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