The Telephone Trivia
From Alexander Graham Bell's 'Ahoy!' to the brick-sized Motorola, see if you're smart enough to answer the call or if you'll just end up on a party line.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In 1927, the first commercial transatlantic telephone service was launched, connecting New York City to which British city?
London
Announced by Steve Jobs as a combination of three devices—a widescreen iPod, a mobile phone, and an internet communicator—what product debuted in 2007?
The iPhone
Originally formed in 1885 to manage long-distance services, which corporate giant evolved from Alexander Graham Bell’s American Bell Telephone Company?
AT&T
Which two letters were omitted from the layout of a standard rotary phone dial?
Q and Z
Often nicknamed "Ma Bell," what was the official name of the massive regulated monopoly that dominated the U.S. telecommunications industry until 1984?
Bell System