Beantown
True or False: Matthews Arena is the OLDEST ice hockey arena in the world.
True
This woman was one of the first people to develop a compiler for computer languages:
a) Grace Hopper
b) Radia Perlman
c) Anita Borg
d) Ada Lovelace
a) Grace Hopper
What’s Northeastern’s mascot’s name?
What is Paws?
Which of the following is a programming language?
a) itch
b) bite
c) claw
d) scratch
d) scratch
What’s the name of the record charting album written by the leading character in High School Musical the Musical the Series?
What is Sour ?
Which park (in Boston) is the oldest park in the United States?
Boston Commons
Who was the first female to receive a PhD in computer science?
a) Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
b) Radia Perlman
c) Anita Borg
d) Ada Lovelace
a) Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
Which of the following is NOT one of Northeastern’s alumni?
a) Jeff Clarke – CEO of Kodak
b) Biz Stone – Co-founder of Twitter
c) George D. Behrakis – inventor of Tylenol
d) J Allard – Vice President of Microsoft
d) J Allard – Vice President of Microsoft
Which one of these is NOT a real programming language?
a) Shakespeare
b) TACO
c) Curry
d) LOLCODE
b) TACO
What is the name of the most recently released Marvel movie?
What is Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?
In what stadium does the Red Sox play?
Fenway Park
Who was the first person to start a computer dating service in 1964?
a) Meg Whitman
b) Jean E. Sammet
c) Joan Ball
d) Frances E. Allen
c) Joan Ball
Khoury College officially changed its name in 2019. What was the program named before this?
What is College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS)?
What is this binary as a number? 101
What is 5 ?
Who is the Tiktoker with the most followers right now?
What is Charli D’Amelio?
Boston is home to firsts of all of the following except:
a) U.S.’s first public beach
b) U.S.’s first subway system
c) North America’s first college
d) First American lighthouse
e) U.S’s first professional baseball team
e) U.S’s first professional baseball team
Who was the person to pioneer “Work From Home” thanks to her contribution in developing the first “Personal Computer”?
a) Adele Goldberg
b) Mary Allen Wilkes
c) Carol Shaw
d) Susan Kare
b) Mary Allen Wilkes
How many undergraduate schools/colleges are there at Northeastern?
What is 7? (Khoury College, CAMD, D'Amore-McKim, CSSH, College of Engineering, Bouvé, College of Science)
What does SQL stand for?
What is Structured Query Language ?
How many times did Ross get divorced on Friends, the TV show?
What is 3?
Which American holiday was first celebrated in Boston?
Thanksgiving
What percentage of the workforce at the top 5 tech companies are women?
a) 27%
b) 47%
c) 39%
d) 34%
d) 34%
What year was Northeastern founded?
What is 1898?
What is the design recipe?
What is Data definition, interpretation, examples, template ?
Who did Kanye name his latest album, Donda, after?
What is Donda West (his mom) ?