Northeastern
What’s Northeastern’s mascot’s name?
Paws
This woman was one of the first people to develop a compiler for computer languages: Grace Hopper, Radia Perlman, Anita Borg, Ada Lovelace
Grace Hopper
True or False: Matthews Arena is the OLDEST ice hockey arena in the world.
True
What is this binary as a number? 101
5
What day is Star Wars day?
May 4th
How many undergraduate schools/colleges are there at Northeastern?
7
Who was the first female to receive a PHD in computer science? Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, Radia Perlman, Anita Borg, Ada Lovelace
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
Which park (in Boston) is the oldest park in the United States
Boston Commons
What does SQL stand for?
Structured query language
What is Lady Gaga’s real name?
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Khoury College officially changed its name in 2019. What was the program named before this?
Northeastern College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS)
Who was the first person to start a computer dating service in 1964? Frances E. Allen, Joan Ball, Meg Whitman, Jean E. Sammet
Joan Ball
True or False: The second biggest art heist took place in Boston.
False (The biggest art heist took place in Boston)
What is the design recipe?
Data definition, interpretation, examples, template
How many grandkids does Kris Jenner have?
10
Which of the following is NOT one of Northeastern’s alumni? Jeff Clarke – CEO of Kodak, Biz Stone – Co-founder of Twitter, Wendy Williams- media personality, J Allard – Vice President of Microsoft
J Allard – Vice President of Microsoft
Who was the person to pioneer “Work From Home” thanks to her contribution in developing the first “Personal Computer”? Adele Goldberg, Carol Shaw, Mary Allen Wilkes, Susan Kare
Mary Allen Wilkes
Which American holiday was first celebrated in Boston?
Thanksgiving
Which of the following is a programming language? Claw, bite, itch, scratch
scratch
How many Harry Potter movies have been made?
Eight
What are the two last names that precede the official name of the SquashBusters recreation center?
Badger and Rosen
What percentage of the workforce at the top 5 tech companies are women? 27%, 39%, 47%, 34%
34%
What percentage of Bostonians walk to work (the highest among major U.S. cities)? 17.2%, 15.1%, 10.9%, 12.7%
15.1%
Which one of these is NOT a real programming language? Shakespeare, Curry, LOLCODE, TACO
TACO
How many times did Ross get divorced on Friends, the TV show?
3