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Telephonic Trivia Challenge

Put your knowledge of telecommunication history to the test with this engaging quiz! From the origins of telephone greetings to the inventors who changed the world, see how much you really know.

Features:

  • 12 challenging questions
  • Fascinating trivia about phones and their culture
  • Perfect for pop culture enthusiasts!
12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by DialingDynamo25
We currently answer the phone by saying "Hello." What greeting was originally used?
Ahoy
Greetings
Talk to me
You're connected
Alexander Graham Bell was given the patent for the first telephone but someone else filed the patent paperwork as well. How close were the patents filed?
The same week
The same month
The same year
The same day
TRUE OR FALSE: The concept of "putting someone on hold" comes from someone walking away from the phone while you calm down.
TRUE
FALSE
What notable person was the first to have a telephone in his home?
Wilbur Wright
Mark Twain
Marie Curie
Teddy Roosevelt
Most TV shows use 555 for the beginnings of phone numbers. Where is 555 actually used in phone numbers?
Kentuky
London
Mexico City
It is not used anywhere
What did Nokia make before branching into phones?
Glass
Plastics
Paper
Electrical wires
Where does the name and logo for Bluetooth come from?
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Norse runes
A constellation
The creator's initials
What is the term for when someone ignores people in favour of their phone?
Phubbing
Tele-isolation
Iphonenorance
Screenatiophone
Who would you reach if you dialed 867-5309?
Tiffany
Sarah
Jenny
Wanda
Who should call 1-900-MIXALOT?
Ladies with "round butts"
Men who want to get down
Kids in the hood
Everyone who wants to party
What rock band covered the Ghostbusters theme ("Who You Gonna Call") for the 2016 remake film?
Panic at the Disco
Green Day
Fall Out Boy
Weezer
Who was on the other end of the phone during Tom Cruise's "Show Me the Money" scene in "Jerry Maguire"?
Renee Zellweger
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jerry O'Connell
Bonnie Hunt
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