Head in the Clouds
The Oscars
Bodies of Water
Colors that end in "-urple"
Corporate Buzzwords
100

This architecture distributes data and compute across geographically closer nodes to reduce latency

What is Edge Computing

100

From the House of Mouse, this legend is the most nominated person in Oscars history (59 noms!)

What is Walt Disney

100

This is the ocean separating North/South America and Europe/Africa.

What is Atlantic Ocean

100

This color is what you get when you mix red and blue.

What is Purple

100

This term means “let’s discuss this later,” often used to delay decisions.

What is “circle back”?

200

This fluffy looking cloud type is often characterized by a puffy cotton ball appearance.

What is Cumulus

200

After a snafu initially awarded it to La La Land, this film won Best Picture in 2017.

What is Moonlight

200

A sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa, it also lends its name to a healthy diet.

What is Mediterranean Sea

200

February’s Purple Birthstone that was once believed to prevent drunkness

What is Amethyst

200

“Low-hanging fruit” refers to these types of opportunities.

What are “easy wins” or “simple tasks”?

300

In Cloud Computing this service model is abbreviated - FaaS.

What is Functions as a Service

300

Since the introduction of the Best Animated Feature category in 2002, this American studio has claimed the most awards.

What is Pixar

300

Situated between Europe and Asia, this is the world’s largest saltwater lake. (Hint: It’s technically called a sea!)

Caspian Sea

300

This purple flower is often mixed into candles and essential oils for its soothing smell

What is Lavender

300

“Move the needle” is about making this kind of measurable difference.

What is “a significant impact or improvement”?

400

Towering storm cloud type, whose name means “rain heap” and can produce lightning and tornadoes.

What is Cumulonimbus

400

This is the first, and to date only, non-English-language film to win Best Picture.

What is Parasite

400

The lake with the longest name in the world is "Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg" is located in what US State?

What is Webster, Massachusetts

400

This haunting ghost Pokemon is known for its distinct purple hue

What is Gengar or Haunter

400

“Boil the ocean” means trying to do this unrealistic thing.

What is “take on too much at once” or “try to solve everything”?

500

This architectural approach breaks applications into small deployable pieces rather than a single monolith.

What is Microservices

500

Released in 1991, this film is the most recent to win the “Big Five” (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay).

What is Silence of the Lambs

500

Found in Siberia, this is the deepest lake on the planet.

What is Lake Baikal

500

This purple grape varietal produce the most popular red-wine in the world.

What is Cabernet Sauvignon

500

Removing barriers between teams and/or departments to improve efficiency.

What is Break down silos