100 Game Trivia Questions and Answers
Board games, video games and the rules people argue about.
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1.What are the name of the cartoon-like interludes that interrupt videogame play to narrate the story?
Answer: Cutscenes
Read the full explanation2.What is the name of the peripheral device that can be plugged into a Nintendo 64 controller to make it vibrate?
Answer: Rumble Pak
Read the full explanation3.Pokémon was originally released on which videogame console?
Answer: Gameboy
Read the full explanation4.What color do the ghost enemies turn to once Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet?
Answer: Blue
Read the full explanation5.Superstar rapper/producer Dr. Dre played an arms' dealer in which videogame?
Answer: 50 Cent: Bulletproof
Read the full explanation6.Which technology company were the manufacturers of the Turbografx-16?
Answer: NEC
Read the full explanation7.What was the name of the virtual pandemic that struck the "World of Warcraft" in 2005?
Answer: Corrupted Blood
Read the full explanation8.Which videogame console did Nintendo release directly prior to the Wii?
Answer: GameCube
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: GameCube9.Characters in videogames who cannot be outrightly controlled by players are acronymed as what?
Answer: NPCs
Read the full explanation10.The classic Atari 2600 game controller has how many buttons?
Answer: 1
Read the full explanation11.What is the name of the woman Mario is attempting to save from the giant ape in the original Donkey Kong?
Answer: Pauline
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Pauline12.What was the name of the 2011 Portal 2 ARG?
Answer: Potato Sack
Read the full explanation13.What video game franchise features a plumber named Mario?
Answer: Super Mario
Read the full explanation14.Who provides the voice of Pikachu in the 2019 "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" movie?
Answer: Ryan Reynolds
Read the full explanation15.What are the professions of Mario and his brother Luigi?
Answer: Plumbers
Read the full explanation16.Mario originated as a character in which classic videogame?
Answer: Donkey Kong
Read the full explanation17.How many dominoes are in a standard double-six set?
Answer: 28
Read the full explanation18.What tabletop role-playing game, created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, was first published in 1974?
Answer: Dungeons & Dragons
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Role-playing game19.What card game's objective is to reach a hand value of 21 without going over?
Answer: Blackjack
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Blackjack20.LCS is the acronym for a professional eSports league centered around which game?
Answer: League of Legends
Read the full explanation21.What video game series features a character named Master Chief?
Answer: Halo
Read the full explanation22.In the board game Clue, what are the possible murder weapons?
Answer: Knife, candlestick, revolver, rope, lead pipe, wrench
Read the full explanation23.In what year was the original Legend of Zelda video game released?
Answer: 1986
Read the full explanation24.The Nintendo Game Boy utilized which type of display system?
Answer: LCD
Read the full explanation25.What type of animal is Sonic's companion "Knuckles"?
Answer: Echidna
Read the full explanation26.What is the name of the hero from "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out"?
Answer: Little Mac
Read the full explanation27.What Japanese strategy game involves two players moving pieces on a 9x9 board?
Answer: Shogi
Read the full explanation28.What strategy board game, originating in China, involves capturing territory by placing stones?
Answer: Go
Read the full explanation29.What classic video game involves a yellow character eating dots and avoiding ghosts?
Answer: Pac-Man
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Pac-Man30.How many tiles does each player start with in Scrabble?
Answer: Seven
Read the full explanation31.What is the date setting of the original "Call of Duty"?
Answer: World War II
Read the full explanation32.The PlayStation prototype was designed by Sony in collaboration with which company?
Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanation33.What video game franchise is set in the fictional region of Hyrule?
Answer: The Legend of Zelda
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: The Legend of Zelda34.What video game character was originally called Jumpman?
Answer: Mario
Read the full explanation35.What board game, invented in ancient India, involves moving pieces based on dice rolls along a numbered grid?
Answer: Ludo (the original Indian game is Pachisi or Chaupar; Snakes and Ladders is a separate modern board game, but the given description better fits Ludo)
Read the full explanation36.The "Kingdom Hearts" videogame series is a collaboration between Disney and what famous gaming company?
Answer: Square Enix
Read the full explanation37.What is the name of the circular object that is used to collect Pokémon?
Answer: Poké ball
Read the full explanation38.A computer opponent's ability to adaptively challenge a player is known as what?
Answer: Artificial Intelligence
Read the full explanation39.What puzzle video game was created by Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985?
Answer: Tetris
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Tetris40.What is the highest possible score in a single game of bowling?
Answer: 300
Read the full explanation41.In chess, what piece can only move diagonally?
Answer: Bishop
Read the full explanation42.The most-popular American football videogame franchise is named after which individual?
Answer: John Madden
Read the full explanation43.In the game of Risk, what is the objective?
Answer: World domination
Read the full explanation44.The peripheral device that could be used to connect two Gameboys was called what?
Answer: Game Link Cable
Read the full explanation45.What is the object that opposing players must destroy in order to win at "League of Legends"?
Answer: Nexus
Read the full explanation46.How many squares are on a standard chess board?
Answer: 64
Read the full explanation47.What classic board game involves players buying and trading properties?
Answer: Monopoly
Read the full explanation48.What classic videogame did Tony Stark catch a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. playing in the first "Avengers" movie?
Answer: Galaga
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Galaga49.The original street design for Liberty City in "Grand Theft Auto" was based on which real-life metropolis?
Answer: New York City
Read the full explanation50.What is the process called by which people set out to amass large amounts of in-game currency to sell in the real world?
Answer: Gold farming
Read the full explanation51."V-Bucks" are the in-game currency for which famous videogame franchise?
Answer: Fortnite
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Fortnite52.What is the name of the racing series that is a spinoff of "Super Mario Brothers"?
Answer: Mario Kart
Read the full explanation53.In backgammon, how many points are on the board?
Answer: 24
Read the full explanation54.What card game, also known as Patience, is typically played by a single player?
Answer: Solitaire
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Solitaire55.What word game involves rearranging letters to form words on a board with premium squares?
Answer: Scrabble
Read the full explanation56.In poker, what hand consists of five cards of the same suit in sequence?
Answer: Straight flush
Read the full explanation57.How many different shapes of four-connected blocks are there in "Tetris"?
Answer: 7
Read the full explanation58.Solid Snake is a hero in which famous videogame franchise?
Answer: Metal Gear
Read the full explanation59.Which iconic actor provided the voice of the titular character during the 1990's "Sonic the Hedgehog" cartoon?
Answer: Jaleel White
Read the full explanation60.What is the name of the star system in which the "Star Fox" universe takes place?
Answer: Lylat
Read the full explanation61.What is the name of the famous game developer who created Minecraft?
Answer: Markus "Notch" Persson
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Minecraft62.Which one of Star Fox's teammates has been deemed one of the most-annoying videogame characters ever?
Answer: Slippy Toad
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Slippy Toad63.How many players can compete against each other simultaneously in a "Fortnite Battle Royale"?
Answer: 100
Read the full explanation64.Which company developed "Brave Prove": Data West Corporation, Artdink, FromSoftware or Rebellion Developments?
Answer: Data West Corporation
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Brave Prove65.Who is the protagonist of "Abandoned": Henri Clément, Garry Friedman, Amanda Ripley or Jason Longfield?
Answer: Jason Longfield
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Abandoned (video game)66.Which company developed "Crow Country": My Little Studio, Pure FPS, Vermila Studios or SFB Games?
Answer: SFB Games
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Crow Country67.Which company published "3D Monster Maze": J. K. Greye Software, Leonardo Interactive, Bloober Team or Frictional Games?
Answer: J. K. Greye Software
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: 3D Monster Maze68.Which company developed "Pixel Piracy": Tanukii Studios Limited, Yacht Club Games, Mike Bithell or Quadro Delta?
Answer: Quadro Delta
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Pixel Piracy69.Which company developed "Save Me Mr Tako": Robert Topala, GalaxyTrail, Deneos Games or Mike Bithell?
Answer: Deneos Games
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Save Me Mr Tako70.Which company published "Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash": Nintendo, Trapdoor, Re-Logic or Sony Computer Entertainment?
Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash71.Which company developed "Hydro Thunder": Midway Games, Access Software, Moon Studios or Angel Studios?
Answer: Midway Games
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Answer: Rare
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Conker (series)73.Which company developed "Forza Horizon": Harmonix, Access Software, Playground Games or Angel Studios?
Answer: Playground Games
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Forza Horizon74.In what year was "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance" first released: 2011, 2014, 2018 or 2023?
Answer: 2011
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance75.Who is the protagonist of "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag": Basim Ibn Ishaq, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Edward Kenway or Arno Dorian?
Answer: Edward Kenway
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag76.Which company published "Aliens Versus Predator": Abbex, Fox Interactive, Lexis Numérique or Acclaim Entertainment?
Answer: Fox Interactive
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Aliens Versus Predator (1999 video game)77.Which company developed "Time and Eternity": Digital Extremes, Omega Force, Imageepoch or Slightly Mad Studios?
Answer: Imageepoch
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Time and Eternity (video game)78.Which company developed "Dragon Ball Legends": Artdink, Imageepoch, Spike or Dimps?
Answer: Dimps
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Dragon Ball Legends79.Which company developed "Tales of Xillia 2": Felistella, Bandai Namco Games, Artdink or Digital Extremes?
Answer: Bandai Namco Games
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Tales of Xillia 280.Which company published "Secret Agent": Square Enix, Apogee Software, Ripstone or Thunderful Games?
Answer: Apogee Software
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Secret Agent (video game)81.Which company published "Knytt Underground": GT Interactive, Kalypso Media, Humble Games or Ripstone?
Answer: Ripstone
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Knytt Underground82.Which company published "OmniBus": Headup Games, Devolver Digital, Ripstone or Apogee Software?
Answer: Devolver Digital
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: OmniBus (video game)83.Which company developed "PA-7200": Western Design Center, Soviet Union, Hewlett-Packard or Bell Labs' processor division?
Answer: Hewlett-Packard
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: PA-720084.Which company developed "Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.": Technōs Japan, Arc System Works, Capcom or Tose?
Answer: Tose
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.85.In what year was "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" first released: 1983, 1998, 2000 or 2024?
Answer: 2000
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes86.In what year was "Tag Team Wrestling" first released: 1983, 1998, 2000 or 2024?
Answer: 1983
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Answer: UPL
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Answer: A.I
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Time Diver: Eon Man89.Which company developed "RayCrisis": Allumer, Natsume, Taito or Toaplan?
Answer: Taito
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: RayCrisis90.Which company published "Titan Quest II": OverGamez, Sunsoft, THQ Nordic or YS Net?
Answer: THQ Nordic
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Answer: Gameloft
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: The Oregon Trail (2021 video game)92.In what year was "Firewall Ultra" first released: 2021, 2023, 2024 or 2026?
Answer: 2023
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Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Punch-Out!! (1987 video game)94.Which company published "Yoshi": First Star Software, Nintendo, Accolade or Bally Midway?
Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Yoshi (video game)95.Which company published "Changeable Guardian Estique": Cinemaware, Broke Studio, Anco Software or Bally Midway?
Answer: Broke Studio
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Changeable Guardian Estique96.Which company developed "UFO: Extraterrestrials": Fatshark, Chaos Concept, Earplay or The Chinese Room?
Answer: Chaos Concept
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: UFO: Extraterrestrials97.Which company developed "Dark Horizon": Paradox Development Studio, Kerberos Productions, Quazar Studio or Graviteam?
Answer: Quazar Studio
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Answer: Urban Games
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Answer: Square Enix
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Answer: Zynga
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