ASTR: Answers

Question 1: Who had a 1981 hit with the song quot;Japanese Boyquot;?
a. a. Toyah
b. Sandra
c. !Aneka
d. Madonna
Question 2: When was Steam first released?
a. a. !2003
b. 2011
c. 2004
d. 2007
Question 3: Where was the Games of the XXII Olympiad held?
a. a. Tokyo
b. Los Angeles
c. Barcelona
d. !Moscow
Question 4: What do the video games No Manrsquo;s Sky and Mighty No. 9 have in
common?
a. a. !Both were announced in 2013.
b. Both were released for the PlayStation 3.
c. Both were crowdfunded.
d. Both were developed by indie studios.
Question 5: Which of the following is NOT a work done by Shakespeare?
a. a. Measure For Measure
b. !Trial of Temperance
c. Cymbeline
d. Titus Andronicus
Question 6: In the Kingdom Hearts series, which is not an optional boss you can fight?
a. a. Sephiroth
b. !Master Yen Sid
c. Kurt Zisa
d. Julius
Question 7: What is the collective noun for vultures?
a. a. Building
b. Ambush
c. !Wake
d. Gaze
Question 8: The Bohemian Revolt 16181620 started after Protestants in Prague did what
to their Catholic Lords Regents?
a. a. !Threw them out of a window
b. Locked them in stockades
c. Hung them.
d. Insulted their mothers
Question 9: Which retro video game was released first?
a. a. Galaga
b. PacMan
c. Asteroids
d. !Space Invaders

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Question 10: In the Mario Kart series, which game introduced the quot;Shield Driftingquot;
mechanic?
a. a. Mario Kart: Double Dash
b. Mario Kart Super Circuit
c. Mario Kart DS
d. !Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Question 1: Which Elton John hit starts with the line quot;When are you gonna come
downquot;?
a. a. Crocodile Rock
b. !Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
c. Bennie and the Jets
d. Rocket Man
Question 2: What scientific family does the Aardwolf belong to?
a. a. !Hyaenidae
b. Eupleridae
c. Felidae
d. Canidae
Question 3: What year is on the flag of the US state Wisconsin?
a. a. 1634
b. !1848
c. 1901
d. 1783
Question 4: How tall is Tom Cruise?
a. a. 5prime; 4Prime;
b. 5prime; 9Prime;
c. 5prime; 5Prime;
d. !5prime; 7Prime;
Question 5: In Kendrick Lamar039;s 2012 album, quot;Good Kid, M.A.A.D Cityquot;, the
album039;s story takes place in which city?
a. a. New York
b. Detroit
c. !Compton
d. Baltimore
Question 6: In quot;Starboundquot;, what is the max HP of the monster quot;Punchyquot;?
a. a. 9,000,000 HP
b. 100 HP
c. 150,000 HP
d. !50,000 HP
Question 7: In the Magic: The Gathering universe, which plane does the Homelands
expansion take place in?
a. a. Tazeem
b. Bant
c. Llanowar
d. !Ulgrotha
Question 8: What is quot;Stenomaquot;?
a. a. A port city in the carribean
b. A type of seasoning
c. !A genus of moths
d. A combat stimulant from WW2
Question 9: What Touhou Project character039;s first ever appearance was as a midboss

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in the eighth game, Imperishable Night?
a. a. !Tewi Inaba
b. Rumia
c. Kaguya Houraisan
d. Mystia Lorelei
Question 10: The AHL affiliate team of the Boston Bruins is named what?
a. a. Cambridge Bruins
b. !Providence Bruins
c. Hartford Bruins
d. New Haven Bruins
Question 1: In which city, is the Big Nickel located in Canada?
a. a. Victoria, British Columbia
b. Halifax, Nova Scotia
c. !Sudbury, Ontario
d. Calgary, Alberta
Question 2: Which of the following Inuit languages was the FIRST to use a unique writing
system not based on the Latin alphabet?
a. a. Inupiat
b. Greenlandic
c. Inuinnaqtun
d. !Inuktitut
Question 3: What engine is in the Lexus SC400?
a. a. 2JZGTE
b. !1UZFE
c. 7MGTE
d. 5MGE
Question 4: What039;s the name of the halloweenrelated Sims 4 Stuff Pack released
September 29th, 2015?
a. a. Fearful Frights
b. Ghosts n039; Ghouls
c. !Spooky Stuff
d. Nerving Nights
Question 5: Which data structure does FILO apply to?
a. a. Heap
b. Tree
c. !Stack
d. Queue
Question 6: Which of the following is the oldest of these computers by release date?
a. a. Commodore 64
b. ZX Spectrum
c. !TRS80
d. Apple 3
Question 7: In the TV Show quot;Donkey Kong Countryquot;, which episode did the song
quot;Eddie, Let Me Go Back To My Homequot; play in?
a. a. To The Moon Baboon
b. ApeNesia
c. Message In A Bottle Show
d. !It039;s a Wonderful Life
Question 8: In quot;One Piecequot;, what does quot;the Pirate Kingquot; mean to the
captain of the Straw Hat Pirates?

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a. a. Adventure
b. Promise
c. Friendship
d. !Freedom
Question 9: What was the aim of the quot;Umbrella Revolutionquot; in Hong Kong in
2014?
a. a. Gaining Independence
b. Go back under British Rule
c. Lower taxes
d. !Genuine universal suffrage
Question 10: In 2004, which persons created quot;Robloxquot;?
a. a. Erik Cassel
b. Jonas Alto and Sarah Smith
c. James Kolein
d. !David Baszucki and Erik Cassel

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