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