E-sports
What is the name of the game where two teams of five battle it out on Summoner's Rift to destroy the enemy's base?
League of Legends or LOL
This winged youth flew too close to the sun, causing his wax wings to melt.
Icarus
This novel critiques obsession with appearances and status through five sisters navigating love and marriage in Regency England.
Pride and Prejudice
(+100 if you can name the Author.)
In “Death Note,” this shinigami drops the notebook that Light Yagami picks up.
Ryuk
This country is the largest in the world by land area.
Russia
This mobile game, published by Moonton, is the centerpiece of the MPL Philippines league.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang or MLBB
This Gorgon had snakes for hair, and anyone who looked at her turned to stone.
Medusa
In this mid-20th century Japanese novel, a man’s diary entries reveal his alienation from society and eventual collapse into despair.
No Longer Human
(+200 if you can guess what genre this novel is.)
In “Naruto,” this clan was known for the Sharingan and was nearly wiped out in a massacre.
The Uchiha Clan
This scientist developed the theory of general relativity in the early 20th century.
Albert Einstein
This Philippine-based esports and gaming talent agency was co-founded by Alodia Gosiengfiao in 2017.
Tier One Entertainment
This hero completed 12 Labors, including slaying the Nemean Lion and capturing Cerberus.
Heracles (Hercules)
This Russian novel explores the weight of guilt after a murder, blending psychological torment with the possibility of redemption.
Crime and Punishment
(+300 if you can name of the Author.)
In “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood,” this sin is represented by the homunculus with the Ouroboros tattoo on his forehead who can regenerate almost infinitely.
Greed
This desert, located in northern China and southern Mongolia, is known as one of the largest in Asia.
The Gobi Desert
This city hosted the first-ever SEA Games Esports medal events in 2019.
This woman opened a jar (often mistranslated as a “box”), unleashing countless evils upon mankind.
Pandora
A Gothic tale of a double life, where a respected doctor’s experiments unleash his darker self.
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(+400 if you can give me the year this book was published.)
In “Bleach,” this captain of Squad 5 betrayed Soul Society and masterminded the Hōgyoku plot.
Sōsuke Aizen
This number is known as the smallest prime number that is also a twin prime.
3
This Filipino Dota 2 team made history by winning the ESL One Birmingham SEA qualifier in 2018.
TNC Predator
This cursed king turned everything he touched into gold, including his own daughter.
King Midas
In this Russian classic, a man writes a bitter confession from his basement, rejecting reason and mocking utopian ideals.
Notes from Underground
(+500 if you can name the Author.)
In “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” this organization secretly manipulates the events of the story while using the Human Instrumentality Project to achieve its goals.
Seele
This treaty, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.
The Peace of Westphalia