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