Professor Who?
The Solar System We Call Home
Name of the Game
Final Jeopardy
100

This professor of psychiatry is a character in the board game Clue and was played by Christopher Lloyd in the film adaptation.

Who is Professor Plum?

100

In our solar system, this planet is fourth from the sun.

What is Mars?

100

In this card game, popular at casinos, the goal is to get your cards to add up to the number 21.

What is Blackjack?

100

On this day in 2004, the band Green Day released this album that would go on to win a Grammy for best rock album as well as being adapted in to a rock opera.

What is American Idiot?

200

This professor of mathematics is the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes.

Who is Professor James Moriarty?

200

This planet is the smallest in our solar system and in fact seems to be shrinking over time!

What is Mercury?

200

This simple board game has the player draw cards to determine how many spaces they will move. It features such locales as Candy Cane Forest and Gumdrop Mountain.

What is Candy Land?

200

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300

This professor of science, voiced by Hank Azaria, lives in the town of Springfield with the Simpsons family.

Who is Professor (John) Frink (Jr.)?

300

This planet is the largest in our solar system - so large that it can fit every other planet inside it twice over!

What is Jupiter?

300

The goal of this board game, introduced in 1935, is to collect the most properties in order to drive your opponents to bankruptcy. 

It is known to cause many a headache for players looking to end the game quickly, but at least we can all agree the Thimble is the best game piece.

What is Monopoly?

400

This professor of archeology and eventual wife of the Doctor is played by Alex Kingston in the television series Doctor Who.

Who is River Song?

400

This planet is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the moon. It can be seen with the naked eye. It was actually at its brightest for the year two days ago on the nineteenth!  

What is Venus?

400

This sandbox building game, known for its blocky art style, was created by Markus "Notch" Persson and is the best selling video game of all time with over 238 million copies sold. 

What is Minecraft?

500

This professor of symbology is the main character of Dan Brown's novels The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol, and Inferno.

Who is Professor Robert Langdon?

500

This planet, discovered in 1864, has only completed one rotation around the sun since its discovery. The orbit finished in 2011 and will not complete another until 2176!

What is Neptune?

500

This two player game is one of the oldest still played in the world, with evidence suggesting it existed as early as 5,870 BC. 

The board normally has two rows of holes or pits with a larger scoring area on each end. The goal is to use your pieces (usually represented by stones, seeds, or beans and start divided among the holes on your side) to score and steal your opponents pieces.

What is Mancala?

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