Programming Languages
Tech Fun Facts
Tech
Hackathon
100

This is a Very Popular, high-level programming language used for web development

JavaScript

100

Google's first tweet was in Binary, true or false. 

True- It said "I'm feeling lucky" 

100

Apple's Co-Founder

Steve Jobs

100

How much time do hackers have in a Hackathon like MAKEUC

24 hours

200

Name one of the five major types of programming languages

Object-Oriented 

Procedural

Functional

Scripting

Logic 

200

What's the name of the Linux Operating System Mascot

Happy Feet the penguin

Pingu the penguin

Tux the penguin 

Lini the penguin

Tux the penguin

200

What was the most downloaded app of the 2010's?

Facebook

200

Which of these tools is commonly used for real-time team communication during Hackathons? 

Excel

Linkedin

Notion

Discord

Discord

300

This is a popular, low level programming language often used for system and network programming

C

300

Popular computer game in which the player controls a dot that eats smaller dots and grows

Snake

300

What software development hosting company has an Octocat for the logo? (hint: you might use it in MAKEUC!)

GitHub

300

In hackathon lingo what is a Demo?

DVD version of your project

Breakdown of errors

A test phase for code

A final presentation of the project

A final presentation of the project

400

What's the lowest level of communication with a computer

Machine level 

zeroes and ones

400
The Wi-fi weighs the same as a pineapple. true or false

False, but it does weighs the same as a strawberry

400

What does the acronym API stands for in tech?

Application Programming Interface

400

Which of these is often provided to hackathon participants to help fuel their creativity?

Coding books

Snacks and caffeine

Job offers

Merchandise

Snacks and caffeine

500

Programming language often used for data analysis and scientific computing. 

Python

500

What animal is the firefox Logo?

Red Panda

500

Who is the known Father of Computer Science

Nikola Tesla

Alan Turing

Charles Babbage

Albert Einstein

Alan Turing

500

What is the name of the global hackathon that takes place annually with thousands of participants from around the world?

HackCon

Hack the world

Major League Hacking (MLH)

CodeFest Global

Major League Hacking (MLH)