Movies & Television
What is the name of the main villain in the "Star Wars" movie series?
Darth Vader
In the video game "Portal", what is the name of the artificial intelligence that oversees the facility?
GLaDOS
Hieroglyphics
What is the name of the epic poem by Homer that tells the story of the Trojan War?
The Iliad
What is the name of the planet that is known for its distinctive rings?
Saturn
In the TV series "The Big Bang Theory", what is the name of the character who is obsessed with comic books and superheroes?
Sheldon Cooper
In the videogame "Overwatch," what is the name of the character who can turn invisible and teleport short distances?
Sombra
What was the first science fiction novel ever published, in 1818?
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
In what novel by Aldous Huxley does the government control citizens by suppressing individuality and promoting pleasure?
Brave New World
What is the name of the theory that explains the origin and evolution of the universe as an explosion?
The Big Bang Theory
This actor has played the character Sherlock Holmes as well as an iconic Marvel superhero.
Robert Downey Jr.
What is the name of the board game in which players compete to build the best train network across North America?
Ticket to Ride
In what year was the first issue of the comic book "Batman" published?
1940
In what Shakespearean play does a character famously deliver the soliloquy that begins "To be or not to be"?
Hamlet
What is the name of the process by which a cell divides into two identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
Who directed the 2010 movie "Inception", which starred Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role?
Christopher Nolan
What is the name of the main character in the video game series "Assassin's Creed"?
Desmond Miles
What was the name of the first commercially successful video game console released in the 1970s?
The Atari 2600
What is the name of the island on which William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies" takes place?
The island is not given a name in the novel.
What is the name of the natural polymer that makes up the genetic material of all living organisms?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
What is the name of the alien race that is the main antagonist in the TV series "Doctor Who"?
Daleks
In the board game "Risk," what is the name of the continent that is considered the easiest to conquer?
Australia
Who is credited with creating the first successful video game, "Pong," in 1972?
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney
What is the title of the epic poem written by John Milton, first published in 1667?
Paradise Lost
What is the name of the particle that is responsible for carrying the strong nuclear force, which holds the nuclei of atoms together?
Gluon