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Duplicate of General Knowlegde: Video Games
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Essential facts on the gaming industry based upon sales, demographic, usage & general knowlegde.
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1
What was the best selling console of
1989
?
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Sega Master System
Game Boy
2
While many factors brought about the Gaming Crash of 83, can you name
the final straw
?
Over saturation of consoles.
Home Computers.
E.T
Atari 2600
3
Which
business model
has completely redefined the gaming industry?
MMORPG.
Free to play.
Casino games.
In app purchases.
4
In 2012 which one of these gaming studios
did not
go bust?
Hudson
Climax studios
Paragon
THQ
5
What console was given the codename "
Dolphin
" before it was releashed.
Playstation 2
Gamecube
Atari
Dreamcast
6
Which of these consoles
has not
had a Tetris game relased on it?
Dreamcast
Xbox 360
Neo Geo
Gamecube
7
What was the best selling video game console of 2000?
Dreamcast
Gamecube
PlayStation 2
Xbox
8
Which video game has had the
biggest budget
placed on development?
World of Warcraft
Destiny
Modern Warfare 2
GTV 5
9
What is commonly held as the
hardest
video game of all time?
Ghosts and Goblins
Dark Souls
Battletoads
Contra
10
What was the best selling console of
2011
?
Nintendo 3DS
Xbox 360
Wii U
PlayStation 3
11
What
type
of mobile game is played most often?
Casual/Social
Sports
Action/Role-Playing
Puzzle/Trivia
12
How many
buttons
were there on the controller for the nintendo Entertainment System?
10
12
8
14
13
In what year was
Tetris
made?
1972
1978
1984
1982
14
In 2013 what was the
best-selling
video game genre by units sold?
Action
Shooter
Adventure
Role-Playing
15
What part of the
world
is considered the "
hotbed
" for gaming?
based on 2014 demographic research
USA
Europe
Asia
Russia
16
In the video game Sonic the Hedgehog, who is
Sonic's sidekick
?
Amy
Knuckles
Miles Prower
Mario
17
What was the
first
video game home console?
Oddessy
Nintendo Entertainment Sytstem
Atari 1320
Sega Genisis
18
Complete this known gaming statement - "
The cake is ...
"
A tasty treat.
A myth.
Over 9000.
A lie.
19
Who is the
most famous
video game charcater of all time (Statistically)?
Mario
Sonic
Pac-Man
Link
20
What does the
X
stand for in Xbox?
Xtreme
DirectX
Xstep
CodeX
21
How angry are the birds in angry birds?
Disgruntled
Rogered
Fuming
Livid
22
What caused the "
Red Ring of Death
" on the Xbox 360?
B) Heat Sink
A) Graphics Card
D) Both A & B
C) CPU
23
In what year was the orginal
Megaman
released?
1990
1992
1988
1987
24
Which one of these movies
has nothing
to do with video games?
Postal
Wargames
Underworld
Bloodrayne
25
In 1981,
Jumpman
was the main protagonist of a top selling game arcade game, can you name it?
Donkey Kong
Ice Climbers
Galaga
Castle Wolfenstein
26
Which one of these is
not
a UK based game development studio?
2K
Crytek Studios.
Rocksteady.
Rare.
27
In Tetris, each
game piece
is comprised of square blocks, how many make up each piece?
5
6
4
3
28
Which one of these games
has never
been relased.
Split shooter
Crimson Crown
Paranoiascape
Lagrange Point
29
Which one of these consoles
was not
part of the "
Sixth generation consoles
"
Xbox
Gamecube
PlayStation 2
Playstation
30
Based on the latest statistics from
2014
; what is the average age of a
game player
?
42
31
18
25
31
Which one of these consoles
was not
part of the "
Seventh generation consoles
"
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Wii U
32
In 2013 what was the
percentage
of Americans playing video games?
45%
75%
79%
59%
33
Name the documentary about two
arcade game world record holders
?
Wizard
King of Kong
Indie Game: The Movie
Chasing Ghosts
34
Which one of these video games has not had a
major movie
spin off?
Super Mario
House of the Dead
Deus Ex
Silent Hill
35
What was the best selling console of
2005
?
Xbox 360
Wii
PlayStation 3
PSP
36
Which video game had the longest development process?
Star Wars The Old Republic
Duke Nukem Forever
Fallout 3
GTV 5
37
In 2013 what was the
Total Comsumer Expenditure
within the games industry? (In dollars)
$21.5 billion
$4.2 billion
$15.9 million
$1.8 million
38
From demographic research
2013
What is the main reason parents play games with their children.
Fun for whole family.
Because they're asked to.
To monitor game content.
Good oppertunity to socialise with their children.
39
Which is the
most recently released
video games console?
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation 4
WII U
Xbox One
40
On average what is the
global
amount of hours spent playing video games in a week?
6 billion
2 billion
3 billion
17 billion
41
What game is this character from? John Marston
Halo
Fallout
Red Dead Redemption
Call of Duty
42
The video game industry recovered later in 87' it was mainly due to
one factor
, what was it?
Atari.
Sony.
Governement spending.
Nintendo Entertainment System.
43
Which one of these consoles
was not
part of the "
Fifth generation consoles
"
Mega Drive
Game Boy Colour
Sega Saturn
Nintendo 64
44
What was the "
number 1
" selling game of 2013 sold by units.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Madden NFL 25
Grand Theft Auto 5
Battlefield 4
45
What was the first video game ever made?
Pong.
Missle Simulator.
Jumpman.
Chess.
