Trivia In Space
In the Star Wars franchise, lightsabers are powered by this rare mineral, which bonds the user to the blade. This is also the reason why lightsaber color changes from user to user.
What is a kyber crystal?
In Fallout 4, Dogmeat, the player's German shepherd companion, can be told to perform this common dog trick. He can also wear a bandana and goggles if equipped in the inventory menu.
What is Sit?
This music festival in 1969 is often regarded as a touchstone for the 1960s and hippie counterculture. Billed as "three days of peace and music," the festival had over 32 performers, and over 400,000 attendees including at least one monkey.
What is Woodstock?
This famous author published anonymously during her lifetime, usually under "a Lady," or "the author of Pride and Prejudice." She wrote works tackling British societal expectations for women, and encouraging female independence.
Who is Jane Austen?
According to it's Pokedex entry from Pokemon Red, this Pokemon "has been over-hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water."
What is Lapras?
In the game Super Metroid, the protagonist Samus Aran equips this suit when she needs to traverse lava or water. It also provides damage reduction.
What is the Gravity suit?
Scooby from the Scooby-Doo franchise is this species of dog, which were bred as hunters, and later became the guardian dogs of German nobility.
What is a Great Dane?
This Pink Floyd album is a touchstone of progressive rock, and often regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. Furthermore, it syncs up perfectly with the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz - all you have to do is start it at the third roar of the MGM lion.
What is The Dark Side of the Moon?
This person worked as a spy and informant during the U.S. Civil War. Born enslaved, she rescued over 70 people through the Underground Railroad, gave directions to 70 more, and led about 13 different rescue missions.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This extremely violent video game, along with the 1992 title Night Trap, is often credited for the creation of the ESRB rating system, which rates and displays the age ratings of games on their cases and online.
What is Mortal Kombat?
Since ancient times, travelers and sailors alike have used this star, otherwise known as the North Star, to guide their way, since, due to it's proximity to the Earth's axis, it remains in a fixed location in the night sky at all times.
What is Polaris?
Jake the Dog from Adventure Time is perhaps best known for creating this unique breakfast, which combines two already popular breakfast foods into one. He also sings a song about it while cooking.
What are Bacon pancakes?
This JoJo's Bizarre Adventure character is actually a self-maintained colony of intelligent plankton. They're named after the band headed by lead singer Dave Grohl, who began his career as the drummer for Nirvana.
Who is Foo Fighters?
This American First Lady revolutionized the role of First Lady in U.S. Government, using her influence to promote bipartisanship, and performing charity work. She also saved important documents and a portrait of George Washington when the White House was burned down during the War of 1812.
Who is Dolley Madison?
This famous pop star did behind-the-scenes work helping to develop the soundtrack for the 1994 game Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Astronauts are required to know two different languages before they're allowed to board the International Space Station; English, and this language.
What is Russian?
This game developer is known for inserting himself directly into his video games, representing himself as a pixelated white dog. At times, he appears driving a Little Tykes toy car.
Who is Toby Fox?
This 60s British subculture was known for their stylish clothing, love for Italian scooters, and admiration for jazz and R&B music. They were often at odds with the rocker subculture, which culminated in the chaos of the May 1964 bank holiday weekend in Brighton, with over 1,000 youths involved and 76 arrests made.
Who are Mods?
This nurse founded the principles of modern nursing, emphasizing hygiene, infection control, the usage of data, and evidence-based diagnosis. She served as a nurse trainer and manager during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This first-person shooter game from 1993 is often used as the standard for testing both the processing capabilities of digital devices, and the coding abilities of developers. It's been run on everything from graphing calculators to pregnancy tests.
What is Doom?
In the lore of Warhammer 40,000, this species of fungal raiders is able to change the laws of the universe simply by believing something to be true. For instance, they believe that the color yellow makes explosions bigger, and, therefore, it does.
What are Orks?
In Cowboy Bebop, this dog acts as a key member of the main crew due to his heightened intelligence. He can also drive a car, hack computers, and use phones by himself
Who is Ein?
This late-50s, early 60s scandal is often credited with the near-death of rock n' roll music. The United States Congress cracked down on record companies who paid DJs to play their songs on the radio, which disproportionately targeted small independent labels as opposed to larger names.
What is the Payola Scandal?
This mathematician is often regarded as the first computer programmer. She created an algorithm for computing Bernoulli numbers - useful for analytics work - while also incorporating symbols into Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, which expanded the use of computers beyond just running calculations.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This video game from 1998 features a boss fight against the character Psycho Mantis, who can list the games on your memory card to you, make fun of your playstyle, and mimic your TV losing signal. He can predict your button presses, and you defeat him by switching your controller to the second player port.
What is Metal Gear Solid?