A MINOR IN HISTORY
VIDEO GAMES
DOUBLE LETTERS WITHIN
SIMPLE SCIENCE
100

Enrique Esparza was about 8 on March 6, 1836 & a witness who would "remember" the battle at this mission for decades; Enrique died in 1917

the Alamo

100

 A big gaming story of 2018 is "Fortnite:" this genre of game where the winner is last shooter or last team standing

battle royale

100

It's in the dictionary as a short, high-pitched sound used to replace an expletive in a broadcast

bleep

100

When William Ramsay told of the discovery of this gas on Earth in 1895, we wonder if he used a squeaky voice

helium

200

The diary that she received for her 13th birthday in 1942 became one of the most famous books of the 20th century

Anne Frank
200

In this sport's "The Show 18", Diamond Dynasty mode allows you to build your own team

MLB

200

You probably wear "safety" ones in chem lab

goggles

200

A 1 on the Mercalli scale or below a 3 on the Richter scale is only measurable by these devices

seismograph

300

In 1998 the 9 teens who integrated Central High in this Southern capital in 1957 were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

Little Rock

300

In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game

Animal Crossing

300

A flapping of an insect's wings, or your eyelashes

flutter

300

Of a proton, neutron or electron, the one that's heaviest

neutron

400

Akhenaten's son, he got the pharaoh gig at age 9 & benched Aten in favor of a return to the worship of Amun

King Tut (Tutankhamun)

400

In 2016 Minecraft became the second-bestselling video game of all time--No. 1 is this other "blocky" game

Tetris

400

This type of chocolate has a set of double consonants & double vowels

bittersweet
400

A hemoglobinometer measures the amount of hemoglobin in this

blood

500

Saints be praised! On March 22, 1429 this feisty teen dictated a letter to English commanders, insisting they leave France

Joan of Arc

500

Referring to a false promise, "The cake is a lie" became a famous meme that sprang from this Valve game

Portal

500

A set of religious principles or beliefs; the Apostles' is one

creed

500

Brighter in the night sky than any star is this planet that comes closest to the Earth

Venus