Cars
This pedal in a car, when pressed, accelerates the vehicle.
What is the gas pedal or accelerator?
This type of network connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home, school, or office building.
What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?
This common weather phenomenon is characterized by a visible arc of colors appearing in the sky, typically after rainfall.
What is a rainbow?
This nautical term refers to the left side of a boat when facing the bow.
What is port?
This Italian plumber, known for his red hat and blue overalls, is one of the most famous video game characters of all time.
Who is Mario?
This classic Volkswagen model shares its name with an insect.
What is the Beetle?
Known as the address system of the internet, this protocol allows devices to find each other and communicate across the network.
What is the Internet Protocol (IP)?
This instrument measures atmospheric pressure and can help predict short-term changes in the weather.
What is a barometer?
This type of boat is specifically designed for leisure activities such as fishing, water skiing, and cruising.
What is a pleasure craft or recreational boat?
In this arcade game, the player navigates a yellow circle with a mouth to eat dots and avoid ghosts.
What is Pac-Man?
Introduced by Ford in the early 20th century, this production method revolutionized the automotive industry and manufacturing as a whole.
What is the assembly line?
This device forwards data packets between computer networks, creating an overlay internetwork.
What is a router?
This is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere where most of the weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
This ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the first sailboat.
What are the Egyptians?
This Sony console, released in the mid-1990s, marked the company's entry into the gaming market.
What is the PlayStation?
This luxury car brand, known for its Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, is a subsidiary of BMW.
What is Rolls-Royce?
This topology features a central hub that connects all devices in the network.
What is a star topology?
This term describes a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity characteristics.
What is an air mass?
This navigational instrument, used to determine the angle between the horizon and a celestial body like the sun or a star, is crucial for celestial navigation.
What is a sextant?
This genre of video games focuses on guiding characters from an overhead perspective, solving puzzles, battling enemies, and interacting with NPCs.
What is a role-playing game (RPG)?
This American luxury automobile manufacturer, founded in 1903 by Henry Leland, was named after a French explorer who founded Detroit.
What is Cadillac?
This security system monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
What is a firewall?
This scale, now largely replaced, was used to rate the intensity of tornadoes in the United States.
What is the Fujita Scale (or F-Scale)?
This term refers to the watertight compartment located at the bottom of a boat or ship, often used to house machinery or as a storage space where water is collected and pumped out.
What is the bilge?
This technique, pioneered by the game 'Spelunky,' generates game levels that are both random and logically coherent, offering a unique experience with each playthrough.
What is procedural level generation?