From blocks and hashes to HODL and Lightning, test your knowledge of how Bitcoin works, the network that secures it, and the culture that sprang up around a 21-million coin cap. This is a Middle School Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Bitcoin Basics, Blockchain Mechanics, Mining & Network, Security & Wallets, Economy & Culture.
- Middle School Science review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
This original cryptocurrency was created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Bitcoin
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Each batch of transactions linked to the previous one by a cryptographic hash.
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Block
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Specialized participants who compete to append blocks and collect rewards.
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Miners
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The secret that authorizes spending from a Bitcoin address.
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Private key
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A meme-born term for holding coins through volatility.
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HODL
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Board content
Bitcoin Basics
- $100 — This original cryptocurrency was created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
- Bitcoin
- $200 — The open document that introduced Bitcoin’s design to the world.
- White paper
- $300 — The maximum number of bitcoins that will ever exist.
- 21 million
- $400 — The smallest unit of bitcoin, equal to one hundred-millionth of a BTC.
- Satoshi
- $500 — The distributed ledger that records all bitcoin transactions.
- Blockchain
Blockchain Mechanics
- $100 — Each batch of transactions linked to the previous one by a cryptographic hash.
- Block
- $200 — The consensus method where computation proves a valid hash solution.
- Proof-of-work
- $300 — The tree-like structure summarizing transactions within a block.
- Merkle tree
- $400 — The hashing algorithm used to secure Bitcoin blocks.
- SHA-256
- $500 — The model where spendable balances are defined by unspent outputs.
- UTXO
Mining & Network
- $100 — Specialized participants who compete to append blocks and collect rewards.
- Miners
- $200 — The targeted time between new Bitcoin blocks.
- Ten minutes
- $300 — The mechanism that tunes proof-of-work to maintain the target block interval.
- Difficulty adjustment
- $400 — The recurring event that reduces the block subsidy by 50%.
- Halving
- $500 — Independent validators that check blocks and enforce consensus rules.
- Full nodes
Security & Wallets
- $100 — The secret that authorizes spending from a Bitcoin address.
- Private key
- $200 — A human-readable backup of a wallet, typically 12 to 24 words.
- Seed phrase
- $300 — A dedicated offline device for storing private keys safely.
- Hardware wallet
- $400 — A scheme requiring more than one key to sign a transaction.
- Multisig
- $500 — A scannable code used to share a receiving address without typing.
- QR code
Economy & Culture
- $100 — A meme-born term for holding coins through volatility.
- HODL
- $200 — Accumulating small amounts regularly, measured in the tiniest units.
- Stacking sats
- $300 — An extra amount attached to encourage miners to include a transaction.
- Transaction fee
- $400 — An off-chain payment network enabling fast, low-fee BTC transfers.
- Lightning Network
- $500 — A monetary philosophy favoring scarce, non-inflationary assets.
- Hard money
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