TO IEEE AND BEYOND
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SPOT THE SYNTAX
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200

In 1963, this was the month and day on which IEEE was founded. It's also celebrated as the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar.

What is January 1st?

200

With a deep voice and a love for using Discord instead of Campuswire or Piazza, this professor's research revolves around games and interactive narrative.

Who is Ian Horswill?

200

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What is Racket?

200

Feeding many globally, this Asian grain is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa.

What is rice?

200

"I'd like to buy a vowel, please." This pair hosts Wheel of Fortune.

Who are Pat Sajak and Vanna White?

400

The acronym IEEE stands for what set of words that describe this 501 professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering.

What is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers?

400

Who's forwarding ECD events to your Northwestern email? It's this Peter and Adrienne Barris Professor and Chair whose office can be found at 3017 Seeley Mudd.

Who is Samir Khuller?

400

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What is Python?

400

When life gives you one of these, you'll get this type of grass.

What is Lemongrass?

400

After Bob Barker, it was up to this host to "Come on down!"

Who is Drew Carey?

600

At this event, a maze-game developer claimed that some people do not know that even Microsoft Excel is a programming language.

What is Badhacks?

600

This professor co-founded DSSL2, the Data Structures Student Language, with fellow CS professor Vincent St-Amour.

Who is Jesse A. Tov?

600

const newArray = [...array1, ...array2];

What is JavaScript?

600

Bouteloua dactyloides, commonly known as this type of grass, can be associated with an NFL team that plays its home games at Orchard Park, NY.

What is Buffalo grass?

600

Contestants eliminate money cases one-by-one with play from a banker and help from this TV host who also features as a judge for America's Got Talent.

Who is Howie Mandel?

800

This Northwestern faculty is teaching Cardiovascular Instrumentation this Winter quarter. They are also the faculty sponsor for IEEE Northwestern.

Who is Alan V. Sahakian?

800

These two professors received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation in 2021 for their work in diversifying the field of CS.

Who are Eleanor O'Rourke and Marcelo Worsley?

800

std::cout << "main function\n";

What is C++?

800

Grown primarily as hay for horses, this grass takes its name from the first name of one of the current Co-presidents of IEEE Northwestern.

What is Timothy-grass?

800

He infamously announced the wrong winner for the 2015 Miss Universe as Miss Columbia instead of Miss Philippines.

Who is Steve Harvey?

1000

At the 2022 IE3 Showcase, this project, which made it simpler to diagnose brain tumors from MRI scans, won "Best Project".

What is SUMMRI?

1000

An incoming assistant professor, he will start in January 2023 after serving as an assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering at Princeton University.

Who is Miklos Z. Racz?

1000

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    let right

What is DSSL2?

1000

This type of grass is named after The Ancient City, located between Northeast and East Central Florida.

What is St. Augustine grass?

1000

A pair of people must battle a variety of trivia and a plinko-like 40-foot wall in order to achieve life-changing winnings hosted by this host and actor.

Who is Chris Hardwick?