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Gaming in the 90s
100
This famous English Playwright is surprisingly not around to celebrate the 400th anniversary of his death this year.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
This scientist's name is familiar to anyone in an EM class thanks to his unification of multiple theory into a neat set of equations.
Who is James Clerk Maxwell?
100
Canberra
What is Australia?
100
He led the Untied States through the Civil War.
100
Nintendo released this console in 1996, which was their first console which could support 3D graphics.
What is the N64?
200
This is James Joyce's magnum opus. and contains 265,000 words.
What is "Ulysses"?
200
This British Mathematician is credited as the father of computer science and helped decode the enigma machine.
Who is Alan Turing?
200
Copenhagen
What is Denmark?
200
This President helped right the Declaration of Independence, and ran against the sitting President who he had served under as Vice President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This RPG featuring Cloud was on of the best selling games on the Playstation.
What is Final Fantasy 7?
300
Miguel de Cervantes is best known for this seminal work: the protagonists name has become a phrase meaning "overly idealistic".
What is "Don Quixote"?
300
This Danish Physicist won a Novel Prize for his work on quantum theory. He was also given a house which had a pipeline to a Carlsberg brewery.
Who is Niels Bohr?
300
Taipei
What is Taiwan?
300
He led the United States in the War of 1812 and helped write the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
300
This violent fighting game, known for its fatalities, was first released in 1992.
What is Mortal Kombat?
400
She is the best selling author of all time, primarily known for her crime novels.
Who is Agatha Christie?
400
Newton may be credited for discovering calculus, but it is the notation of this German mathematician that is more often used.
Who is Liebniz?
400
Lima
What is Peru?
400
He was the last President to be shot while in office, though he survived his wounds.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
The first in this game series, Arena, was released in 1994. The series would only break into the mainstream with the release of Morrowind in 2002.
What is "The Elder Scrolls"?
500
This Norwegian playwright's "A Doll's House" became the most performed play of 2006.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
500
She won two Nobel prizes, one in Chemistry and one in Physics.
Who is Marie Curie?
500
Bern
What is Switzerland?
500
He was the first President to be impeached.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
500
Blizzard would later reap the rewards of this fantasy IP that it started in 1994.
What is Warcraft?
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