Mythology
Conspiracy Theories
Golden Joystick Nominees
Botany
Science Fiction
100

This young boy flew too close to the sun, melting his wings.

Who is Icarus?
100

This conspiracy theory claims that NASA faked a historic 1969 event, despite overwhelming photographic, physical, and scientific evidence to the contrary.

What is the moon-landing hoax theory?

100

In this 2025 game, you play as the one and only DK. This won Critics' Choice during the Golden Joysticks.

What is Donkey Kong Bananza?

100

This green pigment in plants helps them absorb sunlight for photosynthesis.

What is chlorophyll?

100

In “Star Wars,” this ancient energy field is described as created by all living things and binds the galaxy together. 

What is the Force?

200

This demigod—whose name was later used by Roman emperors as a symbol of endurance—was condemned to serve a Mycenaean king, completing feats that ranged from cleansing filth in a single day to outwitting death itself. Though born with a Greek name meaning “glory of Hera,” his life was marked by the goddess’s wrath from the start.

Who is Hercules?

200

This theory alleges that a secret society—often depicted with an eye on a pyramid—secretly controls world events, a theme common in novels and films.

What is the Illuminati conspiracy theory?

200

This game, released on July 6th, 2016, won the Still Playing - Mobile Award for the 2025 Golden Joysticks. In this game you have to walk around in order to catch these little guys (some of them are, in fact, massive guys).

What is Pokemon Go?

200

This part of a plant anchors it in the ground and absorbs water and minerals.

What are the roots?

200

This author wrote the 1953 novel “Fahrenheit 451,” set in a future where books are outlawed.

Who is Ray Bradbury?

300

This Egyptian god of the afterlife is often depicted with green skin and the head of a jackal or a human, overseeing the weighing of the heart ceremony.

Who is Anubis?

300

This long-standing conspiracy theory claims the U.S. government hid the truth about a supposed alien crash near a ranch in New Mexico in 1947.

What is the Roswell UFO conspiracy theory?

300

In this game, you and your friends crash land on an island and have to climb 5 of these islands to reach the summit, where you are finally rescued.

What is Peak?

300

These colorful structures of a flower attract insects and other pollinators.

What are petals?

300

In “The Matrix,” this pill color represents choosing truth and escaping the simulated world.

What is the red pill?

400

In Hindu mythology, this blue-skinned god is known as the preserver of the universe and has incarnations including Rama and Krishna.

Who is Vishnu?

400

This theory incorrectly claims that a famous ocean liner didn’t sink in 1912, but was secretly swapped with its sister ship, the Olympic.

What is the “Titanic switch” conspiracy theory?

400
This Chaos Game, nominated for Best Early Access Game Award, features StoryBot-like style characters who search facilities to find scrap to sell to an unknown company.

What is R.E.P.O?

400

This process describes plants making their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

What is photosynthesis?

400

This Starfleet officer from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is an android who strives to understand humanity.

Who is Data?

500

In Greek mythology, this titan was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity, a punishment for siding with the Olympians’ enemies during the Titanomachy.

Who is Atlas?

500

Originating in the mid-20th century, this cryptid conspiracy alleges that a large bipedal primate-like creature inhabits dense forests of the Pacific Northwest. Proponents cite anecdotal sightings, footprint casts, and disputed audio recordings, though no verifiable biological evidence exists.

What is Bigfoot?

500

This game, nominated for Best Game of The Year in 1991, features many characters who fight against each other all across the globe. Double I is necessary in this answer.

What is Street Fighter II?

500

This part of a tree carries water from the roots up to the leaves.

What is the xylem?

500

This classic 1979 film features the spaceship Nostromo and introduced audiences to the xenomorph.

What is Alien?

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