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Which Animal House actor wasn’t allowed to sit with the rest of the cast at the premiere?

By Nerdy Trivia | January 9, 2024

Somehow, unbelievably, it feels like Animal House doesn't get enough respect nowadays. The film represented breakouts for multiple young actors and put director John Landis in a deserved spotlight that would allow him to go forward and dominate the '80s. But more so, it served as the quintessential college comedy, essentially defining the genre. The evil dean hellbent on expelling the ragtag bunch of misfits who just want to party and have a good time comes from this 1978 classic. And if you'v

What is the only U.S. state where coffee beans are grown commercially?

By Nerdy Trivia | January 4, 2024

Sometimes it amazes me how people figured out the best way to consume something at whatever point in humanity's past. Like, who figured out how the hell to eat an artichoke for the first time? And in cases like that, I'm not sure it's even worth it. When it comes to coffee, I'm not sure who figured out that you had to grow it, pick it, roast it, and brew it, but whoever did has my eternal gratitude. And I'm not alone, considering Americans drink nearly 27 million bags of coffee every year. Yet

What was Pepsi originally called?

By Nerdy Trivia | December 5, 2023

In the '80s, you had two choices: The choice of Coca-Cola (old people), or the choice of a new generation (cool, young people). At least, that's what Pepsi marketing wanted us to think. Stemming from the Pepsi Generation marketing of the '60s, they enrolled some of the biggest names in pop culture to help you make that choice, including Michael Jackson and Michael J. Fox. Mostly Michaels, apparently. But way before kids were sticking it to their parents by drinking Pepsi, the drink wasn't even

John Cusack hated which one of his movies so much that he walked out after 20 minutes?

By Nerdy Trivia | November 27, 2023

When you have 80 movies and counting to your name, at some point you might not love every single one of them. John Cusack, whose success began in the early '80s and is still humming along, apparently hasn't loved every single project he's been a part of — so much so that for one particular movie, he stood up and walked right out the door. His name is next to many iconic movies, some considered higher quality than others, but only one caused so much angst that Cusack couldn't stand it. Which mo

In the first live-action TMNT movie, what pizza topping does Michelangelo hate?

By Nerdy Trivia | August 10, 2023

I remember squeezing my way into a single middle seat — you see, in those days you couldn't reserve movie theater seats ahead of time and your parents would let you go up to the closer seats on your own — just as the opening bass line dropped for 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was pure magic, with the animatronic heads and puppetry and ooze — plus, these guys were like me. They liked video games and pizza and making dumb jokes. And also, I was an elite ninja. Most of that is true. Piz

What was the first sequel to win an Academy Award when the original had no nominations?

By Nerdy Trivia | May 18, 2023

Whenever you see a sequel for a movie you liked is in the works, it's a fine balance between being excited to see more of what you enjoyed and praying they don't just phone it in — as sequels so often do. But every now and then, there's a sequel that not only meets the quality and reception of its predecessor(s) but exceeds them. Case in point: the first sequel to win an Oscar when the original didn't even get a single nomination. Which sequel pulled it off? Click START to answer. Wh

How many possible combinations does a Rubik's Cube have?

By Nerdy Trivia | April 5, 2023

How many sides of a Rubik's Cube can you solve? 1, 2, more? If you're one of those people that can solve the entire thing at all, I'm jealous. If you're one of those that does it in like 30 seconds, well, screw you. The Rubik's Cube was released broadly in 1980, and immediately became a pop-culture icon. I mean, it's pretty damn cool. And every time you scramble one up, you've unlocked a part of the cube's potential. But how many possible combinations does a Rubik's Cube actually have? Click

What year did Dungeons & Dragons come out?

By Nerdy Trivia | March 24, 2023

While it feels like it's been with us since the time of the ancients, it turns out there was a time when Dungeons & Dragons didn't actually exist. Whether it's informing basically all of Stranger Things, bringing us new movies to look forward to, or giving us a way to stay connected through the years and across borders, D&D is culturally probably the most important thing to have happened in the last few centuries. But when did it first come out? Click START to answer. What year did D

The most valuable NES cartridges of all time

By Jesse Lennox | September 30, 2022

If Biff were actually smart, he wouldn’t have brought back a sports almanac from the future but just mugged his younger self of all his NES games before he had the chance to trade them in for 25 cents a pop. We’ve all been there — broke kids whose parents won’t buy us a brand new game outside of our birthdays or Christmas, forcing us to make the tough choices: to trade in our collection for one brand new cartridge, or suffer through another six months of nothing but Mario is Missing and The Un

The top 5 retro cars you can play in Rocket League

By Classic Nerd | June 18, 2022

For a game that’s free to play, Rocket League sure is good at getting me to give it money. In large part, that’s because they do a really great job of creating scarcity. The item shop only has a limited number of items each day, so if you see something you want, you feel the pressure to buy it right away. Then there’s the licensed content—aka, my Achilles heel. Sometimes it’s tied to a specific promotion, like the 007 cars, or sometimes it just seems to pop up out of the blue. And when I see

The galaxy's worst Star Wars quotes, ranked — Prequels edition

By Guest Contributor | September 3, 2019

Few stories have managed to captivate the hearts of so many like that of Star Wars, with its gorgeous musical score, dramatic cinematography, and unforgettable quotes and one-liners that have been repeated and parodied for generations. But for all the iconic phrases it has given us, there have been some really, really awful lines. Scenes that make you laugh the first or second time, and then fast forward through the 60th time. Here we’re looking at the worst quotes from the Star Wars prequels.

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