TechWeekEurope’s Wonderful Windows Quiz

Windows is the most successful desktop operating system ever, and the basis for Microsoft’s position in the IT industry. Generations have used it at home and at work, understanding the quirks of successive versions.

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TechWeekEurope’s Wonderful Windows Quiz

What was Microsoft's original name for the project that later became Windows?

TRUE or FALSE? Windows was first announced before the Macintosh

The Windows 1.0 logo, with its flat blue panels looks interestingly like the most recent version: TRUE or FALSE?

Early Windows versions, like MS DOS, were limited in memory. How much could early Windows address?

Which of the following was NOT included with Windows 1.0?

Overlapping Windows were first allowed in which version?

Windows got built-in networking in 1993, released under what name?

Which was the first version of Windows to feature the "Start" button?

Minesweeper - possibly the greatest Windows game - was first included in which Windows version?

The famous Blue Screen Of Death, produced when Windows crashes, was seen on stage when Bill Gates launched which Windows version?

Windows XP was launched in October 2001 and is still in widespread use. When did Microsoft stop supporting it?

Windows Vista (2007) was a failure. It never sold more copies than the previous version, Windows XP. What was the highest market share it achieved?

Which of the following is NOT a real mobile version of Windows?

Windows 7, launched in 2009, finally overtook Windows XP in which year?

Windows 8 (2012) runs on tablets as well as PCs. What is Microsoft's own tablet for Windows 8 called?

WINDOWS 95 BONUS 1: Who appeared in a comedy promo video for Windows 95?

WINDOWS 95 BONUS 2: Which composer created the six-second "Microsoft sound" which plays when Windows 95 starts?

WINDOWS 95 BONUS 3: Which group performed "Start Me Up" for a Windows 95 commercial?