Literary Legends
World Wonders
Famous Firsts
MathWorks History
Massachusetts Lore
100

This British author is celebrated for his fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia."

Who is C.S. Lewis?

100

The only ancient wonder still in existence today, located in Egypt.

What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

100

The first person to walk on the moon in 1969?

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

The year MathWorks was founded.

What is 1984?

100

The Massachusetts town known for the witch trials that took place in 1692.

What is Salem?
200

This poet, known for "The Raven," is a master of macabre tales and poetry.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

This modern engineering marvel connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

What is the Panama Canal?

200

The first feature-length animated film, released by Disney in 1937?

What is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?

200

The original creator of MATLAB.

Who is Cleve Moler?

200

The first public park in the United States was establish in Boston in 1634. What is the name of the park?

What is the Boston Common?

300

This Russian novelist is known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina."

Who is Leo Tolstoy?

300

This Great Wonder of the ancient world was located on the small island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt.

What is the Lighthouse of Alexandria?


300

The first city to host the modern Olympic Games in 1896?

What is Athens?

300

The programming language that MATLAB was originally written in.

What is FORTRAN?

300

The first battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in these two Massachusetts towns in 1775.

What are Lexington and Concord?

400

This British author wrote "Pride and Prejudice," a classic novel about manners and matrimonial machinations.

Who is Jane Austen?

400

This ancient city in Mexico is known for its large, step-pyramid called El Castillo.

What is Chichen Itza?

400

The first city in the world to have a subway system, which opened in 1863?

What is London?

400

What was the first toolbox introduced by MATLAB

What is the Control System Toolbox?
400

This Massachusetts island was a major center for the whaling industry and is now a popular tourist destination

What is Martha's Vineyard?

500

This Russian author wrote "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov."

Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?

500

This ancient city in Jordan is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system.

What is Petra?

500

The first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary? (Note: Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, reached the summit with him.)

500

In 2007 MathWorks acquired this company that was known for its static code analysis tools. This helped MathWorks enhance its offerings in software verification and validation.

What is Polyspace Technologies?

500

The Massachusetts city was the site of the first American textile mill, established in 1813

What is Waltham?