LiNuX
05-29-2011, 06:05 PM
We just finished our 6th Gamers Forum IRC Event. Leica was the winner. And like the past few months, below are all the questions and answers from the event. Use it to grow your knowledge!
Games:
1 – Which game published by Rockstar set in Los Angeles was initially announced as a PS3 exclusive but later reported to be released for the Xbox 360 as well?
- L.A. Noire
2 – What was the first console to provide full support for HDTVs?
- Xbox
3 – What was the original name for the xbox?
- DirectX box
4 – What is the name of Sega’s online service which used a dial up modem to allow gamers to connect with their friends?
- SegaNet (will also accept Heat.net)
People:
1 – Who is the Nobel prize named after?
- Alfred Nobel
2 – What famous physicist is responsible for the theory of general relativity?
- Albert Einstein
3 – Who received credit for the first telephone?
- Alexander Graham Bell
4 – What US State is named after a French king, and what is his name? (2 parts, king name doesn’t have to be exact)
- Louisiana – King Louis XIV
Dinosaurs:
1 – What is said to have wiped out the dinosaurs?
- Meteor/Asteroid/Comet
2 – What dinosaur’s name literally translates to the “Tyrant Lizard King”?
- Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex)
3 – What dinosuar has been popularized by the webcomic xkcd and can also open doors?
- Velociraptor
4 – Which dinosaur is thought to have the smallest brain?
- Stegosaurus
Misc:
1 – What is ‘1’ followed by a hundred zero’s called?
- Googol
2 – What is a group of owls called?
- Parliament
3 – What was the first sport played on the moon?
- Golf
4 – Which day of the week is named after the planet Jupiter?
- Thursday
Games:
1 – Which game published by Rockstar set in Los Angeles was initially announced as a PS3 exclusive but later reported to be released for the Xbox 360 as well?
- L.A. Noire
2 – What was the first console to provide full support for HDTVs?
- Xbox
3 – What was the original name for the xbox?
- DirectX box
4 – What is the name of Sega’s online service which used a dial up modem to allow gamers to connect with their friends?
- SegaNet (will also accept Heat.net)
People:
1 – Who is the Nobel prize named after?
- Alfred Nobel
2 – What famous physicist is responsible for the theory of general relativity?
- Albert Einstein
3 – Who received credit for the first telephone?
- Alexander Graham Bell
4 – What US State is named after a French king, and what is his name? (2 parts, king name doesn’t have to be exact)
- Louisiana – King Louis XIV
Dinosaurs:
1 – What is said to have wiped out the dinosaurs?
- Meteor/Asteroid/Comet
2 – What dinosaur’s name literally translates to the “Tyrant Lizard King”?
- Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex)
3 – What dinosuar has been popularized by the webcomic xkcd and can also open doors?
- Velociraptor
4 – Which dinosaur is thought to have the smallest brain?
- Stegosaurus
Misc:
1 – What is ‘1’ followed by a hundred zero’s called?
- Googol
2 – What is a group of owls called?
- Parliament
3 – What was the first sport played on the moon?
- Golf
4 – Which day of the week is named after the planet Jupiter?
- Thursday