Sports
Which legendary quarterback won seven Super Bowls after playing his college football at the University of Michigan?
Tom brady
t’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! The "Big Three" U.S. commercial broadcast television networks are CBS, NBC, and what Disney-owned third network?
ABC
Which planet in our solar system is famously known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
In which country did the historic D-Day landings take place during World War II?
France (specifically on the beaches of Normandy)
What is the name of Sega’s iconic blue mascot, introduced in 1991 to compete with Nintendo's Mario?
Sonic
Detroit’s NHL hockey team, is known for throwing what on the ice?
Octopus
In 2012, Winston-Salem State University graduate Stephen A. Smith was officially named a permanent host of the show “First Take” on what sports television network?
ESPN
In the classic movie The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy’s pet dog?
Toto
Which famous ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
The titanic
What legendary puzzle game, featuring falling blocks called tetrominoes, came bundled with the original Nintendo Game Boy in 1989?
Tetris
What is the official name of the trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game?
Paul Bunyan
Come on down! Television legend Bob Barker was an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and spent zhis youth on a South Dakota reservation. Barker hosted what daytime game show for more than three decades until his retirement in 2007?
The price is right
What surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, officially brought the United States into World War II?
Pearl harbor
What massive concrete barrier divided a major German city from 1961 to 1989, serving as a powerful symbol of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall
What is the name of the main green-clad protagonist who must rescue Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda series?
Link
Which former Detroit Tigers player and Triple Crown winner hit his 500th career home run in August 2021?
Miggy
Featuring Grandma Minka telling her grandson Tommy Pickles and his friends about the meaning of the celebrated Jewish holiday, what Nickelodeon animated series made history by becoming one of the first American children’s television shows to air a Hanukkah special in December 1996?
Rugrats
What is the real name of Batman, the billionaire who protects Gotham City?
Bruce Wayne
Which 1942 naval battle is widely considered the major turning point of World War II in the Pacific theater?
Battle of Midway
What 1996 home video game console featured a unique controller with three handles and an analog stick right in the middle?
N64
Who is the all-time winningest head coach in Michigan State football history, leading the Spartans to three Big Ten Championships and a College Football Playoff appearance?
Mark Dantonio
What service, “CC” for short, allows for persons with hearing disabilities to see television dialog as words on the screen?
Closed captioning
What are the names of the two different fusion methods that Goku and Vegeta use to combine into a single fighter?
The Metamoran Fusion Dance (to become Gogeta) and the Potara Earrings (to become Vegito)
Which American president served as the commander-in-chief during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Before he was officially named "Mario" in the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros., by what generic name was Nintendo's famous plumber known in the original 1981 Donkey Kong game?
Jumpman