You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz

Apple Tablet hits a ditch; airports nailed by computer glitch

Vapor was in the air this week as rumors swirled around two products that exist only as pixels, not molecules: the Google Phone and the Apple Tablet. In its war over 3G ads, AT&T fired back at Verizon (and missed); Twitter got dissed; and Activision dodged a Kalashnikov bullet with its wildly popular Modern Warfare 2. Can you hit the bull's-eye with this week's quiz? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Now: ready, aim ... fire!

1. Google announced a number of cool new things this week. Which of the following was not among them?

a. Google-branded phoneb. Google Image Swirlc. Closed captioning for YouTube videosd. YouTube Direct service

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Vapor was in the air this week as rumors swirled around two products that exist only as pixels, not molecules: the Google Phone and the Apple Tablet. In its war over 3G ads, AT&T fired back at Verizon (and missed); Twitter got dissed; and Activision dodged a Kalashnikov bullet with its wildly popular Modern Warfare 2. Can you hit the bull's-eye with this week's quiz? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. Now: ready, aim ... fire!

1. Google announced a number of cool new things this week. Which of the following was not among them?

a. Google-branded phoneb. Google Image Swirlc. Closed captioning for YouTube videosd. YouTube Direct service

2. A “computer glitch” grounded or delayed flights all over the United States briefly this week. In what airport did it originate?

a. Chicago's O'Hare

b. New York's La Guardia

c. Washington's Reagan

d. Atlanta's Hartsfield

3. News of the as-yet-mythical Apple Tablet arose yet again this week. Which of the following is not one of the rumors currently swirling?

a. It will come in two versions, one with an OLED screen

b. It will feature content from Conde Nast

c. It will ship in the second half of next year

d. It will be manufactured by Michael Arrington

4. Having failed to block Verizon's “There's a map for that” ads, AT&T fired back with ads of its own. Which of the following is not one of the claims AT&T's ads make?

a. You can talk and surf the Web at the same time

b. It offers most popular smartphones

c. You can access over 100,000 phone apps

d. Samsung's smartphones are really, really good

5. The New Oxford American Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2009, and once again it comes from the world of tech. What is it?

a. Tweet

b. Hashtag

c. Unfriend

d. App

6. The Webby Awards has named the Top 10 most influential moments of the decade. Which of the following is not on its list?

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