Wade finds the first clue here
What is Anorak's Almanac?
Wade's hideout is in this place
What is a van?
The twenty seven sector OASIS is designed to reflect this toy
What is a Rubix Cube?
Halliday was a teenager in this decade
What is the 80's?
Name one of the movie trilogies that Wade mentions
What is Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Star Wars?
At the entrance to the Tomb of Horrors, the stones form this shape
What is a skull?
Aech addresses Wade by this letter
What is Z?
Virtual real estate in the OASIS is called
What is surreal estate?
Halliday was this age when he created his first videogame
What is 15?
The definition of canon
What is books, movies, video games, and songs that Halliday was a fan of?
The D&D model that Wade studies is called this
What is the Tomb of Horrors?
Wade's avatar is this level
What is 3rd level?
OASIS is an acronym for this
What is Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation?
Halliday's business partner
Who is Ogden Morrow?
This is Wade's favorite class
What is advanced OASIS studies?
"Pulling a Pendergast" means to do this
What is to share a clue with the world instead of keeping it to yourself?
Wade's dream jeopardy category
What is videogames?
The original name for Gregarious Simulation Systems
What is Gregarious Games?
Halliday suffered from this form of high-functioning autism
What is Asperger's Syndrome?
The latin term "ludus" means these two things
What is "school" and "sport/game"?
A gunter has to be this level to be taken seriously
What is a 10th level?
Wade's world history teacher
Who is Mr. Avenovich?
Wade says these were the first virtual reality simulations "before computers were powerful enough to do the job"
What is role playing games?
Name an artist on Halliday's playlist
What is Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Def Leopard, Pink Floyd, Midnight Oil, Police, Journey, R.E.M., Clash?
The Great Recession has been going on for this many decades
What is three?