Culture
Who was the director of ET?
Who is Steven Spielberg
Which romanticism writer is the author of “The Black Cat” and has a last name that is an acronym for a test-taking strategy?
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
In what film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger has an alien that tries to kill soldiers while they trek through the jungle in it?
What is Predator
What is the most common male and female name in the United States over the past 100 years? (name one or name two for Double Jeopardy)
James and Mary
The best selling game of all time, this game had a large popularity increase after it’s speedrunning community was expanded in 2020 thanks to a Youtuber by the name of “Dream”?
What is Minecraft
How many times has Paris Hilton been to jail? (closest answer gets the points)
What is None, she was only on probation
What percentage of students scored a 5 on the AP Literature Exam in 2022? (closest answer gets the points)
16.6%
What TV show started as a series of shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show, and is currently the longest running TV Show with 34 Seasons?
What is The Simpsons
What are the plastic tips of shoelaces called?
What are Aglets
What was the very first product that Nintendo made?
What are Playing cards
Who was the highest paid model of all time?
Who is Tyra Banks
What form of poetry, invented in France, is known for it’s structured line and rhyme patterns, forcing the author to repeat the 1st and 3nd lines throughout the whole poem?
Villanelle (Double Jeopardy if you can guess a TV show with a character that has this name)
Name 3 things that the Simpsons predicted in the future
Walt Disney and Fox merger, Trump presidency, USA curling team, Facetime, Matrix 4 Premiere, Pandemic, Murder Hornets, Tom Hanks endorses the US, Legal Reeferino in California
Released in 2013, this Javascript framework allows cross-compatibility between Windows, Linux, and MacOS. Although hated for being relatively slow, the framework is named after a subatomic particle.
Electron
What is the most popular rhythm game known for its memes around the number “727”, clicking circles, and famous players including cookiezi and mrekk?
What is Osu
Which Singer holds the record for the most Grammy nominations?
Beyonce (Double Jeopardy if you guess how many nominations)
When was the book “Into the Wild” published?
1996
Why did Avatar: The Way of Water break some movie projectors?
The movie was shot in 48 frames per second, while most movie theaters only supported 24 frames per second.
How many combinations are there to add up change to a dollar? (closest answer wins)
293 combinations
This incredibly classic game series, first released in 1993, is famous for the soundtrack “The Only Thing They Fear Is You” and features an unnamed space marine which fights demons?
What is Doom
What was the first movie ever made?
What is Roundhay Garden Scene shot in 1888 By Louis Le
What novel published in 1932 by Aldous Huxley has a futuristic society revolving around science and efficiency?
Brave New World
In Episode 1 The Phantom Menace, of the Star Wars Franchise, what does Jar Jar Binks say got him banished from Gunga City? (Be specific for more points.)
He is Clumsy.
In the Air Force’s Brevity Code, what type of missile is denoted by “Fox-2”, a common type of which includes the Sidewinder?
Heat Seeking
Released in 1999, this game is famously known for being coded in Assembly, in order to optimize the rendering of many individual elements for the underpowered devices at the time?
What is Roller Coaster Tycoon