Q.1
The very first video game shown to the public was , made in Canada inIt was an electronic version of which game?
  • Backgammon
  • Battleship
  • Chess
  • Noughts and crosses
Q.2
As computers improved, arcade games took off in the 1970s. One of the first was a table tennis simulation, but what was it called?
  • Bats
  • Pong
  • Ace
  • Deuce
Q.3
As we moved into the 1980s, video games became more advanced. One of the most successful featured a character who chased (and was chased by) ghosts around a maze. What was his name?
  • Maze Man
  • Spook Man
  • Pac Man
  • Gobble Man
Q.4
made his first appearance in a 1981 arcade game in which he had to rescue a princess from a giant ape. What was the game called?
  • Donkey Kong
  • Go Bananas
  • Damsel in Distress
  • Monkey Madness
Q.5
With the growing popularity of home computers in the 1980s, video games moved from the arcade into our living rooms. Which of the following was not a brand of PC?
  • Microsoft
  • Commodore
  • Spectrum
  • Amstrad
Q.6
Games consoles took over from PCs in the 1990s. One of the most successful characters on them was a blue hedgehog. What was his name?
  • Zoom the Hedgehog
  • Harry the Hedgehog
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Boom the Hedgehog
Q.7
One popular genre of video game is RTS. What does RTS stand for?
  • Race-themed sport
  • Real-time strategy
  • Rescue the stranded
  • Run, take and shoot
Q.8
Sid Meier is a name known to many gamers. Which series of TBS games did he create?
  • Panzer General
  • Worms
  • Allied General
  • Civilization
Q.9
A game developed in 2009 is set during a zombie apocalypse and players must defend their homes from zombie attacks. What is the game called?
  • People vs. Zombies
  • Pets vs. Zombies
  • Parents vs. Zombies
  • Plants vs. Zombies
Q.10
is a series of fighting games, first released in 1991 and still going today. Which of these characters has never appeared in the game?
  • Kobra
  • Freddy Krueger
  • Dante
  • Johnny Cage
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