LITERARY VIDEO GAMES
"Alamut", a 1938 novel by Vladimir Bartol about fanatical killers, inspired the hit video game this "Creed"
Assassin's Creed
The Chargers' Keenan Allen did not like his attributes in this coach's "NFL 20": "My strength is 69 like I'm a little boy"
This company's "Infinity" allowed you to play characters from "The Incredibles" & "Cars", to name a few
Disney
This musical takes place in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776
1776
Op, op, op, op oppan--this Korean singer's "Gangnam Style" has 2.4 billion YouTube hits
Based on "Hamlet", "Elsinore" has you play as this character; perhaps you might not drown
Ophelia
Hey, trainers! Take on gym leaders of the Galar region for your next big battle in this series that offers "Sword" & "Shield"
Pokémon
Morrowind & Skyrim are iterations of this "venerable" set of games
The Elder Scrolls
This unit of measure is the distance a burst of light travels in one year, about 5.8 trillion miles
A light-year
"Gimme a break" from this candy bar's jingle that goes, "Gimme a break, gimme a break"
Kit Kat
In this mobile game based on the 1873 novel, you can end up with a different itinerary than the one Jules Verne created
Around the World in 80 Days
Battle Royale & Plunder are game modes in this series' "Warzone"
Call of Duty
A big gaming story of 2018 is "Fortnite:" this genre of game where the winner is last shooter or last team standing
Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near this tiny town in Toscana
Vinci
Hey, I just heard this 3-named singer's "Call Me Maybe" once, & this is crazy, but it's completely stuck in my head
Carly Rae Jepsen
With flowing white hair, Geralt of Rivia is a monster slayer in this video game series based on the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski
The Witcher
Slaughtering demons in outer space was the goal when this "fateful" 1st-person shooter came out in 1993; by 2020, it was "Eternal"
Doom
In the classic video game "Joust", contestants were placed upon these birds
Ostriches
Jomo Kenyatta was the first prime minister, then first president of this country
Kenya
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is what my brain says about this No. 1 hit of that name by this Brit
Rick Astley
Andrew Ryan, the industrialist villain in "Bioshock", was inspired by this female author with the same initials
Ayn Rand
In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game
Animal Crossing
Make your future fighting Ghaul, leader of the Red Legion, in the second iteration of this Bungie game
Destiny
Among the holdings of this British museum are the Elgin Marbles & the Rosetta Stone
The British Museum
"So I put my hands up, they're playing my song", this Miley Cyrus tune that is rattling around in my brain
Party in the USA