Propellus Trivia Questions Test 2

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What year is known for the first major “AI Winter,” when people lost interest in AI for a while?

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1973

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By early 2024, what percent of organizations said they were using AI?

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65%

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Training one of the first large language models (LLMs) cost around how many dollars?

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$900

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What was the original purpose of the first calculator invented in 1642?

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Helping with math for taxes

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Which book from 1726 mentioned an early idea of artificial intelligence? Options: Little Women, Charlotte’s Web, Gulliver’s Travels, The Hobbit

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Gulliver’s Travels

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In 1914, what cool thing did inventor Torres y Quevedo show off? A. A flying AI drone, B. A chess-playing machine, C. A talking robot, D. A self-driving horse cart

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A chess-playing machine

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In 1921, what word was used in a play to describe mechanical workers that inspired the word “robot”?

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Robots

Answer explanation

The 1921 play that first introduced the word "robot" is R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, a Czech playwright.

🔍 Fun Fact:
While Karel Čapek made the term famous, he credited his brother, Josef Čapek, with coining the word "robot," derived from the Czech word "robota", which means forced labor or drudgery.

In R.U.R., robots are artificial beings created to serve humans, but eventually they revolt—sparking one of the earliest examples of AI rebellion in literature.

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Who created the ABC Computer in 1942, helping pave the way for modern AI?

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Dr. Jon Vincent Atanasoff

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What does the “AI” in artificial intelligence stand for?

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Artificial Intelligence

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What is one big risk people worry about with AI in schools?

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Students using AI to cheat