HIST: Answer

Question 1:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
How long are all the cutscenes from Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3, 2008 combined??
a. !8 hours
b. 4 hours
c. 5 hours
d. 12 hours
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the main character in the video game VA11 HALLA: Cyberpunk
Bartender Action??
a. Dana
b. !Jill
c. Alma
d. Anna
Question 3:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following is NOT a real element??
a. Praseodymium
b. Hassium
c. Lutetium
d. !Vitrainium
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Books
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these does Charlie NOT read in The Perks of Being a Wallflower??
a. The Great Gatsby
b. !The Grapes of Wrath
c. Peter Pan
d. Hamlet
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the supercomputer located in the control room in quot;Jurassic
Parkquot; 1993??
a. !Thinking Machines CM5
b. IBM Blue GeneQ
c. Cray XMP
d. Cray XK7

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Question 6:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The Maluku islands informally known as the Spice Islands belong to which country??
a. New Zealand
b. Chile
c. !Indonesia
d. Fiji
Question 7:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
How many notes are there on a standard grand piano??
a. !88
b. 98
c. 78
d. 108
Question 8:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The ontological argument for the proof of God039;s existence is first attributed to whom??
a. !Anselm of Canterbury
b. Immanuel Kant
c. Aristotle
d. Reneacute; Descartes
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the 1974 Christmas flick quot;The Year Without a Santa Claus,quot; what are the
names of the two elves who help Mrs. Claus save Christmas??
a. Holly amp; Jolly
b. !Jingle amp; Jangle
c. Buddy amp; Bobby
d. Snowflake amp; Icicle
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Counting the Blood and Wine DLC, how many Hero Cards are there in total in The Witcher
3??
a. !25
b. 20
c. 15
d. 30
Question 1:
Category: Mythology

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Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island??
a. Cyprus
b. Sardinia
c. !Crete
d. Sicily
Question 2:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
All of the following human genetic haplogroup names are shared between Ychromosome
and mitochondrial DNA haplogroups EXCEPT:?
a. !Haplogroup U
b. Haplogroup T
c. Haplogroup L
d. Haplogroup J
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the original quot;Super Mario Bros.quot;, what is the acceleration of Mario if he was in
free fall??
a. !91.28 ms2
b. 110 ms2
c. 9.42 ms2
d. 4.4 ms2
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the world039;s first handheld game device??
a. Microvision
b. Game amp; Watch
c. !Mattel Auto Race
d. Game Boy
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the Zombies mode of quot;Call of Duty: Black Opsquot;, what is the
quot;PackAPunchedquot; version of the quot;Galilquot; called??
a. Predictive Death Wish
b. !Lamentation
c. Galvanized Atomic Lead Insertion Liquidator
d. Gabig
Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard

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In quot;Final Fantasy VIquot;, what is the name of summoned Gilgamesh039;s weakest
attack??
a. Excalibore
b. !Excalipoor
c. Excalisore
d. Excalisnore
Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Television
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these voices wasn039;t a choice for the House AI in quot;The Simpsons
Treehouse of Horrorquot; short, House of Whacks??
a. Dennis Miller
b. !George Clooney
c. Pierce Brosnan
d. Matthew Perry
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Japanese Anime Manga
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which studio animated Afro Samurai??
a. xebec
b. !Gonzo
c. Production I.G
d. Kyoto Animation
Question 9:
Category: Mythology
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which Norse God has a horse named Sleipnir??
a. Thor
b. Frigg
c. !Odin
d. Balder
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the PAYDAY series, where did Dallas start his criminal career??
a. !Chicago, Illinois
b. New York City, New York
c. Dallas, Texas
d. Boston, Massachusetts
Question 1:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the film quot;Interstellarquot;, how long did they spend on Miller039;s planet??
a. 15 years, 2 months, and 15 days

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b. !23 years, 4 months, and 8 days
c. 10 months and 6 days
d. 26 years, 4 months, and 10 days
Question 2:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Who recorded the 1975 album 039;Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy039;??
a. Billy Joel
b. Joe Cocker
c. !Elton John
d. John Denver
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Who won the 1989 Drum Corps International championships??
a. Blue Devils
b. The Academy
c. The Bluecoats
d. !Santa Clara Vanguard
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Comics
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the webcomic quot;Ava039;s Demonquot;, what sin is quot;Nevy Nervinequot; based off
of? ?
a. !Envy
b. Lust
c. Sloth
d. Wrath
Question 5:
Category: Geography
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the capital city of Bermuda??
a. San Juan
b. Santo Dominigo
c. Havana
d. !Hamilton
Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the plane of existence in MicroProse039;s 1997 quot;Magic the Gatheringquot;??
a. Amonkhet
b. !Shandalar
c. Ravnica
d. Theros

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Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Books
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which fictional English county was the setting for Thomas Hardy039;s novels??
a. !Wessex
b. Barsetshire
c. Fulchester
d. Ambridge
Question 8:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow??
a. Vegetables
b. !Trees
c. Grains
d. Flowers
Question 9:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
The word quot;sciencequot; stems from the word quot;scirequot; meaning what??
a. !To know
b. To live
c. To count
d. To measure
Question 10:
Category: Sports
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which English football team is nicknamed 039;The Tigers039;??
a. !Hull City
b. Cardiff City
c. Bristol City
d. Manchester City

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