This is a month old but I just came across this site via a link from TextBased.com and StopDesign. Design by Fire had a contest for an autographed copy of Photoshop CS for the first person that could answer the following questions: (I've included the correct answers)
Photoshop History Quiz
Posted by on Friday, May 21, 2004 in
1. What month and year were these versions of Photoshop shipped? You only need to supply at minimum 10 correct dates.
- Photoshop 1.0: February 1990
- Photoshop 2.0: June 1991
- Photoshop 2.0.1: December 1991
- Photoshop 2.5: February 1993
- Photoshop 2.5.1: July 1993
- Photoshop 3.0: September 1994
- Photoshop 3.0.5: June 1995
- Photoshop 4.0: November 1996
- Photoshop 4.0.1: April 1997
- Photoshop 5.0: May 1998
- Photoshop 5.0.1: June 1998
- Photoshop 5.5: July 1999
- Photoshop 6.0: October 2000
- Photoshop 6.0.1: February 2001
- Photoshop 7.0: February 2002
- Photoshop 7.0.1: July 2002
- Photoshop CS: October 2003
2. What four physical objects were found on the original Photoshop 1.0 packaging?
- Paintbrush
- Frame
- Palette
- Lens
3. Name three locations where Merlin lives in Photoshop, and how to you get him to appear in both Mac OS and Windows?
- Photoshop 2.5 Mac Beta Splash Screen - Cmd/Ctrl click About Photoshop
- Photoshop 5.0+ - Option/Alt click Layer Options ( Now: Palette Options?) "Merlin Lives"
- Layer Palette Options - (There is also an easter egg if you are holding down Alt when selecting palette options)
4. What were the code names for the various versions of Photoshop, starting with version 2.0 to CS? Be sure to map the code name to the version number.
- Photoshop 2.0, Mac OS: Fast Eddy
- Photoshop 2.5, Mac OS: Merlin
- Photoshop 2.5, Windows: Brimstone
- Photoshop 3.0, Mac OS: Tiger Mountain
- Photoshop 4.0: Big Electric Cat
- Photoshop 5.0: Strange Cargo
- Photoshop 5.5: Strange Cargo?
- Photoshop 6.0: Venus in Furs
- Photoshop 7.0: Liquid Sky
- Photoshop CS: Dark Matter
5. Who created the various beta splash screens starting with Photoshop 3.0? Be sure to match the person with the beta version.
- Photoshop 3.0: Mark Hamberg
- Photoshop 4.0: Joseph Kelter
- Photoshop 5.0: Jeff Schewe
- Photoshop 5.5: Jeff Schewe
- Photoshop 6.0: Mike Shaw
- Photoshop 7.0: Mike "Tablemeister" Shaw
- Photoshop CS: Jeff Tranberry
6. In which versions of Photoshop did each of these major features first appear?
- Adjustment Layers: Photoshop 4.0
- Tab palettes: Photoshop 3.0
- Paths: Photoshop 2.0
- Non-dialog based editable text: Photoshop 6.0
- Color Management: Photoshop 5.0
- Healing Brush: Photoshop 7.0
- Extract: Photoshop 5.5
7. What were the keyboard shortcuts for the following:
- Type tool in Photoshop 3.0: Y
- Pencil tool in Photoshop 4.0: Y
- Paint bucket tool in Photoshop 5.0: K
- Measure tool in Photoshop 5.0: U
- Airbrush tool in Photoshop 6.0: J
8. What default tools were found in these locations on the tool palette:
- The sixth tool down on the right side in Photoshop 4.0: Dodge
- The eighth tool down on the left side in Photoshop 5.0: Measuring Tool
- The tenth tool tool down on the left side in Photoshop 6.0: Notes
9. Before Photoshop 3.0, the program lacked the ability to save pixels that existed beyond the visible canvas. The ability to keep and save these pixels was added to Photoshop 4.0. What is the term used informally by Photoshop engineers and other Adobe folk to discuss this feature?
- Big Data
10. What is the nickname of the unofficial Photoshop mascot? Not the official name, the nickname. (The only hint I will give you is that the name is female.)
- Big Electric Cat "Udo"
On a side note based on the release date pattern (every 17-18 months), we can probably expect Photoshop 9 around March 2005.