Members of Alphabet
This British subsidiary made headlines after beating Lee Sidol in a game for which Lee was an 18-time world champion
What is Deepmind?
A series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves
What is echo?
2018: This popular online video game became a cultural phenomenon and top battle royale game; not a period of 14 days
What is Fortnite?
At $68.7 billion, the purchase of this "chilling" company was an order of magnitude larger than any previous acquisition in the gaming industry
What is Activision-Blizzard?
This self-driving subsidiary secretly tested seven of their vehicles for two years before being formally announced in 2010
What is Waymo?
A soup originating from Northern Vietnam in the early 20th century
What is pho?
2017: The first category 5 of the season, it is the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane (by wind speed) in history
What is Hurricane Irma?
Although Yahoo refused to buy this company for a mere $1 million in 1998, they would come to regret that decision four years later when their $3 billion acquisition offer was rejected
What is Google?
This life science organization has developed smart shoes, smart contacts, and even a smart spoon
What is Verily?
In Mexico, the name of this currency also means "weight," as in a weight of precious metal
What is peso?
DAILY DOUBLE!
2016: Released in the same year, this popular augmented reality game developed by Niantic took the world by storm
What is Pokémon Go?
Disney gained majority ownership of the streaming service Hulu with their $70 billion acquisition of this "sly" corporation
What is 21st Century Fox?
DAILY DOUBLE!
A lesser known product of this subsidiary, OpenSky is an app that helps drone users plan flights according to local airspace rules and regulations
What is Wing?
The distinctive character or culture of a people; it's also a brand of water
What is ethos?
2014: A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lends its name to this deadly virus
What is ebola?
Despite being bought by Yahoo in 2013 for a whopping $1.1 billion, this social platform was sold 6 short years later for a measly $3 million
What is Tumblr?
This company seeks to combine forward thinking-urban design and cutting-edge technology to radically improve urban life
What is Sidewalk Labs?
In geologic time, it's smaller than an eon or era, but the Eocene one still lasted about 20 million years
What is epoch?
2012: The first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views, this music video was the viral hit of the year
What is Gangnam Style?
In 2020, Salesforce acquired this popular workplace productivity company for $27.7 billion
What is Slack?