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100
What kind of scare technique is really limited to off-book productions (shows, films, plays, etc.)?
Jump scares
Also accepted: sound (esp. background music)
100
Which book, and now film(s), features lots of sand, spice and worms
Dune by Frank Herbert
100
"one does not simply walk into ____"
Mordor
-The Lord of the Rings
100
Who says "Exactly, my dear Watson"?
Sherlock Holmes
Did you know that the well-known phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson" never appeared in the original books, but rather later in adaptations?
100
Assume the acceleration of gravity is 10 m/s^2 and air resistance is negligible.
Bobby is standing on a large flat field and throws a 10 kg ball into the air at a 60-degree angle at time t1. The ball rises to a maximum height of 15 meters at time t2, and lands on the ground at time t3.
1. How much work is done by gravity on the ball from t1 to t2?
2. How much work is done by gravity on the ball from t1 to t3?
1. -1500 W
-> Work = Force*Displacement parallel to force
-> Work = ma*(-15 meters) = -1500 Watts
2. 0 W
-> Work = ma*(0 meters) = 0 Watts
200
This guy had a subgenre named after him:
H.P. _________
Lovecraft
(Lovecraftian horror)
200
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is an example of ___ sci-fi, while Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is an example of ___ sci-fi.
(100 pts each)
soft, hard
200
What is the lion called in The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Aslan
200
This new movie is a comedic mystery featuring farm animals
The Sheep Detectives
200
What country allied with the Americans/Patriots/Traitors/Revolutionaries in the American Revolutionary War?
France
(The Spanish and Dutch also joined in, but not to the same extent)
300
Bram Stoker is most famous for which book?
Dracula
300
What is the longest running sci-fi series ever?
Doctor Who
300
Name of the creature that's half eagle & half horse?
A hippogriff
300
This subgenre often involves a tough detective, realistic crime, and moral ambiguity.
Hint: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Hard-boiled detective
300
About how many independence days has the UK/British Empire created?
Around 60-70
400
Which spooky creature is oldest in mythology? Vampires, werewolves, or zombies?
Werewolves (~2100 BC). Zombies are newest (~1600 AD)
400
What is an example of the space opera subgenre?
*We may have to fact check your answers
Star Wars, Dune, etc.
(Simply put: a world involving multiple planets/galaxies)
400
Who was the defense against the dark arts teacher in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling?
Remus John Lupin
400
200 points for each blank
Agatha _____ and _____ Conan Doyle are major figures in the classic mystery and why/how/whodunit genres
Agatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle
400
What aeroplane is this?
P-51 Mustang
500
What novel by William Peter Blatty featured a girl whose head spins around unnaturally
Hint: It was later adapted into a movie
The Exorcist
500
Which English sci-fi author predicted geostationary communications satellites in the 1940s?
Arthur C. Clarke
500
Ursula K. Le Guin wrote A Wizard of _____
Earthsea
500
Who is the culprit in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express?
Everyone! (Except the detective)
500
What type of fern is this?
Bracken Fern