Uber Facts
What famous artist kept a gun loaded with blanks, which they used to shoot at people who questioned the meaning of their artwork pieces?
A) Donald Judd; B) Jackson Pollock; C) Andy Warhol; D) Pablo Picasso
D) Pablo Picasso
"The Lottery" is a short story written by Shirley Jackson, first published in 1948. The story describes a fictional small American town which observes an annual tradition known as "the Lottery," in which a member of the community is selected by chance and __________.
A) Treated as royalty for a week; B) Allowed to commit any crime they wish penalty-free; C) Given given gifts by everyone in the community; D) Stoned to death.
D) Stoned to death.
How many Grand Theft Auto games have been released?
A) 8; B) 10; C) 13; D) 15
D) 15
What type of game is Doom (1993)?
A) First Person Shooter; B) Empire Building; C) Roleplay; D) 3rd Person Perspective
A) First Person Shooter
Kala is a character from which animated film?
A) Jungle Book; B) Lion King; C) Tarzan; D) Brother Bear
C) Tarzan
In what desert city is artificial rain created through cloud seeding, as natural rainfall is very rare-- rains are announced a day in advance.
A) Baghdad ; B) Dubai; C) Tucson, D) La Quinta
B) Dubai
In Roald Dahls' beloved 1954 short story "Lamb to the Slaughter", how does the protagonist (a 8-month pregnant woman) kill her husband?
A) Poisoned his lamb dinner; B) Shot Him; C) Hit him over the head with a frozen lamb leg; D) Stabbed him repeatedly with a lamb hip bone that she had sharpened.
C) Hit him over the head with a frozen lamb leg.
Call Of Duty: Roads To Victory' is for what video game console?
A) PSP; B) Xbox; C) Nintendo DS; D) Nintendo Wii
A) PSP
Where did the name 'Mario' For the Nintendo franchise come?
A) Friend of the Producer; B) Creator's Son; C) American Nintendo Executive; D) Italian Government Official
C) American Nintendo Executive
Who was the voice of the Queen (Fiona's Mother) in 'Shrek 2'?
A) Meryl Streep; B) Barbra Streisand ; C) Julie Andrews; D) Liza Minnelli
C) Julie Andrews
What popular snack was first released during the Great Depression, and the name was chosen so people would perceive the snack as high class and fancy, but still available at an affordable price?
A) Triscuits; B) French Crepes; C) Acai Bowls; D) Ritz Crackers
D) Ritz Crackers (named after the Ritz Hotels)
The Nutcracker is an 1892 two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The idea for this beloved ballet is adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 fantasy short story "The Nutcracker and __________".
A) The Rat King; B) The Sugar Plum Princess; C) The Mouse King; D) Clara
C) the Mouse King.
How many circles of hell are there in the video game 'Dante's Inferno'?
A) 3; B) 5; C) 7; D) 9
D) 9
In World of Warcraft, How many different races you can choose?
A) 12; B) 10; C) 7; D) 5
B) 10
What future movie star did the voice of Anastasia as a kid in the animated film 'Anastasia' (1997)?
A) Drew Barrymore; B) Emma Watson; C) Kristen Stewart; D) Kirsten Dunst
D) Kirsten Dunst
Harriet Tubman once avoided being recognized by a former slave master she saw on a train by doing what?
A) Hiding in a lower storage compartment beneath his seat; B) Dressing as a man; C) Pretending to read. D) Powdering her face & putting on a veil in the train powder room.
C) Pretending to read.
According to Wikipedia, there have been 17 different film adaptations of O. Henry’s classic short story "The Gift of the Magi" (1905) about a couple’s thwarted Christmas; the essential format— Della sells her ____ to buy Jim a watch chain; Jim sells his ____to buy Della a set of combs.
Hair; Watch
Battlefield 1 (released in 2017) took players back to which historical conflict?
A) Vietnam War; B) Revolutionary War; C) World War 1; D) World War 2
C) World War 1
World Cyber Games was a tournament run by a company in which country?
A) China; B) United States; C) Japan; D) South Korea
D) South Korea
Tiger Lily is a character in which animated film?
A) Pocahontas; B) Moana; C) Peter Pan; D) Luca
C) Peter Pan
In 2019, New York became the first US state to ban what?
A) Cuban Cigars B) Declawing Cats; C) Nunchucks; D) Owning a monkey as a pet.
B) Declawing Cats
The main character of what short story is a henpecked husband who sleeps for 20 years and awakes as an old man to find his mean, nagging wife dead, his daughter happily married, and America now an independent country?
“Rip Van Winkle”
In which video game can you find Raccoon City?
A) Bioshock; B) Silent Hill; C) Left for Dead; D) Resident Evil
D) Resident Evil
What is the agent number given to the main character in 'Hitman'?
A) 47; B) 57; C) 77; D) 97
A) 47
Which cartoon character lives in London and 'loves making new friends'?
A) Hello Kitty; B) Betty Boop; C) Olive Oyl; D) Eliza Thornberry
A) Hello Kitty