Characters & Mascots
This yellow, circle-shaped arcade character chomps pellets and runs from ghosts.
Who is Pac-Man?
Super Mario, Animal Crossing, and Super Smash Bros. were all made by this iconic Japanese gaming company.
What is Nintendo?
In Among Us, players who are suspected Impostors are eliminated through this action decided by group vote.
What is being ejected?
Mario can shoot fireballs after picking up this classic power-up.
What is the Fire Flower?
This is the name of Roblox's in-game currency used to buy items and accessories.
What is Robux?
This electric yellow animal is the mascot of the entire Pokémon franchise.
Who is Pikachu?
Minecraft was originally created by this Swedish studio before being bought by Microsoft.
What is Mojang?
In NYT Connections, players must sort 16 words into this many groups.
What is 4?
Among Us and Animal Crossing: New Horizons both exploded in popularity during this year.
What is 2020?
In Subway Surfers, the police officer and his dog are always chasing this character.
This green, silent, exploding Minecraft mob is one of gaming's most iconic enemies.
What is a Creeper?
Clash Royale was made by this Finnish mobile gaming giant, which also created Clash of Clans.
What is Supercell?
In Clash Royale, players spend this glowing purple resource to deploy cards in battle.
What is Elixir?
This is the company that makes the PS5.
What is Sony?
In Angry Birds, the villains who steal the birds' eggs are these round green animals.
What are the pigs?
This classic red bird is the face and mascot of the entire Angry Birds franchise.
Who is Red?
Angry Birds was developed by this Finnish company, founded in 2003.
What is Rovio Entertainment?
In Minecraft, players use this tool to break wood and gather their first resources at the start of the game.
What is an axe?
This card-collecting NBA 2K mode lets players build a dream team from current and historic players.
What is MyTeam?
In Temple Run, your character is being chased by these terrifying creatures after stealing a cursed idol.
What are Demon Monkeys?
In Papa's Pizzeria, players take customer orders, bake pizzas, and work for this boss character.
Who is Papa Louie?
Among Us was created by this small three-person indie studio.
What is InnerSloth?
In Super Smash Bros., you win by knocking your opponents off the edge of this, sending them flying off screen.
Added in Minecraft's 1.16 Nether Update, this material is stronger than diamond and can only be found in the Nether.
What is Netherite?
In Super Mario, this green dinosaur has been Mario's rideable companion since Super Mario World.
Who is Yoshi?