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1. What year was the World Wide Web invented?
2. What does Wi-Fi stand for?
3. Who was the first woman in space?
4. Deep Blue was the first computer to defeat a reigning world champion in which strategic game?
5. Which electrical component was used by the thousands in ENIAC's circuitry to process data?
6. What major technical flaw was discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope shortly after its 1990 launch?
7. Which computer scientist is credited with delivering the famous 1968 'Mother of All Demos'?
8. Which country launched the world's first commercial automated cellular network in 1979?
9. DVD technology, launched in 1996, used which digital compression standard for its video?
10. What specific part of the Hubble Space Telescope was found to be flawed after its 1990 launch?
11. Who sent the famous 1991 email announcing the start of the Linux project?
12. Approximately how many chemical base pairs are in the human genome, as mapped by the HGP?
13. What vehicle did Project Loon use to attempt to provide internet to remote locations?
14. What is the name of the suspension system that allows Mars rovers to climb over large rocks without tipping?
15. What type of human organ was successfully delivered by drone for transplant for the first time in 2019?
16. Why was the standard ATM Personal Identification Number (PIN) set to four digits?
17. What specific sensor technology allowed a drone to find a missing person in the dark in 2013?
18. What physical force does a Maglev train use to eliminate friction with its tracks?
19. What was the first custom-designed body part to be 3D printed and successfully implanted in 2012?
20. The first commercial GPS devices were less accurate than military ones due to which intentional signal blurring?