But let’s move on, shall we?
Q1) 1st July, 1979, saw Sony debut its Walkman personal stereo. What did those original Walkmans play: mp3’s, cassettes or records?
Q2) In which country did Sony first introduce the Walkman … ?
Q3) Sony originally marketed the Walkman as the Stowaway: in which European country … ?
Q4) Sony introduced their Discman personal stereo in 1984: what did it play, instead of cassettes?
Q5) Sony introduced what it called the Walkman Profession in 1982. The Professional was capable of doing what: playing video, recording audio or playing playing MP3s?
Q6) After a long law suit, Andreas Pavel has been officially credited with inventing the personal stereo: in 1972. What did he call his device: the SongStroller, StereoBelt or SingSack?
Q7) Sony introduced a Walkman branded mobile phone in 2005. Although, strictly, the phones were made by whom?
Q8) The Walkman mp3 players play mp3s. What does mp stand for, in this case … ?
Q9) Sony introduced a small pocket TV in 1982: what brand-name did they use for it?
Q10) Finally … When did Sony stop making the cassette based Walkman, in Japan?
Q1) 30th June, 1953, saw the Chevrolet Corvette sold to the public. Which car giant owns Chevrolet … ?A1) General Motors: also known as GM.
Q2) 30th June, 1971, saw the first Leap Second added to Universal Co-ordinated Time. In which year was the LAST one added: 2010, 2011 or 2012 … ?A2) 2012.
Q3) 30th June, 1971, saw the crew of the Soyuz 11 found dead on landing, at Kazakhstan. Their deaths were found to have been caused by what: a faulty valve, a leaking tube or a frozen rubber ring?A3) A faulty valve.
Q4) 30th June, 1960, saw the Congo become independent of Belgium. What’s the country’ current name?
Q5) Finally … 30th June, 1998, saw Joseph Estrada sworn in as President: of which south-east Asian island nation?A5) The Philippines. (Or Republic of the Philippines, if you’re feeling picky … )
“When a bright Sony inventor read about my seashell radios in that novel, he invented the Walkman. That was one good thing to emerge from that book - the banishment of most picnic-ruining ghetto blasters. But I had no idea I was doing it.”Ray Bradbury.
Bureaucracy sucks! :(
ReplyDelete1. cassettes
2. Japan
3. the UK
4. CDs
5. recording audio
6. the StereoBelt
7. Sony Ericsson
8. moving pictures
9. Trinitron
10. 2010