Quiz: How much do you know about phones?

The Education Minister wants parents to stop giving their kids phones when they’re in primary school.

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION Norma Foley wants to see a “collective decision” among parents not to purchase smartphones for children of primary school age.

It’s true that people of almost every age now are using phones – smart and otherwise – in daily life, not only for calls, but for social media, photography and games.

Why not test your knowledge of the everyday item?

In what year was Lady Gaga's hit song Telephone released?

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2003

2005

2007

2009

When the Republic of Ireland achieved independence, many phone boxes were painted green. But what colour were they before?

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Black

Blue

Yellow

Red

Which popular device was launched in 2007 with the following slogan? "This is only the beginning."

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Blackberry

iPhone

Samsung Galaxy

Nokia

Finish these lyrics by American singer songwriter Noah Kahan. Hint: It rhymes. "This town's the same as you left it, your page was blank, but I read it I still dial 822-993-.."

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167

168

169

170

What was the most downloaded app globally in 2022?

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Instagram

Candy Crush

TikTok

The first telephone exchange in Ireland was opened in 1880 on the top floor of Commercial Buildings in Dame Street. How many customers did it have upon opening?

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500

How many times would you have to hit the 4 button to text the word “hi” on a T9 (text on nine keys) phone?

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A telephone box from the cover of a One Direction album is now on display in a London Hard Rock Café as a piece of music memorabilia. On which of the boy band's album covers did the box feature?

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Up All Night

Four

Made in the AM

Take Me Home

In the movie Taken (2008), Liam Neeson's character is on the phone to his daughter's kidnapper. Finish this famous line. "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are.."

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very fast cars

very big muscles

a very particular set of skills

very good dance moves

In 2013, a Vietnamese video game programmer made a mobile game where the player controls a bird, attempting to fly between columns of green pipes without hitting them. What was it called?

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Fly Bird

Flappy Bird

Fast Bird

Happy Bird

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Phone fanatic

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Casual caller

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