How much did a virtual reality device cost in 1980?
$79,000
$49,000
$29,000
$19,000
How many American households play video games?
approximately two-thirds
approximately one-fourth
approximately one-third
approximately one-half
What was the first video game character to have a balloon featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Pac Man
Lara Croft
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mario
What video game did Mario first appear in?
Donkey Kong
Approximately how many PlayStation 4s have been sold as of the beginning of 2019?
90 million
80 million
70 million
100 million
Blizzard Entertainment is most well known for which two video game franchises?
Overwatch and World of Warcraft
In the original arcade version of Donkey Kong, what was the name of the character that would later be known as Mario?
Funny Man
Running Man
Marvelous Man
Jump Man
Which Mario character has appeared in all but one "Mario Party" game?
Rosalina
Diddy Kong
Wario
Princess Daisy
What insects inspired game maker Satoshi Tajiri to create the character Pokemon?
Dragonflies
Mosquitos
Bees
Butterflies
Who released the first flight simulator game?
Microsoft
What is the best selling videogame of all time?
Minecraft
What problem do many virtual reality users have?
They don't want to come back to reality
They get motion sickness
They get fevers
They get really thirsty
What is the best-selling handheld gaming system to date?
Nintendo DS
How much money does the average player spend on "Fortnite"?
$20
$100
$120
$60
What job did the creator of the Game Boy have at Nintendo?
He was a janitor.
What product did Nintendo first release before taking on the world of video games?
Stickers
Toy cars
Playing cards
Board games
In what year was "Fortnite" released?
2015
2018
2016
2017
What is the average amount of time a player of "Fortnite" spends enjoying the game weekly?
6-10 hours
10-12 hours
2-4 hours
16-18 hours
What is the highest-selling gaming console to date?
Playstation 2
What country tried to put a ban on late-night gaming?
Brazil
South Korea
India
Japan
What year was Nintendo founded?
1989
1889
1959
1929
What year was the first virtual reality headset created?
1995
1990
2000
1985
Which gaming console did the United States Air Force use to create a cluster supercomputer?
X Box
Playstation 3
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
What is the most expensive video game made to date?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Final Fantasy VII
Grand Theft Auto V
What food was the character Pac Man modeled after?
Pizza
A peanut
A potato chip
Popcorn
How long did it take Markus Persson to create the first version of "Minecraft"?
One year
One week
One month
One day
How many different shapes of four-connected blocks are there in "Tetris"?
9
8
6
7
The names of Pac-Man's ghost enemies are Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and _____.
Clyde
Sam
Ralph
Joe
What is the setting of the original "Call of Duty"?
World War I
World War II
The Vietnam War
The American Civil War
What year was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) released?
1987
1995
1991
1989
What is the name of the primary world upon which the "World of Warcraft" takes place?
Azeroth
What was the first home-based video game console?
Odyssey
Intellivison
Colecovison
Atari
What world market generates the most revenue in the video game industry?
Japan
Russia
The United States
China
What is the name of Mario’s dinosaur sidekick?
Yoshi
The original designer behind the game "Tetris" is from which nation?
Russia
What is the name of the circular object that is used to collect Pokémon?
a Poké ball
What are Nintendo's two most popular gaming franchises?
Mario and Pokémon
Mario and Wii
Wii and Pokémon
Mario and Donkey Kong
What was the first commercially successful video game?
Pong