ROCKS
ALIENS IN POP CULTURE
CHEESE
SCIENCE FICTION
FAMOUS HOAXES
100

These are the three types of rocks:

What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

100

This popular 1990’s Sci-Fi mystery drama series was known for the catch-phrase “The truth is out there”

What is X-Files

100

This is the amount of milk (in pounds) it takes to make 1 pound of cheese

What is 10 pounds

100

This American author and biochemist is known for his many works of science fiction as well as his nonfiction books on science. He is most well known for his Foundation and Robot series

Who is Isaac Asimov

100

These exquisite architectural designs in Egypt have been attributed to the work of aliens

What are the Great Pyramids

200

This is the scientific name for a rock from space

What is meteorite

200

This popular American Rock band, formed in 1994, got their name from the “UFO” sightings by the Allied Aircraft Pilots during WWII

Who are the Foo Fighters

200

This is the state in which all 60 American master cheesemakers reside

What is Wisconsin

200

This subgenre of Science Fiction is most popular for its distinct style and is known to showcase high tech communities in urban settings

What is cyberpunk

200

This is the name of the secretive government property where extraterrestrial bodies and aircraft are kept

What is Area 51

300

This is the type of rock in which Mount Rushmore is carved out of

What is granite

300

This candy was known to be E.T.’s favorite

What are Reeses Pieces

300

The fans of this NFL team are known for wearing giant slabs of cheese on their heads

Who are the Green Bay Packers

300

This popular Science Fiction book was first a radio comedy drama, first aired in 1978

What is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

300

This is the location for the most well-known UFO crash in the United States (it was also the name of a tv show that originally aired in 1999 and had a recent reboot in 2019)

What is Roswell

400

This is the type of rock that is responsible for Kentucky’s famous blue grass

What is limestone

400

This cartoon villain who made his debut in 1948 on the Looney Tunes is known for being soft-spoken

Who is Marvin the Martian

400

This month is known as National Dairy Month

What is June

400

This is the time period thought to have led to intellectual conversation about the future impact of technology which led to the formal emergence of Science Fiction

What is The Industrial Revolution

400

This is the name of the mysterious, complex patterns formed in fields that are often attributed to alien and UFO activity

What are crop circles

500

This scale of hardness is used to classify minerals

What is the Mohs’ Scale

500

This alien language, created by linguist Marc Okrand, is known as the most widely spoken fictional language in the world

What is Klingon

500

A giant wheel of this type of cheese was given to Queen Victoria for a wedding gift

What is cheddar

500

Perhaps you are most familiar with this author’s work because of its TV adaption, The Handmaid’s Tale

Who is Margaret Atwood

500

This was a radio adaptation of a popular Science Fiction novel of the same name which caused some listeners’ to panic in 1938 as they believed martians had invaded New Jersey

What is War of the Worlds