SCSP
How old is SCSP?
5 years old
What year did the first iPhone launch?
2007
Which intelligence agency focuses primarily on foreign intelligence?
The CIA
What city was Washington D.C. inspired by?
Paris
Which country is Zara Larsson from?
Sweden
Who are the PhDs we have on staff?
Dr. Nandita Balakrishnan and Dr. Ryan Carpenter
What emerging tech threatens to break current encryption standards?
Quantum Computing
Who is the chair of the National Security Council?
The President
In what year was Washington D.C. designated the capital of the Untied States?
1800
Who is the smallest nation by population in the World Cup?
Curacao
Where does the name Special Competitive Studies Project Come from?
Henry Kissinger's Special Studies Project
How many days did it take ChatGPT to reach 1 million users—making it the fastest-growing app ever?
5 days
Pete Hegseth is what number Secretary of Defense?
29th
Rock Creek Park, one of DC's largest green spaces, was designed by the same landscape architect who designed what other famous park?
Central Park (Frederick Law Olmsted)
How many islands does Hawaii have?
137
How many attendees were at the 2026 AI+Expo?
16,843
OpenAI released GPT-4 in March 2023. What major visual capability did GPT-4 add that ChatGPT didn't have?
Ability to process images
Who is the father of nuclear deterrence theory?
Thomas Schelling
What iconic pop culture figure adorns the National Cathedral?
Darth Vader
What is the occupation of Lana Del Rey's husband, Jeremy Dufrene?
Swamp/alligator boat tour guide
Who was the first SCSP staff hire?
Katie Fiergang
When was the term "artificial intelligence" first coined?
1955
What is colloquial saying to describe USINDOPACOM's Area of Responsibility?
"From Hollywood to Bollywood"
DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood takes its name from two merged neighborhoods. What were the names of the two schools that merged and gave the neighborhood its hyphenated name?
John Quincey Adams School and Thomas P. Morgan School (desegregated in 1950s)
When was the Magna Carta signed in England?
June 15, 1215