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