🎾 Early Gaming (1950s–1970s)
100: What game is considered the first video game ever?
What is Tennis for Two?
Who is the main character in Donkey Kong (not Mario)?
Donkey Kong
Which game is credited with popularizing 3D platforming?
Super Mario 64
What Halo game first became popular for competitive LAN parties?
Halo: Combat Evolved – 2001
Which platform, launched in 2011, made live streaming games mainstream?
Twitch
What year was Pong released?
What is 1972?
What year was Pac-Man released?
1980
What 1990s FPS game made online deathmatches famous?
Quake
What Counter-Strike version was released in 2000 and became an esport?
Counter-Strike 1.6
What was the first esports game to sell out Madison Square Garden?
League of Legends, 2015 World Championship
What was the first arcade game to become a hit worldwide?
What is Space Invaders?
Which console did Nintendo release in 1985 in the U.S.?
Nintendo Entertainment System – NES
Which Blizzard game became a national obsession in South Korea?
StarCraft
Which MMO set records in the mid-2000s with millions of subscribers?
World of Warcraft
How much was the prize pool for the first Fortnite World Cup in 2019?
$30 million
Which company made Pong?
What is Atari?
What Sega mascot became Mario’s rival in the late 80s?
Sonic the Hedgehog – introduced in 1991
Which PlayStation game introduced the world to Lara Croft?
Tomb Raider, 1996
In what year was the first Major League Gaming (MLG) event held?
2002
Which Riot Games shooter was released in 2020 and became an esports hit?
Valorant
What was the nickname of the video game crash of the early 1980s caused by poor-quality games?
The Great Video Game Crash of 1983
What game is often considered the first fighting game?
Karate Champ, 1984 – though Street Fighter (1987) made the genre huge)
What was Nintendo’s 1996 console that used cartridges instead of CDs?
Nintendo 64
Which real-time strategy game was huge in esports before StarCraft II?
Warcraft III
Which 2018 battle royale game became a cultural phenomenon alongside Fortnite?
Apex Legends, or PUBG if focusing earlier