Illumina History
A Cast of Characters
Disney Princes
South America
Pop Singers
100

In this year Illumina was founded by David Walt, Larry Bock, John Stuelpnagel, Anthony Czarnik, and Mark Chee

What is 1998?

100

Ginger, Mary Ann, The Professor

What is Gilligan’s Island?

100

Life wasn't all roses for this Disney Prince who had to learn the hard way that beauty comes from within

Who is The Beast?

100

Largest country in South America by both area and population

What is Brazil?

100

"Party In The USA"

Who is Miley Cyrus?

200

This Standford University graduate went on to serve as the longest tenured CEO in Illumina's history

Who is Jay Flatley?

200

Marcia, Bobby, Alice

What is The Brady Bunch?

200

Disney Prince who tried to "kiss the girl" in a magical boat ride

Who is Prince Eric?

200

Home of World Heritage site Machu Picchu

What is Peru?

200

"Material Girl"

Who is Madonna?

300

Between 2007 and 2014 the cost of sequencing this dropped from $1,000,000 down to $1,000

What is the Human Genome?

300

Lisa, Jessie, Kelly

What is Saved By The Bell?

300

Actor Mena Massoud will want to know if you trust him after he played this Disney Prince in the 2019 live action remake

Who is Aladdin?

300

This country's two most famous citizens, Pope Francis and Lionel Messi, actually reside in Europe

What is Argentina?

300

“Shake It Off”

Who is Taylor Swift?

400

Attracting investors like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Illumina spun off this company that has a mission of enabling early detection of cancer through a blood screening

What is GRAIL?

400

Gunther, Janice, Estelle

What is Friends?

400

In today's world he would have a "ball" using online dating to find an eligible maiden to be his future Princess

Who is Prince Charming?

400

The Galápagos Islands and its surrounding waters form a province belonging to this country

What is Ecuador?

400

"California Gurls"

Who is Katy Perry?

500

The first forensic next-generation sequencing system that could be used in a wide range of situations such as criminal casework, mass disasters, missing persons, and unidentified human remains

What is the MiSeq FGx Forensic Genomics System?

500

Potsie, Richie, Chachi 

What is Happy Days?

500

Voiced by Mel Gibson, he was the first Disney Prince to be based on a real person

Who is John Smith?

500

Paraguay and this country are the only two landlocked countries in the continent

What is Bolivia?

500

"I Will Always Love You"

Who is Whitney Houston?

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