FINANCE 114: Powerpoint

Question 1:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the Animal Crossing series, which flower is erroneously called the quot;Jacob039;s
Ladderquot;??
a. Yarrow
b. Hydrangea
c. Harebell
d. !Lily of the Valley
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the 2016 mixtape released by Venezuelan electronic producer Arca??
a. amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;
b. Sheep
c. !Entrantilde;as
d. Xen
Question 3:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
A comet039;s gaseous envelope which creates the tail is called what??
a. The backwash
b. !The coma
c. The ablative
d. The wake
Question 4:
Category: Science: Gadgets
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following is the standard THX subwoofer crossover frequency??
a. 100 Hz
b. 90 Hz
c. !80 Hz
d. 70 Hz
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In order to cut costs, what were most of the extras of Mad Max 1979 paid with??
a. Food stamps
b. They weren039;t paid
c. Fast food
d. !Beer
Question 6:

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Category: Entertainment: Cartoon Animations
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the quot;Star Warsquot; universe, what species is Grand Admiral Thrawn??
a. Gungans
b. Pantorans
c. !Chiss
d. Twi039;lek
Question 7:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Located in Chile, El Teniente is the world039;s largest underground mine for what metal??
a. Iron
b. !Copper
c. Nickel
d. Silver
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Where are Terror Fiends more commonly found in the Nintendo game Miitopia??
a. Otherworld
b. The Sky Scraper
c. Peculia
d. !New Lumos
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Television
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the date of original airing of the pilot episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is
Magic??
a. November 6th, 2010
b. April 14th, 1984
c. May 18th, 2015
d. !October 10th, 2010
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these artists did NOT feature in the fitfh studio album quot;Humanzquot; by
British virtual band Gorillaz??
a. Vince Staples
b. !Snoop Dogg
c. Pusha T
d. Danny Brown
Question 1:
Category: Art
Type: multiple

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Difficulty: Hard
What French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty? ?
a. Auguste Rodin
b. !Freacute;deacute;ric Auguste Bartholdi
c. JeanLeacute;on Geacute;rocirc;me
d. Henri Matisse
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the fastest speed possible in Trackmaniasup2;: Stadium??
a. !1000 kmh
b. 100 kmh
c. 500 kmh
d. 320 kmh
Question 3:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is isobutylphenylpropanoic acid more commonly known as??
a. Morphine
b. Ketamine
c. !Ibuprofen
d. Aspirin
Question 4:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In which year did the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack occur??
a. 2011
b. !1995
c. 1991
d. 2001
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In what year was the game quot;Eliminatorquot; released??
a. !1998
b. 1999
c. 2000
d. 2001
Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which game in the quot;Dark Soulsquot; series does the player play as the quot;Ashen
Onequot;??
a. Demon Souls

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b. !Dark Souls III
c. Bloodborne
d. Dark Souls I
Question 7:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the name of the German offensive operation in October 1941 to take Moscow
before winter??
a. Operation Barbarossa
b. Operation Sunflower
c. !Operation Typhoon
d. Case Blue
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Board Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What Magic: The Gathering card039;s flavor text is just 039;Ribbit.039;??
a. Spore Frog
b. Frogmite
c. Bloated Toad
d. !Turn to Frog
Question 9:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these is NOT a real tectonic plate??
a. North American Plate
b. Nazca Plate
c. !Atlantic Plate
d. Eurasian Plate
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Comics
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Better known by his nickname Logan, what is Wolverine039;s birth name??
a. John Savage
b. Logan Wolf
c. Thomas Wilde
d. !James Howlett
Question 1:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In 2012 the Germanspeaking microstate quot;Liechtensteinquot; in Central Europe had a
population of how many inhabitants??
a. 2,400
b. !36,600
c. 90,000

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d. 323,400
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these online games was originally named LindenWorld in it039;s early
development??
a. ActiveWorlds
b. IMVU
c. !SecondLife
d. HabboHotel
Question 3:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the formerly rich fishing grounds off the island of Newfoundland,
Canada??
a. Mariana Trench
b. Hudson Bay
c. Great Barrier Reef
d. !Grand Banks
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
quot;Gimmick!quot; is a Japanese Famicom game that uses a sound chip expansion in the
cartridge. What is it called??
a. VRC6
b. VRC7
c. !FME7
d. MMC5
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Japanese Anime Manga
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In quot;One Piecequot;, who confirms the existence of the legendary treasure, One
Piece??
a. Silvers Rayleigh
b. !Edward quot;Whitebeardquot; Newgate
c. Former Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku
d. Pirate King Gol D Roger
Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
According to quot;Star Warsquot; lore, which planet does ObiWan Kenobi come from??
a. Naboo
b. Alderaan
c. !Stewjon
d. Tatooine

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Question 7:
Category: Animals
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following is another name for the quot;Poecilotheria Metallica
Tarantulaquot;??
a. Hopper
b. Woebegone
c. Silver Stripe
d. !Gooty
Question 8:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, on what date
did their new year start??
a. September 25th
b. !March 25th
c. June 1st
d. December 1st
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these characters from Final Fantasy VIII primarily spoke in one word
sentences??
a. Seifer
b. Zell
c. Raijin
d. !Fujin
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
How many partners can you obtain in Paper Mario: The ThousandYear Door??
a. 9
b. 10
c. 6
d. !7

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