Computers
Snakes and Wizards
Business and Finance
Shot to Death
God Fearing
100
Who is generally credited with predicting in 1965 that computer chip performance would increase exponentially (doubling every one to two years).
Gordon Moore (Moore's Law)
100
In Monty Python's 'Quest for the Holy Grail' what is the third question that the wizard guarding the Bridge of Death asks Sir Lancelot? https://youtu.be/cV0tCphFMr8?t=75
What is your favorite color?
100
If Joe invests $1000 in a three year bond that pays periodic interest of 10% annually, how much interest has he earned after three years (assuming no default)?
$300 (100+100+100=300)
100
To whom is this U2 song, Pride (In the Name of Love), dedicated? https://youtu.be/LHcP4MWABGY?t=162
Martin Luther King Jr., shot to death April 4, 1968
100
In what book of the Bible does God kill all the first born children of Egypt?
Exodus
200
The founder of this antivirus company said about the antivirus software he helped create, "I take it off. It's too annoying."
McAfee
200
Who slays the snake Nagini in the final Harry Potter movie?
Neville Longbottom https://youtu.be/0mwBAhCTPE0?t=5
200
What does the VIX measure?
The expected level of price volatility in the S&P 500 index in the next 12 months (volatility is sufficient)
200
Name this Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song dedicated to four students shot to death by National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. ****** https://youtu.be/MN_9VqfVQ9c?
Ohio
200
Consular officers will gladly recall that in Dante’s Inferno, the brutal eighth circle of Hell is reserved for those who are guilty of what sin?
Fraud
300
In 2006 this website, started by Chris DeWolf and Tom Anderson, temporarily surpassed Google as the most visited website in the United States.
300
The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures.
King Arthur?and Merlin (Both answers acceptable)
300
On September 18, 2014, this company’s initial public offering (IPO) valued the company at $25 billion, making it the most valuable IPO in history.
Alibaba Holdings Group
300
This tribute is to the great Motown singer/songwriter shot to death by his father on April 1, 1984. https://youtu.be/FrkEDe6Ljqs?t=27
Marvin Gaye
300
Name this Hindu goddess of death, frequently depicted with a necklace of skulls.
Kali
400
This device was released two days after its award winning "1984" parody commercial aired during the 1984 Superbowl.
Apple Macintosh (Macintosh 128k) https://youtu.be/OYecfV3ubP8?t=19
400
Efforts to discover this substance, symbolized here, and also called the ‘elixir of life,’ was the highest goal of western alchemy.
The Philosopher's Stone
400
Elite Widget Inc. (EWI) sells for $20 per share and has issued 1000 shares. In the last 12 months EWI earned $2000. What is EWI’s trailing twelve month P/E Ratio?
P/E ratio = 10--- Price($20 per share)/earnings per share($2)
400
This song by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans is dedicated to what rapper, shot to death on March 9, 1997. https://youtu.be/mM0-ZU8njdo?t=19
Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, aka “Biggie Smalls”
400
According to a 2013 report by the International Humanist and Ethical Union, apostasy is punishable by death in four African countries. Name two of the four countries.
Acceptable answers: Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia
500
Define these three common computer-related acronyms: RAM, CPU, HTML
RAM - random access memory, CPU - central processing unit, HTLM - hypertext markup language
500
In Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ what is Gandalf's name in elvish?
Mithrandir
500
THE THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION!!! Everyone loves a German performance vehicle. Germany's current account surplus was an estimated $289 billion in 2016. To the nearest billion without going over, what was China's current account surplus in 2016?
$196 billion.
500
This song “Abraham, Martin, and John” is a tribute to four leaders who were shot to death. Name the fourth leader, who is not mentioned in the title, but for whom there is a verse, and who was shot to death only two months before the song’s release in August, 1968. https://youtu.be/a5hFMy4pTrs?t=21
Robert Kennedy
500
In the Biblical Book ‘Kings’ God sends bears to maul a group of boys who jeered at who?
The prophet Elisha
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