VIDEO GAMES
I MAY JUST BE A SIMPLE COUNTRY LAWYER
BETRAYAL
MOVIE TAGLINES
BETTER KNOW AN ELEMENT
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
This puzzle game, originally created in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov has been released on at least 65 separate platforms throughout its history
What is Tetris?
100
Now, I may be just a simple country lawyer, but I know that this amendment guarantees all persons accused of committin' a crime of some sort the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
What is the Sixth Amendment?
100
In Dante's Inferno, this circle of Hell, the lowest, is reserved for persons who betrayed their own kin, country, guests or lords
What is the Ninth circle?
100
They'll never get caught, they're on a mission from God.
(1980)
What is The Blues Brothers?
100
There had been a shortage of the supply of this element beginning in 2019 which began to ease after the COVID pandemic began. Atomic number 2.
What is Helium?
200
In order to conform to Nintendo's standards on violence at the time, the 1993 Super Nintendo release of this arcade sensation changed all of the red blood to gray "sweat." The uncensored Sega Genesis version ended up selling more copies.
What is Mortal Kombat?
200
Now, I may just be a simple country lawyer, but I know that when a petition is made for the Supreme Court to hear a case, this is the number of justices who must agree for the petition to be granted.
What is four?
200
This is the three word question asked in Latin by Caesar at the moment of his assassination in Act III of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar.
What is "Et Tu, Brute?" / "Also you, Brutus?"
200
The man with the hat is back, and this time he's bringing his dad.
What is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
200
This element, atomic number 16, has been known since antiquity, can be referred to as brimstone, and is often associated with Biblical hell, likely because it is naturally occurring near volcanoes
What is sulfur?
300
According to creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, he gave this 1987 game its title because he considered it his last-ditch effort in the video games industry, and would've returned to university were it not a success. Since then, a total of 15 games have been released in the main series, with many more spinoffs
What is Final Fantasy?
300
Now, I may be a simple country lawyer, but I know that Article I of the Constitution states that Congress cannot pass a law named for this here Latin term, meaning a law which would allow for someone to be punished for actions had already occured before the law was enacted.
What is ex post facto?
300
According to the Gospel of Matthew, this is the payment Judas Iscariot recieved in exchange for betraying Jesus.
What is thirty pieces of silver?
300
Warning! The monster demands a mate!
(1935)
What is The Bride of Frankenstein
300
Atomic number 88, this was often used in the early 1900s as a component of luminescent paint for the dials of clocks and watches, before workers who contracted radiation poisoning as a direct result of working with the element eventually successfully sued for damages in a famous case.
What is radium?
400
In this 1998 Playstation stealth-action game, a boss demonstrates his psychic abilities by reading off the titles of the other games saved on your memory card. Future installments of the series would be known for breaking the fourth wall in similar ways.
What is Metal Gear Solid?
400
Now, I may be a simple country lawyer, but I know this here medieval soundin' term which states that a person has a certain right to use force for purposes of self-defense if there is an intruder snoopin' around within the confines of their own home.
What is the castle doctrine?
400
This term, originated in pro wrestling, but now more generally used as slang term, refers to a sudden and unexpected betrayal of a friend or ally--perhaps hitting your own tag-team partner in the head with a chair
What is a heel turn?
400
On the air. Unaware.
(1998)
What is The Truman Show?
400
The apex of the Washington Monument is made of about 100 ounces of this element. At the time of its construction it was roughly as valuable as silver.
What is aluminum?
400
FINAL JEOPARDY CATEGORY
INFECTIOUS
DISEASE
500
After surviving a plane crash in the opening cutscene, one of the first images the player sees in this breakout 2009 hit is a banner reading "No Gods or Kings. Only Man."
What is BioShock?
500
Now, I may be a simple country lawyer, but I know this here high-falootin' soundin' term which refers to the procedure for which potential jurors are questioned about their backgrounds during jury selection. The term can also refer to the questioning of the credentials of an expert witness before their testimony is heard in court, like in that movie My Cousin Vinny.
What is voir dire?
500
This character in the Matrix reaches an agreement with Agent Smith to sell out the other human protagonists in exchange for being re-inserted into the matrix and being made, "someone important, like an actor."
Who is Cypher?
500
The true story of a real fake.
(2002)
What is Catch Me if You Can
500
This element has the highest melting point of any metal. it's applications include light bulb filaments and X-ray tubes. Atomic number 74.
What is tungsten?
500
Alexandre Yersin, a French physician and bacteriologist, is credited with discovering the bacteria responsible for causing this disease in 1894
What is bubonic plague?