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In the hit Ubisoft game Rayman Legends, the music level "Castle Rock" is synchronized to what classic rock song, consisting of epic guitar solos and the ad-libbed phrase "Bam-ba-lam!" being half of the lyrics?
Black Betty by Ram Jam
According to the hit animated show Phineas and Ferb, how many days of summer vacation are there?
THERE'S 104 DAYS OF SUMMER VACATION...
Bowling for Soup- Phineas and Ferb theme
"To infinity, and beyond!"
Buzz Lightyear
In July of 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte was sadly not on a quest for the Holy Grail. However, he was still ambushed by what animal?
Rabbits. Instead of running away from Napoleon, the rabbits charged at him and his soldiers.
How did Pluto get its name?
(MINUS 300 IF YOU SAY THE DOG)
The same way all things do- a contest!
The name was suggested in 1930 by an 11- year old British girl after her grandfather said it should have the same name as the Roman God of the Underworld.
Spice, Vanilla, Cube
Ice
Ice Spice- an overrated rapper
Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby
Ice Cube- Chief of the Jump Street Program
What are all of the video games audibly mentioned BY NAME in Video Games by Tenacious D? (Hint: There's three of them, so it's not that hard)
God of War, Fallout 4, Red Dead Redemption II
What is the name of the jazz-filled city that's home to the House of The Rising Sun and country boy Johnny B. Goode? Again, double points if you can name the artists.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Animals- House of The Rising Sun
Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode
"Are you going to finish that croissant?" (pronounced QUAHSOWN)
Carl Wheezer (Rob Paulsen), Jimmy Neutron
The Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, an art gallery in Boston, had art stolen from them on which pagan "holiday"?
St. Patrick's Day
Which two planets in the Solar System are Gas Giants?
Jupiter and Saturn
Prince, Styles, Truman
Harry
Which of these is NOT an animal that Mario has turned into?
A) Dog
B) Honeybee
C) Penguin
D) Elephant
A) Dog.
There's a bee mushroom in Galaxy, Penguin suit in NSMBW, and the newly added Elephant mushroom from Wonder.
Name a popular song that references a specific kind of pasta.
(There are three answers written down, but I will award points if you can find another.)
On Top of Spaghetti- Bob MacGrath
6 Foot 7 Foot- Lil Wayne
Lose Yourself- Eminem
"That person who helps others, simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed, without a doubt, a real superhero."
Stanley Lieber (Stan Lee)
"Sosumi" is the name of a noise built for Mackintosh 7 computers. It originates from an Apple employee getting angry about the legal battle with Apple Records, an already existing label for a band. Another name for the sound was "Let It Beep', which parodied one of the band's songs. For 300 points, what is the name of the band?
The Beatles
"According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way this creature, scientifically known as Anthophiliacs or Apis (dorsata), should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. This creature, of course, flies anyway because it doesn't care what humans think is impossible."
Bees (ya like Jazz?)
Black, Capaldi, not a Jack-o-lantern
Lewis
"F" is a mournful button input that originated from "paying respects" in what FPS game?
COD: Advanced Warfare
Donald Glover used to be on this show, playing a college student named Troy Barnes.
Community, Childish Gambino
"Do you wanna know how I got these scars?"
The Joker (Heath Ledger- RIP) The Dark Knight
Due to a typo made by this company, the Air Force's Red Phone was accidentally called by millions of young children who thought they were talking to Santa. In the decades that followed, the North American Aerospace Defense Command created a Santa Tracker, while the company that started it all filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has only 11 locations worldwide.
Sears
ATP, NADPH, and the Calvin Cycle are all things used in what biological process?
Photosynthesis
de Blasis, Emilia Escobar Gaviria, Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Pablo
Pablo de Blasis- soccer player
Pablo Emilia Escobar Gaviria- Colombian drug lord
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso- famous artist and founder of Cubism
In 1976 NYC Mayor Fiorcello LaGuardia outlawed this arcade game, nowadays seen with a video screen, bumpers, rails, and "flippers", because he considered it to be gambling. A famous picture can be found online of Laguardia destroying one of these games with a sledgehammer.
Pinball Machines
Arthur Marshall was an African-American ragtime musician who created this popular yet challenging dance move. The move consists of shifting your body weight to have your feet sliding backward while giving the illusion of stepping forward. Though it's from the late 1800s, this move was made popular over 100 years later by an iconic artist and the Motown 25 performance of one of his hit songs.
The Moonwalk.
Michael Jackson- Billie Jean
"Yippe-Ki-Yay, Motherf*****r."
John Maclane (Bruce Willis), Die Hard
in 1920 Olympic medalist "Harry" Prieste was dared to steal this item. He did so, and it went missing for 80 years. By the time Prieste was 103, he revealed that it was in his suitcase and returned this item in time for the 1998 Olympic games.
What was this item?
(The original!) Olympic Flag
This term is often used when the electron "poles" of 2 objects, one on the ground, are the same, causing the second object to float in mid-air via electron propulsion.
Magnetic Levitation/Mag Lev
Day, Chaplin, Buckett
Charlie
What was Pac-Man's original name, and why was it changed?
Puc-Man and it was changed due to the large amounts of graffiti.
**NO DOUBLE POINTS OFFERED**
Finish this 1st verse from the classic rock song Bohemian Rhapsody.
1) Mama... _______________
2) ______________________
3) ______________________
4) Mama... _______________
5) ______________________
1) Mama... Just killed a man
2) Put a gun against his head;
3) Pulled my trigger, now he's dead;
4) Mama... Life had just begun;
5) But now I've gone and thrown it all away...
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
"I like some of the Gaga songs, what the f**k does she know about cameras?"
Kanye West, BBC Radio Interview
"The Interception" is the name of a game show from 1997-98 where contestants had to commit this illegal activity while outmaneuvering the Moscow police. No area was closed off, and if they could avoid captivity for half an hour, they got to keep the stolen "item".
Name the crime, and for double points, name the most recorded viewers.
Breaking into a car/carjacking.
At the peak of the show, there are said to have been 6 MILLION viewers.
What is Planck's Constant?
6.62607015×10−34 aka The value used to calculate the amount of energy something has, often measured in Joules.
Thoreau, Winkler, Kissinger
Henry
According to internet meme culture, what song is Doom guy singing on what happens to be an open mic channel?
I'm Still Standing- Elton John
**NO DOUBLE POINTS**
What did Gerard Way's father do when was a young boy, and what did he tell him?
you must recite the lyrics to get the full points.
"When I was, a young boy, my father, took me into the city... to see a marching band. He said 'Son, when; you grow up; would you be; the savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned?' He said 'will you; defeat them? Your demons; and all the non-believers; the plans that they have made? because one day; I leave you; a phantom; to lead you in the summer; to join the black parade..."
MCR, Welcome to the Black Parade
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry, Founding Father of the US of A
In 1994 MIT student Justin Cave purchased this common grocery store item, and shortly forgot about it. Approximately 10 months later, it was rediscovered in the same dorm hall and was given a birthday party. The students of this hall contemplated disposing of it but decided to keep it, and it has been a monumental item of this dorm hall for the past 31 years.
A carton of milk. In an interview, Cave admitted that he neglected it while making macaroni and cheese and is lactose intolerant.
What is a Golgi Aparatus, and what organelle does it help?
A Golgi Aparatus is an organelle that takes in new proteins and modifies them for the Endoplasmic Reticulum to send (to the Nucleus).
Prince Amedeo, Tarantino, the Plumber
Luigi
Prince Luigi Amedeo- an Italian prince and the Duke of Abruzzi, served as an Admiral during WWI
Luigi Tarantino- 1998 and 2008 Olympic World Champion Fencer
Luigi the Plumber- Mario's brother