Dungeons & Dragons
This beast guarded the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) for 171 years before being slain by a guy named Bard.
Smaug
"If I had a ______ for every time I was doomed by a puppet..."
Nickel
This now collapsed nation boycotted the Summer Olympics in LA.
Soviet Union
Which of these distinct, real species of cats is part of the Genus Leopardus?
A) Clouded Leopard, B) Snow Leopard, C) Leopard, D) Sunda Clouded Leopard, E) Leopard Cat, F) Sunda Leopard Cat, G) Kodkod
G) Kodkod
What was the answer to life, the universe, and everything as suggested by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
42
Which Greek mythical creature lived in the center of the Labyrinth designed by Daedalus and Icarus?
Minotaur
Any amount of Au is worth its weight in ____.
Gold
This country signs an agreement with China to return Hong Kong.
The UK
Which of these is a real species of cat?
A) Geoffrey's Cat
B) Jeffrey's Cat
C) Geoffroy's Cat
D) Geffrey's Cat
C
What is the name of Viktor Frankenstein's sister/wife, who shares her name with a Queen of England?
Elizabeth
This dungeon-crawler rogue-like has you attacking enemies with your own tears.
The Binding of Isaac
What would you say if you borrowed money from Dine and needed to pay them back?
Iodine
This famous American Musician's hair caught on fire while filming a Pepsi commercial.
Michael Jackson
Which of these is not part of the Puma lineage?
A) Jaguar
B) Jaguarundi
C) Cheetah
D) Cougar
A) Jaguar
How many Dune books are there as of 2024 in the franchise? (Hint: it is in the double digits.)
23
What is the name of Mulan's family's spiritual guardian, voiced by Eddie Murphy?
Mushu
"Brothers, is this liquid metal any of yours?"
"Yeah ___, ____."
Bromine
TED
What is the common name for Felis catus. (No I did not make that up)
Domesticated cat
What real-world physicist is prominently featured in the 1995 novel The Prestige?
Nikola Tesla
Toothless, the dragon from How To Train Your Dragon, is described to be what species?
Night Fury
Eli Whitney, believing his Coca-Cola can was not soft enough, decides to invent the Cotton ___.
Tin
Two Sikh body-guards assassinate this Indian Prime Minister, leading to religious tensions that persist to this day.
Indira Gandhi
What species of lynx has the scientific name Lynx lynx?
A) Canada Lynx
B) Eurasian Lynx
C) Iberian Lynx
B) Eurasian Lynx
What was the original, Indian name of the character from The Martian who was later renamed to Vincent Kapoor in the movie adaptation?
Venkat Kapoor