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| Text on Button | I AM A WHIZ KID |
| Image Description | Black and white illustration of a kid in a space helmet sipping a drink through a straw and hanging on to a red line delineated shape with red text inside on a white background |
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| Additional Information | A “whiz kid” is someone very intelligent at a young age. This term popped up in the 1940s. There was a group of men who were nicknamed the Whiz Kids that worked for Ford Motor Company figuring out the logistics for World War II. Another group of Whiz Kids would also go on to work for the Department of Defense to modernize their defense strategies. On Who Wants to Be a Millionaire there have been some episodes where the contestants are kids during Whiz Kids Week. |
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Riddle, B. (2016, November 15). VIDEO: Arkansas 'whiz kid' wins $250,000 on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved August 2, 2020, from https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/nov/15/arkansas-whiz-kid-wins-…
Rosenzweig, P. (2010, December). Robert S. McNamara and the Evolution of Modern Management. Harvard Business Review, 94(12). Retrieved August 2, 2020, from https://hbr.org/2010/12/robert-s-mcnamara-and-the-evolution-of-modern-m…
Whiz kid. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved August 2, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whiz kid#h1
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