Digital Literacy
What is it called when false information is spread online on purpose?
Misinformation (or disinformation if it’s intentional)
What does OS stand for?
Operating System
What company created the Windows operating system?
Microsoft
What do we call a 2D animation that could be a character in a game?
sprite
Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because it generates ATP?
Mitochondria
What is: The trail of information you leave behind when using the internet
Digital footprint
What does GUI stand for?
Hint: video games
Graphical User Interface
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
In coding, what do you call a "container" used to store information (like a score, a name, or a number) so that you can use it or change it later?
variable
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" took place in which two Massachusetts towns, marking the start of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What is properly referencing the original creator of something called?
Citing sources
What does “RAM” stand for? (This helps have multiple programs running at the same time)
DAILY DOUBLE
Random Access Memory
What was the name of the first commercially successful video game?
Pong
What is a set of of step by step instructions referred to as?
Algorithm
What is the name of the dystopian nation where The Hunger Games takes place?
Panem
What does it mean if a website URL starts with “https” instead of “http”?
secure/encrypted
What does “SMS” in text messaging stand for?
Short Message Service
What actual bug is the reason for the “bug” in computer programming originally refer to?
Point stealer: guess the right answer and you steal the amount of points from another team
Moth
What is putting code in the correct order referred to as?
Sequencing
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
What do “phishing” scams want from you? (Before they can take your money)
Personal/Identifying Information
What piece of computer hardware is known as the “brain” of the computer? (not the motherboard)
The CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Before smartphones, what handheld device was famous for its physical keyboard and business email use?
BlackBerry
The US Navy founded the Mark II computer in 1947 which was built at what university?
Harvard
In the equation $y = mx + b$, what specific part of a line does the variable $m$ represent?
slope