Numbers, Tech & Engineering Trivia
A trivia pack on the quantitative side of science — famous numbers and mathematical results, the history of computing and the modern tech industry, and the great engineering feats (bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, the Channel Tunnel kind of stuff).
Start a Tech quiz →Maths and famous numbers
Famous constants: pi, e, the golden ratio, the speed of light. Famous results: Pythagoras's theorem, Fermat's last theorem, the prime-number theorem. Famous mathematicians (Euclid, Newton, Euler, Gauss, Riemann, Ramanujan, Turing, Erdős).
Computing and engineering
Computing history: Babbage, Lovelace, Turing, the first electronic computers, ENIAC, the Apple / Microsoft founding, the internet's birth, the smartphone era. Famous tech companies and their CEOs. Engineering feats: the Eiffel Tower, the Hoover Dam, the Channel Tunnel, the Suez and Panama Canals, the Burj Khalifa, the modern Chinese megabridges.
Frequently asked questions
Is it heavy on maths?
Light — the questions are about facts (which mathematician, which constant), not calculation.
Modern tech?
Yes — recent companies, founders and famous products.
How current?
Refreshed periodically to keep recent tech moves in the rotation.
How many players?
Up to six per room.