Star Trek Lore
This logical, green-blooded alien species famously suppresses all emotion in favor of pure reason.
Who are the Vulcans?
This powerful, zero-cost artifact from the Alpha set is widely considered the most expensive and iconic card in the game's history.
What is the Black Lotus?
In 1932, the Australian military deployed soldiers armed with Lewis guns to wage a surprisingly unsuccessful "war" against this giant, flightless bird population.
What is the Emu? (The Great Emu War)
This is the exact year and month where the groom first met his fiancé, officially kicking off their origin story
November 2019 (February 15th 2020 is also acceptable)
This sneaky class relies on a "Sneak Attack" mechanic to deal massive damage whenever they have advantage on an attack roll.
What is the Rogue?
To defeat this cybernetic collective, Captain Picard was once assimilated and given this specific, Latin-derived name.
What is Locutus (of Borg)?
These are the five core colors of magic that form the "Color Pie" on the back of every MTG card.
What are White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green?
For over 300 years, the European microstate of San Marino was technically at war with this massive Asian country due to a paperwork oversight during WWI.
What is China?
If Mike were a Magic: The Gathering card, his casting cost would definitely include Red mana because of this notoriously terrible, hilarious habit of his
His habit of flailing and getting loud when he gets excited. (According to Kenzie, this has cause multiple accidents)
This five-headed Dragon Queen rules over the chromatic dragons and serves as one of D&D's most iconic multi-headed deities.
Who is Tiamat?
This is the exact number of lights that Cardassian Gul Madred tried to force Captain Picard to say he saw during a famous torture scene.
What is four? ("There are four lights!")
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
In MTG slang, a deck built in the Blue/White color combination is commonly named after this lawful, senate-governed guild from Ravnica.
What is Azorius?
Correct: One other player of your choice has to take a drink.
Wrong: You must drink a penalty sip for every 200 points you wagered.
During the Cold War, the CIA spent $20 million on "Acoustic Kitty," a failed project that attempted to use this type of common household pet to spy on Soviet embassies.
What is a cat?
In an alternate Star Trek universe, Mike would be court-martialed by Starfleet for this specific, embarrassing real-life injury.
Breaking his arm. (The doctor reprimanded him for having his splint on WAYYYY to tight)
This highly flexible spellcasting class doesn't study books or inherit divine favor; their magical power is entirely innate, stemming from an unusual bloodlineWhat is a Sorcerer?
What is a Sorcerer?
Because their home planet's atmosphere is toxic to most humanoids, this engineer species must wear bulky, high-pressure environmental suits outside their ships.
Who are the Benzites? (Accept: Breen)
Introduced in the Future Sight set, this mechanic allows a player to look at the top cards of their library and choose to put them on the bottom or leave them on top.
What is Scry?
In 1325, the rival Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena fought a bloody war sparked entirely by the theft of this ordinary wooden object from a town well.
What is a bucket? (The War of the Oaken Bucket)
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
Like a weird historical artifact, this is the oldest and ugliest piece of clothing or memorabilia Mike still refuses to throw away.
In order to win the daily double, you must guess correctly and deliver a dramatic pitch explaining why this item will be worth millions in the future. If Mike approves, wagered points are doubled!!!
His bowling shoes (They have literally been there the whole relationship, through multiple moves and multiples houses)
Boasting the highest Challenge Rating (CR 30) in the standard 5e rules, this massive, armored leviathan is known for mindlessly devouring entire civilizations
What is the Tarrasque?
In the Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight," Captain Sisko famously fabricates evidence to trick this empire into entering the Dominion War.
Who are the Romulans?
This specific 1996 World Championship prize card is entirely unique, as only one single copy was ever printed before the printing plate was destroyed.
What is 1996 World Champion?
Folklore says Swedish King Charles XII was uniquely "bulletproof," so an assassin killed him using a lead-filled brass one of these clothing fixtures.
What is a brass button? (He was reportedly shot with one of his own coat buttons).
This is Mike’s absolute ultimate, hyper-specific "comfort watch" movie, that he will happily talk about for four hours straight if he has a few drinks.
The original Blade Runner
In D&D mechanics, if your character is knocked unconscious, they must roll one of these specific, non-modifier saving throws at the start of each turn to see if they stabilize or expire.
What are Death Saving Throws?