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100

Before he became a video game icon, Mario made his first-ever appearance in 1981 playing what profession in the original Donkey Kong arcade game?

What is a Carpenter/Builder/Jumper

100

Type of Pokémon that is completely immune to Ghost-type moves.

What is Normal-type

100

What was the massive, oversized controller bundled with the original 2001 Xbox in North America officially nicknamed by fans?

What is "The Duke"

100

What was the original internal development codename for the first PlayStation console before it launched in 1994?

What is the PS-X (or PlayStation Experimental)

100

What country originally gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in the late 19th century?

What is France

200

The names of the two types assigned to the original starter Pokémon Bulbasaur.

What is Grass and Poison

200

Excluding Arceus and Silvally, what is the only Pokémon capable of changing its actual typing during a battle based on the held item it carries (not using an attack like Conversion or Reflect Type)?

What is Genesect (via Drives) or Silvally/Arceus

200

Before Microsoft settled on the name "Xbox," what was the internal codename for the console during its development phase in the late 1990s?

What is the DirectX Box

200

Released in 2000, what was the name of the massive-selling home console that became the best-selling video game system of all time?

What is the PlayStation 2 (PS2)

200

What massive 1803 land deal with France doubled the physical size of the United States overnight?

What was the Louisiana Purchase

300

The official name of the legendary handheld console released by Nintendo in 1989 that popularized portable gaming with its iconic 4-shade green screen

What is The Game Boy

300

Before Fairy-type was introduced in Generation 6, which single type had the fewest total number of Pokémon species assigned to it across the entire franchise?

What is Dragon-type

300

What infamous hardware failure on the Xbox 360 was indicated by three flashing red quadrants around the power button?

What is the Red Ring of Death

300

What was the name of Sony's very first handheld gaming console, released in 2004 to compete with the Nintendo DS?

What is the PlayStation Portable (PSP)

300

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution officially called?

What is the Bill of Rights

400

Name of the greedy, bell-obsessed raccoon who runs the town shop and loans you money for your house in the Animal Crossing series.

Who is Tom Nook

400

What unique status condition introduced in Gen 5 was completely exclusive to a single move used by a single legendary Pokémon (Darkrai)?

What is Nightmare

400

In Halo: Combat Evolved, what is the name of the ancient, ring-shaped superweapon built by the Forerunners that the game is named after?

What is Halo (Installation 04)

400

In the God of War series, what is the name of the Spartan warrior who serves as the main protagonist and primary playable character throughout most of the franchise?

Who is Kratos

400

In what year did the historic Apollo 11 mission successfully land the first humans on the moon?

What was 1969

500

Name of Samus Aran's signature mechanized armor suit that she wears throughout the Metroid series.

What is the Power Suit (or Varia Suit)

500

In the original Red, Blue, and Yellow games, what specific glitch item allowed players to duplicate items endlessly by placing it in the sixth slot of their inventory?

What is TM02

500

What was the name of the multiplayer party game featuring mini-games like "Twisted System" that was a major launch title for the original Xbox in 2001?

What is Fuzion Frenzy

500

What was the unique, highly interactive controller shape introduced with the original PlayStation in 1997 that added two analog thumbsticks?

What is the DualShock controller

500

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement established in North America in 1607?

What is Jamestown, VA