Much Ado about Nothing in Particular

Movies

100

Stanley Kubrick shot this psychological war drama in 1987

Full Metal Jacket

200

David Fincher directed this fan favorite film, adapted from a novel by Chuck Palahniuk.

Fight Club

300

Wes Anderson directed this adventure/comedy film of all-star casts in 2004.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

400

A 2006 film written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro, that takes place during WW2's Spain.

Pan's Labyrinth

500

Roman Polanski wrote and directed this psychological horror-thriller in 1968

Rosemary's Baby

Gaming

100

This video game was named from a combination of the words "four" and "tennis" 

Tetris

200

This game was originally intended to be Popeye game, but fell short due to licensing issues

Donkey Kong

300

A 1994 SNES JRPG that features a young boy in a contemporary, modern setting.

Earthbound/Mother

400

A 1994 action-RPG survival horror game, developed by Looking Glass Studios. 

System Shock

500

This game was notorious for having been coded entirely in Assembly Language, and made over $30m in sales.

Rollercoaster Tycoon

Music

100

This artist was married to Elon Musk for a short period of 4 years before splitting

Grimes

200

The song known most commonly suggested to mimic the BPM for CPR

Staying Alive by the Bee GEes

300

The best-selling band/artists of all time (as of 2024)

The Beatles

400

This band made more money from Guitar Hero royalties, than tours and record sales.

Aerosmith

500

This band featured a guitarist that produced soundtracks, using a 9 string guitar, for the game DOOM (2016) and DOOM:ETERNAL

Meshuggah

Geography

100

This country is the only one with a deceased "head of state"

North Korea

200

This country has the most timezones (to a whopping 12)

France

300

This is the only continent to span four hemispheres

Africa

400

This capital city is the southernmost capital in the world

Wellington

500

Largest lake in the world, and is the source of the Nile

Lake Victoria

History

100

This was the oldest known civilization in the world.

Mesopotamia

200

The largest spanning empire in history

The British Empire

300

This empire was the birthplace of Zoroastrianism (Extra points for the official and modernized names)

The Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire)

400

This man was offered the presidency of Israel, but declined.

Albert Einstein

500

This small principality was where the famous Napoleon lived out the rest of his days (and was mockingly referred to as his "Empire")

Elba