Shadow Wizard
In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the title of the novel refers to this character.
Who is Sauron?
This is the currency in all of the games of the LEGO series.
What are Studs?
Thought to have come from the Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," this term for when a boat overturns.
What is capsize?
This is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of a radioactive isotope of carbon.
What is radiocarbon dating?
This term, borrowed from the credit industry’s bond ratings, is used to classify video games produced and distributed by a mid-sized or major publisher, which typically have higher development and marketing budgets.
What is AAA?
This alternate dimension of purely psychic energy is the source of all psychic powers and known instances of so-called "sorcery" or "magic" in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
What is The Immaterium? (The Warp)
A monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period by a country or countries.
What is Gross domestic product (GDP)?
In maritime tradition, it is considered very unlucky to kill this type of bird.
What is an albatross?
This is the heaviest naturally occurring element in the universe and is naturally radioactive.
What is Uranium?
This 2018 action-adventure game had the highest-grossing opening weekend for any entertainment product in history, managing to sell through $725 million in copies over just three days.
What is Red Dead Redemption 2?
Planeswalkers are powerful wizards who can travel between the dimensions (“planes”) of this fantasy Multiverse.
What is Magic: The Gathering?
The largest bank holding company in the United States by total assets.
What is JPMorgan Chase?
A class of sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail behind the mast.
What is a sloop?
Nearly 1 out of every 15 homes in the U.S. is estimated to have elevated levels of this radioactive noble gas, which is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
What is Radon?
Producers of the classic point-and-click adventure game Maniac Mansion coined this term for a sequence in a video game that is not interactive, interrupting the gameplay.
What is a cutscene?
The sole survivor of the destruction of the Brotherhood of Darkness, this Dark Lord of the Sith created the Rule of Two.
Who is Darth Bane?
A type of private investment partnership and funds pool that uses varied and complex proprietary strategies and invests or trades in complex products, including listed and unlisted derivatives.
What is a hedge fund?
The “stern” refers to the outside of the rearmost part of a ship, while this term refers to the inside.
What is aft?
This reaction occurs when a neutron slams into a larger atom, forcing it to excite and split into two smaller atoms.
What is Fission?
Unlike its parent franchise of games which focus heavily on stealth, this 2013 spin-off is action-oriented, focusing on sword fighting and a sophisticated cutting system to fight and defeat enemies.
What is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance?
This fantasy MMORPG, released in January 2001, allowed players to cast various spells using the Magic combat skill, which utilized the power of small stones called runes.
What is RuneScape?
This is the strongest currency in the world, with the highest-valued currency unit per face value.
What is the Kuwaiti dinar?
Matching the on-screen rank of James Bond, Actor Daniel Craig has been granted this honorary rank in the Royal Navy.
What is commander?
This electronic instrument is used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation.
What is a Geiger counter?
MGSV’s Venom Snake, DMC5’s Nero, and Sekiro’s Wolf are video game protagonists who each possess this common trait, granting them access to various special abilities and tools.
What is a prosthetic arm?