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100
She is considered the world’s first computer programmer for her work on the Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
100
In Hidden Figures, this NASA mathematician helped calculate the flight trajectory for John Glenn.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
100
Founded in this year, UGA’s business school was the first business school in the South.
What is 1912?
100
This gaming company released the highly anticipated Switch 2 console in June 2025.
What is Nintendo?
100
This month is nationally recognized as Women’s History Month in the U.S.
What is March?
200
This Navy rear admiral helped create the first computer compiler and is nicknamed “Amazing Grace.”
Who is Grace Hopper?
200
In Jurassic Park, this scientist played by Laura Dern specializes in paleobotany.
Who is Dr. Ellie Sattler?
200
In this year, UGA’s College of Business Administration was officially renamed the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business.
What is 1991?
200
This AI startup created Claude, a chatbot focused on helpful and responsible artificial intelligence.
What is Anthropic?
200
This nonprofit initiative is dedicated to getting more girls involved in computer science and is known for its summer coding programs.
What is Girls Who Code?
300
This computer scientist helped develop the BASIC programming language, making computer programming more accessible to students.
Who is Mary Kenneth Keller?
300
In The Matrix, this skilled hacker helps Neo understand and fight against the simulated world.
Who is Trinity?
300
This Terry building, named for a former Aflac chairman and CEO?
What is Amos Hall?
300
This AI startup operates a search-style “answer engine” that responds to questions and provides source citations.
What is Perplexity?
300
This test, named after a female screenwriter, measures female representation in films by asking whether two women talk to each other about something other than a man.
What is the Bechdel Test?
400
Known as the “Mother of the Internet,” this computer scientist invented the spanning-tree protocol (STP), which made modern computer networking and Ethernet possible.
Who is Radia Perlman?
400
Sandra Bullock plays a computer programmer whose identity is stolen in this 1995 cyber-thriller.
What is The Net?
400
Established in 1965, this Terry program was among the first of its kind in the United States and is now the country’s largest undergraduate program in its field.
What is the Risk Management and Insurance Program?
400
This chipmaker introduced its Vera Rubin AI computing platform in 2026.
What is NVIDIA?
400
One of the world’s first webcams was created at the University of Cambridge to monitor whether this shared office item was empty.
What is a coffee pot?
500
This software engineer led the team that developed the onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo missions, and her work helped land astronauts safely on the Moon in 1969.
Who is Margaret Hamilton?
500
In Ocean’s 8 (2018), Rihanna plays this skilled hacker who uses her cybersecurity expertise to help the team execute its Met Gala heist.
Who is Nine Ball?
500
This Terry College of Business alumna became the first female dean of the college and played a major role in expanding its executive education programs.
Who is Debra Allison?
500
This former OpenAI chief technology officer launched the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab in 2025.
Who is Mira Murati?
500
During World War II, six women programmed this early electronic general-purpose computer.
What is ENIAC?