Nokia 3310 Quiz: Snake, Tough Cases and Week-Long Batteries

This nokia 3310 quiz picks up a phone that seemed unbreakable. Play 10 interactive questions on the 2000 launch, Finland's Nokia, the game Snake II, Space Impact, Xpress-on covers, a monochrome screen, long battery life, custom ringtones, its reputation for toughness, sales of over 100 million and the 2017 revival.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
When was the Nokia 3310 announced?
Land
Which country is Nokia from?
Snake
Which famous game was on the 3310?
Space
Which shooting game was also included?
Covers
What were the swappable covers called?
Screen
What kind of screen did it have?
Tough
What reputation did the 3310 earn?
Battery
What was its battery known for?
Sales
Roughly how many 3310s were sold?
Revival
When did a modern 3310 revival launch?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was the Nokia 3310 announced?
Answer: 2000
It became a best seller.
Q2: Which country is Nokia from?
Answer: Finland
Its headquarters are in Espoo.
Q3: Which famous game was on the 3310?
Answer: Snake II
Players guided a growing line.
Q4: Which shooting game was also included?
Answer: Space Impact
Players fought aliens.
Q5: What were the swappable covers called?
Answer: Xpress-on covers
Colors changed easily.
Q6: What kind of screen did it have?
Answer: Monochrome
It showed simple graphics.
Q7: What reputation did the 3310 earn?
Answer: Nearly indestructible
Jokes celebrate its toughness.
Q8: What was its battery known for?
Answer: Lasting for days
Simple phones used little power.
Q9: Roughly how many 3310s were sold?
Answer: Over 100 million
It is among the best-selling phones.
Q10: When did a modern 3310 revival launch?
Answer: 2017
It added a color screen.

The Phone That Seemed Unbreakable

The Nokia 3310, announced in 2000 by Finland's Nokia, became one of the best-selling phones ever, with over 100 million sold. It had a monochrome screen and simple menus, and its battery lasted for days because the phone used so little power.

Players spent hours on Snake II, guiding a growing line around the screen, and on Space Impact, a shooter against aliens. Users could change the phone's look with Xpress-on covers and compose their own ringtones. The 3310 earned a reputation as nearly indestructible, and jokes about its toughness still circulate online.

In 2017 a modern revival of the 3310 launched with a color screen and an updated Snake, playing on nostalgia for the original. For many people, it was their first mobile phone.

What This Quiz Teaches

Tech fans will enjoy these questions.

When the 3310 arrived
Which games it had
How users customized it
Why it seemed tough
How it returned

Did You Know?

Text messages were typed on number keys.
Predictive text helped fast typing.
The Nokia tune is a famous ringtone.
Its shape fit easily in pockets.
Many still work today.