Google
The original Google servers were partially constructed from this Danish toy?
Lego
Who is the CEO of Open AI
Sam Altman
In December 1998 the U.N. convened a conference on this alphanumeric computer "bug" that ended up getting squashed
Y2K
Spain shares its longest land border with what country?
Portugal
What Tim Burton film, released in 1993, celebrates both Christmas and Halloween
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Which Googler led the development of Google+
Vic Gundotra
Which was the first Google feature to use AI/ML?
Spell Check
How punk--considered the first computer, Charles Babbage's 19th century Analytical Engine was designed to be powered by what method?
Steam
This lake on the U.S.-Canadian border is the largest body of fresh water in the world
Lake Superior
Borrowing a line from his famous "Hannukah Song", the film "Eight Crazy Nights" stars what actor?
Adam Sandler
Chrome was introduced to the world through one of these, illustrated by Scott McCloud
Comic book
In 2020, this AI made revolutionary progress on the protein folding problem, achieving a median score of 92.4/100.
Alphafold 2
Brothers John & Thomas Knoll created this image-editing program in the '80s & sold it to Adobe in 1995
Photoshop
What continent is the windiest and has the highest elevation, on average
Antarctica
SPOILER ALERT! In this Christmas Classic, Hans Gruber falls from the top of Yakatomi Plaza.
Die Hard
Who are the first senior fellows at Google?
Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat
This video game series features an AI that is now a virtual assistant built into the Windows operating system.
HALO
In 1965 this American engineer first enunciated his famed "Law", observing that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every two years
Moore
What nearly 20,000-foot peak is the highest point in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
In what holiday classic is Kevin McCallister left behind while is family goes on a trip to Paris
Home Alone
A googol is a 1 followed by how many zeroes?
100
In 2007, the Grand Challenge sponsored by this US government agency had competitors design self-driving vehicles that could navigate a 60 mi. urban area course.
DARPA
Alan Turing devised a method for breaking messages encrypted by this German cypher machine
Enigma
Still active but dormant since the 1940s, what buried the city of Pompeii in 79 A.D.?
Mt. Vesuvius
In this Christmas comedy, Clark Griswold thinks he will receive his Christmas bonus and unfortunately is instead enrolled in a "Jelly of the Month" club.
Christmas Vacation