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Etymology
400

This tycoon's name graces a university known for its stunning Kirkland Hall and Peabody College buildings.

Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?

400

This colorful line from Othello is used to described jealousy.

What is "green-eyed monster"?

400

A famous band far from their dog days pairs up with supervised and unsupervised types of this AI term to create melodic intelligence.

What is Florence and the Machine Learning?

400

In 1970, the GSA established the Federal Citizen Information Center in this small Colorado town, whose name is shared with a location famously tied to U.S. presidents.

What is Camp David?

400

This small breed of dog shares a name with the Mexican state where it was first discovered in the 1800s.

What is chihuahua?

800

This university is named after a 19th-century railroad magnate and politician who co-founded the school in memory of his son.

Who is Leland Stanford?

800

This phrase from A Midsummer Night's Dream is used to describe someone who is enchanted or under a spell. This is also the name of a Netflix reality show.

What is "love is blind"?

800

You’ll remember this combination: a type of fast computer storage meets a material designed to contour to your body.

What is Random Access Memory Foam?

800

The GSA has a vital role in the creation and maintenance of this standard system, used for securely accessing federal facilities and IT systems.

What is the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system?

800

This fruit, once known as the "alligator pear," gets its name from a Nahuatl word referencing its shape and for hanging in pairs.

What is avocado?

1200

This influential family name is attached to various university buildings, including a chapel at the University of Chicago known for its grand Gothic architecture.

Who is John Rockerfeller?

1200

In Julius Caesar, Casca implies his lack of understanding or confusion about something with this phrase.

What is "It's Greek to me"?

1200

A busy Manhattan transportation hub merges with the brain of a computer.

What is Grand Central Processing Unit?

1200

After its closure in 1963, this infamous island prison was transferred to the GSA and nearly sold as excess property but was later preserved as part of the National Park System

What is Alcatraz?

1200

This popular fabric, first produced in the French city of Nîmes, gets its name from the phrase "serge de Nîmes."

What is denim?

1600

The “Academical Village” at the University of Virginia is inspired by the architectural vision of this president, who founded the university and designed its iconic Rotunda.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

1600

In Twelfth Night, this phrase refers to a situation that is full of confusion and complexity.

What is "a tangled web"?

1600

A predictive AI model for text moves into a real estate agent's showpiece.

What is Large Language Model Home?

1600

The GSA supports this major annual technology event, aimed at showcasing innovations to improve government services.

What is FedFleet?

1600

Though its earliest examples date back to 9th-century Iraq, the European style of this iconic blue-and-white porcelain is named after a town in this country.

What is the Netherlands?

2000

A lecture hall at Caltech honors a man who made groundbreaking discoveries in chemistry and peace activism, winning stand-alone Nobel prizes in each of these fields.

Who is Linus Pauling?

2000

Mistaken from King John, this idiom means to add unnecessary embellishments to something that is already beautiful or perfect.

What is "gild the lily"?

2000

Adele’s hit song says hello to a concept recently awarded the Nobel Prize in...physics?

What is Rolling in the Deep Learning?

2000

The GSA was established in this year, as part of President Harry Truman's efforts to streamline federal administration.

What is 1949?

2000

The real name for this bird originates from an Aztec word meaning "big monster," while in other languages, its common name reflects a country mistakenly thought to be its origin.

What is a turkey?