Random Facts
True or False:
Dolphins and jaguars purposefully expose themselves to toxins from other creatures in their habitats for their own enjoyment.
True
Dolphins use pufferfish and jaguars use poisonous tree frogs to get themselves high off the toxins.
What is the first rap song to win an Oscar?
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem
What video game franchise is very good at ending relationships of any kind?
Mario
Who else does the actor for King George III play in another popular franchise?
Kristoff in "Frozen"
What is a well-known detail about pangolins?
They have several layers of diamond-shaped plates on their backs.
What material is a specific German bridge made out of that also happens to be a common children's toy?
Legos.
Wupperttal, Germany has a bridge called Lego-Brücke, which literally translates to "Lego Bridge," which is exactly what the bridge is made out of.
What classical musician sold more albums than Beyoncé in 2016?
Mozart
What game has sold the most copies worldwide since its release?
Hint: This game is well-known for revolutionizing gaming at the time of its release
Minecraft
Since release, Minecraft has tallied over 238,000,000 sales
In "History Has Its Eyes On You", which historical event is Washington referring to in the lines:
"I was younger than you are now
When I was given my first command
I led my men straight into a massacre
I witnessed their deaths firsthand"
The Battle of Fort Necessity
George Washington made several critical errors in the battle, including the creation of Fort Necessity. It was placed in such a poor position that their enemies could fire on them from above with much less error than those in the fort. This is also the only battle George Washington surrendered in.
Zebras. They will kill you before you break them.
Bananas have no radioactive properties.
False
Bananas are slightly radioactive due to the presence of potassium in their chemical makeup.
What popular Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
The release of what game saved Microsoft through the Xbox?
Halo
Why is "What Did I Miss?" so different from every other song in the musical?
It's meant to show how Thomas Jefferson was considerably outdated and out-of-place in relation to everything that had happened in America.
What creature doesn't deserve to exist?
Spiders. Period.
What everyday household appliance used to be horse-drawn due to its size?
Vacuum cleaners.
True or False:
Statistically, musicians have shorter lifespans than most of the population.
True
A professor at the University of Sydney conducted a study on musicians who died and their average lifespans and calculated it against the average lifespan of the general U.S. population and found that a musician's life is an average of 25 years shorter.
What underrated hack-and-slash RPG platformer was entirely developed by a single guy, save for the voice actors?
Dust: An Elysian Tail
What song is teased throughout the musical prior to its performance?
"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"
Can cats be allergic to humans?
Yes, as odd as it is, cats can be allergic to humans just as we can be to them.
What Olympic "sport" that has since been removed involved the usage of several mediums based around an individual's skill and knowledge of how to use them?
Art.
While it is no longer present in the Olympics, there used to be a category for competitive art.
When you listen to music, what internal organ can be directly effected by the rhythm of the song?
The heart.
When you listen to music, especially songs with a lot of bass and heavy rhythms, your heartbeat can adjust to match the rhythm.
True or False:
Mortal Kombat had a large team dedicated to building up the game that grew to be the most successful fighting game of all time.
False
Mortal Kombat was made in a span of 10 months by a 4-person team. In fact, it didn't even have a name for the first 6 months.
What is the significance of the same actor playing Hamilton's mother in the first act, one of the officials for King George III who was shown to be assassinated, and later holding the bullet that would kill Hamilton?
She is written to symbolize death throughout the play.
What do corvids (crows, bluejays, magpies, etc.) have in common with eagles?
Their wing shape.