Video Games
What object does Mario typically leap onto after completing a level in the earliest iterations in his franchise?
Flagpole
What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Who created Star Wars?
George Lucas
The Super Bowl is the US championship for which sport?
Football/American Football
What is the name of the UConn mascot?
Jonathan the Husky
In Mario Kart, the power-up that seeks out the player in first position and explodes on impact is a shell that is what color?
Blue
Which US state has no documented poisonous snakes?
Alaska
In the Lord of the Rings series, who is Frodo’s uncle?
Bilbo
The Olympic Games originated in which country?
Greece
What is the name of the head coach for UConn women’s basketball?
Geno Auriemma
Blathers is the name of the nocturnal, museum-curating owl in what series of Nintendo video games?
Animal Crossing
What is the name of the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Which is these first-in-the-series books has the most sequels?
On Basilisk Station
Dune
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Leviathan Wakes
Ender’s Game
On Basilisk Station (13 sequels)
What country won the 2022 Men’s Soccer World Cup?
Argentina
What are three different names of dining halls at UConn?
McMahan, Towers, Putnam, North, Northwest, Whitney, South, New South/CT Hall
Skyrim is the fifth installment of what epic open-world videogame series by Bethesda Softworks?
The Elder Scrolls
How many countries are there in the UK?
4
In the novel “Dune,” the desert planet Arrakis is primarily known for producing what valuable substance?
Spice melange
Unobtainium
Neutronium
Dilithium
Spice Melange
What are the four Major League Baseball teams in California?
Giants, Dodgers, Angels, Padres
Who is the president of UConn?
Radenka Maric
What North Carolina-based video game company created the 2018 breakout hit “Fortnite”
Epic Games
What two countries border directly north of Hungary?
Slovakia and Ukraine
n Percy Jackson, what is the name of Percy’s main weapon?
Riptide
Who is the all-time leader in goals in the National Hockey League?
Wayne Gretzky
What is UConn ranked nationally as a university by the recent US News & World report? (correct if within 10 of the answer)
70th