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Alameda Trivia
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Boba Milk Tea
100
What does the DS stand for in "Nintendo DS"?
What is Dual Screen
100
What are the three bridges that connect Alameda and Oakland? (bridges, NOT the tunnel)
What are Park Street, Fruitvale Avenue, and High Street
100
What made chess so popular in 2020?
What is the TV show, The Queen's Gambit
100
What country did bubble tea originate from?
What is Taiwan (fun fact: to this day, there is still a legal debate between which store was the first)
200
What is the best selling video game of all time?
What is Minecraft
200
Which one of these is not a real street in Alameda?
- Westline Drive
- Southshore Drive
- Eastshore Drive
- Skyhawk Street
- Kitty Hawk Road
What is Southshore Drive
*It's actually Shore Line Drive
200
Before Tik Tok, what was a popular short-form video platform?
What is Vine
#doitforthevine
200
What is "potted plant" milk tea?
What is milk tea topped with crushed oreo and mint (or some green) on top
300
What is Mario and Luigi's last name?
What is "Mario"
(yes, their names are "Mario Mario" and "Luigi Mario")
300
What does Encinal mean?
What is Spanish for "forest of evergreen oak"
300
What is "Ohio rizz"?
What is weird, cringe, or strange flirting behavior
300
The tapioca used in boba is made from what root?
What is the cassava root
400
What is the most downloaded mobile game of all time?
Subway Surfers
400
Name one of the top 10 employers in Alameda (top 10 entities with the most amount of employees)
1. Penumbra Inc. - 1839
2. Alameda Unified School District - 1068
3. Alameda Hospital - 750
4. Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. - 565
5. City of Alameda - 543
6. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan - 450
7. U.S. Department of Transportation - 370
8. Alameda Alliance For Health - 366
9. Bay Ship & Yacht Co. - 316
10. College of Alameda - 266
400
Before Netflix transitioned to streaming services in 2007, what was it it known for?
What is DVD-by-mail movie rental (or mail-based rental services)
400
What year was the boba emoji introduced?
What is 2020
500
What is the best selling video game console of all time?
What is the PlayStation 2
*key factors include built-in DVD player (expensive at the time) and backwards compatibility with the original PlayStation
500
What does Alameda mean?
What is Spanish for "grove of poplar trees" or "tree-lined path"
500
What is the best selling smartphone of all time?
What is the iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus
**fun fact: the iPhone 6S/iPhone 6S Plus is the next highest
500
What teas are represented in the "Milk Tea Alliance" flag? (hint: they are all types of black teas)
Thai tea, Hong Kong milk tea, Taiwanese milk tea