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100

This woman made history as the first woman to ever head a U.S. nuclear weapons lab, serving as director of Sandia National Laboratories from 2015-2017 

Who is Jill Hruby?

100

Name the four main job sites of Sandia National Laboratories?

What is lab sites in Albuquerque, NM and Livermore, CA, and test sites at Tonopah Test Range, NV and the Kauai Test Facility, HI?

100

SNL achieved a major milestone in quantum computing by successfully demonstrating quantum teleportation. In what year did this groundbreaking experiment take place?

What is 2020?

100

In 1945 Sandia National Labs was founded as this division.

What is the Z division?

100

A premier intern institute for growing R&D cybersecurity staff members for national security.

What is the Center for Cyber Defenders (CCD)?

200

Sandia National Laboratories is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. What is the elevation of the Sandia Mountains, which overlook the city?

What is approximately 10,678 feet (3,255 meters)?

200

The number of Tech Areas at Sandia.

What is 5 Tech Areas?


200

SNL achieved a major breakthrough in renewable energy by developing the world's most efficient solar cell. What is the record-breaking efficiency percentage? 

What is 46%?

200

Tonopah Test Range replaced this base as Sandia’s permanent test range.

What is the Salton Sea Test Base?

200

MARTIANS is an acronym for this.

What is Math & Analytics or The Mathematics and Analytics Research Technical Internship for Advanced National Security (MARTIANS)?

300

In 2023, Sandia had this number of interns throughout all of its sites.  

What 1,915 interns across its sites?

300

What does the acronym NTESS stand for in the context of Sandia National Laboratories' management?

What is National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia?

300

Sandia and Goodyear developed it as a breakthrough virtual method to show a tire’s performance before building any prototypes.

What is the Tread Tester?

300

In 1978, Sandia National Laboratories played a significant role in the development of what landmark international agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons?

What is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?

300

An innovation hub for advanced flight and space systems to deliver transformative autonomous solutions in support of Sandia’s national security missions

What is Autonomy?

400

This is the number of buildings and the amount of acres Sandia has at the Albuquerque site.  

What is 707 buildings and 13,724 acres?

400

Sandia’s current Thunderbird Logo was introduced in this year. 

What is 1970?

400

SNL is renowned for its groundbreaking achievement in the field of high-energy physics. This a powerful pulsed power device used for generating extreme conditions of temperature and pressure.

What is the Z Machine?

400

Name the companies that have owned or managed Sandia National Laboratories throughout its history.

What are AT&T Technologies, Lockheed Martin, and Honeywell International Inc.?

400

Intern program that gives students the opportunity to develop next-generation software systems for compelling national security missions. 

What is TITANS Software (TITANS-SW)?

500

Sandia received this much funding in FY23, Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023. 

What is 4.8 Billion?

500

Sandia National Laboratories operates several research facilities in Albuquerque. What is the name of the facility and its building number that houses the Z Machine?  

What is Z Pulsed Power Facility and Building 983?

500

NASA’s Pathfinder space probe arrival on Mars was cushioned by what it was designed by a Sandia/Jet Propulsion Laboratory team.

What is airbags?

500

Bethanie, bring up service pin image.

This is the year Sandia's service pin was established. 

What is the year of 1955?

500

TITANS is short for this.  

What is TITANS – Technical Internships to Advance National Security?