He is the main playable character.
Who is Mario?
They are mushroom like enemies.
Who are the Goombas?
He is the first main boss you face.
Who is Bowser?
It is a sprawling grassland and introduces many classic enemies.
What is World 1?
It is the first power-up you will aquire (ignoring Red Coin Rings).
What is the Super Mushroom?
It is sadly only used in one level. It requires Mario to jump on a pump, adding pressure to a pipe, witch then launches a Piranha Plant sky high.
What is the Cork?
They are large spiky balls.
What are Spike Balls?
It is the console that this game is made for.
What is the Nintendo DS?
He is only playable by holding L and R on the file select screen.
Who is Luigi?
They dance to the music.
Who are the Koopa Troopas?
He essentially replaces Boom Boom in this game.
Who is Bowser Junior?
It is a sprawling desert.
What is World 2?
It allows Mario to throw bouncing balls of fire.
What is the Fire Flower?
They are platforms hanging by chains and tilt under Mario's weight. You also fight Bowser Junior on one of these.
What are Tilting Platforms?
They fire Mario into a different world.
What are Warp Cannons?
When did this game release?
Bonus points for the exact date!
New Super Mario Bros. was released on May 17, 2006.
She has been kidnapped yet again.
Who is Princess Peach?
They are a part of the Koopa species and throw things at you.
What are Hammer/Fire/Boomerang Bros?


He is fought in World 2.
Who is the Mummipokey?
It is a tropical, far from paradise area with sandy shores.
What is World 3?
It allows Mario to gain invincibility for a short period of time.
What is the Super Star?
He is a massive friendly Wiggler found in level 7-3.
Fun Fact: It is the longest Wigger in any Mario game, landing at a whopping 29 segments.
Who is the Giant Wiggler?
They allow for Mario to access new, secret levels.
What are Secret Exits?
True or false: Peach's Castle is only visible in World 1-1.
Answer: True!
He is the host of the Toad Houses across the map.
Who is Toadsworth?
They are fish-like enemies found in aquatic levels.
What are Cheep-Cheeps?
He is a giant Cheep-Cheep fought in World 3.
Who is the Cheepskipper?
To access it, Mario has to defeat the boss of World 2 as Mini Mario.
What is World 4?
It allows Mario to hide in a shell, spinning like an actual Koopa's shell, allowing him to get things he otherwise couldn't. It can be acquired by ground-pounding a Blue Koopa Troopa.
What is the Blue Shell?
They are massive eel-like monsters only found in 2 levels.
Who are the Mega Unagi?
They are giant spiked pillars that shoot out at high speeds.
What are Skewers?
True or false: You can see the world you are warping to when using a Warp Cannon.
Answer: True!
They are seen in the beginning of the game and are seen running out of Peach's Castle.
Who are the Toads?
They are shark enemies found in aquatic levels. They are also named after a famous Japanese seafood.
What are Sushi?
He is a massive Goomba fought in the optional World 4.
Who is the Mega Goomba?
It is a winter wonderland.
What is World 5? 
It turn Mario into a giant, crushing everything in his wake. It was also heavily used as a selling point.
What is the Mega Mushroom?
They are perfectly balanced rocks that will fall if Mario jumps on them.
What are Wobble Rocks?
They force Mario to sidestep, restricting his movement. They are found in mountainous regions.
What are Cliffs?
True or False: There are not Boo enemies that inhale air when Mario is not looking.
Answer: False! These enemies are called Balloon Boos!
He is a blue, gentle giant swimming in poison swamps.
Who is Dorrie?
They are eel-like enemies found in aquatic levels.
What are Unagi?
He is the King of the Piranhas and is fought in the Icy World 5.
Who is Petey Piranha?
It is a mountainous region.
What is World 6?
Once acquired, it allows Mario to turn tiny.
What is the Mini Mushroom?
If Mario walks under them, their branch will give way and cause snow to fall onto Mario, causing him to get stuck for a brief period.
What are Snow-Covered Trees?
They only move when Mario is standing on the forward platform. They sort of resemble paddle wheels.
What are Big Paddle Wheels?
True or False: Lava Bubbles are just called Lava Bubbles in this game.
Answer: False! In this game they are called Podoboos!
He throws Spinies from his cloud.
Who is Lakitu?
They are raven-like enemies only found in World 8-1.
Who are Crowbers?
It is a multi-layered tank piloted by a singular Monty Mole.
What is the Monty Tank?
It is a land high up in the clouds.
What is World 7?
It gives you an extra life upon collection.
What are 1-Up Mushrooms?
They are debris crashing down from an erupting volcano.
What is the Volcanic Debris?
They swing back and forth like a pendulum.
What are Swings?
Fill in the Blank: Princess Peach in this game can't go ___ ______ without getting kidnapped.
Answer: Princess Peach's in this game can't go Ten Seconds without getting kidnapped.
He is a big, purple Cheep-Cheep that tries to swallow Mario whole.
Who is the Cheep-Chomp?
They are snail like enemies with a Narwhal's tooth sticking out of their exposed head. They also sadly only appear in World 5-3, and World 5-B.
What are Snailicorns?
He is a powerful Lakitu that can harness lightning.
Who is Lakithuder?
It is the world with the most bosses in the game. Having 4 instead of the usual 2.
What is World 8?
Although not technically a power-up, 3 of them are found in each level. They were introduced in this game.
What are Star Coins?
They are massive spiked balls spinning on a chain.
What are Ball 'n' Chains?
They are desert cyclones that carry Mario high up into the Air.
What are Tornados?
Fill in the Blank: The bat-like enemies in this game are called _____s.
Hint: They swoop down and attack Mario.
Answer: The bat-like enemies in this game are called Swoops.
She is a Blooper with a trail of babies following her.
Who is the Blooper Nanny?
They shoot fireball from their tail and are Chain Chomp-like enemies.
What are Flame Chomps?
He is a pile of bones reanimated to fight again.
Who is Dry Bowser?
Eight of them appear once Mario enters a Red Coin Ring. Once Mario collects all of them, he gets a power-up, or a 1-Up.
What are Red Coins?
They are rocket engines that blow long flames for several seconds before taking a break.
What are Burners?
They are mushrooms that tilt back and forth on their own.
What are Tilting Mushrooms?
Fill in the Blank: The Coin Coffer-like enemies in this game are called ________s.
Hint: Their name is something that you store money in.
Answer: The Coin Coffer-like enmeis in this game are called Moneybags.
Mario is cruising for a bruising if he gets near one.
Who are Broozers?
They are ball-like creatures that constantly produce electricity.
What are Amps?
They are a father and son duo and are the final boss of the game.
Who is Bowser Junior and Bowser?
They only appear once Mario hits a P-Switch and go away once the P-Switch effect is over.
Hint: What colour is a P-Switch?
What are Blue Coins?
They are found in Castles and can open the way for Mario, but if he is too slow, they will crush him. You also fight Bowser Junior on some of these.
What are Shifting Walls?
They are red ? Blocks, but they rotate 180° and have one side covered in spikes.
What are Spiked ? Blocks?
Fill in the Blank: The launchers that fire big Bullet Bills are called ______ Bill Cannons.
Answer: The launchers that fire big Bullet Bills are called Banzai Bill Launchers.