Video Game History Quiz

In what year did Pac-Man first go on sale?

• 1983

• 1981

• 1980

• 1982

Which company led the home console market in the 1980s?

• Nintendo

• Atari

• Sega

• Sony

Who is the creator of the character Mario?

• Dan Bunten

• Alexey Pajitnov

• Toru Iwatani

• Shigeru Miyamoto

Which game is known for introducing gridiron realism to computer games?

• John Madden Football

• Donkey Kong

• Legend of Zelda

• Tetris

What was the first arcade hit to appear on a home console?

• M.U.L.E.

• Pac-Man

• Donkey Kong

• Tron

Which game was bundled with every new Game Boy?

• Legend of Zelda

• Donkey Kong

• Pac-Man

• Tetris

What year did the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) revive the US video game industry?

• 1985

• 1983

• 1987

• 1989

Which game was created by Russian mathematician Alexey Pajitnov?

• Donkey Kong

• Pac-Man

• Tetris

• M.U.L.E.

What is the name of the educational software introduced by The Learning Company in 1986?

• Carmen Sandiego

• Oregon Trail

• Math Blaster

• Reader Rabbit

Which movie did Disney release in 1982 that tapped into the video game craze?

• Back to the Future

• E.T.

• Star Wars

• Tron