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1. In 1776, fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Shortly thereafter, Thomas Jefferson exclaimed: "Yo, let's all play some 'Rock Band 3' at my place!" Everybody whooped in joy. John Hancock wanted to play The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Crosstown Traffic".
If Hancock played drums, how many other players (at the maximum) could play with him?
2. In 1815, during his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was once said to have claimed "Alas! I have been felled in battle! Perhaps now is the best time for me to resign and focus on my 'CoD' achievements!"
What Activision video game series would Napoleon be playing?
3. In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan was already making headway on his circumnavigation of the globe when he crossed into the Pacific Ocean. Upon rounding the tip of South America in the region that would later be known as the Strait of Magellan, he exclaimed "It's-a-me! Magellan!" This was a variation of which famous video game character's catchphrase?
4. In 1775, Paul Revere held his famous Midnight Ride in which he warned the prospective Americans of oncoming British forces. On one particular day, he announced with great patriotism, "The cake is a lie! The cake is a lie!" This was obviously a blatant allusion to which puzzle game he had played mere days before?
5. In the 2500s (BC), the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (also known as Cheops) was immortalized in what was then known as the world's largest man-made structure. After two decades of intense labour and construction, they finished it and named it the Great Pyramid of Charmander, clearly an homage to the great ruler's fascination with what type of Pokemon?
6. Landing on the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module Eagle and walked on the surface of Earth's satellite. In a moment of triumph, he is reported to have said "One small step for man, now let's get back to Earth. I have a raid tonight and my guild will kick me if I don't log on as a shaman." Armstrong was no doubt worried about his reputation on what famous Blizzard MMORPG?
7. In April 1912, the the 'unsinkable' ocean liner, Titanic, crashed into an iceberg on its maiden voyage in the Atlantic Ocean. One survivor claimed that the responsibility of the crash laid in the hands of a hare named Peppy who suggested that the captain "do a barrel roll". This approach had more positive results in which video game?
8. In the fifth century BC, the Chinese began the construction of a rather significant structure later known as 'The Great Wall'. Although its origins are hazy, many cite a fear of repeated invasions of The Flood as a reason for its building across the country. This phobia of The Flood was perpetuated by the events of which futuristic video game?
9. In 1996, Scottish scientists clone the first mammal, a sheep later named Dolly (after Dolly Parton). Two years later, they one-upped themselves by announcing their involvement in an effort to clone a purple dragon and his dragonfly companion. They were successful. They got the idea from what series of games originally released on the PlayStation?
10. In 1929, the ball was dropped and Black Tuesday marked the start of the Great Depression. Although many blamed the instability of the stock market during a time of high spending, historians have pinpointed that the ultimate cause was a month-long "Pac-Man" tournament which distracted most of Wall Street. It turned out that most of the participants were spending time getting eaten by which of these types of foes?
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