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Category Number
Category
Question
Answer
Bragging Point Amount
1
The History of Time(s)
4
Which journalist found Donald Trump's tax returns in their mailbox in 2016?
American Psycho
200
On September 18, 1851, the first issue of what we today call The New York Times was published. Then, it was known by a different name. What is that name?
New-York Daily Times
400
Which newspaper did Adolph S. Ochs publish before getting controlling ownership of The Times in 1896?
The Chattanooga Times
600
In 1871, The Times started printing a supplement in this language.
German
800
2
Movies Featuring Research
4
This movie about Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (played by Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan) was filmed in The New York Times's office.
She Said
200
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in this movie about Katherine Graham, the first female publisher of The Washington Post, trying to catch up to The Times's coverage of the Pentagon Papers.
The Post
400
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this film about Alan Turing.
The Imitation Game
600
Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, and many more star in this movie about a crack team of journalists investigating priests in the Boston Archdiocese.
Spotlight
800
3
Imperfect Methods
4
When you switch a letter, this multi-day method becomes moooch more complicated
Dairy Study
200
A spooky and magical alternative to a group conversation
Hocus Pocus Groups
400
When you ask 5 users to sleep in your bed to find 80% of its issues
Usability Resting
600
When you have a list of famous poets and writers like Shakespeare and want to put them into categories
Bard Sorting
800
4
Dog or Cat
4
Cat
200
Cat
400
Dog
600
Dog
800
5
This Year in (Google) Trends
4
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for NYT vs. Taylor Swift?
200
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for NYT vs. Wicked?
400
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for NYT vs. New York Liberty?
600
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for NYT vs. Brat?
800
6
Fake Headline or Real Headline? (NYT Edition)
4
Major Tech Companies Agree on Universal Standards for AI Ethics and Safety
Fake
200
Monster of Loch Ness Now Raising a Family.
Real
400
Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This?
Real
600
Pancake-Loving Turtle, a Family Heirloom, Kidnapped From Home He’s Visited for Years
Real
800
7
The History of Time(s)
4
In 1997, The New York Times prints its last daily paper in the 84 year old building west of Times Square. To where did they move their NYC printing operation?
College Point, Queens
400
In what year did The New York Times introduce the daily crossword puzzle?
1950
800
In what year did NYT launch its paywall?
2011
1200
Who were the original founders of The New York Times? They published the first issue of the New-York Daily Times.
Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones
1600
8
Movies Featuring Research
4
This gorgeous film focuses on the brain of prominent mathemetician John Forbes Nash, Jr.
A Beautiful Mind
400
This movie focuses on oft-forgotten Black women at NASA Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson who served as the brains behind astronaut John Glenn's orbit.
Hidden Figures
800
Woodward and Bernstein are the focus of this 1976 film about the Watergate scandal.
All The President's Men
1200
This Wes Anderson film features Timothée Chalamet (the real one!) in what is hailed as a "love letter to journalists."
The French Dispatch
1600
9
Imperfect Methodology
4
A tool that helps you figure out the tricks and tips for navigating shopping during this busy time
Mall Tricks (Qualtrics)
400
A methodology that helps you rank how far something floated away relative to other objects
Max Drift Survey
800
When you want to figure out which of your jokes will perform better
A/B Jesting
1200
This handy method sorts features into these helpful categories: Must have, delighter, performance, indifferent
Mano Analysis
1600
10
Cat or Dog
4
Dog
400
Cat
800
Cat
1200
og
1600
11
This Year in (Google) Trends
4
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for Wordle vs. Connections?
400
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for Spelling Bee vs. Connections?
800
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for Wordle vs. Salmon?
1200
Which of these graphs represents interest over time for Wordle vs. Yankees?
1600
12
Fake Headline or Real Headline? (NYT Edition)
4
Small Town Declares 'No Screen Sunday,' Residents Rediscover Board Games and Eye Contact
Fake
Lemonade His Undoing.
Real
How to Apply Makeup That Lasts
Real
36 Hours in Chennai
Fake
16
What is 14 x 22?
308
Cat
Dog
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