Video Gaming as a Sport

Competitive video gaming is recognized as a high school varsity sport in all of the following states EXCEPT...

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• Maryland

• Connecticut

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Approximately how many US colleges have video game, or esport teams?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 1,000

DrLupo is a professional gamer. He recently signed a huge endorsement deal with which corporation?

• McDonald's

• State Farm Insurance

• Best Buy Electronics

• Walmart

What video game tournament has players competing for a 70 pound trophy known as Summoner's Cup?

• Fortnite Final Championship Series

• Esport Olympics

• The League of Legends World Championship

• The Power-Up Playoffs

Which trait is needed in BOTH traditional and esports?

• Coordination

• Stamina

• Responsiveness

• All of the above

Each year, approximately how many fans attend the Esport World Championship held in Katowice, Poland?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 175,000

• 500,000

Approximately how much time each week are young gamers spending WATCHING video game activity?

• 1-2 hours

• 3-4 hours

• 5-6 hours

• over 7 hours

What is the number one complaint video gamers have when playing?

• Rebuffering and lag times when downloading

• Picture quality

• Gamer behavior

• Cost of games

Which of these popular video games was the top selling game as of March 2020?

• NBA 2K20

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons

• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

What was the first ever video game?

• Pong

• Joust

• Donkey Kong

• Super Mario Bros.