Gaming 2010s
Superheros
flags of the world
British slang
food n stuff
100
In 2017, Nintendo released this game for the Switch featuring an open-world Hyrule and the hero Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
100
In 2014, Marvel introduced movie audiences to a talking raccoon and a walking tree in this cosmic superhero team film.
Guardians of the Galaxy
100
WHAT FLAG IS THIS?
MEXICO
100
If a Brit says they’re “knackered,” how are they feeling
TIRED OR EXHUASTED
100
Halloumi, often grilled or fried, originates from which Mediterranean island nation?
CYPRUS
200
This 2010 Rockstar western action-adventure game follows the story of former outlaw John Marston.
Red Dead Redemption
200
This 2017 Marvel film was directed by Taika Waititi and gave Thor a more comedic tone while teaming him with the Hulk.
Thor: Ragnarok
200
WHAT FLAG IS THIS
SOMALIA
200
n London slang, if something is “peng,” it’s what
ATTRACTIVE, HIGH QUALITY
200
The Japanese seasoning “shichimi togarashi” traditionally contains how many spices?
52 / 8 / 7 / 12
7
300
Released in 2012, this indie puzzle-platformer by Playdead is known for its monochrome visuals and ambiguous story, following a boy through dangerous environments
limbo
300
This 2010 animated superhero comedy starred Will Ferrell as a blue-domed supervillain who becomes the unlikely hero of Metro City
MEGAMIND
300
WHAT FLAG IS THIS
GEORGIA
300
In West Country dialect, “gurt lush” means what
VERY NICE OR LOVELY
300
Which pungent Southeast Asian fruit is banned on many forms of public transport due to its strong smell?
DURIAN
400
In 2016, this turn-based strategy game from Firaxis saw the player lead a guerrilla force against alien occupiers
XCOM
400
In 2017’s Logan, the young mutant Laura is also known by this codename in Marvel Comics
X23
400
WHAT IS THIS FLAG
NEPAL
400
In Glaswegian slang, what does “messages” mean?
SHOPPING OR ERRANDS
400
The French pastry “Paris-Brest” was originally created to commemorate what type of sporting event?
THE PARIS - BREST CYCLE RACE
500
This 2014 sci-fi horror game by Creative Assembly is set between the first two Alien films
ALIEN ISOLATION
500
This 2012 animated DC film saw the Justice League battling an alien parasite called Starro in a universe where Lex Luthor is president
JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM
500
WHAT IS THIS FLAG
SOLOMON ISLANDS
500
In Northern Irish slang, calling something “banjaxed” means what?
BROKEN OR RUINED
500
In traditional Mexican cooking, “nixtamalization” is a process used primarily for what ingredient?
MAIZE/CORN