2010s & 2020s Culture
Tech & Internet Basics
Aotearoa / NZ
Science
Bible & Faith
100

This streaming service released Stranger Things.

Netflix

100

The “brain” of a computer that performs instructions.

CPU

100

The capital city of New Zealand.

Wellington

100

The basic unit of life.

Cell

100

The first book of the Bible.

Genesis

200

The mobile game that had people walking outside to catch virtual creatures in 2016.

Pokémon GO

200

The feature that lets you unlock your phone using your face.

facial recognition

200

New Zealand’s national rugby team.

All Blacks

200

The gas plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.

Carbon Dioxide

200

The man who built the ark.

Noah

300

The song that became the most-viewed YouTube video in 2017, by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee.

Despacito

300

The file type most commonly used for documents you don’t want edited easily.

PDF

300

The body of water separating the North and South Islands.

Cook Strait

300

The part of DNA that carries instructions, often called a unit of heredity.

Gene

300

The prophet swallowed by a great fish.

Jonah

400

This social media platform launched in 2010 and became huge for photo sharing.

Instagram

400

A strong password practice: using 3–4 random words is commonly called a _____.

passphrase

400

The Māori name for New Zealand.

Aotearoa

400

The force that keeps planets in orbit and objects on the ground.

Gravity

400

The disciple who denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed.

Peter

500

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner recognized for efforts to bring education to children.

Malala Yousafzai

500

In Wi‑Fi names, the abbreviation that stands for “Service Set Identifier.”

SSID

500

New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote in this year.

1893

500

The organ that produces insulin.

Pancreas

500

The island where John wrote Revelation while exiled.

Patmos