You Don’t Know Tech: Geeky News Quiz for April 10, 2009
dan tynan on Apr 10 2009 at 5:12 am | Filed under: Infoworld, Quizzes
Some relationships just aren’t meant to be — as IBM and Sun Micro found out when what looked like a rock-solid deal disintegrated overnight. But they weren’t the only ones enduring a bittersweet parting this week. Will Wright and Electronic Arts, Fox News and Roger Friedman, Google and the newspaper industry, iTunes fans and the 99 cent download all went their separate ways. Can you separate the real news answers from the near misses? Try your luck on our quiz. Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Ready?
1. The IBM-Sun marriage is apparently over before IBM even got to first base. How far apart were the two parties on share price when the deal disintegrated?
a. $5
b. $2
c. $1.25
d. 15 cents
2. Fox News movie reviewer Roger Friedman has to find a new vulpine network to work for after getting axed. What was his transgression?
a. Trafficking in child porn
b. Trafficking in pirated movies
c. Reviewing pirated movies
d. Panning X-Men Origins: Wolverine
3. Thirty-four-year-old Suwicha Thakho just got sentenced to 10 years in the slammer for an online offense. What did the Thai man do wrong?
a. Trafficking in child porn
b. Trafficking in pirated movies
c. Posting pictures of Thailand’s royal family online
d. Panning X-Men Origins: Wolverine
For the actual quiz — with actual answers and everything — see Infoworld’s News Quiz.
