Nintendo Directs
Gifts for the Sports Fan?
"Me"
Myself
& Eye
600
This now discontinued gaming expo was one that featured a Nintendo Direct during the expo, every June.
What is E3?
600
The little plane called a Piper this would be a perfect gift for a Chicago baseball fan
What is a Cub?
600
This adjective for something neither bad nor good is from Latin for "of middle quality"
What is mediocre?
600
Her autobiography's dedication included "Malia and Sasha" & a man "who always promised me an interesting journey"
Who is Michelle Obama?
600
Attention, students! Anisocoria is where these eye parts are unequal in size, maybe due to a torn or blocked blood vessel in the neck
What are the pupils?
1200
Nintendo held a direct specifically for this game in February 2020, before its release the next month.
What is Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
1200
This word for any cheap trinket sounds perfect for a Big Apple hoops lover
What is a knickknack?
1200
Koplik's spots are associated with this contagious disease
What are the measles?
1200
His book "iWoz" is subtitled "Computer Geek to Cult Icon"
Who is Steve Wozniak?
1200
"Avian" term for the tiny wrinkles that form around the eyes as we age; we prefer to call them "smile lines"
DAILY DOUBLE
What is crow's feet?
1800
Several Nintendo Directs opened or closed with a character from another form of media receiving an envelope with one of these - signallng that they were invited to Smash.
What is a red stamp?
1800
A young Tampa hockey fan would probably dig a toy car depicting this cinematic speedster
Who is Lightning McQueen?
1800
Metheglin is a variety of this fermented beverage
What is mead?
1800
Part of the "Life" of this Rolling Stones guitarist: "I am pulled over by police officers in Arkansas... and a standoff ensues"
Who is Keith Richards?
1800
Everyone has a blind spot, as there are no photoreceptors--that is, rods or these--in the optic disk
What are cones?
2400
This type of Nintendo Direct is directly intended to showcase titles made by independent developers coming to Nintendo systems.
What is Indie World?
2400
This 1987 Tom Clancy novel would make even the most curmudgeonly Belichick fan happy
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Patriot Games?
2400
To wander aimlessly
What is meander?
2400
His autobio said in 1835 Mr. Freeland hired him from his master, but he wanted "to live upon free land as well as with Freeland"
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
2400
It's a clouding of what was once a clear eye lens; seeing halos around lights is a sign of them
What is a cataract?
3000
The Nintendo Direct on August 10, 2022 focused solely on this game.
What is Splatoon 3?
3000
This 2-word fungus that's used to make beer will be welcomed by your suds-crafting, baseball-loving bro in Milwaukee
What is Brewer's Yeast?
3000
A body part is found in this word describing one who refuses to tell the truth in plain language
What is mealymouthed?
3000
If we may get existential for a moment... in 1963 this thinker published "Les Mots", or "The Words" of his life
Who is Sartre?
3000
Referring to the device used, these 2 words are the "L-A" in LASIK eye surgery
What is laser-assisted?