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You Don’t Know Tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

This week’s quiz features a rich milk chocolate coating surrounding a nuggety cluster of curious business deals, Mac clones, tortured corporate mottoes and — yes — an actual reason to use Twitter. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and no, you may not have a candy bar before dinner. Ready? Then start unwrapping.
– Dan Tynan

1. In a move that surprised and confused just about everyone, Blockbuster made an unsolicited bid to purchase electronics retailer Circuit City. What is the rental giant offering?

a. A straight stock swap
b. $6 to $8 a share in cash
c. $44 billion
d. A lifetime supply of microwave popcorn

2. Earthlink just handed control of two municipal Wi-Fi networks back to the cities where it built them. Which metro areas now get to manage their own Wi-Fi nets?

a. Cleveland, Philadelphia
b. Corpus Christi, Milpitas
c. San Francisco, San Juan Capistrano
d. New York, New York

3. Don’t look now, but a Florida-based computer vendor is partying like it’s 1996 — selling inexpensive machines running Mac OS X Leopard. What’s the first Mac Clone in 10-plus years called?

a. Psystar Open Computer
b. PsychStar OpenMac
c. PsyStar Hackintosh
d. A lawsuit waiting to happen

[ read the rest of the quiz -- along with the answers -- here ]