History of Computer Games Quiz

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Computers
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7th Grade - University
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Neil McNair
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do you think the first computer video game was created?
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
Answer explanation
MIT's Spacewar! in 1962 was one of the first games to be played with a video display. The first video game system designed to be played in the home arrived in the early 1970's
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first "games console" was the Magnavox Odyssey. It had 2 games on it, what two games do you think it had?
Pong and Computer Space
Tetris & Super Mario
Donkey Kong & Fifa '76
Candy Crush & Sonic the Hedgehog
Answer explanation
Pong was an instant success, based around the game of table tennis, despite the simple graphics, families were hooked to it for years!
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which game do you think has sold the most copies?
Minecraft
Grand Theft Auto V
Tetris
Wii Sports
Answer explanation
Minecraft has sold over 238 Million copies! Almost twice as many as the 2nd most successful game, Gran Theft Auto V
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name this classic arcade game.
Space Invaders
Pac-Man
Centipede
Donkey Kong
Answer explanation
Space Invaders was first released in 1978 as an arcade machine, and is still played to this day, with many versions of it on iPhones, consoles, and PC.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was the first version of EA's FIFA football game released?
1993
1998
2001
1989
Answer explanation
The FIFA series has seen over 30 different editions released, and sold a total of 325 MILLION copies since it launched in 1993. It has a Guinness World Record for the best-selling sports video game of all time.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which spikey character did SEGA create to rival Nintendo's Mario?
Sonic the hedgehog
Donkey Kong
Crash Bandicoot
Zelda
Answer explanation
SEGA no longer makes games consoles, but their blue mascot Sonic is still popular, starring in two Hollywood movies.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Nintendo's first handheld device called?
Game Gear
Game Boy
Lynx
Pocket Neo Geo
Answer explanation
The Game Boy famously had a monochrome screen (just black and white, no colours!) but it was still a huge hit, and came with the now legendry game... Tetris.
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