Programming Languages
This block-based visual language, developed by the MIT Media Lab, is designed to teach children the basics of programming.
What is Scratch? (or Snap)
___ Years a Slave * Super ___
What is 96? (12 Years a Slave and Super 8)
This distilled alcohol is derived from a Gaelic phrase which means "Water of Life".
What is whisky?
The mitre version of this device is commonly used to cut wood at precise angles.
What is a saw?
The line "A person's a person, no matter how small" comes from this classic children's book.
What is "Horton Hears a Who!"?
This Jason is known for his pop hit singles (“Whatcha Say”, “In My Head”), but a little-known fact is that he also has a background in opera and ballet.
Who is Jason Derulo?
The Category
Space
As of 2022, the developers of this language claim that it runs on 13 billion devices.
What is Java?
___ Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest + The Magnificent ___
What is 8? (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Magnificent Seven)
This classic drink can be served with or without vermouth and James Bond likes it shaken, not stirred.
What is a martini?
A mitre joint is made by joining 2 pieces of wood to make a corner, most commonly at this angle (in degrees).
What is 45 degrees?
These are the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
What are the Odyssey and the Iliad?
Jason Providakes has performed groundbreaking research on radar backscatter of the Earth's ionosphere; he joined MITRE in this year.
When is 1991?
Launched in 2006, this is the first spacecraft to explore Pluto up close.
What is New Horizons?
This language was created by Microsoft in 2000 when Sun Microsystems refused to sell Java. It was designed to be sufficiently different as to not infringe on Java's copyright.
What is C#?
___ First Dates - I Am Number ___
What is 46? (50 First Dates and I am Number 4)
This succulent is used not only to create a commonly known spirit but its leaves are also used as an antiseptic.
What is Agave?
This game piece traditionally wears a stylized Western headpiece, known as a mitre.
What is the bishop?
This popular 1985 novel tells the story of a boy training to fight back an alien invasion. As the title protagonist says "The enemy's gate is down."
What is "Ender's Game"?
This American actor and filmmaker is recently known for playing Aquaman.
Who is Jason Momoa?
This language was created in a Swiss laboratory, as a response to Java. As a result, it is object-oriented, but also has features of functional languages.
What is Scala?
___ Dresses + Apollo ___ (from 1995)
What is 40? (27 Dresses and Apollo 13)
This classic 3-ingredient, rum-based cocktail was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway, so much so that there is a variation named after him.
What is a Daiquiri?
This company was spun off of the MITRE Corporation in 1996 to focus on non-FFRDC work.
What is Noblis? (or Mitretek Systems)
This 2016 autobiographical comedy details the author’s childhood in apartheid-era South Africa.
What is “Born a Crime”?
Jason Bourne is an alias used for a CIA assignment; this is his actual birth name.
Who is David Webb?
This programming language was developed at Bell Labs around 1969 is the precursor to C.
What is B?
___ Days of Summer - ___ Hours
What is 373? (500 Days of Summer and 127 Hours)
France has Champagne, Italy has Prosecco, and Spain has this traditional sparkling wine.
What is Cava?
Mitre Peak is a mountain located on the shore of the Milford Sound in this country.
What is New Zealand?
This encyclopedic novel by David Foster Wallace totals 1,079 pages.
What is “Infinite Jest”?
He’s not a monk, he’s not Taiwanese, and he’s also not in the good place.
Who is Jason Mendoza?