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100

This superhero doesn't have any superpowers.

Who is Batman?

100

The line of latitude that runs around the centre of the world.

What is the Equator?

100

The year IBM was founded.

When is 1911?

100

This animal's eye is larger than its brain.

What is an ostrich?

100

This person has a masters in Mathematics.

Who is Tom Macdougall?


200

Taylor Swift released not just one, but TWO albums during the 2020 pandemic. Name one of the two.

What is Folklore or Evermore?

200

This process is named after a formation in nature where H2O flows over a vertical drop.

What is the waterfall process?

200

IBM's headquarters location.

Where is Armonk, NY?

200

This methodology focuses on flexible program development and specifications that evolve as a project progresses.

What is agile?

200

This person broke their toe a few years ago and could often be found limping around the office.

Who is Mohamed El Gemaiey?

300

The meaning behind "spilling tea".

e.g. 'She said she'll spill the tea when she gets here'

What is "sharing gossip"?

300

She is often regarded as the first computer programmer and even had a computer language named after her.

Who is Ada Lovelace?

300

The founder of IBM.

Who is Thomas J. Watson?

300

The 6th planet from the sun.

What is Saturn?

300

This person has written and published a sci-fi novel.

Who is Stephen Gibson?

400

This word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.

What is the word short?
400

The strategy where previously computed inputs are stored in a lookup table for reuse.

What is Dynamic Programming?

400

The number of IBM employees that have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

What is six?

400

One of the more popular distributions of Linux, this word comes from an African word meaning “I am because of you”.

What is Ubuntu?

400

This person has a pet lizard.

Who is Don Banks?

500

Rick Astley's 1980s hit that made an internet meme comeback in 2007.

What is 'Never Gonna Give You Up'? 

500

An algorithm for finding the shortest paths between nodes in a graph invented by this Dutch computer scientist.

What is Dijkstra's algorithm?

500

 IBM's original name before 1924.

What is Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation?

500

The next value of the Fibonacci sequence:

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55.

What is 89?

500

This person is a vegetarian.

Who is Pratik Tiwari?

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