Alan Turing

Alan Turing

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6th - 7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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Who was this man?
John von Neumann
Donald Knuth
Alan Turing
Tim Berners-Lee

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Alan Turing's profession before he worked for the government?
Mechanic
Mathematician
Nurse
Teacher

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Alan Turing work during WWII?
Edinburgh
Hyde Park
Bromsgrove
Bletchley Park

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Alan Turing invent in WWII?
A machine to decrypt enemy messages that were scrambled.
A basic calculator that could add and subtract.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As well as being a mathematician, Alan Turing is famous for being a ..........................
Cryptographer
Librarian
Philanthropist
Stamp collector

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the machine that Alan Turing invented?

Enigma

Turing 1

Bombe

Computer 1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the machine that the Nazis invented to code messages?

Bombe

Computer 1

Turing 1

Enigma

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary focus of Alan Turing's work during WWII?

Developing nuclear weapons

Designing aircraft

Breaking German codes

Training soldiers