Family Trivia Game - September 9, 2020
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Family Trivia Game - September 9, 2020 1. Which console came first? a. Gamecube b. Playstation 2 c. Dreamcast d. X-box 2. "Nintendo" is a Japanese word meaning... a. Fun Television Game b. Leave Luck to Heaven c. Too Much Excitement d. This is a Game 3. COLECO, the company known for the Colecovision home video system, stands for: a. Colorado Lens Company b. Colorado Lead Coal c. California Log Company d. Connecticut Leather Company 4. Which of the following was the first home video game system sold in the U.S.? a. Magnavox Odyssey b. Atari 2600 aka Video Computer System c. Fairchild Camera and Instruments Video Entertainment System aka Channel F d. Nintendo 5. The founder of Atari, who also founded the nationwide restaurant franchise Chuck E. Cheese, was a. Ralph Baer b. Nolan Bushnell c. Steve Russell d. Alfred O. Sauce 6. The original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was first released in Japan under what name? a. Calicovision b. Atari 2600 c. Intellivision d. Famicom 7. In 1998, which retail chain banned the sale of more than 50 video games that it considered inappropriate by its own standards? a. Toys R Us b. Kay Bee c. WalMart d. Radio Shack 8. Which game based on a movie is often credited with the demise of the Atari 2600? a. E.T. b. Batman c. The Hunt for Red October d. Jaws Family Trivia Game - September 9, 2020 9. What was the title of the very first video game? a. Pong b. Pac-Man c. Pitfall d. Tennis For Two 10. What was the first commercially successful video game? a. Donkey Kong Country b. Pong c. Super Mario Bros d. Shaq Fu 11. What’s the best-selling video game console of all time? a. Nintendo Entertainment System b. Xbox 360 c. Nintendo DS d. PlayStation 2 12. Which position has Nintendo’s Mario NOT held? a. Veterinarian b. Doctor c. Plumber d. Boxing Ref 13. Which company owns Minecraft? a. Microsoft b. Google c. Sony d. Sega 14. Which of these games is the highest-grossing video arcade game of all time? a. Mortal Kombat b. Space Invader c. Dance dance revolution d. Pac-Man 15. What is the best-selling video game of all time? a. Wii Sports b. Pac-Man c. World of Warcraft d. Tetris 16. What was Mario's original name? a. Jumpman b. Wario c. Hammer Bro d. Luigi 17. Jumpman was later named Mario by members of the Nintendo of America's staff because of his resemblance to whom? a. Mario Andretti the racecar driver Family Trivia Game - September 9, 2020 b. Mario Puzo the famous author c. Mario Segali their landlord d. Mario Ross, Bob Ross’s father 18. Why did Princess Peach invite Mario to the castle in Mario 64? a. She was worried Bowser would attack b. She’d baked him a cake c. To go on a date d. To pose for a painting 19. Yoshi first appeared in which game? a. Super Mario World b. Yoshi's Island c. Mario Is Missing d. Yoshi's Cookie 20. What was the inspiration for Pacman? a. A Soccer Ball b. A bowling ball c. A Hockey Puck d. A Pizza 21. The perpetually busy ghosts in the Pac-Man series are named Inky, Blinky, Pinky and… a. Dinky b. Blue c. Clyde d. Kyle 22. What was Sonic the hedgehog's original name? a. Colin the Hedgehog b. Mr. Needlemouse c. Fast blue hedgehog d. Steven 23. What is the name of Sonic the Hedgehog's Fox sidekick? a. Knuckles b. Tails c. Guy d. Echo 24. What inspired games maker Satoshi Tajiri to create Pokémon? a. Butterflies b. A dream c. An old TV show d. His cat 25. What does Pokémon stand for? a. Pokey monsoon b. Pocket monsters c. Portable collectible monsters Family Trivia Game - September 9, 2020 d. Poker monkeys 26. What world is featured in the Legend of Zelda series? a. Nirn b. Donut Land c. Hyrule d. Azeroth 27. Which of these characters never speaks? a. Nathan Drake b. Mario c. Link d. Master Chief 28. Which of the following isn't a real game? a. Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine b. Spyro Bandicoot: Spinnin' c. Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge d. Hotel Mario 29. Kaiju - giant city-smashing monsters - are controlled by the player in which '80s arcade game? a. Rampage b. Berzerk c. Centipede d. King Kong 30. Who helped create Mario, Zelda, and Star Fox? a. Gabe Newell b. Nobuo Uematsu c. Satoru Iwata d. Sigeru Miyamoto .