Coding #1
Coding #2
Random Trivia #1
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100
Describe what this code will do:
RegularPolygon(150, 200, 125, 6, fill='indigo', border='black')
Produces a regular hexagon centered at (150, 200) with a radius of 125 with the border and fill and shown.
100
What are the two fonts that are used in our CMU version of Python?
arial and monospace
100
Before "hello" was introduced into the language, what word did people use when answering the phone?
(Hint: Pirates)
"Ahoy" (Thomas Edison coined the term "hello" by the way)
100
What national holiday, the unofficial end of summer, was first observed in 1894?
Labor Day
100
What ever-popular blonde doll did Jack Ryan create in 1958?
Barbie
200
Describe what this code will do:
def onMouseRelease(mouseX, mouseY):
Circle(mouseX, mouseY, 40, fill='lightSteelBlue')
When the mouse is released a circle of radius 40 with the fill shown is produced where your mouse is
200
What would this code do?
Label('TARGET', 200, 300, fill='red', size=65, bold=True)
Draw a label that say "TARGET" in bold red that is centered at (200, 300) with a font size of 65.
200
What term did Vice President Alben Barkley coin as a shorthand for his position?
"Veep"
200
In 1915 President Wilson designated what holiday as the second Sunday in May?
Mother's Day
200
Pong, introduced by Atari in 1975, was what new type of game?
Atari
300
Explain what this code would do.
Changes the width and height of the oval based on mouse position.
300
What would this code do?
def onMousePress(mouseX, mouseY):
Line(200, 300, mouseX, mouseY, fill='limeGreen', lineWidth=5)
Star(mouseX, mouseY, 20, 6, fill='hotPink', roundness=70)
Circle(mouseX, mouseY, 8, fill=gradient('orange', 'yellow'))
Draws a flower where the mouse is clicked and a stem that is attached to it starting at (200, 300)...which is where the vase was in this particular exercise.
300
What famous Florida region takes its name from the Spanish word cayos, meaning "small islands"?
The Keys; off the tip of Florida
300
What holiday is the number-one day for sales for fresh cut flowers?
Valentine's Day
300
What popular board game features Chance and Community Chess cards?
Monopoly
400
def onMouseMove(mouseX, mouseY):
dot1.centerX = mouseX
dot1.centerY = mouseY
dot3.centerX = mouseX
dot3.centerY = 400 - mouseY
Dot 1 follows the mouse exactly and Dot 3 reflects Dot 1 in a vertical movement.
400
Explain what this code would do:
belly = Circle(200, 230, 70, fill='white', border='black', borderWidth=15)
def onMousePress(mouseX, mouseY):
belly.radius += 3
if (belly.radius > 100):
hungryLabel.visible = True
When the mouse is pressed the belly gets bigger. Once the belly get's above a radius of 100, a hungry label is shown.
400
Texas congressman Maury Maverick coined a term to describe meaningless government chatter. The word sounds like a turkey call. What is it?
Gobbledygook
400
What spring holiday was originally called "Decoration Day"?
Memorial Day
400
What board game was marketed as a "Sweet little game for sweet little people"
Candy Land
500
Explain what this code will do.
if (mouseX < 200):
greenPolygon.addPoint(mouseX, mouseY)
pinkPolygon.addPoint(400 - mouseX, mouseY)
When the mouse is clicked on the left side a point gets added to the green polygon. Also
a reflecting point gets added to the pink polygon.
500
Describe what this code will do:
connect = Polygon(fill='orangeRed', border='black')
def onMousePress(mouseX, mouseY):
connect.addPoint(mouseX, mouseY)
When the mouse is pressed, a point is added to connect to the polygon that is already showing.
500
What great American author (whose real name is Samuel Clemens) took for his name a riverboat phrase meaning "water two fathoms deep"?
Mark Twain
500
What two states celebrate "Patriots Day"?
Maine and Massachusetts
500
What popular "course" game did Garnet Carter introduce in 1927 (Hint: windmills)
Mini-golf