It was a moderately spooky week, thanks in part to Facebook's effort to connect users with the dearly departed. But that's not the only ghoulish news: Motorola's Droid set out to murder the iPhone; frequent fliers got a bit of a scare, thanks to a pair of tech-obsessed Northwest Airlines pilots; and Microsoft ran screaming from "Family Guy," its erstwhile Windows 7 spokestoons. Have you got the fright stuff to ace our quiz? Give yourself 10 points for getting it right. Now take a deep breath and begin.
1. It's official: The Motorola Droid phone will arrive next week. Which of the following is not one of the features it offers that the iPhone iDon't?
a. 5-megapixel camerab. Slide-out QWERTY keyboardc. Voice recorderd. Interchangeable batteries
2. The Northwest Airlines pilots who missed their intended landing strip by 150 miles last week were a bit distracted. What gizmo took their eyes off the prize?
a. Laptop
b. PSP
c. iPhone
d. Motorola Droid
3. Facebook just offered a service that prompts users to reach out to dead people. What's it called?
a. Reanimate
b. Reconnect
c. Resuscitate
d. Reincarnate
4. Microsoft has dropped its plans to use a "Family Guy" special to promote Windows 7. What reason did it give?
a. Fox Networks wanted too much money
b. Jokes about incest, deaf people, and the Holocaust
c. Griffin family not "animated" enough about Win 7
d. Decided two-dimensional characters not its target market
5. "It's one more thing that'll keep me semi-cool in my kids' eyes for another six months until the next thing comes out. It's not about the money or revenue or some master plan. This stuff all falls in the fun category." Who's doing what to keep cool with the kids?
a. Lars Ulrich, re: iPhone apps
b. Ringo Starr, re: Beatles: Rock Band
c. Howard Stern, re: DJ Hero
d. Nathan Fillion, re: Halo ODST
6. It's been a busy week for Google. Which of the following new services did the search titans not unveil this week?
a. Social search
b. Turn-by-turn navigation
c. Music search
d. Dead people search
7. Rockstar Games just released its second downloadable "episode" for the Grand Theft Auto IV franchise. What's it called?
a. The Hymn of Homo Henry
b. The Ballad of Gay Tony
c. The Melody of Nancy-boy Nick
d. The Dirge of Dirk Diggler
8. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce made headlines again this week. What did it do?
a. Sued a protest group for spoofing its Web site
b. Sued Apple for leaving the Chamber
c. Sued Google and Microsoft to prevent them from leaving
d. Launched a Web site fighting frivolous lawsuits
9. There are nearly two months to go until Christmas, but Cisco has already been on quite a shopping spree. Which of the following companies has it not acquired in the last month?
a. Starent
b. Tandberg
c. Linksys
d. ScanSafe