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MAXIMUM PC’S 17TH IRREGULAR GEEK QUIZ

HAVE YOU BEEN paying attention this year? Have you been reading Maximum PC all the way through? We hope so because it’s time to put your PC knowledge to the test. Welcome to our annual geek quiz where we’ll see how high your tech knowledge ranks. We’ve put together seven sections of seven questions each, covering hardware, software, the internet, and the weird side of technology, and including a few random nuggets. So, are your geek credentials bona fide, or are you still a noob? Time to find out.

No taking the easy option—stay away from the search engine, close your browser, and put the phone down. It’s time to pit your wits against our cornucopia of conundrums. If you’ve been reading Maximum PC diligently, you should have seen the answers to at least a few of them.

Some of the questions should be easy, some definitely aren’t. And no, there is no prize on offer, unless you count the warm glow of satisfaction if you can prove yourself worthy. Math tells us that by simple random guesswork you’ll score around 12 points, so let’s find out how much better you can do. You may begin.

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