Game 2 (Logic)

Pop Culture

100

This popular video game features characters like Mario and Luigi.

Super Mario Bros.

200

This social media platform allows users to share photos and videos.

Instagram

300

This boy band rose to fame in the late 1990s.

Backstreet Boys

400

This superhero movie franchise is based on Marvel Comics characters.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

500

This popular streaming service offers a wide variety of TV shows and movies.

Netflix

Geography

100

The largest continent on Earth.

Asia

200

The longest river in the world.

Nile River

300

A large, dry, and salty region of land.

Desert

400

A group of islands surrounded by water.

Archipelago

500

A large body of saltwater surrounded by land.

Continent

English

100

This statement is logically true: If it's raining, the streets are wet.

True

200

If all dogs are mammals, and all mammals breathe air, then...

... all dogs breathe air

300

This is a logical fallacy where you assume something is true just because many people believe it.

Ad Populum

400

Which of these is NOT a valid syllogism?

• A. All planets are round. Jupiter is a planet. Thus, Jupiter is round.
• B. Some cats are fluffy. Mittens is a cat. Thus, Mittens is fluffy.
• C. All birds can fly. Ostriches are birds. Thus, ostriches can fly.

C

500

If it's sunny, I go swimming. If I go swimming, I get ice cream. It's not sunny today. Can I still get ice cream?

No, because the first statement creates a chain reaction. If it's not sunny, you wouldn't go swimming, and therefore wouldn't get ice cream.

Tech Talk

100

This short message service allows users to send and receive text messages up to 160 characters long.

SMS (Short Message Service)

200

This type of computer crime involves gaining unauthorized access to a computer system or network.

Hacking

300

This online encyclopedia, created by a global community of editors, is a free source of information.

Wikipedia

400

This term describes the process of writing code to create software applications.

Programming

500

The "cloud" in cloud computing refers to a network of servers that store data and applications accessed over the internet.

Cloud Computing

Sports

100

This sport, played with a bat and ball, is known as America's pastime.

Baseball

200

The highest point in basketball, worth three points, is called a...

Three-pointer

300

The most prestigious tournament in professional tennis, held annually at Wimbledon, England, is...

Wimbledon

400

This sport, involving kicking a ball into a goal, is the most popular sport in the world.

Soccer

500

The annual championship game in American football is called the...

Super Bowl