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Video Game Trivia Questions
Q. In what year did the SEGA Genesis debut in North America?
A. August 14th, 1989.
Q. Name one of the last 4 officially licensed 'Atari 2600' games released in North America.
A. Ikari Warriors, MotoRodeo, Sentinel, and Xenophobe.
Q. What NES boxing game featured the contender Glass Joe?
A. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Q. Who was Sonic The Hedgehog's best friend?
A. Tails. Officially, Miles "Tails" Prower.
Q. Who was the final boss in Super Mario Bros. 3?
A. Bowser, King of the Koopas.
Q. Who is the hero in the Legend of Zelda series?
A. Link.
Q. What horrifying game series features the villain known as Pyramid Head?
A. Silent Hill.
Q. What was the highest recorded score on Tetris (NES)?
A. 8,952,432. Achieved by Andrew Artiaga on January 11, 2024, according to Guinness World Records.
Q. Originally a 1984 Atari arcade game, what 1988 NES game challenges players to keep and gain new newspaper subscribers?
A. Paperboy.
Q. In Super Mario Brothers, what is the name of Mario's brother?
A. Luigi.
Q. The video game Wolfenstein is most notably banned in which country?
A. Germany. Because of the use of Nazi symbols in the game, which are banned in Germany.
Q. Originally released in 1990, what was the name of the video game cartridge accessory used to activate cheats on NES?
A. Game Genie.
Q. In what year was the original Game Boy released?
A. 1989.
Q. What country saw the Nintendo 64 commercially available first?
A. Japan. June 23rd, 1996.
Q. Which Final Fantasy featured the PC sky pirate Balthier?
A. Final Fantasy 12.
Q. Developed by Bethesda Softworks, what was the name of the first Elder Scrolls game, released in 1994?
A. Elder Scrolls: Arena.
Q. What was the 'Blood Code' for SEGA's 1993 hit game Mortal Kombat?
A. On the code of honor screen, enter: A, B, A, C, A, B, B.
Q. Developed by Konami, what was the name of the "musical" 1997 Castlevania game that sends Alucard on a quest to defeat Dracula?
A. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Q. What 1980s hit game developed by Namco was theorized to stand for 'Program and Control Man' in the Netflix drama Bandersnatch?
A. Pac-Man.
Q. What was the name of the first arcade game developed by Atari?
A. Computer Space (1971)
Well folks, how many did you get correct? If you got at least 10 right, then you're pretty sharp. If you got them all, you're a video game genius!
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We hope you enjoyed these video game trivia questions, and we're glad that video games have been a favorable experience in your life. Contrary to popular belief, video games are not bad for you.
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