Tech Time
Inventors and Inventions
Amendments
Holiday Films
World Capitals
100

This company develops the Android operating system.

Google

100

This inventor created the first successful airplane and made the first controlled powered flight in 1903.

Wright Brother

100

This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

First Amendment

100

A Christmas Carol adaptations, this character famously says, “Bah! Humbug!”

Ebenezer Scrooge

100

This city is the capital of Japan and one of the world’s most populous metropolitan areas.

Tokyo

200

This term describes the physical components of a computer, such as the keyboard, processor, and hard drive.

Hardware

200

This American inventor improved the safety and practicality of the electric chair and also invented a system for alternating current (AC) electricity.

Nikola Tesla

200

This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.

Fourth Amendment

200

This 1994 holiday film features a department-store Santa claiming to be the real Kris Kringle, leading to a court case to prove his identity.

Miracle on 34th Street

200

This city, formerly called Byzantium and Constantinople, is the largest city in Turkey, though not its capital.

Istanbul

300

This programming language is primarily used for adding interactivity to websites.

JavaScript

300

She invented a technique to preserve milk by heating it to kill bacteria, now called pasteurization.

Louis Pasteur

300

This amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States.

Thirteenth Amendment 

300

This 2004 animated holiday movie features the journey of a train to the North Pole and is based on a beloved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

The Polar Express

300

This city is the capital of Canada, located in the province of Ontario.

Ottowa

400

This cybersecurity term refers to software designed to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems.

Malware

400

This Swedish chemist invented dynamite in 1867 and later established a famous international prize in his

Alfred Nobel

400

This amendment lowered the voting age to 18 following widespread youth activism during the Vietnam War era.

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

400

This 1947 black-and-white holiday classic, directed by Frank Capra, explores the impact of a man’s life on his community through the help of an angel.

It's a Wonderful Life

400

This city is the administrative capital of South Africa, while Pretoria is the executive capital.

Capetown

500

This internet protocol assigns unique numerical addresses to devices connected to a network.

IP (Internet Protocol)

500

This German-born engineer invented the gas-powered automobile in 1885, leading to the creation of the modern car industry.

Karl Benz

500

the 5th and 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrine this 2-word guarantee of a fair trial.

Due Process

500

This 1965 animated television special features a misfit reindeer and includes a stop-motion animation style created by Rankin/Bass.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

500

This city is the capital of New Zealand and was chosen over Auckland to be more centrally located.

Wellington

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