Video Games
This arcade game is largely referenced as the first video game
Pong
This American remake of a popular British series has become a staple hit of the 2000s. It lent a breakout role to stars like Steve Carell and John Krasinski
The Office (US)
This social netoworking platform, founded in 2003, is regularly referred to as one of the earliest popular forms of social media, and was surpassed by Facebook in 2009.
MySpace
What is the state nickname for Texas
The Lone Star State
This cartoon beagle is known for hanging out with his small yellow bird friend, and can be seen on occasion wearing an aviator had and scarf.
Snoopy
This lovable pink sphere is best known for his ability to inhale objects to gain their powers
Kirby
This Canadian pop star is best known for her hits like "Complicated", "Girlfriend", and "Sk8er Boi"
Avril Lavigne
This social media platform recently fell under fire in the media for changes made to its API policy, which largely pushed third-party apps out of business and angered many users and moderators.
What U.S. state name is featured on labels of Jim Beam whiskey?
Kentucky
What is the unit of currency used in Ireland?
Euro
This Swedish video game developer is best known for developing a sandbox and survival game, which is the best selling video game of all time, well known for its blocky nature
Mojang Studios
In what year did we see the release of the first generation of the worlds best selling smartphone
2007
Released in 2020, this social media platform emphasizes authenticity by encouraging users to share a photo of themselves in their immediate surroundings during a random 2-minute window every day
This is the United States least populated state
Wyoming (576,851 people as of 2020)
What do the letters HTTP stand for?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
This puzzle game was developed in the 80s by a Russian software developer, and is the namesake of a phenomena in which playing a game too much will cause people to begin to perceive their environment around them as visual components of the video game.
Tetris
Harry Potter
This music streaming service, launched in 2005, was well known for its user curated radio stations, in which uses could personalize their preference by giving a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" to different songs
Pandora
Which US State contains the official USA Olympic city, which houses the US Olympic and Paralympic headquarters, governing bodies, and training centers
Colorado
This term is used in physics to describe the third derivative of position or displacement with respect to time (d3x/dt3) or the first derivative of acceleration.
Jerk
This video game is considered one of the first mainstream games to use the WASD keyboard movement configuration by default
Half-Life
This person hosts a reality competition show that began in the year 2000, which involves groups of strangers in an isolated location competing in physical and mental challenges over 26-39 days for 1 million dollars.
Jeff Probst
Founded in 1999 as one of the earliest music sharing platforms, this service allowed users to easily share MP3 files, and was shut down by court order in 2001 due to copyright infringement.
Napster
What state is the only one to have a flag that is two-sided?
Oregon
This is a Japanese art form in which broken pottery is repaired by mending cracks with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum powder, emphasizing the cracks and repairs as a history of the object.
Kintsugi