Line #35 ShoutOut/TheImpossibleQuiz


1	Many, many questions in ''The Impossible Quiz'' are Shout-Outs to various [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]], Platform/FourChan, video games and movies.
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7	* For starters, the first music is "Gonna Fly Now" from ''Film/{{Rocky}}''. Also, the music in Question 84 is the Cantina music from ''Film/ANewHope''.
8	* Combined with a StealthPun in Question 18, which is the word "Stop..." above an image of a clock with 3, 6, 9, and 12 replaced with pictures of a banana, a house, a hammer, and a bucket respectively. [[spoiler:[[Music/MCHammer The correct answer is the hammer.]]]]
9	* Question 42: [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy "What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?"]] The answer, of course, is [[spoiler:the 42nd]] 42.
10	* Question 43's "Bridget Makes Everyone..." relies on ''three'' shout-outs; the first (the fakeout) being a reference to the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' English-sphere meme "[[TransChaser Liking Bridget Makes You Gay]]", and the second and third (the answer) being a reference to the fact that Creator/TomCruise was in ''Film/JerryMaguire'' with Creator/ReneeZellweger, who had played his wife there and previously starred as the titular character in ''Film/BridgetJonesDiary''.
11	* Question 76 has the message "...You are my candy girl" above a bag of sugar, a jar of jam, a jar of marmalade, and a jar of honey. [[spoiler:The question as a whole is based off of the chorus of the song "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies; the lyrics needed to complete the question, which come directly before the question's message, are "Sugar...oh, honey, honey". You must click on the bag of sugar once and the jar of honey twice.]]
12	* Question 108 requires you to enter the numbers from ''Series/{{Lost}}'' into the hatch computer before the timer runs out (you are given the numbers in Question 50, in case you are not familiar with the series). If you fail, you get a NonStandardGameOver which is very similar to what happened when the characters actually failed to enter the numbers.
13	* "I'm green and have sticky balls. What am I?" [[spoiler:The answer should be "The Prince", as in [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]], a little green boy who rolls things up in the sticky Katamari.]]
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17	* Question 26: "Music/AFlockOfSeagulls approach you. What do you do?". The answer is "[[WaxingLyrical You run. You run so far away]]".
18	* Question 44 is a reference to the infamous opening scene of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''. The question is "All your base are belong to us. You have no chance to survive make your time." The four answers given are all quotes from the opening scene.
19	* Question 56 has a picture of a duck with the hair and face of ''WebAnimation/BurntFaceMan'' saying his CharacterCatchphrase.
20	* Question 71 and its answer are a reference to the movie ''Film/{{Hackers}}''.
21	* Question 95 features the song Bright Eyes being played over a photo of a dead rabbit, referencing ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown''.
22	* Question 99 references [[Music/{{Nena}} "99 Red Balloons" by Nena]].
23	* Question 108 again references Series/{{Lost}} in the form of the countdown timer at 108:00.
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28	* The three chapters have the subtitles ''[[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind Close Encounters of the Furred Kind]]'', ''[[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy The Phlovomite's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Spatula Future]]'', respectively.
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31	* Question 49 asks you, [[Music/DavidBowie "Is there life on Mars?"]]
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34	* Right off the bat, the main menu will have a random "Fact of the Day" to give you which is almost always a reference to a video game:
35	** "A year has passed since Bimmy and Jimmy defeated the Shadow Warriors" is from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 this]] [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] episode.
36	** "[[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} I am the milkman. My milk is delicious.]]"
37	** The phrase "Kitty got wet" is from ''VideoGame/Uncharted2AmongThieves''.
38	** "LAAAAAWRENCE!" is likely a reference to ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', as the villain Dr. Nefarious would constantly scream for his butter Lawrence.
39	** "[[VideoGame/DukeNukem I've got]] '''[[VideoGame/DukeNukem BALLS OF STEEEEL.]]''' Another one says "Always bet on Duke".
40	** "[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Prepare for unseen consequences.]]"[[note]]The actual quote is un''fore''seen consequences[[/note]]
41	** "[[VideoGame/SimCity Reticulating Splines.]]"
42	** "[[VideoGame/PacMan Wacca-wacca-wacca]]"
43	** "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV You spoony bard!]]"
44	** "[[VideoGame/StarFox64 Do a barrel roll.]]"
45	** "Thank you for playing! But [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 Chapter 1]] [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle is in another castle...]]"
46	** "Chapter 2, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} I CHOOSE YOU!]]"
47	** "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAKE!!]]" Another is a reference to a different ''Metal Gear'' meme which resulted from poor translation: "Uh-oh! the truck have started to move!"
48	** "[[VideoGame/OregonTrail You have died of DYSENTERY]]"
49	** "[[VideoGame/BadDudes Hey dudes! Thanks for rescuing me. Let's go for a burger.... HA! HA! HA! HA!]]"
50	** "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI It's dangerous to go alone! Take this:]] picture of a Fusestopper"
51	* The intro has multiple items and references to video games and other media scattered throughout:
52	** The ship and some asteroids from ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}''.
53	** The Death Egg from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''.
54	** Some tetriminoes from ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.
55	** A Star Barrel from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''.
56	** Balls of garbage with miscellaneous ''Franchise/{{Mario}}'' and ''Creator/{{Nintendo}}'' items, such as an Item Block, a Super Mushroom, and a Nintendo 64.
57	** A stage lifted straight from ''VideoGame/QBert''.
58	** [[VideoGame/EarthwormJim An Earthworm Gym.]]
59	** [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Ramona Flowers peeking out of a door to Subspace.]]
60	** Also, the smaller Phlovomite ships below the mothership move similar to the movements of the enemies in ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''.
61	** Additionally, you are told that you can press S to Skip or [[VideoGame/HeavyRain press X to Jason]].
62	*** Later in Question 96 you are told to find Jason in a shopping mall. [[spoiler:The answer is, of course, repeatedly pressing X to call out for Jason and watch him get hit by a car, just like in the original ''Heavy Rain'' game]].
63	* Question 55 references the [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the original title of the chapter itself]] by asking Define: Earth. [[spoiler:Which is Mostly Harmless]].
64	* Question 57 asks what hedgehogs are allergic to. [[spoiler:The answer is Crab Meat, as is the most basic Badniks of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']].
65	* The pixel pattern of Question 59 is none other than the infamous ''VideoGame/{{Snake}}''.
66	* Question 60 is basically a game of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}''.
67	* Question 63 asks you how to get rid of [[Platform/Xbox360 the Red Ring of Death]].
68	* Every planet from Question 66 (including the smaller planets scattered around) has a name and a description message when moused over. If you can somehow read them all without having the bomb explode, you'll find these gems:
69	** [[Music/MercuryRev Mercury (Rev)]]
70	** [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Earth (Mostly Harmless)]]
71	** [[Platform/SegaSaturn Saturn (1994)]]
72	** [[Creator/DonHertzfeldt Uranus (Is Bleeding)]]
73	** [[WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup Pluto (Mickey's Dog)]]
74	** [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Nintendu 64 (Blurry)]]
75	** [[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet LittleBIG (Planet)]]
76	** [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Kerwan (Wait, what?)]]
77	** [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Zebes (It's creamy)]]
78	** [[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} Moria (I dunno)]]
79	** [[VideoGame/{{Quake}} Stroggos (Beef)]]
80	** [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Unicron (Om nom nom)]]
81	* Question 68, which has a bomb, requires you to destroy some soft blocks. Hint: [[spoiler:The question is a ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' reference]].
82	* Question 70 is a parody of ''VideoGame/PacMan'' called Pac-Frank, with scarily good ghost AI (barring the blue one).
83	* In Question 71, you are asked, "Which country produces the finest plumbers in the world?" Hint: [[spoiler:The answer has something to do with ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'']].
84	** Before this, the intro jingle and the "Loading" logo are direct parodies of ''Creator/{{SEGA}}'''s infamous "SE-GA!" loading jingle. [[spoiler:This reference comes back in Question 89.]]
85	* Question 72 is a Phlovomite version of ''VideoGame/DuckHunt''.
86	* Question 81 asks what mankind's greatest achievement is. [[spoiler:The answer is "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been", an extremely difficult meta achievement to obtain in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' that requires you to complete all the achievements for the in-game seasonal Holidays.]]
87	* Question 82 has you unzip a [[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet Sackboy]] open.
88	* Question 90 is taken straight from ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' Generation I games.
89	* Question 93 asks, "What is the worst thing you can discover about your wife?" The answer is "[[TakeThat She is your]] [[VideoGame/BionicCommando bionic arm!]]"
90	* Question 95 lampshaded the fact that there hasn't been a question based on ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' yet in the game.
91	* The incorrect answers to Question 98 (assuming you have enough time to button-mash and build all of them, of course) are [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]], [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(character) Kevin Butler]].
92	* Question 99 has VideoGame/{{LocoRoco}} as part of the question. If you answer it correctly, a certain ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' [[TheCakeIsALie meme]] will appear.
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95	* Question 104 asks when the Ice Age occurred. The answer is 2002, referring to [[WesternAnimation/IceAge1 the movie]].
96	* Question 109 asks you what [[Series/DoctorWho T.A.R.D.I.S]] stands for.
97	* Question 120 has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 Nyan Cat]] knockoff which [[{{Squick}} farts out liquid rainbow]].
98	* Question 127 asks you what is the (imaginary) prequel of Franchise/JurassicPark. [[spoiler:It's Triassic Garden.]]
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