Sam's Trivia

Scents

100

This smell is associated with swimming pools

Chlorine

200

This highly toxic compound famously smells like bitter almonds.

Cyanide

400

An earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

Petrichor

500

This substance found only in sperm whales is used for some high end perfumes.

Ambergris

Mythological Creatures

100

These creatures from Greek mythology are known for only having one eye.

Cyclops

200

This creature is known for bursting into flames when it dies and being reborn from the ashes.

Phoenix

300

This mythological creature can kill by looking you in the eyes.

Basilisk

400

This mythological creature is best known for its complicated riddles.

Sphinx

500

These creatures are minor nature goddesses in Greek mythology.

Nymphs

Video Games

100

This popular game involves racing as your favorite Nintendo character.

Mario Kart

200

What is the best-selling video game of all time?

Minecraft

300

This gaming console was released in 2006 and emphasized new forms of interaction.

The Wii

400

This popular Atari game involves shooting aliens with a laser.

Space Invaders

500

Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig are all video game villains that report to which young commander, as the head of their "Troop"?

Bowser Jr.

Fictional Locations

100

This castle is England's primary school for witches&wizards

Hogwarts

200

This famous underwater city appears in multiple comics, movies, and TV shows.

Atlantis

300

This fictional town is home to the Pokemon series' main protaganist.

Pallet Town

400

This fictional world where time moves slowly and talking animals are normal is located in a closet.

Narnia

500

What fantasy kingdom is the main setting for the "Legend of Zelda" video game series?

Hyrule

Venn Diagrams

100

A female magic user, the main targets of a series of prosecutions in colonial Massachusetts 

Witch

400

What name is shared by a sci-fi video game franchise, a Beyonce song, and the tiara worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day?

halo

Nobel Prizes/Inventors

100

Alfred Nobel, the creator of the Nobel prize invented what?

Dynamite

200

This brilliant inventor, credited with inventing the light bulb never won a Nobel prize

Thomas Edison

400

Name one of the four individuals who have won more then one Nobel prize

Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, John Bardeen, Frederick Sanger

Explain a film plot badly

100

Everyone tries the ice bucket challenge

Titanic

200

Group spends nine hours returning jewelry

Lord of the Rings

300

Bald man commits genocide to grow his rock collection

Avengers Infinity War

400

A family's first Airbnb experience goes very wrong

The Shining

500

A series of naps

Inception

600

Illegal immigrant chased by the feds

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial