King Kong and Godzilla
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100

What year did King Kong originally premiere?  Closest gets the points?

1933

100

These look white because they are reflecting sunlight from above them.

Clouds

100

What is the last name of the leading family characters in The Cosby Show?

Huxtable

100

In early dragon literature, before flying became popular, dragons would drop out of these onto people's heads.

trees

100

A ____________  is performed on a defeated, wagging opponent, after the hailing "Finish Him!

fatality

200

Kong has been linked to this sea Monster.  That’s right, we may have King Kong to thank for the myth of this Monster. In their 2013 book Abominable Science, authors claim that the UK release of King Kong, which dropped in the spring of 1933, led directly to the supposed sightings of the infamous sea monster. Interestingly enough, the first sightings of the alleged mythical creature occurred within six months of the Kong’s release. 






Loch Ness

200

There are 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every _______.


second, minute, hour, day, week, month


minute

200

Family Guy takes place in what state?

Rhode Island

200

In this country, dragons symbolize wealth, power, and leadership.

China

200

Depicted as a warrior from the fictional Lin Kuei clan, the character is principally defined by his ability to control ice in many forms. He is the only fighter to appear in every main installment of the series

Sub-Zero

300

Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya was a big fan of O’Brien’s work. So he found ways to include this technique in King Kong vs Godzilla, even though the film mostly relies on actors in monster costumes (i.e. “suitmation”). There’s a snippet of this special effect in the final battle, when Godzilla leans on his tail to kick Kong in the stomach.  Nowadays, the technique is used by children and adults of all ages.  My boys use this quite a bit with their lego creations.

Stop-Go

300

The fastest recorded drop of this was 18 mph! 


rain

300

When did the children’s show Sesame Street first started airing on PBS?

Closest guess gets the points

1969

300

A dragon, the ultimate evil foil for a  "good" one of these armored protectors, derives its fire-breathing mouth from medieval depictions of the mouth of hell. The entrance to hell was often depicted as a monster's literal mouth.[3]

knight

300

This character is a soldier who was a member of Earthrealm's Special Forces unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency (OIA) in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She now commands all operations of the Special Forces and Units, like the new Earthrealm unit, which is Cassie's team. She is one of the few original Mortal Kombat characters, debuting in the first Mortal Kombat arcade game, and was the first female character introduced in the series.

Sonya Blade

400

ORIGINALLY (1933), KING KONG WAS SUPPOSED TO DO BATTLE WITH THIS FAMOUS STICHED MONSTER.


Frankenstein

In O’Brien’s original story, the great ape fights a monster who had been stitched together from various animal parts by a member of the Frankenstein family.

400

Yuma, Arizona gets over 4000 hours of this a year. The South Pole only gets this 182 days a year.

Sunshine
400

Who won Jeopardy in 2004 and took home 2.5 million dollars?

Ken Jennings

400

One of the most iconic dragons in literature is Smaug, from this J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel.  

The Hobbit

400

This soldier was born Jackson Briggs and is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games. Since his playable debut in Mortal Kombat II as the physically-imposing United States Special Forces superior of Sonya Blade, he has become a mainstay in the series

Jax

500

This underground area has played a significant role in all the MonsterVerse films to date. These are the tunnels and environments which Godzilla uses to get around, and from which humanity believes the Titans originated.

Hollow Earth

500

This natural occurring element over water releases enough energy in one second to equal that of 10 atomic bombs.

hurricane

500

Samantha twitched her nose for magic practice in which TV drama?

Bewitched

500

In the Harry Potter universe, the _______ of a dragon can be used as the core of a wand.

heart string

500

This character is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise. An undead ninja, he is principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan. His primary weapon is a kunai spear, which he uses to harpoon opponents

Scorpion

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