Video Game Trivia

Test your knowledge on various genres of video games!
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1. If Xbox's signature color is Green, and PlayStation's color is Blue, then Nintendo's is...?
The Nintendo logo is clearly red, and it is also the primary color of their mascot, Mario.
Purple
Yellow
Orange
Red
2. What does "Tetris Effect" mean?
This refers to when you play a video game so much, that it causes you to see patterns in real life.
Refers to Tetris' rapid growth in popularity
Seeing Tetris blocks in real life
Game never gives you the line block when you need it
When you clear 4 rows at once
3. EA Sports BIG, the label behind the FIFA/NBA/NFL Street series, is also well known for which other sports game franchise?
SSX is a series of wildly popular snowboarding games from the 2000's.
Fight Night
SSX
MX vs. ATV
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
4. What was a hallmark feature of Hideo Kojima's 2019 adventure game, Death Stranding?
Though a mindless activity in other games, walking in Death Stranding requires care, and losing your footing is a real danger.
One-to-one scale map of the US
Realistic walking mechanics
You can gain/lose fat and muscle
You suffer cuts, fractures, and other injuries
5. The Darksiders series is about the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Which of them has not had their own solo outing yet (as of 2022)?
Darksiders 1, 2, and 3 starred War, Death and Fury respectively. Strife shows up in Genesis, but only alongside his brother War.
Strife
Fury
Death
War
6. Which of the following strategy games had an expansion named 'Brood War'?
The Brood War expansion of Starcraft still has devout fans that prefer it over the latest entry, Starcraft 2.
Warcraft 3
Starcraft
Total War: Warhammer
Homeworld
7. Which Tom Clancy video game is known primarily as a stealth game franchise?
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is one of the most renowned stealth series of all time, alongside Metal Gear Solid.
Rainbow Six
The Division
Splinter Cell
Ghost Recon
8. Who are the 3 Gods that make up the Tribunal from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind?
Vivec, Almalexia, & Sotha Sil used the Heart of Lorkhan to attain god-like powers.
Vivec, Almalexia, & Sotha Sil
Azura, Boethiah, & Mephala
Akatosh, Stendarr, & Julianos
Nerevar, Dagoth Ur, & Dumac
9. Of these tracks featured in the Gran Turismo games, which one is original to the series and NOT a real-life racetrack?
Kyoto Driving Park is a fictional circuit in Kyoto, the historic former capital of Japan. It was introduced in Gran Turismo Sport.
Goodwood Motor Circuit
Fuji Speedway
Kyoto Driving Park
Red Bull Ring
10. Out of these Smash Bros characters, which one has been in the series since the original N64 release?
Ness is the protagonist of Earthbound. He is one of the unlockable character in Super Smash Bros 64.
Sonic
Ganondorf
Meta Knight
Ness
11. Of these Dark Souls bosses, who does NOT use a sword?
You find Priscilla in the Painted World of Ariamis. She wields a massive scythe.
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
Chaos Witch Quelaag
Great Grey Wolf Sif
Crossbreed Priscilla
12. Who is the final boss in the original Castlevania?
The entire Castlevania series is based around the mythos surrounding Dracula and other vampires.
Hades
Dracula
Vergil
Lucifer
13. What do Cacodemons from Doom look like?
These flying, round monsters have been around since the first game. Their gaping mouth is their weakness.
4-legged spider demon with machine gun
Bull-like demon that charges at you
Small fireball-throwing imp demon
Floating demon head with one eye
14. The 2012 indie game Journey, starts you off in what type of locale?
You begin in a vast desert, gaining speed by sliding down sand dunes and gliding off them.
Space
Grasslands
Underwater
Desert
15. In the fighting game Tekken, what do the four face buttons (square, triangle, cross, circle on PlayStation) do?
Each face button in Tekken controls a different limb. There is no 'stronger' limb, and you guard by holding back.
Weak attack, Strong attack, Guard, Special
Left punch, Right punch, Left kick, Right kick
Punch, Kick, Guard, Special
Weak punch, Strong punch, Weak kick, Strong kick
16. Which of these guns from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series was popular in the competitive scene for having low recoil, to the point of being a 'laser beam'?
The ACR was one of the most popular and reliable assault rifles in Modern Warfare 2 & 3.
ACR
Intervention
M249
AK47
17. What is the name of the first person puzzle game, where you explore an island and solve line puzzles on various panels?
The Witness has you solve various line puzzles based on environmental clues and various symbols.
The Talos Principle
Braid
The Witness
Thomas Was Alone
18. What kind of weapon is the Kusarigama from Nioh?
The sickle is used up close, and the chained ball is swung around to inflict damage.
A transforming scythe
Pair of axes
Pair of wooden batons
A sickle, with a ball and chain
19. In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, what plane spawns when you enter the cheat code 'JUMPJET'?
The Hydra is a fighter jet capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), based on the real-life Harrier.
Hunter
Hydra
Leviathan
AT-400
20. Which of these is unlikely to improve the performance of a game on a low-end PC?
The performance of a game is affected far more by how it looks than how it sounds.
Disabling shadows
Lowering resolution
Muting all sound
Closing other applications
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Feb 20, 2022
Difficult but fun! Also try my Video Game by Picture quiz!
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Feb 20, 2022
Turns out I already have, that was a nice one as well! Glad you had fun