MU: Midterm

Question 1:
Category: Mythology
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Talos, the mythical giant bronze man, was the protector of which island??
a. Sicily
b. Cyprus
c. !Crete
d. Sardinia
Question 2:
Category: Art
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Painter Piet Mondrian 1872 1944 was a part of what movement??
a. Impressionism
b. Precisionism
c. Cubism
d. !Neoplasticism
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these is NOT a possible drink to be made in the game quot;VA11 HALLA:
Cyberpunk Bartender Actionquot;??
a. Fringe Weaver
b. Bad Touch
c. !Sour Appletini
d. Piano Man
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What039;s the name of the halloweenrelated Sims 4 Stuff Pack released September 29th,
2015??
a. Fearful Frights
b. Nerving Nights
c. !Spooky Stuff
d. Ghosts n039; Ghouls
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which day in quot;Papers, Pleasequot; does the man in red appear??
a. !Day 23
b. Day 17
c. Day 15
d. Day 20

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Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
How many playable characters are there in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii
U??
a. 55
b. !58
c. 48
d. 51
Question 7:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was Bank of America originally established as??
a. !Bank of Italy
b. Bank of Charlotte
c. Bank of Long Island
d. Bank of Pennsylvania
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Cartoon Animations
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In quot;Gravity Fallsquot;, what does Quentin Trembley do when he is driven out from the
White House??
a. Release 1,000 captive salamanders into the white house.
b. !Eat a salamander and jump out the window.
c. Jump out the window.
d. Leave in peace.
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which actors made up the trio in quot;The Good, the Bad, and the Uglyquot;? ?
a. !Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef
b. Aldo Giuffregrave;, Mario Brega, and Luigi Pistilli
c. Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Tonino Delli Colli
d. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson
Question 10:
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. Snowflake amp; Icicle
d. Buddy amp; Bobby
Question 1:

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Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the Super Mario Bros. Series, what is Yoshi039;s scientific name??
a. !T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas
b. Yoshi
c. Yossy
d. T. Yoshisotop Munchakoopas
Question 2:
Category: Science: Computers
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the name of the security vulnerability found in Bash in 2014??
a. Stagefright
b. Bashbug
c. Heartbleed
d. !Shellshock
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Cartoon Animations
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following films was Don Bluth both the writer, director, and producer for??
a. Titan A.E.
b. The Land Before Time
c. !All Dogs Go To Heaven
d. Anastasia
Question 4:
Category: Mythology
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos??
a. Alana
b. Athena
c. Ariel
d. !Ariadne
Question 5:
Category: History
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In which year did the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack occur??
a. !1995
b. 2011
c. 2001
d. 1991
Question 6:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In quot;Earthboundquot;, how does one enter quot;Master Belch039;squot; factory??

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a. Enter the password quot;Fly Honeyquot;
b. Enter the password quot;Mr Saturn Droolsquot;
c. Enter the password quot;Master Belch Rulesquot;
d. !Wait 3 Minutes
Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What was the name of the coldwar singer who has a song in Grand Theft Auto IV, and a
wall landmark in Moscow for his memorial??
a. Jimi Hendrix
b. Vladimir Vysotsky
c. Brian Jones
d. !Viktor Tsoi
Question 8:
Category: Entertainment: Japanese Anime Manga
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which studio animated Afro Samurai??
a. Kyoto Animation
b. xebec
c. Production I.G
d. !Gonzo
Question 9:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is quot;Stenomaquot;??
a. A type of seasoning
b. A combat stimulant from WW2
c. !A genus of moths
d. A port city in the carribean
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which scifi cult films plot concerns aliens attempting to prevent humans from creating a
doomsday weapon??
a. !Plan 9 from Outer Space
b. It Came from Outer Space
c. The Day The Earth Stood Still
d. The Man from Planet X
Question 1:
Category: General Knowledge
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of the following is an existing family in quot;The Simsquot;??
a. The Family
b. The Proud Family

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c. !The Goth Family
d. The Simoleon Family
Question 2:
Category: Science Nature
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which of these is a stop codon in DNA??
a. GTA
b. ACT
c. !TAA
d. ACA
Question 3:
Category: Entertainment: Music
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which year was the album quot;Floral Shoppequot; by Macintosh Plus released??
a. 2013
b. 2012
c. !2011
d. 2014
Question 4:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the homeworld of the Elites from Halo??
a. Doisac
b. Te
c. Eayn
d. !Sanghelios
Question 5:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, which of these paintings from Redd039;s Art Gallery is
always genuine??
a. !Warm Painting
b. Jolly Painting
c. Wistful Painting
d. Neutral Painting
Question 6:
Category: Science: Computers
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the process that sends one qubit of information using two bits of
classical information??
a. !Quantum Teleportation
b. Quantum Programming
c. Super Dense Coding
d. Quantum Entanglement

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Question 7:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
In the quot;Jurassic Parkquot; universe, what was the first dinosaur cloned by InGen in
1986??
a. !Velociraptor
b. Triceratops
c. Brachiosaurus
d. Troodon
Question 8:
Category: Celebrities
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Who was Donald Trump039;s first wife??
a. !Ivana Zelniacute;kovaacute;
b. Melania Knauss
c. Marla Maples
d. Nancy Davis
Question 9:
Category: Entertainment: Film
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
Which 1994 film did Roger Ebert famously despise, saying quot;I hated hated hated hated
hated this moviequot;.?
a. The Santa Clause
b. 3 Ninjas Kick Back
c. !North
d. Richie Rich
Question 10:
Category: Entertainment: Video Games
Type: multiple
Difficulty: Hard
What is the name of the alien species introduced in Shadow the Hedgehog 2005??
a. The Eclipse
b. The Swarm
c. Black Hive
d. !Black Arms

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