Characters
What is the name of the main character in the book?
Wade Watts
What year is the story taking place?
2045
What 1980's item did the main character keep his valuables in?
A Star Trek Lunch Box.
What is The digital representation of a user's character within the OASIS called?
An Avatar.
Who is the creator/inventor of the OASIS?
James Halliday
What City does the story take place in?
Hint: A Musical/Broadway Show.
Oklahoma City
What is the main character's favorite 1980's tv show to watch?
Family Ties.
What is a Gunter?
A slang term for "egg hunters" in the OASIS, who are searching for the creator's hidden Easter egg
Who does the main character live with?
Hint: She is cruel and uses him for his food vouchers.
Aunt Alice
What do they call the vertical community of mobile homes piled on top of each other?
The Stacks
What is the main character's favorite 80's videogame?
Robotron: 2084
What does Archaic mean?
Very old or old-fashioned, referring to the older pop culture the characters are obsessed with
Who is the next door neighbor who is always kind and has LOTS of cats?
Mrs. Gilmore
What is the vast virtual universe called that people escape from the real world in?
The OASIS.
What 80's poster girl was hanging in the main character's locker at school?
Princess Leia
What is an Anorak?
A person who is an obsessive, studious, or solitary individual with unfashionable interests, like the main character.
Who is the main character's best friend?
Aech
Inside the rear of a submerged van in a junkyard.
What is the main character's 1980's guilty pleasure to watch?
LadyHawke.
What is The Sixers in the story?
they are the corporate employees of Innovative Online Industries (IOI), who are tasked with finding James Halliday's Easter egg to control the virtual world of the OASIS