75+ Best Video Game Trivia Questions [+ Answers]

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Video Game Trivia Questions

1. Created by Sega in the 1990's, what type of creature is the video game character Sonic?

• Answer: Hedgehog

2. The land of Azeroth features in which video game?

• Answer: Warcraft

3. What action/adventure video game involves extraterrestrials intending to enslave the Milky Way's inhabitants?

• Answer: ProtoGalaxy

4. What is the title of the first-person shooter science fiction video game, released by id Software in 1993?

• Answer: Doom

5. Which famous video game character was originally called Jumpman?

• Answer: Mario

6. Which video game involves searching for 3 'Scions' with final action in the great pyramid of Atlantis?

• Answer: Tomb Raider

7. The first band-specific game in the "Rock Band" series was "The Beatles: Rock Band". Who was next?

• Answer: Green Day

8. Featuring Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, which video game's final installment launched yesterday morning?

• Answer: Halo

9. Which video game series follows the adventures of Sackboy?

• Answer: LittleBigPlanet

10. What award is equivalent to the Oscars for British industries in film, TV, video games, and animation?

• Answer: BAFTAs

11. What popular Nintendo game is set in the Mushroom Kingdom?

• Answer: Super Mario Brothers

12. Which group was the subject of the Microsoft Xbox 360 game's "Rock Band" in June 2009?

• Answer: The Beatles

13. What color gloves does Sonic the Hedgehog wear?

• Answer: White

14. MiniBus and Chainsaw are nicknames for which aircraft model?

• Answer: Airbus A320

15. Which video game puts the player in the role of "the Stranger" using special books to travel to "Ages"?

• Answer: Myst

16. Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles the Echidna are characters in which video game series?

• Answer: Sonic The Hedgehog

17. Billy Blaze becomes what character in a video game series after building a spaceship in his backyard?

• Answer: Commander Keen

18. Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde are characters from what video game?

• Answer: Pac-Man

19. The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting for what Nintendo video game series, introduced in 1985?

• Answer: Super Mario Brothers

20. Tiger Uppercuts and Hadoukens are moves from what video game?

• Answer: Street Fighter

21. What well-known video game was created in Moscow in 1984?

• Answer: Tetris

22. Which video game series takes place on Enroth, Antagarich, Axeoth, and Ashan?

• Answer: Heroes of Might and Magic

23. The creator of which popular video game admitted a story about a pizza missing a slice was only half true?

• Answer: Pac-Man

24. What video game developer created the Grand Theft Auto series?

• Answer: Rockstar Games

25. Name the Sony PlayStation handheld gaming model launched in Europe in 2012?

• Answer: Vita

26. In mathematics, what object in video games with secret getaways is used to describe a computing function?

• Answer: Trapdoor function

27. Who is the maker of the Xbox?

• Answer: Microsoft

28. What 1980s-era video game was set in a maze of mushrooms?

• Answer: Centipede

29. On 9 November 2010, which first-person shooter video game broke a 24-hour sales record?

• Answer: Call of Duty: Black Ops

30. Which car-simulation racing game is the best-selling on both PlayStation and PlayStation 3?

• Answer: Gran Turismo

31. What device in video game controllers detects orientation for game input?

• Answer: Accelerometer

32. Which video game series is sometimes referred to as GTA?

• Answer: Grand Theft Auto

33. Which company produced the 'Playstation' console?

• Answer: Sony

34. What is Super Mario's occupation?

• Answer: Plumber

35. In which video game does Lara Croft famously feature?

• Answer: Tomb Raider

36. What is Iron Maiden's mascot name that also featured in a video game?

• Answer: Eddie

37. What video game was designed by Alexey Pajitnov in 1985?

• Answer: Tetris

38. Which skateboarder launched a video game series dominating the genre for 10 years?

• Answer: Tony Hawk

39. What does 'Pokemon' mean?

• Answer: Pocket Monster

40. In which video game do you battle opponents like Glass Joe and Bald Bull?

• Answer: Punch-Out!!

41. Which video game ended with a "Fatality" or "Friendship"?

• Answer: Mortal Kombat

42. What Playstation 2 game was banned due to graphic violence?

• Answer: Manhunt

43. What type of animal is Sonic the Hedgehog?

• Answer: Hedgehog

44. Released in 1997, 'Race 'n' Chase' was the initial title for which game series?

• Answer: Grand Theft Auto

45. Name the video game home to Ralph in 'Wreck-It Ralph'?

• Answer: Fix-It Felix, Jr

46. What is Super Mario's mission in the Mushroom Kingdom?

• Answer: Save Princess Toadstool

47. What video game simulates playing a guitar?

• Answer: Guitar Hero

48. What color is Pac-Man?

• Answer: Yellow

49. Which arcade game first introduced 'Mario'?

• Answer: Donkey Kong

50. San Andreas is one setting for which video game franchise?

• Answer: Grand Theft Auto

51. Johnny Cage and Sub-Zero are characters in which game series?

• Answer: Mortal Kombat

52. What color is Sonic the Hedgehog?

• Answer: Blue

53. What is the video game character Mario's profession?

• Answer: Plumber

54. Who are the antagonists of Angry Birds?

• Answer: Pigs

55. What rank is used for Halo's main character?

• Answer: Master Chief Petty Officer

56. Released as a game in 1994 and a subscription-based MMORPG in 2004, which is it?

• Answer: Warcraft

57. Which company did Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney found in 1972?

• Answer: Atari

58. Desmond Miles is the lead in which video games?

• Answer: Assassin's Creed

59. What paddle-based game was the first commercial success?

• Answer: Pong

60. What kind of marsupial is Crash?

• Answer: Bandicoot

61. Which video game is set in Liberty City?

• Answer: Grand Theft Auto

62. What game simulated a pioneer wagon journey?

• Answer: Oregon Trail

63. Which legends' series is set in Hyrule?

• Answer: The Legend of Zelda

64. What was Nintendo's first product line?

• Answer: Playing cards

65. Who manufactures the Wii console?

• Answer: Nintendo

66. Which comedian features in Grand Theft Auto IV?

• Answer: Ricky Gervais

67. Which game's opening song is a remix by Chemical Brothers?

• Answer: Gran Turismo

68. Sega published which game in June 1991?

• Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog

69. What is the hair color of the Lemmings?

• Answer: Green

70. Name the gang member in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

• Answer: Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson

71. Featured in various media and a video game, who is she?

• Answer: Galatea

72. Introduced on May 22, 1980, in a game modeled after mouth shape or pizza, which game is it?

• Answer: Pac-Man

73. What strategic computer game is the best-selling PC game?

• Answer: The Sims

74. What is the best-selling video game developed by Nintendo in the 1980s?

• Answer: Super Mario Bros.

75. What is the Nintendo console launched in 2012?

• Answer: Wii U

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