Video Games of the 80s and 90s
In all of the Legend of Zelda games, the protagonist is known as:
A) Zelda
B) Mario
C) Link
D) Luigi
C) Link
This unique wind instrument typically made of wood is used primarily by the indigenous peoples of Australia.
A) Flugello
B) Caperna
C) Trombalsa
D) Didgeridoo
D) Didgeridoo
The World Wide Web was generally available to the public in August of what year?
A) 1991
B) 1989
C) 1995
D) 2000
A) 1991
This company's logo has a hidden arrow in the blank space indicating that this company is always moving forward.
A) Federal Express
B) UPS
C) USPS
D) XPO
A) Federal Express
This mascot located in a University in Southern Illinois is a type of Egyptian Running Dog.
A) Terrier
B) Greyhound
C) Saluki
D) Bulldog
C) Saluki
What was the first system to truly have 64-bit graphics and came with classic games like "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" and "Super Mario 64"?
A) Nintendo 64
B) Sega Saturn
C) Super Nintendo
D) Sega Genesis
A) Nintendo 64
What is the name of this 15th century instrument, formerly known as a sackbut, which represents the harmonic foundation of the big bands and uses a sliding tube to alter its range?
A) Tuba
B) Trombone
C) Trumpet
D) Chimes
B) Trombone
This is a software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics utilizing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
A) Point and Click
B) GIF
C) Database
D) Hypertext
D) Hypertext
What courier service company did Tom Hanks work for in Castaway?
A) USPS
B) Federal Express
C) UPS
D) DHL
B) Federal Express
What charismatic Christian university, the largest of its kind in the world, is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
A) Oral Roberts University
B) Liberty University
C) Olive-Hardy College
D) Olivet Nazarene University
A) Oral Roberts University
What is the name of the man you represent in Donkey Kong?
A) Mario
B) Bill
C) Joseph
D) Antonio
A) Mario
although at the time, he was simply named Jumpman. He was later renamed to fit the Mario narrative.
Yo-Yo Ma is a musician that has collaborated with the likes of Bobby McFerrin and the Dixie Chicks playing this instrument:
A) Cello
B) Viola
C) Fiddle
D) Violin
A) Cello
Multiple web resources with a common theme, a common domain name, or both, make up a:
A) Datasheet
B) Web Page
C) Network
D) LAN
B) Web Page
This parcel delivery company was started in 1919 by two teenagers and was originally called American Messenger Company.
A) DHL
B) Federal Express
C) USPS
D) UPS
D) UPS
Which of the following is NOT an Ivy League school?
A) The University of Pennsylvania
B) Stanford
C) Dartmouth
D) Yale
B) Stanford
How many dots are there on a Pac-Man board?
A) 450
B) 125
C) 500
D) 240
D) 240
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is famous for playing what musical instrument, which is unusual for a rock band?
A) Xylophone
B) Violin
C) Flute
D) Kazoo
C) Flute
Web pages are hypertext media which have been formatted in:
A) Yellow Highlighter
B) JavaScript
C) Hypertext Markup Language
D) Hypertext Preprocessor
C) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
What does "CTO" stands for?
A) Combined Transport Operator
B) Container Trucking Overview
C) Container Turn-In Operator
D) Container Terminal Operator
A) Combined Transport Operator
Which Pacific Northwest school is known as the "Beavers" and has been recognized as having the top forestry education program in the United States?
A) Oregon State University
B) Oregon Institute of Forestry
C) Ottawa University
D) Olympic College
A) Oregon State University
Soon after its 1997 release, Electronic Gaming Monthly called this game "easily the best movie game, and, more importantly, the best first-person game ever."
A) Doom
B) Perfect Dark
C) Duck Hunt
D) Golden Eye 007
D) Golden Eye 007
What is the name of a Russian stringed folk instrument with a triangular body that was featured in the film "Dr Zhivago"?
A) Ukulele
B) Dobro
C) Balalaika
D) Zlotsky
C) Balalaika
The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 by whom?
A) Al Gore
B) Bill Gates
C) Ralph Brentner
D) Tim Berners-LeeD) Tim Berners-Lee
DHL stands for
A) Delivery Honoring Labor
B) Dalsey, Hillblom, and Lynn
C) Dartman, Helsey, and Lawrence
D) Delta, Harris, and Luchenback
B) Dalsey, Hillblom, and Lynn
Which of the following institutions of higher learning also shares its name with the nickname of the state it is found in?
A) Oakwood University
B) Oak Hills College
C) Old Dominion University
D) Ozark Christian College
C) Old Dominion University
In Virgina