Observatory Facts
Mauna
Akamai Adventures
Akamai Staff
Hawai'i
100
What is the name of the twin Mauna Kea telescope that, together with its Southern Hemisphere counterpart in Chile, can collectively access the entire sky?
What is Gemini North
100
What is the only mountain in Hawaii whose summit is often capped with snow and hosts more than a dozen world-class observatories?
What is Mauna Kea?
100
Despite being a landlocked country, this national restaurant contains elusive, traditional Japanese food, amongst the expected meat-and-dairy-heavy cuisine.
What is Momo's Mongolian Grill?
100
This "Braddah" is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, running a full marathon in less than 2 hours and 55 minutes.
Austin Barnes
100
This year saw the formal annexation of Hawaiʻi by the United States
What is 1898?
200
What 3.6-meter telescope, located near the summit of Mauna Kea, was the sixth largest in the world when it began operating in 1979?
What is the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT)?
200
What active Hawaiian volcano has been erupting almost continuously since 1983 and is considered the home of the goddess Pele?
What is Kīlauea?
200
This unfortunate circumstance almost crippled the entire Akamai Internship Program, wherein a miscommunication, battery failure, and possible brake explosion ground the Program to a halt.
What is A Hawaiian Airlines Flight Delay?
200
This professional wine tester is an alumni of the game you're playing right now, appearing on Jeopardy in October 2001.
Mike Nassir
200
Overthrown by American businessmen in 1893, this last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi also composed the beloved song “Aloha ʻOe.”
Who is Queen Liliʻuokalani?
300
What Japanese telescope on Mauna Kea, whose primary mirror is an 8.2-meter single piece and is named after the Pleiades star cluster?
What is the Subaru Telescope?
300
According to Hawaiian legend, the demigod Māui lassoed the sun from the summit of this volcano, which, as its name suggests, is known as the "House of the Sun."
What is Haleakalā?
300
This piece of media makes you wonder if you should have wished upon a star instead.
Pro Tip: Even a billion dollars can't buy your way outta this one.
What is Obsession?
300
Being an ultimate frisbee enjoyer, this instructor enjoys playing ultimate frisbee.
Lisa Hunter
300
In 1993, this Native Hawaiian musician released the album Facing Future, which included the iconic medley "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World," becoming the bestselling Hawaiian album of all time.
Must say the full name correctly to receive points.
Who is Israel Kamakawiwoʻole?
400
What is the world's largest solar telescope, located not on Mauna Kea but on the summit of Haleakalā on Maui, and named after a late U.S. Senator from Hawaii?
What is the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST)?
400
What eroded shield volcano forms the entire windward side of Oʻahu and gives its name to the island’s main mountain range?
What is The Koʻolau Mountain Range
400
Many friends were made along this adventure. Despite harsh battles fought and disappointing lost tunnels, the group still made it to the coveted dock.
What is Crabbing?
400
A former ranger at Yosemite National Park, this Akamai instructor reminisces fondly on the time spent there.
Unko Honu
400
This annual event on Oʻahu's North Shore, held each December, attracts the world's best surfers to compete at Waimea Bay for a "Biggest Wave" trophy named after a legendary local waterman.
What is the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (The Eddie)?
500
What observatory on Mauna Kea uses a primary mirror composed of 36 hexagonal segments and was used to find the first known planet, HD 209458 b, transiting its star?
What is the W. M. Keck Observatory?
500
What Hawaiian summit holds the world record for the highest average annual rainfall—over 450 inches—earning it the nickname “the wettest spot on Earth”?
What is Mount Waiʻaleʻale?
500
The premier method of expanding one's circle, this object is renown for making people think they're famous, despite not really doing that at all.
What is LinkedIn?
500
A connoisseur of the North Shore of Kauai, this Akamai Instructor travels to this coast the most out of all their peers.
Nicole Mattacola
500
This king of Hawaii, commissioned a set of silver coins in 1883 that bore his portrait, giving the kingdom its own currency for the first time in decades.
King Kamehameha III