University of Pittsburgh
This steep hill on the University of Pittsburgh campus, named for its challenging incline, is a well-known landmark that connects the lower and upper parts of the campus.
What is Cardiac Hill?
This device, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, revolutionized long-distance communication by transmitting voices over electrical wires.
What is the telephone?
What is CSC's most common meeting room?
What is 5317 Sennott?
This Pittsburgh football team has won six Super Bowl championships.
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
This river forms the northern boundary of downtown Pittsburgh.
What is the Allegheny River?
The University of Pittsburgh was founded in this year.
What is 1787?
This 1960s invention allowed people to watch live TV from their homes without relying on an antenna.
What is the satellite dish?
How many pizza boxes did we order for the 24-25 GBM?
What is 35 Pizza Boxes?
This Pittsburgh hockey team has won the Stanley Cup five times.
Who are the Pittsburgh Penguins?
This is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
This garden located on Pitt’s campus, home to many rare plant species, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the United States.
What is the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens?
This programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems in 1995, is known for its "write once, run anywhere" capability.
What is Java?
The CSC hosts a series of events aimed at helping students secure internships. This series is known as:
What is Zero to Offer?
The Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's MLB team, play their home games at this ballpark.
What is PNC Park?
This type of poem, originating from Japan, consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.
What is a haiku?
What is the name of the new arena being built next to the Pete?
What is Victory Heights?
This programming language, developed in the 1950s and one of the oldest high-level programming languages, was designed for scientific and engineering calculations.
What is Fortran?
Who is one of the two faculty advisors for the CSC?
1. Dr. Wonsun Ahn
2. Dr. Daniel Mosse
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Either one of the above will be correct
This famous former Steelers wide receiver is known for his "Immaculate Reception."
Who is Franco Harris?
This physicist developed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This notable Pitt alumnus developed the polio vaccine in 1955, which has saved countless lives around the world.
Who is Jonas Salk?
This programming language, developed by Grace Hopper in the 1950s, was one of the first languages designed to be machine-independent.
What is COBOL?
Name two of the SteelHacks Sponsors?
What is:
1. Eaton
2. PNC
3. Ansys
4. Wolfram
5. Mega Cat Studios
6. Big Idea Center
7. WVU Medicine
This Pitt alum and former NFL player won the 1976 Heisman Trophy and is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
Who is Tony Dorsett?
This is the largest desert in the world, covering over 9 million square kilometers.
What is the Antarctic Desert?