Sci-Fi
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Northampton History
Potpourri
100

Next year, this space opera will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

What is Star Wars?

100

This three-letter acronym describes a situation where an account doesn't have enough money available to cover their payroll transaction. 

What is NSF?

100

Northampton includes these two historic villages in addition to its downtown.

What is Florence and Leeds?

100

This popular Northampton park features miniature golf, a steamer train, playgrounds, and pedal boats—and was donated to the city by Mrs. Fannie Burr Look.

What is Look Park?

200

Released in 1982, this science fiction classic is based off the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep".

What is Blade Runner?

200

Often called the central record of a company's financial activity, this accounting record contains all of a business's accounts and transactions.

What is a General Ledger (GL)?
200

The city seal depicts a rake and this other gardening tool as a nod to Northampton's agricultural history.

What is a hoe?

200

Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave, lead this group of Transformers.

Who are the Decepticons?

300

Originally airing on NBC, this franchise has a total of 13 different television series and 14 movies.

What is Star Trek?

300

Functioning like a standard debit card, this is a good alternative for employees who do not have a bank account.

What is Paycard?

300

This abolitionist and women's-rights activist lived in Florence for nearly a decade and owned her first home there.

Who is Sojourner Truth? 

300

The "POP" in a Section 125 POP plan stands for these three words.

What is Premium Only Plan?

400

A 1938 radio broadcast of this novel was so convincing that some of the general public thought a Martian invasion was actually happening.

What is War of the Worlds?

400

Unlike money contributed to an HSA, funds available through a traditional HRA generally remain the property of this party.

Who is the employer?

400

This future president attended the Northampton Law School before eventually becoming the nation's 14th president.

Who is Franklin Pierce?

400

In the original Jurassic Park, John Hammond's dinosaur theme park is built on this fictional island located off the coast of Costa Rica.

What is Isla Nublar?

500

Godzilla is credited as kickstarting this sub-genre of science fiction that features large monsters.

What is kaiju?

500

Used exclusively by YMCAs, this is the name for their retirement file/fund.

What is a YERDI?

500

This 1780s uprising over economic conditions and taxation had an important episode in Northampton and helped expose weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.

What is Shays Rebellion?

500

Northampton's Florence neighborhood was once home to an experimental community whose economy centered partly around producing this luxury fiber without relying on enslaved labor.

What is silk?