created by Konami. Though the game may be known to be played on home consoles, it actually started as an arcade game in 1998. It was quite popular, and in the same year was moved to at-home consoles.
8. Bob's wife, desperate to get him into technology, gave him an Amazon Kindle. He thought it was great, until he needed to turn the page. He couldn't figure it out. When his wife slid her finger across the screen, Bob frowned and gave it back to her immediately. Novels read on a device such as a Kindle are often referred to as what?

Answer: E-books

E-books are novels read electronically. Many companies (such as Sony, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble) have reshaped the way we read books; and since electronic books became so popular, book stores slowly began to disappear.
9. Bob had never played video games with his kids, and he decided that it was time to change that. He sat down, his son gave him a controller, and then was asked to turn on the console. He found the power button, but before he could press it, the console turned on! Realizing he had just used a touchscreen power button, Bob panicked, and left the room. Which of these consoles has a power button that isn't really a button, but a touchscreen?

Answer: XBox 360

The Xbox 360 was released by Microsoft in 2005, and was one of the three main consoles of the seventh generation of video gaming consoles (the other two being the PS3 and the Wii). The PS3 also had a mini touchbar as an eject and power button, but later models changed this feature to a regular button. The PS2, however, had no such feature.
10. When Bob visited his local museum with his family, they found a little resting room. They had walked through the museum for hours, so they decided to take a quick break. In the room was what appeared to be a coffee table. Bob went to take a look, and to his surprise, it was not a coffee table at all! It was a giant touchscreen device. What did Microsoft name their project, a touch device large enough to be used as a coffee table?

Answer: Surface

Concepts for Microsoft Surface began in 2001, but the technological masterpiece was not released until 2008. The device is able to recognize the motions of your hands (and is actually more of a sensor than a touchscreen), and will perform tasks accordingly, all without the need for a mouse or keyboard.
Source: Author salami_swami

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