Electrical & Circuits
Leadership
Computer Science
Engineering History
Holiday Science
100
In the equation V=IR, I stands for...
Current (Amperage/Amps)
100
Regarded as a genius yet controversial CEO currently leading Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X.
Elon Musk.
100
This popular programming language is named after a British comedy group and its logo features two intertwined snakes.
Python
100
Often called the "Wizard of Menlo Park," this prolific inventor held 1,093 patents, including the phonograph and the practical incandescent light bulb.
Thomas Edison
100
Due to the hydrogen bonding in water molecules, snowflakes almost always form with this specific number of sides or branches.
6 (Hexagonal shape)
200
A two-terminal passive component is used to limit or regulate the flow of electric current in a circuit. It is measured in Ohms.
What is a Resistor?
200
In 2015, Google underwent a major restructuring and created this parent company to oversee its various subsidiaries.
Alphabet Inc.
200
In almost every beginning programming class, the very first program you learn to write simply prints these two words to the screen.
"Hello World!"
200
Working in the 1840s on Charles Babbage's "Analytical Engine," this mathematician is credited as the world's first computer programmer.
Ada Lovelace
200
Often used for fog effects at holiday parties, "Dry Ice" is the solid form of this common gas.
Carbon Dioxide
300
You are using an LED for your holiday card. To make it light up, you must connect the longer leg (the Anode) to this side of the battery.
The Positive (+) side
300
You step into a lift with a CEO and have 30 seconds to explain who you are and why they should hire you. This short speech is known as an ______.
Elevator Pitch
300
In languages like C++, Java, and CSS, this punctuation mark is required at the end of every statement. Forgetting it is the most common cause of syntax errors.
The Semicolon (;)
300
Henry Ford did not invent the automobile, but in 1913 he revolutionized manufacturing by introducing this moving method to his Highland Park factory.
The Assembly Line
300
Most substances shrink when they freeze, but water is unique because it expands. This property causes ice to be less ______ than liquid water, allowing it to float.
Dense
400
In this type of circuit arrangement, if one light bulb burns out, all the other lights will go out because the current has only one path to follow.
A series circuit
400
Many engineering students (and leaders!) struggle with this psychological pattern, where they doubt their accomplishments and feel like a "fraud" compared to their peers.
Imposter Syndrome
400
While humans usually start counting at 1, arrays and lists in computer science typically start counting at this number.
0
400
Before the modern Internet, the U.S. Department of Defense created this packet-switching network in the late 1960s, which is considered the precursor to the internet we use today.
ARPANET
400
This dazzling winter light show occurs when charged particles from the solar wind collide with atoms in Earth's high-altitude atmosphere (specifically the magnetosphere).
Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights)
500
This unit, named after a famous English physicist, is used to measure capacitance, or the ability of a system to store an electric charge.
The Farad (named after Michael Faraday)
500
Popularized by Intel's Andy Grove and Google's John Doerr, this goal-setting framework pairs a high-level objective with 3-5 measurable outcomes. It is the standard management system in Silicon Valley.
OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)
500
This data structure operates on a "Last In, First Out" (LIFO) basis—meaning the last item you added is the first one you take off, exactly like a pile of pancakes.
Stacks
500
In 1947, scientists at Bell Labs invented this device to replace bulky vacuum tubes. It is the fundamental building block of all modern electronics and computer processors.
The Transistor
500
While it gets cold in winter, it can’t get colder than 0 Kelvin (–273.15°C). This theoretical limit where all molecular motion ceases is known as ______.
Absolute Zero