Potpourri
The proper name of this character ~
What is a tilde?
The test to see if an AI (artificial intelligence) is able to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from a human is named after this English computer scientist who broke the Enigma code in WW2.
Who is Alan Turing?
The actor who played Fezzik in The Princess Bride, anybody want a peanut?
Who is Andre the Giant?
This Role-Playing Game out in 2004 returns to the "World" of Azeroth, where Heros like Leeroy Jenkins do battle.
What is World of Warcraft?
This South African who was a former sprint runner and was convicted of the 2013 Murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Who is Oscar Pistorius?
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there had worn them really about the same"
Who is Robert Frost?
Formally Constantinople
What is Istanbul?
This Canadian-American music group was filmed by Martin Scorsese in the 1978 documentary The Last Waltz
Who is The Band?
The name of the main character in The Legend of Zelda.
Who is Link?
Who is Dale Earnhardt
This well known alcoholic rum was named after a Welsh pirate, who later become the lieutenant governor of Jamaica.
What is Captain Morgan?
This party, that set out for California in a wagon train in 1846 departing from Independence Missouri, were delayed by a series of mishaps and mistakes and spent the winter of 1846-1847 snowbound and stranded in Sierra Nevada.
What is the Donner Party?
Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" was penned by this beloved children's author.
Who is Shel Silverstein?
This famous code originally used for the game Contra, it gave you 30 lives.
The Konami Code.
This professional body builder has won the Mr. Olympia Contest seven times, since then he has started his own sports festival in his namesake, and was the governor of California.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
This American novelist and non-fiction writer is most known for writing Forrest Gump.
Who is Winston Groom?
This Roman Emperor lined his soldier and artillery on the beach and declared war on Neptune, God of the sea. After that, he claimed victory over the ocean and commanded his men to collect shells as war loot.
Who is Caligula?
The real name of the famous member of the "Mystery Incorporated" gang known as Shaggy
Who is Norville Rogers?
In this game developed by Riot Games, players assume the role of an unseen "summoner" that controls a "champion" with unique abilities and battle to destroy the enemy team's "Nexus"
What is League of Legends?
The 1967 National Football League Championship Game was the 35th NFL championship, played on December 31st at Lambeau Field. Game time temperatures were about -15°F
What is The Ice Bowl?
This stand up comic, mixed martial arts fanatic, psychedelic adventurer is the host of a podcast named after himself.
Who is Joe Rogan?
This member of the imperial Habsburg dynasty was heir to the Austro-hungarian throne until his assassination
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This is a major north-south United States highway that runs from Miami, Florida to Copper Harbor, Michigan.
What is U.S. Route 41?
One of the earliest arcade video games, this table tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics was originally manufactured by Atari.
What is Pong?
The game that took place at the 1980 Winter Olympics between the United States and the four-time defending gold medalists, the Soviet Union
What is The Miracle on Ice?