Codes during war
Webspeak
Children's secret languages
Verbs
nouns
100
The Native Americans of the Navajo tribe who used their complex language for secret communication.
Who were the code talkers?
100
BRB
What is Webspeak for "be right back"?
100
A way of hiding information from their parents
For many teenagers, what has Webspeak become?
100
unable to be seen
What does "invisible" mean?
100
people who break the law
What does "criminals" mean?
200
They developed a machine that successfully decoded German messages.
What did the British do during the war?
200
KPC
What is Webspeak for "keep parents clueless"?
200
via cell phones and other electronic devices
How do young people use Webspeak?
200
put partly or for a moment into a liquid
What does "dip" mean?
200
people not belonging to a certain group
What does "outsiders" mean?
300
both victory and defeat
What has the making and breaking codes caused?
300
TTYL
What is Webspeak for "talk to you later"?
300
the most popular secret children's language
What is "pig latin"?
300
broken without a separation of parts
What does "cracked" mean?
300
ground soldiers that arrive by ship
What does "Marines" mean?
400
Because it was unique.
Why was the Navajo language used successfully as a code during World War II?
400
POS
What is Webspeak for "parent over shoulder"?
400
by writing with a pen dipped in any number of elements
How can we make words invisible?
400
to send or forward to a recipient
What does "transmit" mean?
400
a machine made for one purpose
What does "device" mean?
500
Because the Japanese were expert code solvers.
Why did the U.S. military need an undecipherable code?
500
GMTA
What is Webspeak for "great minds think alike"?
500
Because they know that too many secrets can be dangerous.
Why are parents quickly learning the rules of Webspeak?
500
to stop the course, progress, or transmission of a message
What does "intercept" mean?
500
to conclude through reasoning
What does "inference" mean?
Continue
ESC
Reveal Correct Response
Spacebar
M
e
n
u
Team 1
0
+
-
Keeping it Secret
No teams
1 team
2 teams
3 teams
4 teams
5 teams
6 teams
7 teams
8 teams
9 teams
10 teams
Custom
Press
F11
Select menu option
View > Enter Fullscreen
for full-screen mode
Edit
•
Print
•
Download
•
Embed
•
JeopardyLabs