Video Games Trivia Quiz

Video Games Trivia Quiz Questions

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1. Installments of this controversial crime-based game include "San Andreas" & "Vice City".

   Answer: Grand Theft Auto

2. In the '05 version of the EA title named for this ex-Raiders coach, Al Michaels does the play-by-play.

   Answer: John Madden

3. In "God of War", PlayStation 2 lets you play Kratos, a Greek warrior whose final fight is with this Greek god of war.

   Answer: Ares

4. It's Master Chief versus the Covenant in the first version of this Xbox game named for a ring-like space station.

   Answer: Halo

5. This role-playing game out in 2004 returns to the "World" of Azeroth, where heroes like Leeroy Jenkins do battle.

   Answer: World of Warcraft

6. In which video game would you mine for diamonds and build with blocks in a pixelated world?

   Answer: Minecraft

7. Which first-person shooter e-sport is played in "Bomb Defusal" and "Hostage Rescue" modes?

   Answer: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

8. Which well-known fighting game series hosts the annual EVO Championship Series?

   Answer: Street Fighter

9. Which fighting game series features the character Pikachu in competitive tournaments?

   Answer: Super Smash Bros.

10. Which game is set in the fictional city of Los Santos and involves open-world crime missions?

    Answer: Grand Theft Auto V

11. 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."

    Answer: Duck Hunt

12. Which PlayStation platformer released in 1996 has you play as the titular character—a marsupial prone to mayhem who was captured (and mutated) by Dr. Neo Cortex?

    Answer: Crash Bandicoot

13. Pocket, Light, Color, and Advance were all styles or variants of what video game hardware system?

    Answer: Game Boy

14. Dressed in purple and black with an upside-down "L" on his cap, what skinny and mustachioed character made his debut in the 2000 Nintendo 64 game, "Mario Tennis?"

    Answer: Waluigi

15. The first game in the Final Fantasy video game franchise was released for what console?

    Answer: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

16. Skyrim is the fifth installment of what epic open-world videogame series by Bethesda Softworks?

    Answer: The Elder Scrolls

17. What gothic video game franchise debuted in 1986 with Simon Belmont as protagonist? Simon was a member of the Belmont clan, a family of vampire hunters.

    Answer: Castlevania

18. What was the "metallic" golf video game played with a trackball that was popularized in bars across America and featured head-to-head nationwide competition through a centralized server?

    Answer: Golden Tee

19. What gaming console introduced the character Sonic the Hedgehog?

    Answer: Sega Genesis

20. What was Sega's final home console, released in 1998?

    Answer: Dreamcast

21. What is the maximum high score that can be shown on the screen in the video game "Pac-Man"?

    Answer: 999,990 points

22. What video game character lent its name to a human gene that affects finger and toe placement?

    Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog

23. Which video game console featured the pack-in game "Alex Kidd in Miracle World"?

    Answer: Sega Master System

24. What was the first major video game to feature a "jump" button as a core mechanic?

    Answer: Donkey Kong

25. Which video game character made his debut in 1981's "Donkey Kong"?

    Answer: Mario

26. What was the name of the first home video game console released in the 1970s?

    Answer: Magnavox Odyssey

27. What was the first video game console to use interchangeable cartridges, released in the 1970s?

    Answer: Atari 2600

28. Which video game features the Battle Bus and building mechanics in its battle royale mode?

    Answer: Fortnite

29. Which video game console did Sony release in 1994?

    Answer: PlayStation

30. In July 2023, video game company EA announced that players will be able to explore Wakanda in an upcoming open-world video game based on the adventures of what Marvel superhero?

    Answer: Black Panther

31. Smoke on the Water is a fictional medical-marijuana shop that can be purchased by Franklin with money gained from completing missions in what heist-y video game franchise?

    Answer: Grand Theft Auto

32. What word—which shares its name with a popular soda brand—describes a 2D bitmap image, such as a video game character, that's integrated into a larger scene?

    Answer: Sprite

33. In the timeless Oregon Trail video games, you were often given three options to get across rivers: caulk and float, take a ferry, and what bronco and mustang-friendly, four-letter third choice?

    Answer: Ford

34. What fantasy kingdom is the main setting for the "Legend of Zelda" video game series?

    Answer: Hyrule

35. Sun, Moon, Diamond, Pearl, and SoulSilver have all been names of games in what iconic video game franchise?

    Answer: Pokemon

36. What simulation video game franchise was originally developed by Will Wright and launched in 1989 for the Macintosh computer?

    Answer: SimCity

37. Blathers is the name of the nocturnal, museum-curating owl in what series of Nintendo video games?

    Answer: Animal Crossing

38. In what video game universe, created by Capcom, would you find a character named Jill Valentine? The name of this game could also mean a home-dwelling spirit.

    Answer: Resident Evil

39. Korobeiniki, a folk song about a peddler and a girl haggling over the price of goods, is best known outside Russia as the theme music for what video game?

    Answer: Tetris

40. What does "HP" stand for in video games?

    Answer: Hit Points

41. Which 1997 Nintendo 64 game, based on a James Bond film, is often cited as one of the greatest video games of all time?

    Answer: GoldenEye 007

42. You can feel your way around a game using the Dualshock controller for this video game console.

    Answer: PlayStation