NVIDIA
GeForce 256 is widely considered to be the first NVIDIA product marketed with the term "GPU". What year was it released?
1999
According to Billboard, which hit single ranks #1 for 2024 based on physical and digital sales, airplay and streams?
Lose Control by Teddy Swims
In terms of total dollars, which professional athlete recently signed the largest professional sports contract of all time?
Juan Soto. 15 year, $765M.
In 1924, the US life expectancy for females was?
61 years (58 for males)
In April, which artist became the first billionaire strictly from the sale of music and concerts?
Taylor Swift
In 1996, which major gaming company made a $5M investment in NVIDIA, essentially keeping NVIDIA from the brink of bankruptcy?
Sega
What was the highest grossing film in 2024?
Inside Out 2 at $1.7B
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, US Olympians received how much money for each gold medal won?
$37,500 (Serbia gave the most in terms of monetary reward at $214,900)
In 1924, this hardware store chain with a popular jingle first opened its doors in Illinois.
Ace Hardware
In September, which European country became the first country ever to have more registered electric cars than gas-powered cars?
Norway. 754,303 electric cars registered vs. 753,905 gas-powered cars.
In 2024, what month did NVIDIA first become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world?
June
What was the most watched TV broadcast of 2024?
Super Bowl 53 with 123M viewers. (Fun fact: the Super Bowl owns 19 of the top 20 TV broadcasts of all time. MASH's series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" from 1983 is the only non-Super Bowl event ranked in the top 20 with 106M viewers.)
5 billion. Tour de France was 2nd with 3.5B viewers.
In 1924, which technology giant changed its named from The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company?
International Business Machines (IBM)
In May, which pop icon ended his/her latest world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in front of 1.6M attendees?
Madonna
According to our current company org chart, Jensen has how many direct reports?
43
In terms of hours watched, which Netflix show was the most watched show in the first half of 2024?
Bridgerton: Season 3 with 733M hours
Which currently active NFL player (non-QB) has the most career touchdowns with 108?
Derrick Henry (Jerry Rice is the all-time leader with 208)
In 1924, this US President was the first to be born in a modern hospital.
Jimmy Carter
In October, which major luxury brand was tapped to create the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III mission to the Moon?
Prada
In 2001, Standard and Poor's selected NVIDIA to replace which disgraced company for their S&P 500 index?
Enron
Oxford's Word of the Year is:
brain rot which means a term used to describe the perceived negative effects of consuming too much low-quality online content, particularly on social media. 2023's Word of the Year was "rizz".
The current CTO and co-founder of this major NVIDIA partner was the major donor behind a $10-12M NIL contract for high school quarterback, Bryce Underwood, to commit to the University of Michigan.
Oracle (Larry Ellison. His wife Jolin reportedly is a Michigan grad.)
This state's state animal has been extinct since 1924.
California. The California Grizzly Bear.