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Literary Video Games
Men of Myth
These Songs Could Kill You
100
The first toy advertised on national TV was this spud.
Who is Mr Potato Head?
100
Add a letter to "wordplay" to get this activity prevalent in pirate movies.
What is swordplay?
100
"Alamut", a 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol about fanatical killers, inspired the hit video game ____ "Creed".
What is Assassin's?
100
This supreme musician was the son of a muse & I'm no lyre.
Who is Orpheus?
100
Roberta Flack & later the Fugees sang about a man strumming my pain with his fingers then committing this title crime.
What is Killing Me Softly?
200
It was introduced in 1969 as the world's first indoor ball.
What is the Nerf Ball?
200
Add a letter to "aspirin" to get this ambitious word
What is aspiring?
200
Based on "Hamlet", "Elsinore" has you play as this character; perhaps you might not drown.
Who is Ophelia?
200
While married to Menelaus Helen was abducted by this man & much trouble ensued.
Who is Paris?
200
In A Clockwork Orange the Droogs were up for a bit of the old ultra- this; Lana Del Rey sang about it in 2014.
What is Violence?
300
Sales of this game first known as Pretzel got a big boost in 1966 when Eva Gabor & Johnny Carson played it on TV.
What is Twister?
300
Insert a letter in "confer" to get this type of shade giver.
What is conifer?
300
In the mobile game based on this 1873 novel, you can end up with a different itinerary than the one Jules Verne created.
What is Around the World in 80 Days?
300
After killing his mom for betraying his dad Orestes is pursued by these vengeful goddesses aka the Erinyes.
Who are the Furies?
300
Ask Maverick; Kenny Loggins sang of metal under tension & red line overload as you approach this risky title area.
What is Danger Zone?
400
In 2013 this educational toy company jumped over its competitors by introducing a kids tablet with WiFi.
What is Leapfrog?
400
Put a letter in "defied" to get this word that's just divine.
What is deified?
400
With flowing white hair, Geralt of Rivia is a monster slayer in this video game series based on the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski.
What is the Witcher?
400
The villainous Procrustes stretched or dismembered victims to make them fit onto his iron this.
What is a bed?
400
Call the FBI! This title madman of a Talking Heads song is on the loose; qu'est-ce que c'est.
What is Psycho Killer?
500
Created in 1914 and still fun a century later it was inspired by watching kids play with simple items like sticks.
What are Tinker Toys?
500
Drop one letter into "denture" to get this word meaning to alter chemical composition.
What is denature?
500
Andrew Ryan, the industrialist villain in "Bioshock" was inspired by this female author with the same initials.
Who is Ayn Rand?
500
In the Iliad this mighty warrior drags the body of Hector behind his chariot.
Who is Achilles?
500
Hall & Oates sang that this title killer will only come out at night...watch out boy she'll chew you up.
What is Maneater?