ROOKS
This activities name refers to a ritual that many rookies have to endure.
What is hazing?
On this day, Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
What is December 25th.
The Blue Ridge Parkway connects the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with this state's Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
With more job security than some, U.S. senators have to face reelection after this many years in office
6
Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard
What is 60 minutes?
She was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral.
Who is Grace Hopper?
This rookie won the The Calder Memorial Trophy in 2024
Who is Connor Bedard?
The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on this month and day.
A network of ancient European trade routes is named for this fossilized resin carried over them
Amber
Often confused with locusts, these insects occur in chronological broods of 13 & 17 years
cicadas
This organization was formed on September 18, 1947; 77 years ago
What is the CIA?
this mathematical notation is a way to describe how the time or space needed by an algorithm grows as the size of the input increases
What is Big-O?
This player was a member of the greatest show on turf and also happened to win rookie of the year in 1994.
Who is Marshal Faulk?
This slugger broke Babe Ruth's all time home run record in this year.
What is July 20, 1976
Vital during World War II, this road runs from Kunming, China to Lashio in Myanmar
Burma Road
Every 100 years this fictitious Scottish village becomes visible for a single day
Brigadoon
"Pull that up Jamie", is something that you would likely hear on this podcast.
What is the Joe Rogan Show?
These are very large deep learning models that are pre-trained on vast amounts of data
What is a LLM?
In chess, a rook can have at most, how many possible moves?
7
This Russian politician and former intelligence officer, who is the current president of Russia was born on this day.
What is October 7th.
This all-american road, at 656 miles (1,056 km), is the longest state route in California
SR 1
Every 11 years or so the Sun goes through a solar cycle where these flip, affecting sunspot activity
magnetic fields
This British organization was responsible for promoting propaganda and morale during WW2.
What is the Ministry of Information?
This company was famously started at a Denny's restaurant.
What is NVIDIA?
The rook is a bird that is found in the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
What is the Palearctic?
Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Salem, this long-running saga follows the lives, loves, triumphs and tragedies of the Horton, Brady, Kiriakis, Hernandez and DiMera families, was first aired in what year?
this area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874
What is Bryce Canyon?
Each March swallows return to nest in the Great Stone Church, part of this Southern California mission
San Juan Capistran
This famous talk show host has a dog named Teddy
Who is Michael Savage?
On April 20, 2009, it was announced that Oracle would acquire this company for US$7.4 billion.
What is sun microsystems?