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
Originally formed in 1885 to manage long-distance services, which corporate giant evolved from Alexander Graham Bell’s American Bell Telephone Company?
AT&T
Before the first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid in the mid-19th century, what was the only way to send messages between Europe and North America?
Ships
Which two letters were omitted from the layout of a standard rotary phone dial?
Q and Z
In the late 1800s, teenage boy operators were replaced by women mainly because they were considered to be more of what trait to customers?
Polite