Originating in Czechoslovakia, the Czech hedgehog is a device used to obstruct which type of military vehicles first used at the Battle of the Somme in 1916?
Tank
Who are Odin’s two raven informants?
Hugin and Munin
What card game related to the "Warcraft" universe did Blizzard release in 2014?
Hearthstone
Established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?
Route 66
Paul, a common octopus, became famous in 2010 for correctly predicting 12 of 14 matches in what quadrennial international sports event?
FIFA World Cup
What is the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt better known as?
Warthog
What’s a Harpy in Greek mythology?
A mythical creature that’s half human and half bird.
How many hours was the longest Mario Kart marathon, according to the Guinness Book of World Records?
40 hours
What capital of Western Australia is over 1,300 miles from Adelaide, its nearest sizeable neighbor, making it one of the most isolated major cities in the world?
Perth
Because it's "nature's engineer," a beaver named Tim serves as the mascot for the sports teams at what East Coast private research university?
MIT
Learning from World War I, the Germans famously stockpiled ample oil and gasoline as supplies for what "lightning war" method of warfare employed in WWII?
Blitzkrieg
Pomona was the Roman Goddess of what?
Fruit Trees
Which band made more money from gaming royalties in Guitar Hero than any album sold?
Aerosmith
According to an urban legend, what type of animal caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by knocking over a lantern?
A Cow
If you had tickets to Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 11, 1997, you would witness Michael Jordan's iconic "flu game" in what city?
Salt Lake City
What type of military aircraft, known for its vertical takeoff and landing capability, is named for a bird-of-prey with a hawk-like body and an owl-like facial disc?
Harrier Jump Jet
The Tuatha Dé Dananns are part of what cultures mythology? (modern name of the culture)
The Irish
What regulatory group assigns content rating and suggested age ratings for video games? This group's four-letter initialism is featured near the rating on most video game packaging.
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
Named the Dannebrog, what European country has been waving its red and white official flag and the world’s oldest national flag since 1625?
Denmark
Derived from a Spanish word meaning “round up”, what sport was declared the official national sport of Chile by the Consejo Nacional de Deportes and Chilean Olympic Committee in 1962?
Rodeo
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet associates each letter of the English alphabet with a distinct word, starting with Alfa, Bravo, and Charlie. Of the 26 words present, only two are a single syllable. One is “golf.” What is the other?
Mike
Who was Egyptian god of the moon and inventor of writing?
Thoth
In 2015, the first 6 games were induced into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Name 3 of these games.
(Name all 6 for bonus points)
Pong Tetris
Pac-Man Super Mario Bros
DOOM World of Warcraft
Technically speaking, Norway's coastline is about 18,000 miles long, but only 1,600 miles if you omit what crinkly inlets?
Fjords
What professional sports team were previously named the Boston Pilgrims, Boston Somersets, and Boston Americans until they were officially given their present name in 1908 by team owner John I. Taylor?
Boston Red Sox