History of Computing
The father of computing
Who is Charles Babbage
The herb often used in popular culture to repel Vampires
What is garlic
The childhood vaccine that anti-vaxxers claim contributes to autism
What is the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
The Seine River flows through this capital European city
What is Paris
After losing a patent dispute in 1973, the ENIAC computer inventors had to acknowledge they derived the subject matter of the electronic digital computer from this earlier machine
What is the Atanasoff-Berry computer (ABC)
Choux and Filo are types of this
What is dough
The hereditary blood defect known as "the royal disease"
What is Hemophilia
This famous pirate captained the "Queen Ann's Revenge"
Who is Blackbeard
This term was coined in 1990 and is the new www of the internet
What is the world wide web
The Italian term used to describe pasta or rice that has been cooked until it is firm to the bite
What is al dente
"CPR" stands for
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Atahualpa was the leader of this empire
What is the Inca Empire
This 1981 laptop computer sold for $1795 and weighed 23.5 pounds, and is said to be the first commercially popular portable computer
What is the Osborne 1
Roquefort, Feta and Manchego are all cheeses made from the milk of this animal
What is sheep
Exposure to the "rhus radicans" plant causes this common affliction
What is itchy skin caused by poison ivy
Before 1925, Oslo, Sweden was known by this moniker
Christiania
This Department of Defense network is said to be the first computer network and eventually became the internet
What is ARPANET, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
Carmine, the red food coloring commonly added to candy and juices to give them color, is made by boiling these
What are Cochineal bugs, a.k.a. a type of beetle
An ultrasound of the heart
What is an echocardiogram
He was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but turned it down
Who is Albert Einstein