Gaming History
What is thought to be the first video game, created in 1958 and becoming popular in the 1970s?
Pong
Making his debut in 1990s "Super Mario World," what is the name of the enemy-eating, egg-throwing green dinosaur who serves as a sidekick to Mario and Luigi in the Mario franchise?
Yoshi
Which video game console released in 2006 pioneered the use of motion controls in its gameplay?
Nintendo Wii
What 2009 game, developed by Mojang, is an open sandbox in which players often build structures and battle creepers, zombies, and other "mobs"?
Minecraft
In May 2022, the government of what European nation banned its employees from using American gaming terms such as "e-sports," instead using their domestic language counterparts like "jeu video de competition?"
France
Originally given the Japanese title “Puckman,” what 1980s arcade game was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game" in 2005?
Pac-Man
What third-person shooter video game developed by Nintendo was first released in 2015 and features characters known as inklings that can transform between human and squid-like forms?
Splatoon
Pocket, Light, Color, and Advance were all styles or variants of what video game hardware system?
Game Boy
Sun, Moon, Diamond, Pearl, and SoulSilver have all been names of games in what iconic video game franchise?
Pokemon
In 2011, the World Health Organization included VGA, an addiction to what activity, among its mental health disorders for the first time?
Video Games
Released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment and set in the fictional universe of Azeroth, what is the name of the computer game that became the world's most popular "MMORPG" (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) within a few years and continues to be referenced in popular culture with its three-letter abbreviation?
World of Warcraft
Introduced on Wii consoles, Nintendo gamers can make their own in-game character by creating an avatar known by what three-letter name that sounds similar to a pronoun?
Mii
Chuck E. Cheese was originally founded by Nolan Bushnell, who also co-founded what video game company known for its 2600?
Atari
What is the name of the best-selling video game franchise to come out of Disney's home-grown intellectual property (ignoring Disney's purchase of Lucas Films)?
Kingdom Hearts
What regulatory group assigns content ratings and suggested age ratings for video games? This group's four-letter initialism is featured near the rating on most video game packaging.
Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)
What simulation video game franchise was originally developed by Will Wright and launched in 1989 for the Macintosh computer?
SimCity or Sims
Which spooky 2001 GameCube game starring Mario’s brother got a reboot for Nintendo Switch in 2019?
Luigi's Mansion
What is the best-selling video game console of all time?
PS2
What fantasy kingdom is the main setting for the "Legend of Zelda" video game series?
Hyrule
In January 2021, a short squeeze orchestrated by Reddit users caused a skyrocketing of the price of what retail chain that sells video games and consumer electronics?
Game Stop
What 1997 N64 video game, widely cited as one of the greatest of all time, features James Bond up against a criminal syndicate and is named after the 1995 film in the Bond franchise?
GoldenEye
What video game came with the Nintendo Entertainment System when it was released in the late 1980s, and was meant to be played with the NES Zapper gun? It shared a cartridge with "Super Mario Bros."
Duck Hunt
The first game in the Final Fantasy video game franchise was released for what console?
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
What first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and published for Microsoft Windows in 1998 launched a globally successful franchise? The game shares its name with a scientific term frequently used in nuclear physics to describe the stability of atoms.
Half-Life
The company that created Fortnite, EPIC, also created a game engine that is licensed to other game creators, named what?
Unreal