Apple, Inc.
This is the year of Apple's founding.
What is 1976?
(Fun fact, it was on April Fools Day)
This test, proposed by a famous British computer scientist, evaluates a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human.
What is the Turing test?
This Tiger & Blue Devil has been working at Apple since 1998.
Who is Tim Cook?
In the "Terminator" franchise, this is the name of the artificial superintelligence that turns against humanity.
What is Skynet?
This actor, known for his quirky mannerisms and jazzy piano skills, famously declared that "life, uh, finds a way" in "Jurassic Park."
Who is Jeff Goldblum?
(10/22 is Jeff Goldblum's birthday)
This is the year of the iPhone launch.
What was 2007?
This company's GPUs have become the industry standard for training large-scale AI models, making it a key player in the AI revolution.
What is NVDIA?
This Apple Exec has been at the company for 35 years (!) and currently wears 2 hats.
Who is Deirdre O'Brien
This TV series features a futuristic theme park where guests interact with artificially intelligent "hosts".
What is Westworld?
On this day in 2012, this athlete was stripped of his accolades due to the repercussions of a doping scandal.
Who is Lance Armstrong?
This word is what the "i" in Apple products originally stood for.
What is "internet"?
Fun fact: Jobs later explained it could also stand for other words like individual, instruct, inform, innovate, and inspire.
The term for the potential future point when AI surpasses human intelligence.
What is Singularity?
This former exec earned the nickname "Berkeley Blue" for some phreaking reason.
Who is Steve Wozniak?
(This related to the "Blue Box" he built in college which allowed for free long-distance phone calls)
The name of the AI assistant in the movie "Her", voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
What is Samantha?
Who conducted the first successful test of a practical incandescent light bulb in his laboratory on October 22, 1879.
Who is Thomas Edison?
(Fun fact: the light bulb stayed lit for 13.5 hours)
This inventor was depicted sitting under a tree on the original Apple logo.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This is the largest cloud computing platform and provides the backbone for countless startups and AI applications.
What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?
This Apple Exec held positions at Intel and IBM before spearheading Apple's foray into our own custom-designed chips across our product portfolio.
Who is Johny Srouji?
This android character from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is known for his quest to become more human.
Who is Data?
This product, originally created for boating, are known for their comfort, ventilation holes, and the decorative charms called "Jibbitz" that can be attached to them.
What are Crocs?
(10/22 is National Croc Day)
This is the time of day shown on any Apple product marketing visual.
9:41
Note: This was the time Steve first unveiled the iPhone
This is the AI hardware startup started by Jony Ive that was acquired by OpenAI in May 2025
What is io?
(Fun fact: it was acquired after only 1 year of founding for $6.5B!)
This was the third founder of Apple that sold his shares of the company for $800
Who is Ronald Wayne?
Fun fact: those shares would be worth ~$300B today!
This author's "Three Laws of Robotics" are a set of rules designed to prevent robots from harming human
Who is Isaac Asimov?
This Hindu "festival of lights" celebrates the spiritual victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
What is Diwali?
(Celebrated earlier this week)