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Steve Jobs and Apple: Key Moments From Garage to iPhone

From the Apple I in a garage to the iconic iPhone reveal, test your knowledge of Steve Jobs and the major milestones of his life and Apple career.

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In what year was Apple Computer Company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?

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  1. Q1. In what year was Apple Computer Company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?

    • 1971
    • 1976
    • 1980
    • 1984
    Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Wayne sold his 10% stake back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800 just 12 days later, a decision worth hundreds of billions today.

  2. Q2. What was the famous Apple computer Wozniak designed and hand-built in 1976?

    • Apple I
    • Lisa
    • Macintosh
    • Apple IIe
    The Apple I was designed and hand-built by Wozniak in 1976. Apple sold roughly 200 units at $666.66 each, providing the seed capital that funded the more successful Apple II the following year.

  3. Q3. What was the price of the Macintosh when it launched in January 1984?

    • $999
    • $1,499
    • $2,495
    • $4,999
    The original Macintosh launched on January 24, 1984, at $2,495 (about $7,500 today). It was famously introduced via the '1984' Super Bowl ad directed by Ridley Scott.

  4. Q4. In what year was Jobs forced out of Apple after a boardroom power struggle?

    • 1983
    • 1985
    • 1987
    • 1990
    After losing a power struggle with CEO John Sculley, Jobs resigned from Apple in September 1985. He went on to found NeXT and acquire what would become Pixar from George Lucas.

  5. Q5. What company did Jobs found after leaving Apple in 1985?

    • Pixar
    • NeXT
    • BeOS
    • General Magic
    Jobs founded NeXT Inc. in 1985, focusing on high-end computer workstations for higher education. Apple acquired NeXT in 1996 for $429 million, which brought Jobs back to Apple and supplied the foundation for Mac OS X.

  6. Q6. How much did Jobs pay to acquire the computer graphics division that became Pixar?

    • $5 million
    • $10 million
    • $50 million
    • $100 million
    In 1986 Jobs bought the computer graphics division from George Lucas for $10 million, then spun it off as Pixar. Disney later acquired Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion, making Jobs Disney's largest individual shareholder.

  7. Q7. When was the iPod first introduced?

    • October 2001
    • January 2003
    • June 2004
    • September 2005
    Jobs unveiled the first iPod on October 23, 2001, famously describing it as '1,000 songs in your pocket.' It had a 5GB hard drive and cost $399, kicking off Apple's transformation into a consumer electronics giant.

  8. Q8. At which event and year did Jobs unveil the original iPhone?

    • WWDC 2006
    • Macworld 2007
    • Apple Special Event 2008
    • CES 2007
    Jobs revealed the iPhone on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. He famously said Apple was introducing 'three revolutionary products': a widescreen iPod, a phone, and an internet device — all combined into one.

  9. Q9. What slogan did Apple use for its 1997 'Think Different' campaign relaunch?

    • Think Different
    • Here's to the crazy ones
    • Different Thinking
    • Crazy Enough
    The 'Think Different' campaign launched in September 1997 shortly after Jobs returned to Apple. The famous narration began 'Here's to the crazy ones,' but the campaign slogan itself was 'Think Different,' featuring icons like Einstein, Gandhi, and Dylan.

  10. Q10. What was the iPad's launch year?

    • 2008
    • 2010
    • 2012
    • 2014
    Jobs introduced the iPad on January 27, 2010, at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. It sold 300,000 units on launch day and effectively created the modern tablet market.

  11. Q11. At what age did Steve Jobs pass away in October 2011?

    • 52
    • 56
    • 60
    • 65
    Jobs died of complications from pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer on October 5, 2011, at age 56. Tim Cook had officially taken over as CEO of Apple just six weeks earlier, on August 24.

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