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