Videogame Consoles
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Directors
100

Released by Nintendo in 1996 - this was Mario's first 3D game.

Super Mario 64

100

HTML doesn't mean "How To Make Lasagna," it means...

Hyper Text Markup Language

100

Types of Coffee Drinks (Based on Popularity)

  • Espresso
  • Latte
  • Mocha
  • Americano
  • Cappuccino

Latte

100

"Eat Your Fingers Off" was an unfortunate Chinese translation of this restaurant's slogan - you know it as "Finger Lickin' Good."

Kentucky Fried Chicken

100

"Psycho"

"Rear Window" 

"Vertigo"

Alfred Hitchcock

200

While he became famous in the NES game Super Mario Bros, Mario's first appearance was in this game - where he was also known as "jumpman."

Donkey Kong

200

PDF doesn't mean "Pretty Darn Fast" – it really means...

Portable Document Format

200

Common Household Pets (Based on Ease of Care) 

  • Hamsters
  • Cats
  • Fish
  • Parrots
  • Dogs

Cats

200

After a mistake converting between imperial and metric units, a $200 million NASA satellite impacted into this planet.

Mars

200

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

"Moonrise Kingdom"

"The Royal Tenenbaums"

Wes Anderson

300

Launched in 1972 with games like Table Tennis, Ski, and Roulette - it was the first commercial home videogame console.

Magnavox Odyssey

300

SQL isn't "Squirrels Questioning Life" – it actually stands for...

Structured Query Language

300

Programming Languages (Based on Current Industry Demand) 

  • PHP
  • Java
  • C#
  • Python
  • JavaScript

Python

300

This Jamaican dish is a delicious spicy and smoky tradition - though an Indonesian menu described it as "Chicken rude and unreasonable"

Jerk Chicken

300

"Pan's Labyrinth"

"The Shape of Water"

"Hellboy"

Guillermo del Toro

400

This console was Sega's last and was known for being ahead of its time with internet capabilities - games included Sonic Adventure, NFL 2K, and Crazy Taxi.

Dreamcast

400

HDMI isn't "Highly Dangerous Monster Inside" – it really means...

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

400

Popular Vacation Destinations (Based on Tourist Attractions) 

  • Rome, Italy
  • Paris, France
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • New York City, USA

Paris

400

The title of this film was translated in Norwegian as "Action Skyscraper" and in in Hungarian as "Give Your Life Expensive" - how do you think they translate "yippee ki yay?"

Die Hard

400

"Lady Bird"

"Little Women"

"Barbie"

Greta Gerwig

500

This Atari 2600 game, released in 1982, is often cited as one of the worst video games ever made, with thousands of unsold copies famously buried in a New Mexico landfill.

E.T.

500

USB doesn't mean "Unusually Slow Baboon" - it really means...

Universal Serial Bus

500

Types of Exercise (Based on Overall Health Benefits)

  • Weight Training
  • Swimming
  • Yoga
  • Running
  • Cycling

 

Swimming

500

This 2009 comedy was known as "Very Bad Trip" in France and "What happened yesterday" in Spain.

The Hangover

500

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

"Brokeback Mountain"

"Life of Pi"

Ang Lee