This virtual singing idol first debuted in 2007, with a name meaning "The first sound of the future."
Hatsune Miku
The United States currently permits this crime against humanity to be inflicted upon ~1.2M people within its' borders.
Slavery
This 2016 RPG, set in the heart of Tokyo, was a breakout success despite its spinoff status. It received praise for its compelling cast, energetic art direction, and now widely-beloved soundtrack.
Persona 5
This leader of the sub-Saharan Mali Empire was likely the richest person to ever live.
Mansa Musa
A programming bug caused this peaceful world leader to turn into a nuke-happy warmonger in this popular video game series.
(provide both)
Gandhi
Sid Meyer's Civilization
This fan-given superlative is often used to describe a woman in anime who most strongly showcases popular and admirable qualities.
Best Girl
Between 10% and 15% of this east asian country's total population died during a conflict with the United States and its allies in the 1950's.
North Korea
This 1999 platformer maintains fame today for its catchy, quirky hip-hop intro.
Donkey Kong 64
Despite its widespread use in now-traditional European dishes, this staple crop originated in the Americas and was introduced to Europe first in the 16th century.
Potatoes
This individual was the first US presidential candidate to pay for campaign advertisements in a video game.
Bonus (100): State the year this first happened
Barry O
These idol-inspired online content creators use digital avatars as stand-ins to create a wide variety of content.
VTubers
Israel
The presence of a very adult minigame on the disk for an entry in this series sparked a small controversy, despite not being playable without external tools.
Bonus (100): Name the controversy
Grand Theft Auto
Bonus: Hot Coffee
Gjergj Kastrioti, known also as Skanderbeg, lead this small country to victory against the militarily superior Ottoman Empire in the 15th century.
Albania
This harassment campaign in the 2010s was characterized by it's right-wing misogyny, including widespread doxxing, threats of sexual violence, and threats of physical violence against women in the video game industry.
Gamergate
These modern venues allow patrons to pay to drink and socialize with the opposite gender. Name one of the two major types.
Bonus (200): Name the other type.
Host Clubs
Girl's Bars
In this city in 1985, police bombed a house from a helicopter, burning down 61 homes. 6 adults and 5 children were killed in the fires.
Philadelphia
This Pokémon character was likely intended to be a key character in the original video games, but was not included. However, she appeared in various capacities later in the series.
Bonus (200): Provide her name in any other appearance.
Green
Bonus: Leaf, Green
Leading one faction in the 5th largest war by casualties in human history, Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the younger brother of this man.
Jesus Christ
This organization announced in 2024 that it's new mascot would be an anime girl in a raincoat named "Luce."
The Papal State/The Vatican/The Pope/The Catholic Church, etc.
When the creator of this popular shonen manga series fell ill, their significant other learned to copy their art style.
Bonus (200): Name the most famous series created by the aforementioned significant other.
Hunter x Hunter
Bonus: Sailor Moon
The Trump campaign and pro-Trump groups spent ~$215M on anti-trans ads during their 2024 campaign, including a focus on gender-affirming care provided to this many inmates.
2 people
This video game director claimed that the difficulty he found reading foreign books as a child was a key inspiration for his approach to storytelling in his current works.
Hidetaka Miyazaki
OK: Miyazaki
In their war for independence against the Spain, Dutch forces in Leiden did this to their own countryside during the 1570s.
Flooded the countryside/broke the dykes/etc.
Economic collapse in the '90s and early 2000's caused a generation of Japanese to be known by this moniker.
The Lost Generation