Tech Tinker Time
Byte-Sized Brilliance
Fact Attack
Mind Maze
Python Whiz
100

What do you call the "brain" of a computer that does most of the calculations?

The CPU (Processor)

100

What's the short word for a computer program that fixes bugs called?

A Patch (or Update)

100

How many players are on a standard soccer team on the field at once?

11

100

What has a thumb and four fingers but isn't alive?

A Glove

100

What data structure stores only unique values and is written with curly braces?

A Set

200

What do you call the small text files websites use to remember your login and preferences?

Cookies

200

What does "USB" stand for?

Universal Serial Bus 

200

Which country is both a continent and gave us the platypus?

Australia 

200

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

Mushroom

200

What's the correct way to start a "for" loop that counts from 0 to 4 in Python?

for i in range(5):

300

What do we call a scam email trying to trick you into giving up passwords or bank info?

Phishing 

300

Which file format is widely used for documents so formatting stays the same on any device?

PDF

300

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

France

300

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An Echo 

300

What data type would you use in Python to store a collection of key-value pairs?

A Dictionary(dict)

400

What does "GPS" stand for?

Global Positioning System

400

What's the name for a piece of code that automatically repeats an action, like a social media bot?

A Script 

400

What is the smallest country in the world by area?

Vatican City

400

What can you catch but never throw?

A Cold 

400

What does the type() function do in Python?

Returns the data type of a value

500

Who is known as the co-founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs?

Steve Wozniak

500

This tech term describes storing and accessing data over the internet instead of your hard drive — what is it?

Cloud Computing 

500

This ancient wonder is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.

The Great Pyramid of Giza 

500

I'm not alive, but I grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

Fire


500

What keyword do you use in Python to handle an error without crashing the program?

try (with except)