Unfairground Trivia Quiz

Answer: Richard Nixon

The scandal, known today as the "Watergate scandal" named after the office building in which the Democratic National Convention was being held, led to Nixon's resignation two years after the break-in. The Nixon administration was accused of taping conversations and gathering intel on their political opponents in an attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the elections.

The term "Watergate" has since become analogous to many scandals today, which carry the suffix "gate" to indicate that some wrongdoing or cheating has taken place.

Answer: Magnus Carlsen

Hans Niemann defeated Carlsen with the black pieces in a tournament, after which Carlsen withdrew from the tournament and heavily implied on Twitter that he suspected that Niemann was receiving information from a computer. Computers in chess are significantly stronger than humans at calculation and top level computers are available to anyone with a functioning laptop.

As a result, Niemann, who alleged his innocence, sued Carlsen and several of his business ventures for defamation, resulting in a draw-out court case.

Answer: Commodus

The real Commodus was known for engaging with gladiators in the Colosseum in front of his subjects. In the movie, Maximus was an enslaved general who opposed the emperor's rule and forced into gladiatorial combat following the slaughter of his wife and son at the hands of Commodus and his soldiers. Since he is beloved by the people, Commodus decides that the only way to win public opinion over is to defeat him in battle in front of Rome. To ensure his victory, he stabs Maximus ahead of their battle.

However, the more skilled Maximus is able to defeat and kill the emperor, avenging the deaths of his family, but succumbing to his wounds shortly after.

Answer: Coldplay

Coldplay claimed that the similarity was completely coincidental. In 2009, after the two parties reached an out of court settlement, the case was dismissed by the California Central District Court. Yusuf Islam and Creaky Board also sued Coldplay for alleged copyright infringement for the song.

Answer: House of Cards

Frank Underwood is played by Kevin Spacey, until the character was written out during the last season following accusations of misconduct against Spacey. Underwood murders a journalist and a house representative while manipulating the sitting president to assign the Vice Presidency to him. Eventually, he fabricates a scandal that forces the president to resign, allowing him to take office.

Answer: Silver

According to the gospels, Judas identified Jesus Christ to his arresting officers by kissing him on the cheek and calling him "master". As a result of this kiss and the betrayal that followed, the name "Judas" is synonymous with betrayal in the Christian and Western world.

Answer: Vidkun Quisling

Quisling formed a pro-Nazi puppet government and led the country while simultaneously deporting Jews and sending them to concentration camps. Following the Allied victory, Quisling was arrested and sentenced to death by firing squad for his role in the Nazification of Norway and his collaboration with the Germans.

The term "quisling" has since become synonymous with a collaborator after his infamy.

Answer: Tonya Harding

Tonya Harding denied her involvement in the attack but had pled guilty to conspiracy to hinder the investigation that followed. Kerrigan was attacked by a man who hit her right leg with a baton before walking away. The injury left her unable to compete, but she was later able to make a full recovery. Harding was banned for life from the sport by the American Figure Skating Association after her husband was shown to be directly involved with the assault.

Answer: Edmond Dantes

Edmond Dantes is a sailor engaged to a beautiful woman and set to become the captain of his ship when he is betrayed by his friend Fernand Mondego, and framed as a Bonapartist, a severe crime. He is held as a political prisoner in the Chateau d'If, a brutal island prison where is forced into solitary confinement before a fellow prisoner informs him of a treasure should he ever escape.

After his successful escape, he is able to locate the treasure and returns to take revenge on the traitors who ruined his life, posing as the unrecognizable "Count of Monte Cristo".

Answer: Blackjack

Card counting became prominent after the MIT Blackjack team formed in the 1980s and worked in teams to signal favorable counts to other teammates in order to win large sums of the money from casinos. Even though card counting does not give players a large edge, with enough hands and enough of a betting spread, it is a favorable strategy in the long run. Whether or not card counting is considered "cheating" is an ethical question still up for debate in most gaming circles, so casinos around the world have developed various techniques to ensure that card counting is difficult to impossible in their games.