Miscellaneous/Just for fun
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Getting hit with this can of soda is not the least bit painful.
What is a soft drink?
This Country had the most casualties during the Second World War.
What is the Soviet Union
This highest grossing film features shiny rocks, fancy suits, and a plot to save the universe
What is Avengers: Endgame
This top selling Dr. Suess Book is the result of a bet challenging the author to complete a book without exceeding 50 words
What is Green eggs and Ham?
This nocturnal animal was MIT's mascot in 1914 at the suggestion of MIT 1898 Alumni Lester D Gardener.
What is a beaver?
This animal, which comes in a 2-toed or 3-toed variety, is also the name of a deadly sin.
What is a sloth?
This country houses the museum that currently displays the Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci
What is France?
This Popular Game Franchise is named after a pair of Italian plumbers
What is the Mario Bros?
This literary trilogy takes place in the country of Panem, especially in its capital and District 12.
What is The Hunger Games?
This MIT Alum was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and is most notable for his last name, his height, and the number 364.4
Who is Oliver R Smoot?
This western U.S. state gets its name from the Spanish for 'snow-covered'
What is Nevada?
An oceanic country home to over 800 languages and is not a habitat to the rodent with the same name
What is Papua new Guinea?
This song by Camilla Cabello and Shawn Mendez is currently the most streamed song on Spotify.
What is "Señorita"?
This author wrote The Da Vinci Code and was an extra in the Film Be Cool along with John Travolta.
Who is Dan Brown?
Course 25 (?) along with course 13 (Ocean Engineering) course 19 (Metallurgy then Meteorology & Physical Oceanography) and course 23 (Modern Languages then Foreign Literature & Linguistics) are no longer offered at MIT.
What is Course 25, Interdisciplinary Science?
The national animal of Scotland
What is a Unicorn?
The African country where the first human heart transplant was performed and the only country to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons program
What is South Africa?
John, Paul, George and Ringo are the names of the members this band
Who are The Beatles?
This fictional character, a spy in the MI6, has been featured in over 40 novels by multiple authors
Who is James Bond?
This famous duel at MIT gave rise to a famously large number created by Spanish Philosopher Augustin Rayo
What is The Big Number Duel?
This US President is known to egregiously display his package which he gave the nickname "Jumbo"
What is Lyndon B Johnson?
This fast-disappearing island nation receives 10% of its income from royalties from the use of its national internet domain suffix.
What is Tuvalu?
This movie features Woody Allen as a neurotic insect
What is Antz?
This Shakespearean Tragic King disowns the only daughter that loved him and gets betrayed by the other two who claimed they did. These daughters are named Cordelia, Regan and Goneril.
Who is King Lear?
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This MIT Alum and Chemistry Nobel Laureate was admitted to MIT in 1933, only to be forced to take a leave due to poor academic behavior
Who is Robert B Woodward?