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This was the first video played on MTV on Aug. 1, 1981.
What is “Video Killed the Radio Star” ?
“Who Let the Dogs Out” was recorded and released by which Bahamian band?
Who is the Baha Men?
This type of chart is often best for showing change over time.
What is a line chart?
This ancient civilization used clay tablets to record trade, taxes, and inventory, making them some of the earliest known data analysts.
Who are the Sumerians?
This molecule is generated during photosynthesis and is considered the byproduct that transformed Earth’s early atmosphere.
What is oxygen (O₂)?
This famous rock guitarist played on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It"
Who is Eddie Van Halen?
This singer fled the stage after her tracks malfunctioned during a SNL performance in 2005.
Who is Ashlee Simpson?
This type of feedback is written in a member’s own words and is harder to measure, but often richer than a score alone.
What is qualitative data?
In the 1850s, this nurse used data visualization to show causes of death among soldiers and improve hospital sanitation.
Florence Nightingale?
This low-maintenance succulent is often mistaken for a cactus and stores water in thick leaves.
What is Aloe Vera?
This band was known as the “Fab Five” in the 1980s
What is Duran Duran?
Which 1999 song features the lyric “She’ll make you take your clothes off and go dancin’ in the rain?”
What is “Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin"?
This Microsoft tool became one of the most widely used business analysis tools after launching in the 1980s.
What is Excel?
This 1890 U.S. Census innovation used punch cards and helped launch the company that would later become IBM.
What is the Hollerith tabulating machine?
This fast-growing vine, Epipremnum aureum, is known for thriving in low light and is commonly called devil’s ivy.
What is pothos?
In 1984 this Tina Turner song was the title for the Oscar-winning film about the singer’s life.
What is "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
This Disney musical features the characters Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez.
What is “High School Musical”?
This term describes combining data from multiple sources into one place for reporting or analysis.
What is data integration?
Before dashboards, executives often relied on these printed summaries of business performance, usually distributed daily, weekly, or monthly.
What are reports?
This popular houseplant is often called “mother-in-law’s tongue,” and is known for converting CO₂ to oxygen at night.
What is a snake plant?
“Beverly Hills Cop” star Eddie Murphy had this chart-topping hit in December 1985.
What is "Party All the Time"?
What band created the 2004 hit song “My Immortal”?
What is Evanescence?
This metric tells you how well a process, campaign, or business area is performing against a target.
What is a KPI?
This phrase, often credited to Peter Drucker, reflects the idea that measurement is closely tied to improvement.
“What gets measured gets managed”?
These tiny openings on leaves allow plants to exchange gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What are stomata?
In the 1985 Tears for Fears song, everybody wants to rule ___ .
What is 'The World'?
The all-virtual band Gorillaz, scored a hit when they released this hit song in 2005.
What is "Feel Good Inc." ?
This member-level measure often shows how many products or services a member has with the credit union.
What is product penetration?
To avoid confusion with the name of the smallest unit of data, IBM scientist Werner Buchholz coined this term in 1956 to describe a group of those units, replacing his original spelling.
What is "byte" (replacing "bite")
This process in plants involves the loss of water vapor through leaf pores, helping drive nutrient uptake.
What is transpiration?