CS - Game On!
In 1997, the world's best human player of this classic board game was first defeated by a computer system known as Deep Blue
What is chess?
Hidden Figures is about 3 black female mathematicians who programmed an electronic computer to perform orbital calculations at this US government agency
What is NASA?
This company is known for its expensive electric cars, which are basically computers on wheels
What is Tesla?
This wearable device tracks your heart rate, steps, and sleep patterns
What is a Fitbit?
This chatbot, released in November, 2022, thinks it's the most clever chatbot in the world, and, by its own admission, "loves a good Jeopardy question"
What is ChatGPT?
This app, popular for making dance and lip-sync videos, shows how computer science can inspire creativity
What is TikTok?
These plumbers, created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi, have appeared on every single Nintendo console ever released
Who are Mario Bros?
The very first completely animated sequence in a feature film appeared in this sci-fi movie franchise
What is Star Trek?
This 3 letter acronym is for a satellite system that allows drivers to ditch paper maps.
What is GPS?
This computer-driven technology allows doctors to produce almost purr-fect images of the human body
What is a CAT scan?
This robot can make a clean sweep of things ... well, floors, anyway.
What is a Roomba?
This company, so popular that it has become a verb, used to be everyone's first stop when looking for data and information
What is Google?
In 2011, the Watson computer system defeated the world's best human player of this classic television quiz show
What is Jeopardy?
The world's first computer animated feature film, released November 22, 1995, went on to earn almost $362 million (which in 1995 was a lot of money)
What is Toy Story?
This company has launched more rockets successfully, this year, then all other rocket companies combined
What is SpaceX?
EPIC, by far the largest medical records company in the US -- your doctor/nurse uses their software -- is based in a suburb of this Wisconsin city
What is Madison, WI?
The first self-driving car, a vision-guided, computer-controlled van capable of driving 60 mph on deserted city streets, was made by this high-end German automobile manufacturer.
What is Mercedes-Benz?
This activity, first performed by Lady Ada Lovelace in the 1840's, results in the apps that you see on your phone, your computer, your tablet and your watch.
This game, known for its building and battle royale modes, became a worldwide sensation when it was released in 2017
What is Fortnite?
This AI system created by Tony Stark later became a superhero in his own right
What is J.A.R.V.I.S?
This sunken ship was discovered using technology developed as part of a secret Cold War mission to find two missing submarines
What is the Titanic?
This famous medieval Italian artist and inventor, lent his name to a robotic surgical system, that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures via a joystick
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This test was created by a British computer scientist and Mathematician to detect whether or not a computer system possessed intelligence
What is the Turing Test?
This network connected 4 computer in 1969, and now connects over 1 billion, including the International Space Station
What is the Internet?
The very first wearable computer was used to cheat at this popular Casino game
What is roulette?
This film starring Benedict Cumberbatch depicts the cracking of the Enigma code during WWII
What is The Imitation Game?
This technology, used in self-driving cars, helps them “see” by bouncing lasers off objects to create a map of their surroundings
What is LIDAR?
The sequencing of this molecule, found in the nucleus of a cell, can be used to identify and treat disease, identify crime suspects, and more.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)?
These two rovers, which landed on Mars in 2003, used computer vision and pathfinding algorithms to navigate independently
What are Spirit and Opportunity?
This type of art, which leaves out details in order to simplify, is also am essential aspect of CS.
What is abstract art?