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Straight Up Trivia #18: Best Selling Video Game Consoles

18th in a series of themed trivia quizzes. Answer these questions inspired by the best selling video game consoles of all time. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
Quizzes in this series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Last updated: April 30, 2025
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PlayStation 2, 160+ million. What play, consisting of two parts generally staged separately, has the subtitle "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes"?
Angels in America
Nintendo DS, 154 million. What was the name of the main protagonist of Donkey Kong, who eventually became known as Mario? The name is based on his most important action.
Jumpman
Nintendo Switch, 151 million. What is the term for switching the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, usually to humorous effect, such as "runny babbit"? It is named for an early 20th century warden at Oxford University.
Spoonerism
Game Boy/Game Boy Color, 119 million. In the initial version of the Game Boy, released in Japan, the included game was Super Mario Land. What game, which was not created by Nintendo, was included with Game Boys released in all other regions?
Tetris
PlayStation 4, 117 million. What body part is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the fourth Harry Potter book, Goblet of Fire, known for?
Eye
PlayStation, 102 million. What is the call sign for the radio station 107.1 out of Washington, Missouri, that plays adult contemporary music, not hip hop? The call sign fills in its one time motto, "Our signal is ____. Our studios are ____. Even our staff is ____."
KRAP
Wii, 102 million. What four letter word containing one w and two i's means quick in Hawaiian?
Wiki
PlayStation 3, 87 million. The PlayStation 3 was the first video game console to use what digital storage format, which used a new color of laser that allowed for greater information density?
Blu-ray
Xbox 360, 84 million. Only two country names in English contain the letter X: Mexico, and what much smaller country?
Luxembourg
Game Boy Advance, 82 million. Whose memoir, "The Woman in Me", had one of the largest advances of any single book, about $15 million?
Britney Spears
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