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100
What animal name does Benedict Cumberbatch famously mispronounce?
Penguin. Or, as benedict cumberbfjsf would say ... "pengweng"
100
Who are the exception?
The Mongols!
100
How does one achieve Tetris?
Clear four rows of blocks at once
100
Name five online initiatives the vlogbrothers have started (if only one vlogbrother started it, that is still acceptable)
Answers may vary
100
Which party leader made Canadian history this year by peacing out of a televised debate?
ELIZABETH MAY
200
Sylvester McCoy who played the 7th Doctor in Doctor Who, played what wizard in The Hobbit?
Radagast the Brown
200
Who is/was the richest person in history?
Mansa Musa
200
What fighting game shares an acronym with a popular Nerdfighter charity initiative? (Hint:)
Persona 4 Arena
200
Where on the political spectrum does Henry Green lie?
He is a communist
200
Nerdfighters are called nerdfighters because John misread the title of an arcade game. What is the actual name of the game that John thought was called Nerdfighters?
Aero Fighters
300
What is the only comic/graphic novel on Time’s list of the 100 Best Novels in the English language?
Watchmen
300
From what animal did the Canary Islands get their name?
Dogs
300
According to the Super Mario Bros movie, what is Mario's last name?
Mario
300
Finish this song lyric: “I need Harry Potter like-”
“A Grindylow needs water”
300
Name all of the UBC Nerdfighters 2015-2016 executives
Miriam, Nina, Fred, Karen, Max, Ivan, Winnie
400
The 2012 Disney film John Carter, was based off of which iconic sci-fi novel?
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
400
How long was the shortest war in history and what was it?
40 minutes. The Anglo-Zanzibar war in 1896
400
Which 80s action hero is the character Solid Snake based on?
Snake plissken from escape from New York
400
What magazine did John first work for?
Mental Floss
400
Who are the Endless from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman?
Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Delirium, and Despair
500
Yo-Saff-Bridge conspires with the crew of Serenity to steal what valuable artifact from Durran Haymer?
Lassiter laser pistol (any range of associated answers accepted)
500
By Law No U.S. Military Officer Can Outrank Which Historical Figure?
George Washington
500
What is the ideal Hidden Power type for a Jolteon?
Ice. Ice allows it to have a moveset that can hit every creature type for at least 1x damage
500
Who the eff is Hank?!?
Answers may vary
500
Name Mercutio’s iconic death scene line in Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. (in your best dramatic interpretation possible)
"A PLAGUE! ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES!"