Games
What 1997 N64 video game, widely cited as one of the greatest of all time, features James Bond up against a criminal syndicate and is named after the 1995 film in the Bond franchise?
Goldeneye 007
What is the correct plural form of the word “cactus”?
a) Cactuss
b) Cacti
c) Cactusies
d) Cactuses
Cacti
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
This famous English mathematician is often credited as the inventor of calculus also had a deep interest in alchemy, spending many years of his life conducting secret experiments in the hope of discovering the fabled Philosopher’s Stone.
Sir Isaac Newton
Who made the song "Friend Inside Me"
Toby Fox
Which spooky 2001 GameCube game starring Mario’s brother got a reboot for Nintendo Switch in 2019?
Luigi's Mansion
What is the capitalization rule for titles in English writing?
a) Capitalize every word
b) Capitalize only the first and last word
c) Capitalize all nouns and verbs
d) Capitalize the important words
Capitalize the important words
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
This value is, by definition, the smallest prime number.
2
What Bernstein musical, set in 1950s New York, was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
a) My Fair Lady
b) Porgy and Bess
c) The Sound of Music
d) West Side Story
West Side Story
What Will Wright created video game series released in 2000 (with sequels in 2004, 2009, and 2014) saw players watching and directing characters to mundane things like eating, sleeping, and cleaning their houses?
The Sims
Which British author wrote the “Harry Potter” series?
a) J.R.R. Tolkien
b) J.K. Rowling
c) C.S. Lewis
d) Lewis Carroll
J.K Rowling
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
This value represents the sum of the first five prime numbers.
2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 = 28
Which is not a vocal part in an all-male barbershop quartet?
a) Tenor
b) Alto
c) Baritone
d) Bass
Alto
Which video game console released in 2006 pioneered the use of motion controls in its gameplay?
The Wii
What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it represents?
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
True or False: 51 is a Prime Number.
False
Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?
a) Wagner
b) Verdi
c) Rossini
d) Mozart
Mozart
In 2014, Google partnered with Game Freak and Nintendo as part of an April Fool's Day prank to create a new version of Google Maps populated by small creatures. This prank inspired what massively popular 2016 video game?
Pokemon GO
What is the longest English word in the dictionary?
a) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
b) Antidisestablishmentarianism
c) Floccinaucinihilipilification
d) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
True or False: 64 is both a Perfect Square and a Perfect Cube
True
In what rock band would you find Paul Hewson and David Evans?
a) Coldplay
b) U2
c) The Rolling Stones
d) Radiohead
U2