Video Games
Books, Comics, Manga
Movies
TV Shows, Anime, and Cartoons
Real Life Application
100
In Minecraft, players can explore a vast world of biomes, from deserts to snowy tundras, collecting materials to craft tools, armor, and weapons. If a player digs deep underground, below Y-level 16, they can find the rarest ore in the overworld — diamond — which can be mined with any pickaxe stronger than wood.
Um, actually, diamonds can only be mined with an iron pickaxe or stronger — using a wooden or stone pickaxe destroys the ore without dropping anything.
100
Captain America's shield is so strong because it is made of Adamantium, the same metal in Wolverine's skeleton.
Um, Actually... Cap's shield is made of Vibranium
100
Black Panther, the superheroic alter ego of Prince T'Challa, makes his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War. His solo film, shot domestically in Atlanta, Georgia and internationally in Argentina, Wakanda, and South Korea, stars Chadwick Boseman reprising the titular role.
Um, Actually... Wakanda isn't a real place
100
Goku, Saiyan warrior and hero of Earth, first learns the Kamehameha energy attack from the Namekian warrior Piccolo, incorporating it into his fighting technique and making it his signature move.
Um, Actually... Goku learned the Kamehameha technique from his Master Roshi
100
Meat is delicious, but also presents certain health risks. Because of the risk of Salmonella and Trichinosis the USDA recommends that poultry and pork should be cooked to 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Um, actually... chicken should be cooked at a higher temperature than pork.
200
In Clash Royale, players build decks of eight cards and deploy troops in real-time to destroy their opponent’s King Tower. Winning matches grants crowns used to buy new cards.
Um, Actually... you can't buy cards with crowns. Crowns open chests that have new cards.
200
One of the more popular subgenres of anime and manga centers on a scenario in which multiple pilots assemble a giant mecha robot out of smaller sub-robots, a trope that can be seen in cartoons such as Voltron, live-action TV shows such as Power Rangers, and movies such as Transformers.
Um, Actually... Transformers are not from Anime or Manga
200
Boba Fett, whose distinctive Mandalorian armor, jetpack, and an olive green lightsaber, make him a fearsome opponent indeed, pilots a ship known as Slave One.
Um, Actually... Boba Fett does not use a lightsaber.
200
In Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales gains spider powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider from his universe, then teams up with alternate versions of Spider-Man to defeat Kingpin in the first movie and The Spot in the second movie.
Um, actually, the spider that bites Miles comes from another universe — it’s not from his own.
200
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 Ammendments of the Constitution, secure many basic liberties at the heart of America. Among these, the 8th amendment guarantees a right to privacy.
Um, actually, the 8th Ammendment guarantees no cruel or unusual punishment.
300
In Five Nights at Freddy’s, players survive five nights as a security guard named Jeremy Fitzgerald, at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza by watching cameras and closing doors before animatronics reach the office. Bonnie appears on the left door, while Chica attacks from the right.
Um, Actually... in FNAF 1, you play as "Mike Schmidt". Jeremy Fitzgerald is from the second game.
300
In the book "Horton Hears a Who" by Dr. Seuss, all the Who's almost fail to make enough noise to prove that they exist because of a boy named JoJo who was too busy playing with a paddle ball.
Um, Actually... JoJo was too busy playing with a yoyo
300
Syndrome, the villainous alter ego of Buddy Pine, meets his untimely demise at the hands, or rather claws, of his own Omnidroid, which targets him and his remote control as a threat during the staged "fight" in the city of Metroville.
Um, Actually... syndrome is defeated after getting his cape stuck in a jet engine.
300
In "Dragon Ball Z," character names follow peculiar patterns of references and puns. Saiyans are all named after vegetables (Kakarot, Vegeta, Broly), Namekians are named after musical instruments (Piccolo, Cymbal, Drum), and gods of destruction are named after different types of food and animals (Korn, Mule)
Um, Actually... the gods of destruction are named after 21+ beverages
300
Bleach is a versatile and powerful cleaner that can be mixed with windex to remove mildew, mixed with laundry detergent to whiten clothes, and mixed with warm water to brighten and polish glass dishware.
Um, Actually... mixing Bleach and Windex causes a chemical reaction that creates poisonous gas.
400
Unown, the symbol Pokémon, is a psychic-type Pokémon first discovered in the Ruins of Alph, that is only capable of learning one move: Hidden Power. Unown's primary appeal is as an alphabet. Though it has no evolutions, this one Pokémon has 26 different forms, one for each letter of the Roman alphabet.
Um, actually, there are 28 Unown forms. They are a question mark and an exclamation point.
400
In The Lightning Thief, Percy learns he’s the son of Zeus and must return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt before war breaks out between the gods.
Um, actually... Percy is the son of Poseidon.
400
In the Wizard of Oz, The main character Dorothy is taken away from her home in Arkansas due to a ravaging tornado. By the end of the movie, Dorothy finds out that she can get home by putting on ruby slippers, clicking her heels, and saying "there's no place like home"
Um, Actually... Dorothy does not live in Arkansas, she lives in Kansas.
400
Izuku Midoriya also known as his hero name "Deku" gains his powers from accepting legendary hero All Might's offer to pass down "One for All" to him. However, in order for the power to pass down Midoriya must ingest some of All Might's DNA, so he decides to down a cup of All Might's sweat.
Um, Actually... Midoriya eats a strand of All Might's hair to ingest his DNA.
400
Proper treatment for a minor burn is to immediately wash the burn with anti-bacterial soap, apply ice intermittently for 10-15 minutes, then wrap in a dry cloth.
Um, Actually... applying ice to a burn immediately may cause the skin to irritate and tear.
500
**SHINY QUESTION**
Translate the Acronyms of these games & gaming terms
FNaF
LoL
PUBg
TF2
PvZ
GTA
COD
CS:GO
MMORPG
DLC
PvP
NPC
FNaF: Five Nights at Freddy's
LoL: League of Legends
PUBg: Player Unknown Battlegrounds
TF2: Team Fortress 2
PvZ: Plants vs. Zombies
GTA: Grand Theft Auto
CoD: Call of Duty
CS:GO: Counter Strike: Global Offensive
MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Game
DLC: Downloadable Content
PvP: Player vs. Player
NPC: Non-Playable Character
500
In Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins ultimately comes to hold the powerful One Ring when his grandfather, Gandalf the Grey, leaves it for him on the mantle.
Um, Actually... Frodo and Gandalf are not related at all.
500
In the 1954 movie "Godzilla," we are first introduced to the creature of the same name: an enormous, blue-fire-breathing, amphibious lizard-like monster that emerges from the sea.
Um, actually, Godzilla breathes an atomically charged nuclear power heat ray, not fire.
500
The Nickelodeon series "Avatar: The Last Air Bender" categorizes the series' seasons into "books" that are named after the respective element Aang learns during that season. The order of these books are Water, Earth, Fire, and Air.
Um, Actually... the book of Air is not an actual book / season.
500
To jumpstart a car: connect the red clamp to the positive end of the working battery, then the same for the dead battery, then the black clamp to the negative end of the live battery, and the black clamp to the negative end of the dead battery.
Um, actually, instead of clamping the black clamp to the negative end of the dead battery, you should connect to a piece of metal in order to ground it
600
In the game Portal, the player is treated to the song "Still Alive" sung by the game's main antagonist, Cortana, after beating the game.
Um, Actually Portal's main antagonist is named GLaDOS.
600
The Japanese publication "Weekly Shonen Jump" puts out comics primarily targeting 12- to 18-year-olds, and has been running for roughly 50 years. Many popular anime series started as serialized manga here, including "Dragonball," "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure," "Bleach," "Fist of the North Star," "One Piece," "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo," "Vinland Saga," and "Naruto."
Um, Actually... Vinland Saga is not a shonen jump published manga
600
The "Hunger Games" takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of North America, now called "Panem" as a simplification of "Pan America."
Um, actually, Panem isn't an abbreviation for Pan America. Panem comes from "panem et circenses," a latin phrase meaning "bread and circuses."
600
After finding a bizarre creature in a trash can, Dustin adopts it as a pet, naming it D'Artagnan for the character from his favorite novel "The Three Musketeers" (or Dart for short). It is only later that Dustin realizes Dart is a young Demogorgon, and thus incredibly dangerous.
Um, Actually... The name comes from "The Three Musketeers" candy bar and not from the book.
600
Sharp kitchen knives are essential for fast and safe food preparation. You should using a honing steel like this every 2-4 uses of your knife to keep it honed and a whetstone like this to sharpen your knives every 1-2 years.
Um, actually, that is not a whetstone. It is a brake pad for a car. A whetstone looks like this.
