GAMING BASICS
This button is often used to make characters jump.
What is the A button (or X button)?
This blue hedgehog runs super fast.
Who is Sonic?
Playing with others is called this.
What is multiplayer?
In Mario Kart, this item makes your kart grow bigger and flatten other racers.
What is Mega Mushroom?
In Among Us, suspicious players are often called this slang term.
What is sus?
This is the name for the device you play video games on, like a PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch.
What is a gaming console?
This character carries a shield and completes quests.
Who is Link?
Collecting items is often part of this.
What is a quest?
This item in Mario Kart makes you temporarily invincible.
What is a star?
In Minecraft, punching a tree gives you this.
What is wood?
You earn these by completing missions or defeating the enemies.
What are points or XP?
This Pokémon is yellow and says "Pika Pika."
Who is Pikachu?
What is a team (or squad)?
In Minecraft, eating this food helps restore your hunger quickly and is easy to get early in the game.
What is bread?
In Fortnite, dancing after a win is called this.
What is an emote?
This word means to advance to the next stage in a game.
What is "level up?"
This princess is often rescued by Mario.
Who is Princess Peach?
The hardest difficulty level is often called this.
What is expert (or hard mode)?
In Fortnite, this item lets you quickly move through the air and redeploy safely.
What is a glider (or glider redeploy)?
In Mario Kart, slipping on this item spins you out.
What is a banana peel?
This is what you see on the screen that shows your health, score, and map while you play a game.
What is a HUD (Heads-Up Display)?
This scary mob explodes when it gets close to you.
What is a Creeper?
Winning together as a group is called this.
What is team victory?
In Zelda, these refill your health.
What are hearts?
In Fortnite, getting eliminated early in a match is often jokingly called this.
What is getting sent back to the lobby?