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The main character played by Margo Robbie in this 2023 summer hit. 

Who is Barbie?

100

Providing a safer way to control traffic, the inventor of the three-position traffic signal in the early 1920s became known as the Father of Transportation Technology. 

Who is Garrett Morgan?

100

Name of the little girl in Wizard of Oz.

Who is Dorothy?

100

Passion for the people, Be the change you seek, Commit to greatness. 

What are the WGI Core Values?

100

"You're killing me, Smalls"  is a famous quote from this 1993 movie about friends' summer adventures. 

What is The Sandlot?

200

This 2022 Netflix series, inspired by a Korean webtoon, became a global hit with its dystopian survival games and social commentary. 

What is Squid Games?

200

This Latin term "ingenium," meaning innate quality or mental power, leading to a meaning of a clever inventor. 

What is Engineer?

200

This actor plays Ethan Hunt, the daring IMF agent in the Mission: Impossible movies.

Who is Tom Cruise?

200

Part of WGI Ventures, this company is nationally recognized for its flagship water monitoring software, Stormwise. 

What is Streamline Technologies? 

200

This quarterback has won the most Super Bowl Titles.

Who is Tom Brady?

300

This 1980s arcade game, featuring a yellow character eating dots and avoiding ghosts, became one of the most iconic video games of all time.

What is Pac-Man?

300

The architect of the Step Pyramid in Egypt (c. 2550 BCE), is credited as the first named engineer.

Who is Imhotep? 

300

In Pleasantville, this element begins to appear as characters experience personal growth and emotional awakening, symbolizing change and freedom.

What is color?

300

This project was the recipient of the 2024 ACEC Florida Engineering Excellence Grand Award.  

What is the Brightline Highspeed Rail Project?

300

This city became the first to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, doing so in 2008 and 2022 respectively.

What is Beijing?


400

This 1980s TV show featured four older women living together in Miami and became a cult classic for its witty humor and heartwarming moments.

What is the Golden Girls?

400

This time in history spurred the emergence of new fields, such as electrical engineering. 

What is the Industrial Revolution?

400

This razor-gloved villain haunts the dreams of teenagers in the fictional town of Springwood, Ohio.

Who is Freddy Krueger?

400

Coming in at #169, 2025 marked the 12th year WGI has been listed in this publication.

What is ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list.

400

This team was the first to win the English Premier League.

Who is Manchester United?

500

This viral TikTok trend in 2024 involved users recreating scenes from this 2001 cult classic starring Jake Gyllenhaal and a creepy rabbit named Frank.

What is Donnie Darko?

500

Recognized as the "Father of Engineering" this gentleman is known for his design of the third Eddystone Lighthouse. 

Who is John Smeaton?

500

In Avengers: Endgame, this character is revealed to be the keeper of the Soul Stone on Vormir, despite previously being presumed dead.

Who is Red Skull?

500

This surveying and mapping firm, once home to early employees David Wantman and Robin Petzold, eventually joined forces with Wantman & Associates.

What is Meridian Surveying and Mapping?

500

This 2020 ESPN sports documentary miniseries was about Michael Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls. 

What is The Last Dance?