The original designer behind the game "Tetris" is from which nation?
Russia
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 home-based video game console?
Colecovison
Odyssey
Intellivison
Atari
How many different shapes of four-connected blocks are there in "Tetris"?
6
7
9
8
Which gaming console did the United States Air Force use to create a cluster supercomputer?
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
X Box
Playstation 3
What world market generates the most revenue in the video game industry?
China
Japan
Russia
The United States
What was the first video game character to have a balloon featured in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Sonic the Hedgehog
Mario
Pac Man
Lara Croft
Blizzard Entertainment is most well known for which two video game franchises?
Overwatch and World of Warcraft
What is the best-selling handheld gaming system to date?
Nintendo DS
What is the name of Mario’s dinosaur sidekick?
Yoshi
Which Mario character has appeared in all but one "Mario Party" game?
Rosalina
Diddy Kong
Wario
Princess Daisy
What year was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) released?
1995
1991
1987
1989
What are Nintendo's two most popular gaming franchises?
Wii and Pokémon
Mario and Pokémon
Mario and Wii
Mario and Donkey Kong
What year was the first virtual reality headset created?
1985
1990
1995
2000
What video game did Mario first appear in?
Donkey Kong
How much money does the average player spend on "Fortnite"?
€55
€20
€100
€120
What is the name of the circular object that is used to collect Pokémon?
a Poké ball
What is the most expensive video game made to date?
Grand Theft Auto V
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Final Fantasy VII
In the original arcade version of Donkey Kong, what was the name of the character that would later be known as Mario?
Funny Man
Marvelous Man
Jump Man
Running Man
How long did it take Markus Persson to create the first version of "Minecraft"?
One year
One day
One month
One week
What is the average amount of time a player of "Fortnite" spends enjoying the game weekly?
10-12 hours
2-4 hours
6-10 hours
16-18 hours
What was the first commercially successful video game?
Pong
What product did Nintendo first release before taking on the world of video games?
Playing cards
Toy cars
Board games
Stickers
What is the best selling videogame of all time?
Minecraft
What year was Nintendo founded?
1889
1929
1989
1959
Who released the first flight simulator game?
Microsoft
What is the setting of the original "Call of Duty"?
World War I
The Vietnam War
The American Civil War
World War II
How much did a virtual reality device cost in 1980?
$49,000
$29,000
$19,000
$79,000
What problem do many virtual reality users have?
They get really thirsty
They get motion sickness
They get fevers
They don't want to come back to reality
What job did the creator of the Game Boy have at Nintendo?
He was a janitor.
In what year was "Fortnite" released?
2017
2015
2018
2016
The names of Pac-Man's ghost enemies are Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and _____.
Clyde
Sam
Ralph
Joe
How many American households play video games?
approximately one-half
approximately two-thirds
approximately one-third
approximately one-fourth
What is the name of the primary world upon which the "World of Warcraft" takes place?
Azeroth
What is the highest-selling gaming console to date?
Playstation 2
What insects inspired game maker Satoshi Tajiri to create the character Pokemon?
Mosquitos
Dragonflies
Bees
Butterflies
What country tried to put a ban on late-night gaming?
India
Brazil
South Korea
Japan
What food was the character Pac Man modeled after?
A potato chip
Pizza
Popcorn
A peanut