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.The classic Atari 2600 game controller has how many buttons?
Answer: 1
Read the full explanation9.Which videogame console did Nintendo release directly prior to the Wii?
Answer: GameCube
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: GameCube10.What was the name of the 2011 Portal 2 ARG?
Answer: Potato Sack
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
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Answer: NPCs
Read the full explanation13.What video game franchise features a plumber named Mario?
Answer: Super Mario
Read the full explanation14.What are the professions of Mario and his brother Luigi?
Answer: Plumbers
Read the full explanation15.Who provides the voice of Pikachu in the 2019 "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" movie?
Answer: Ryan Reynolds
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
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Answer: Blackjack
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Answer: League of Legends
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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 is the name of the hero from "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out"?
Answer: Little Mac
Read the full explanation26.What type of animal is Sonic's companion "Knuckles"?
Answer: Echidna
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.The PlayStation prototype was designed by Sony in collaboration with which company?
Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanation32.What is the date setting of the original "Call of Duty"?
Answer: World War II
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: Snakes and Ladders
36.What is the name of the circular object that is used to collect Pokémon?
Answer: Poké ball
Read the full explanation37.The "Kingdom Hearts" videogame series is a collaboration between Disney and what famous gaming company?
Answer: Square Enix
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 explanation55.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.What is the name of the star system in which the "Star Fox" universe takes place?
Answer: Lylat
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.Solid Snake is a hero in which famous videogame franchise?
Answer: Metal Gear
Read the full explanation61.What is the name of the famous game developer who created Minecraft?
Answer: Markus "Notch" Persson
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Answer: Slippy Toad
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Answer: 100
Read the full explanation64.In what year was "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2" first released: 1995, 2003, 2010 or 2015?
Answer: 2010
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Answer: Copp-Clark Publishing
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Stock Ticker66.Who designed "Haggis": Stephen Newberg, Ian Hanomansing, Sean Ross or Steve Newberg?
Answer: Sean Ross
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Haggis (card game)67.Which company published "Quebec Libre": Simulations Canada, Wrebbit, Copp-Clark Publishing or PHI Sports Games?
Answer: Simulations Canada
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Answer: Pandora Box
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Answer: Flight-Plan
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Summon Night Swordcraft Story 3: Stone of Beginnings70.Which company developed "I'm Sorry": ELF Corporation, Banpresto, Coreland or Alpha Denshi?
Answer: Coreland
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: I'm Sorry (video game)71.Which company developed "Silent Hunter": Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Blue Byte, Red Storm Entertainment or Aeon Electronic Entertainment?
Answer: Aeon Electronic Entertainment
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Silent Hunter (video game)72.Which company developed "Just Dance: Disney Party": Land Ho!, Aeon Electronic Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris or Techland?
Answer: Land Ho!
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Just Dance: Disney Party73.Which company developed "Call of Juarez": Ubisoft Blue Byte, Ubisoft RedLynx, Techland or New World Computing?
Answer: Techland
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Answer: THQ
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Answer: 2009
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Answer: 2009
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Crayon Physics Deluxe77.In what year was "Space Lords" first released: 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995?
Answer: 1992
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Answer: Zigurat Software
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: World Rally (video game)79.Which company published "Supercross 3D": Caspian Software, Atari Corporation, Atari Games or Infogrames?
Answer: Atari Corporation
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Answer: Galactic Cafe
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: The Stanley Parable81.Which company developed "Silent Hill: Downpour": Valve, Vatra Games, The Chinese Room or Bloober Team?
Answer: Vatra Games
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Silent Hill: Downpour82.Which company developed "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain": The Chinese Room, Konami, Sony Computer Entertainment or Ninja Theory?
Answer: Konami
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Answer: Infogrames
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Fantasia (video game)84.Which company developed "Dance Dance Revolution": King, Infinity Ward, Konami or Ion Storm?
Answer: Konami
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Answer: 1980
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Answer: Nintendo
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Donkey Kong (1981 video game)87.Which company published "Sea of Stars": Crimson Herring Studios, The Arcade Crew, Humble Games or Sabotage Studio?
Answer: Sabotage Studio
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Answer: Rebel Wolves
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Answer: 2020
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Answer: Humble Games
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Answer: Magic Design Studios
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Answer: PopCap Games
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Answer: Sega
Read the full explanationLearn more on Codexery: Beijing 2008 (video game)94.Which company developed "Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3": Backbone Entertainment, Sumo Digital, Eurocom or Electronic Arts?
Answer: Backbone Entertainment
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Answer: Electronic Arts
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Answer: Kalypso Media
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Answer: Cryo
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Answer: Shin'en Multimedia
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Answer: 1994
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Answer: Reversi
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