Steve Jobs
Michael Fassbender stared as the leading man in this 2015 American biographical drama film based on the life of Steve Jobs.
What is Steve Jobs?
Standard & Poor's maintains a list of the top 500 best preforming publicly-traded companies commonly referred to as this.
What is the S&P 500?
This intelligent sea creature has eight arms, can squeeze through tiny openings, and is known for its problem-solving skills.
What is an octopus?
This "killer app" recently rolled out a silent update that now adds tags like "4o, 3o-mini, & 2/24o mini" when copy-pasting responses.
What is ChatGPT?
LaunchPad mentor-mentee balancing follows this ratio.
What is 1:1?
Steve Jobs was a huge fan of The Times They Are A-Changin' by this artist, even quoting its lyrics during product launches.
Who is Bob Dylan?
This silicone chip manufacturer had an explosive year in 2023 due to its heavy investment into AI chip technologies.
What is NVIDIA?
This massive sea current, sometimes called the "ocean conveyor belt," helps regulate global temperatures by moving warm and cold water around the planet.
What is the thermohaline circulation?
This glacial territory of Denmark has recently been mentioned in discussions about a potential U.S. purchase.
What is Greenland?
LaunchPad has this number of mentee demos every semester.
What are 2 (mid-semester and final)?
Steve Jobs famously founded this educational technology company after being removed by Apple shareholders.
What is NeXT Computer, Inc.?
In early 2024, Tesla saw its stock price decline after reporting slowing sales growth due to increasing competition from cars such as the BYD Song, Aito M7, & Li Auto L6 in this country.
What is China?
This crunchy and not very tasty coral reef is the largest structure composed of living entities in the world.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This movie who's plot I probably shouldn't summarize at this LaunchPad event won 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actress, and Original Screenplay.
What is Anora?
LaunchPad mentors are required to meet with their mentees at least once per ____.
What is week?
Steve Jobs sought non-traditional treatments for this ailment that ended up taking his life in 2011.
What is Pancreatic Cancer?
At the same time it was releasing its Angel Reese special, this fast-food titan was reporting its worst fiscal quarter since 2020 due to large-scale E. Coli outbreaks.
What is McDonalds?
This Serbian basketball player had a first in the NBA with a 30-20-20 triple-double.
Who is Nikola Jokić?
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Why is this in the "Under The Sea" category?
These Anyone But You co-stars were spotted getting cozy in public just weeks after one of them called off their engagement, fueling romance rumors.
Who are Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney?
This cutie-patootie is the current president of Purdue LaunchPad.
Who is Daniel Tian?
Once a friend and frequent collaborator, this tech pioneer became a fierce rival to Jobs in the 1980s as the two battled for dominance in the personal computing industry.
Who is Bill Gates?
Records show this "father of macroeconomics" was 6 foot and 7 inches tall. Get this man out of the classroom and onto the court, the Mavs need a new center!
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
This titanic vessel sank in the northern Atlantic Ocean in 1912, only to be discovered in 1985 by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel.
What is the HMS Titanic?
This late-night icon and most recent Academy Awards host recently received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Who is Conan O'Brien?
This is the day for final demos for the upcoming fall semester.
What is TBD?