Gaming Quiz: 10 Playful Questions

Updated: June 11, 2022.

Daily trivia quiz questions on classic and current video games, casual gaming, and game characters: What’s Wordle? Super Nintendo World opened in March 2021. Where? And which company owns Candy Crush and Call of Duty? Test your knowledge of the gaming world. Take our 2022 Gaming Quiz.

Gaming Quiz

Daily quiz for June 8, 2022: 11 questions on classic and current video games, casual gaming, and game characters. No time-limit. How smart are you today?

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1. Which video game features Darth Vader on a rollercoaster?

Screenshot: Fortnite / Epic Games / Lucasfilm

Multiversus.

Among Us.

Minecraft.

Fortnite.

Fortnite’s Chapter 3: Season 3, which started on June 5, 2022, introduces Darth Vader as a new character for players to unlock. Vader is joining the Obi-Wan Kenobi character made available in the Fortnite Item Shop on May 26. Later in the season, battle pass owners will also be able to unlock Indiana Jones.

What’s the vibe in Fortnite’s new season?

In Fortnite’s Chapter 3: Season 3, titled Vibin’, “the Island is one giant party,” equipped with a rollercoaster and a dance floor, among others, according to the Epic Games website. Watch the new season’s trailer. 

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2. Can you name these characters?

Screenshot: MultiVersus / Warner Bros. Games

"Scooby" Doo, Cersei Lannister, Iron Man, and Bugs Bunny.

Shaggy, Arya Stark, Batman, and Bugs Bunny.

Fred Jones, Daenerys Targaryen, Spider-Man, and Bugs Bunny.

Fred Flintstone, Lyanna Stark, Thanos, and Bugs Bunny.

Batman, Arya Stark, Shaggy, and Bugs Bunny take on Superman, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Tom & Jerry, and the Tasmanian Devil (AKA Taz) in Warner Bros. Games new “MultiVersus,” a free-to-play platform fighter game. One-on-one matches, team-based 2 vs. 2 battles, and a 4-player free-for-all mode will all be part of the game, available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One consoles, as well as PC (via Steam). MultiVersus is scheduled to arrive in July 2022. Originally released May 16, 2022, the trailer features the real Maisie Williams as the voice of Arya Stark. Watch the hilarious trailer.

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3. What’s Wordle?

A dictionary app.

A viral online wordplay game.

An anonymous messaging app.

A board game.

Launched in Oct. 2021, Wordle is a viral wordplay game that allows players six guesses to determine a five-letter word that changes every day. The daily puzzle was quickly attracting millions of players. The New York Times announced, on Jan. 31, 2022, it has acquired Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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4. Which company owns Candy Crush and Call of Duty?

Screenshot: Call of Duty on YouTube

Electronic Arts.

Microsoft.

Sony.

Tencent.

Microsoft announced on Jan. 18, 2022, it is buying “Call of Duty” and “Candy Crush” maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion –  the biggest gaming industry deal in history. The purchase pushes Microsoft past Nintendo as the third-largest video game company by global revenue, behind Sony and Chinese tech giant Tencent.

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5. What do people mainly do on Twitch?

Watch paid celebrity content.

Watch video games with commentary.

Play video games online.

Read news updates.

While it offers other streams, Twitch is mainly a streaming service for video games with commentary and e-sport competitions.

Bonus Question: Who owns Twitch?

Twitch Interactive is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.

Twitch Fact

On April 7, 2021, Twitch announced a new policy for investigating streamers’ serious indiscretions in real life or services like Discord and Twitter. In partnership with a third-party law firm, Twitch will examine reports of offenses like sexual assault, extremist behavior, and threats of violence that occur off-stream.

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6. How is the Chinese government limiting online gaming for children?

Photo: Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

By restricting violent games to 17 and older.

By banning online gaming altogether.

By banning minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week.

By alerting parents to online gaming dangers.

According to a notice from the Chinese National Press and Publication Administration, China is banning minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week, allowing online games between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends, and on public holidays starting Sept. 1, 2021. The gaming restrictions are part of China’s continuing crackdown on tech companies.

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7. Which of these games was available on the first Nintendo console in the US in 1985?

Photo: GerdeeX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Super Mario Bros.

King Kong.

Tetris.

Pokémon.

The Nintendo Entertainment System was first released in North America on Sept. 27, 1986. It featured 17 launch titles, including Super Mario Bros. Masayuki Uemura, who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System that started a global revolution in-home gaming, died on Dec. 9, 2021. He was 78.

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8. Maki Kaji was the first to publish which game under its famous name?

Photo: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Checkers.

Mahjong.

Sudoku.

Candy Crash.

Modern Sudoku was introduced in Japan by Maki Kaji, president of the Nikoli puzzle company, in April 1984 as Sūji wa dokushin ni kagiru – Japanese for “Unmarried (or single) Numbers” – and in short, Sudoku. “Sudoku” is a registered trademark in Japan.

Maki Kaji’s Death

Maki Kaji, the “Godfather of Sudoku,” died Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.

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9. Super Nintendo World opened in March 2021. Where?

Universal Studios Hollywood.

Universal Studios Japan.

Disney World Orlando.

Disneyland Paris.

Super Nintendo World was opened on March 18, 2020, at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Mario-themed park features Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge, the world’s first interactive Mario Kart theme park ride. In March 2022, Universal Studios Hollywood announced a 2023 opening for a California Super Nintendo World.

Super Nintendo World was opened on March 18, 2020, at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Mario-themed park features Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge, the world’s first interactive Mario Kart theme park ride. In March 2022, Universal Studios Hollywood announced a 2023 opening for a California Super Nintendo World.

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10. Who is Miles Morales?

Screenshot: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)

An enemy of Spider-Man.

Peter Parker’s best friend.

Black Spider-Man.

Former official at the Department of Homeland Security.

Miles Morales is Black (and Hispanic) Spider-Man. He appeared in the comics series after Peter Parker’s death in 2011 and then in an Oscar-winning animation feature in 2018. Spider-Man: Mile Morales, the video game, was released on Nov. 12, 2020.

Miles Morales is Black (and Hispanic) Spider-Man. He appeared in the comics series after Peter Parker’s death in 2011 and then in an Oscar-winning animation feature in 2018. Spider-Man: Mile Morales, the video game, was released on Nov. 12, 2020.

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11. Which company produces this console?

Image: xbox.com

Nintendo

Sony

Microsoft

Apple

It’s the Microsoft Xbox series X/S, launched in 2020.

That’s right. It’s the Microsoft Xbox series X/S, launched in 2020.

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The Gaming Quiz Questions

• Which company produces this console?

  Image: xbox.com

  Nintendo

  Sony

  Microsoft

  Apple

  Who is Miles Morales?

  Screenshot: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)

  An enemy of Spider-Man.

  Peter Parker’s best friend.

  Black Spider-Man.

  Former official at the Department of Homeland Security.

  Super Nintendo World opened in March 2021. Where?

  Universal Studios Hollywood.

  Universal Studios Japan.

  Disney World Orlando.

  Disneyland Paris.

  What do people mainly do on Twitch?

  Watch paid celebrity content.

  Watch video games with commentary.

  Play video games online.

  Read news updates.

  Maki Kaji was the first to publish which game under its famous name?

  Photo: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Checkers.

  Mahjong.

  Sudoku.

  Candy Crash.

  How is the Chinese government limiting online gaming for children?

  Photo: Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  By restricting violent games to 17 and older.

  By banning online gaming altogether.

  By banning minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week.

  By alerting parents to online gaming dangers.

  Which of these games was available on the first Nintendo console in the US in 1985?

  Photo: GerdeeX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Super Mario Bros.

  King Kong.

  Tetris.

  Pokémon.

  Which company owns Candy Crush and Call of Duty?

  Screenshot: Call of Duty on YouTube

  Electronic Arts.

  Microsoft.

  Sony.

  Tencent.

  What’s Wordle?

  A dictionary app.

  A viral online wordplay game.

  An anonymous messaging app.

  A board game.

  Can you name these characters?

  Screenshot: MultiVersus / Warner Bros. Games

  "Scooby" Doo, Cersei Lannister, Iron Man, and Bugs Bunny.

  Shaggy, Arya Stark, Batman, and Bugs Bunny.

  Fred Jones, Daenerys Targaryen, Spider-Man, and Bugs Bunny.

  Fred Flintstone, Lyanna Stark, Thanos, and Bugs Bunny.

  Which video game features Darth Vader on a rollercoaster?

  Screenshot: Fortnite / Epic Games / Lucasfilm

  Multiversus.

  Among Us.

  Minecraft.

  Fortnite.

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