Pre 1970
1980's
1990's
2000's
Current Gen
100
What is the name of a location that is filled with coin-operated video game consoles, typically found in a public business or mall?
Arcade
100
What game came packaged with the 1989 release of the Nintendo Gameboy?
Tetris
100
100 points each
What are the names of the three starting Pokemon?
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle
100
What is the name of the main character of the Xbox exclusive title "HALO"?
Master Chief
100
In Fortnite, what color represents Legendary weapons?
Orange
200
Made in 1958, which two-player sports game is considered to be the first video game?
Pong
200
What year did the video game industry experience a massive crash that almost killed home consoles?
1983
200
The ESRB is an organization that was created to do what for the video game industry?
Rate Games
200
Rock Star Games' massively successful Grand Theft Auto V is set in what fictional city and state?
Bonus point - what year was GTA V released?
City: Los Santos
State: San Andreas
Released: September 17, 2013
200
Which of the following systems came out first?
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Playstation 4 - November 15, 2023
Xbox One - November 22, 2013
Nintendo Switch - 3, 2017
300
Which company sold the most video game consoles during the 1970's?
Atari
300
Which console had this tag line
"_________ does what Nintendon't".
Sega Genesis
300
Which console, launched in 1999, had this logo?
Sega Dreamcast
300
This game, released in 2011, is the all-time best-selling game with over 300,000,000 sales across every major platform.
Minecraft
300
Name one of the two launch titles for the PlayStation 5?
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Demon's Souls
400
Before being one of the big three video game companies, Nintendo was founded in 1889 and originally started off making what product?
Hanafuda Playing Cards
400
100 points
Name all of Bowser's Koopalings (8)
Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, Ludwig, Bowser Jr
400
Originally released as BIOHAZARD in Japan, what is the name of the game that kicked off the survival horror genre when it was released on the original PlayStation in 1996?
Resident Evil
400
This is a controller for which system?
Nintendo Wii
400
What is the name of this gaming device?
Steam Deck
500
What was the name of the first video game console released in North America?
The Odyssey (1972)
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
Easter eggs and cheat codes were very popular in early video games. One such game, Contra, had an easter egg that allowed players to start the game with 30 extra lives. What is the Contra Code?
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A Start
500
Launched for the N64 in 1997, this game introduced 4-player first-person shooting battle royale to the world for the first time.
007 Goldeneye
500
What does the X in Xbox stand for?
Originally called the DirectX Box, the X represents Microsofts video program - Direct X
500
What game won the IGN 2023 Video Game of the Year award?
Bonus points if you can name the 6 other games nominated for the award.
Baldur's Gate 3
Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
700
In the original Legend of Zelda for the NES, what is the message the old man in the cave says to Link before you can take your first weapon? Spelling, accuracy, and punctuation all count.
