Early Game Shows
Stories and Myths
The PC Universe(ity)
The Past in PC
Game Show Empire
100

The first game show was created in this decade.

What are the 1920s?

100

This distinguished (and possibly mythical) Greek poet wrote famous epics like The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Who is Homer?

100

This is the term for science and engineering conducted at the nanoscale.

What is nanotechnology?

100

Our PC team successfully helped evacuate this small island in the Caribbean.

What is Montserrat?

100

Born in July of 1940, this popular TV personality hosted Jeopardy! for nearly 40 years.

Who is Alex Trebek?

200

This is the name of the person who invented the television

Who is Philo Farnsworth?

200

This is the name of the cyclops that Odysseus and his men encountered in The Odyssey.

Who is Polyphemus?

200

This process involves mimicking nature in order to solve problems.

What is biomimicry?

200

These criteria determine the overall stability of a country. Their abbreviation is SEI.

What are Social Economic Indicators?

200

In 1994, this aptly named televisioin channel was introduced into the public, and televised game shows from all eras.

What is Gameshow Network?

300

This is the name of the newspaper that created the first game show.

What is the Brooklyn Daily Eagle?

300

This esteemed author wrote famous short stories like "All Summer in a Day" and "The Veldt".

Who is Ray Bradbury?

300

This term refers to different versions of the same invention over time. It can also refer to something that repeats.

What is an iteration?

300

This quiz website just recently hit five billion plays. We have used it many times here in Project Challenge.

What is Sporcle?

300

This long-standing host of famous game show The Price Is Right holds the record for most Daytime Emmys for outstanding game show host.

Who is Bob Barker?

400

Hosted by Ralph Edwards, this game show became the first of its genre to be commercially televised in 1941.

What is Truth or Consequences?

400

This is the profession of Mr. Tom Lee.

What is storyteller?

400

These three structures are the main composers of the frame for our paper roller coaster.

What are beams, columns, and brackets?

400

This is the science of how the nervous system develops and what it does. Some refer to it as the science of the brain.

What is neuroscience?

400

At the turn of the century, television channel ABC came out with this extremely popular game show which asks viewers a very enticing question in the title.

What is Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

500

This is the official name of the corporation with the abbreviation FCC.

What is the Federal Communications Commision?

500

The name of Odysseus' lonely shepherd.

Who is Eumaeus?

500

This is the name of the new planned capital for Indonesia, to be located on the island of Borneo.

What is Nusantara?

500

These are the 17 objectives are planned to help improve the world by 2030, as stated by the United Nations.

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

500

This is the name of the original host of Family Feud.

Who is Richard Dawson?