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Under the Sea
100

DX

Digital Experience Practice

100

In the early days of personal computing, this operating system developed by Microsoft was widely used on IBM-compatible PCs.

MS-DOS

100

Describes being deeply involved in the details or specifics of a situation.

In the weeds

100

The name of the computer system that becomes self-aware a poses a threat to humanity in the "Terminator" film series?

Skynet

100

This siren's live-action debut on happened on May 26th of this year.

Who is The Little Mermaid?

200

SBU

Strategic Business Unit

200

Before USB drives, data was often stored on these portable magnetic storage devices that utilized compact cassette tapes.

Floppy Disks

200

Refers to easily achievable or readily available opportunities or solutions.

Low Hanging Fruit

200

The 2013 Spike Jonze films that tells the story of a man who falls in love with an artificial intelligence operating system.

"Her"

200

Move over Murder Hornets, these "Killers" are capable of capsizing a millionaire's yacht.

What are orcas?

300

IoT

Internet of Things

300

Before the era of smartphones, this handheld electronic device, with its small LCD screen and physical buttons, was widely used for playing simple video games.

Game Boy

300

Indicates expanding upon a particular topic during a presentation.

Double click

300

The 1982 film directed by Ridley Scott features androids known as "replicants" who are virtually indistinguishable from humans.

"Blade Runner"

300

Kelp, algea, and photo-plankton are responsible for creating nearly 70% of the worlds' _____

What is Oxygen?

400

BFSI

Banking, Financial Services, Insurance

400

Before LCD and LED displays, this technology used a beam of electrons to create images on the screen and was commonly found in early television sets.

Cathode-ray tube (CRT)

400

Encourages thinking without constraints or limitations, often associated with brainstorming.

Blue-Sky Thinking

400

A popular TV series, set in a dystopian future where humans interact with a simulated reality, features a character named Dolores Abernathy.

Westworld

400

A new record for oceanic surface temperature, 101.1° F was recorded in Manatee Bay, a part of this ocean.

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

500

GGM

Global Growth Markets

500

In the early days of computing, this device, often used for navigation, was a precursor to the mouse and rolled to control the cursor on the screen.

Trackball

500

A phrase used to describes an approach or task that is excessively ambitious, impractical, or overly comprehensive

Boil The Ocean

500

This 2015 film, directed by Alex Garland, tells the story of a programmer invited to administer the Turing test on an intelligent humanoid robot named Ava.

Ex Machina

500

This two-part VHS release is now old enough to rent a car.

What is Titanic?