Final Jeopardy
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100

Discovered in 1928, this groundbreaking substance revolutionized medicine by combatting bacterial infections.

What is penicillin?

100

This is the two-word official name of the feature in the Zoom app in which smaller groups of people meet separately from a main meeting

What is a "breakout room"

100

Her books like Sense and Sensibility have a lot to do with love & marriage, but she never married.

Who is Jane Austen

100

This West Coast state is known for its Silicon Valley, a global center for technology and innovation.

What is California

100

This country has more saunas than cars

What is Finland?

200

Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, this iconic portrait showcases a woman with a mysterious and captivating smile.

What is the Mona Lisa?

200

Lou Montulli coined this delicious computer term web browser programmer to refer to information that is sent from the browser to the web server

What is "cookie"

200

Scout is a curious little girl still trying to figure out life in the American South in this classic novel

What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"

200

This U.S. state is the only one that doesn't have any straight lines in its border, making it the only state that is entirely bounded by rivers and waterways.

What is Hawaii

200

This is the only planet to spin clockwise

What is Venus?

300

Launched in 1990, this space telescope has provided breathtaking images and invaluable data about the universe.

What is the Hubble Space Telescope?

300

This term is used for the most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management and security? In a different context, this word can also mean the seed and hard husk of a cereal

What is Kernel

300

Part one of Les Miserables is "Fantine"; part two is named for this daughter of hers.

Who is Cosette
300

Located in the Research Triangle, this city is a hub for technology and innovation, with companies like IBM and Cisco having a significant presence.

What is Raleigh, North Carolina?

300

Frida Kahlo painted this many self portraits

What is 55

400

Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in history, this director created masterpieces like “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.”

Who is Francis Ford Coppola?

400

Often pronounced “gooey”, GUI is short for this well-known three-word tech term

What is Graphical User Interface

400

The narrator of this Poe story says, "The disease had sharpened my senses... Above all was the sense of hearing acute"

What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

400

The geographic center of this U.S. state lies in a remote area known as Belle Fourche, but the actual geographical center of the entire United States lies in a different state.

What is South Dakota? (The actual geographic center of the contiguous United States is near Lebanon, Kansas.)

400

Larry Lunar was the original name for this iconic charatecter

Who is Buzz Lightyear

500

Emerging in the early 20th century, this artistic movement emphasized spontaneous and subconscious creation.

What is Surrealism?

500

Created the modern computer mouse

Who is Douglas Englerbart

500

This ruler of Narnia earned her colorful title by beginning the long winter, a 100-year period of snow & ice.

Who is "the White Witch"

500

This U.S. state contains a geographical oddity known as the "Four Corners Monument," where four states meet at a single point. However, despite being a popular tourist destination, the monument is not exactly located at the precise point where the states meet. Which state is it located in?

What is Colorado?

500

Horatio Magellan Crunch is the full name of this cereal box character

What is Capt'n Crunch