Posted 10/14/09 at 10:30:00 AM by The Maximum PC Staff

We like you. We spend all year being nice to you—giving you the scoop on hardware, software, games, and news from the industry. We may not always be nice to companies or products, but we're always nice to our readers.

Well, nearly always. You see, every year the editors at Maximum PC get together in a big room with no windows or doors or air and hash out a series of questions for our annual Geek Quiz. Some are easy. Some are not. Some might have you pulling out your hair in frustration (those are our favorites).

But we're not doing this just to be cruel. See, if you do well, you get the satisfaction of showing us up, plus a standardized score that you can show people to prove how awesome you are. And if you don't do so well, hey, you get to learn stuff! Looking up answers on your favorite search engine, by the way, is strictly verboten.

So, whip out those #2 pencils and that slide rule, step away from the Google, and get ready to prove your mettle.

Take the Geek Quiz after the jump.

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Posted 09/30/08 at 01:24:41 PM by Mark Edward Soper

Cnet.UK's Crave blog decided to dig around in the Internet history attic recently and bring us what it calls the "50 Most Significant Moments of Internet History." Before you click the link (at the end of this article), let's try a little quiz to see what you know about your favorite time-waster/research tool:

1. Which of these building blocks of the Internet predate the first Super Bowl? A. WWW B. GIF image C. Arpanet
2. Which came first? A. Apache B. Mosaic C. RSS
3. How old is the MP3 file format? A. Old enough to drink (21). B. Old enough to be in college (19). C. Old enough to get a driver's license (16).
4. Which search site was originally known as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web"? A. Yahoo! B. AltaVista C. Google

Hit the jump for the answers.

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Posted 04/24/08 at 03:51:16 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

The complete PDF archive of the April 2008 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

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Posted 04/01/05 at 12:00:00 AM by The Maximum PC Staff

In the PDF archive of the Holiday 2005 issue, you can find:

• Hardware Gospel
• The Geek Quiz
• Turn your Videotapes into DVD's
• Head2Head - Smartphone square off
• Product Reviews including the M-Audio StudioPro 4!
• Ask the Doctor
• Rig of the Month
• The Watchdog
• And a bunch more!

Click the huge cover image to the right to download the PDF archive today!

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Posted 06/01/04 at 12:00:00 AM by The Maximum PC Staff

In the PDF archive of the June 2004 issue, you can find:

• Speed Matters
• Power Supply Primer
• Geek Quiz
• Awesome Game Reviews, including Unreal Tournament 2004 and Far Cry!
• Ask the Doctor
• Rig of the Month
• The Watchdog
• And a whole lot more!

Click the flippin sweet cover image to the right to download the PDF archive today!

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