50 Years of Video Games
This 1971 classic strategy game puts you in the shoes of a covered wagon headed to the West in pioneer times.
What is The Oregon Trail?
Noun; Six Letters, Beginning with M
"A wise and trusted councilor or teacher; an influence senior sponsor or supporter"
What is a Mentor?
This German-born theoretical physicist came up with the Theory of Relativity as well as the formula for mass-energy equivalence, E=MC^2
Who is Albert Einstein?
Often referred to as the national dish of Canada, this food is a combination of French Fries, Cheese Curds, and Gravy.
What is Poutine?
This 1986 video game is the first appearance of the Hero of Time, Link.
What is The Legend of Zelda?
Noun; Six Letters, Beginning with H
"Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance"
What is Hubris?
This English naturalist contributed heavily to the theory of evolutionary biology and famously took a trip to the Galapagos Islands on the HMS Beagle that inspired his theories.
Who is Charles Darwin?
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This 1991 game introduced an extremely fast blue mammal that loves picking up rings and beating Dr. Robotnik.
What is Sonic the Hedgehog?
Noun; Seven Letters, Beginning with A
"A word opposite in meaning to another"
What is an Antonym?
This French-Polish physicist conducted pioneering research into radioactivity before dying tragically at 66 due to complications stemming from her long term exposure to radiation.
Who is Marie Curie?
This 2007 first person shooter takes place in Rapture, a large underwater city that fell to a violent revolution. It famously had two very different end-states based on how the main character deals with the 'Little Sister's of the game.
What is BioShock?
Adjective; Nine Letters, Beginning with T.
"Done without confidence; hesitant;
or
Not certain or fixed; provisional"
What is Tentative?
This English primatologist and anthropologist is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after 60 years studying wild specimen. She famously lived among them for long periods of time and even documented a four-year long instance of organized warfare between two communities of chimps in the Gombe Stream National Park.
Who is Jane Goodall?
This 2016 game, developed by ConcernedApe, has the player inherit their deceased grandfather's farm. The player then fixes up the farm, grows crops, mines minerals, and even builds relationships with the townspeople who live nearby. It is generally considered one of the most popular 'Cozy Games' of all time.
What is Stardew Valley?
Noun; Nine Letters, Beginning with E
"The practice or art of using language with fluence or aptness"
What is Eloquence?
Born in 1815, this mathematician and writer is often called the 'Mother of Computing Science' and is known for her work on the proposed general-purpose computer, The Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?