The First Video Game Console

The First Video Game Console

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before the Magnavox Odyssey, video games were primarily limited to?

None of the above

Pinball machines

Both a and b

Advanced computer games

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with conceiving the idea for the Magnavox Odyssey?

Ralph Baer

Bill Harrison

Magnavox

Bill Rush

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many units of the Magnavox Odyssey were sold?

500,000

100,000

1,000,000

330,000

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Magnavox Odyssey initially known as?

The Game Machine

The Brown Box

The TV Game

The Video Console

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the limitations of the games included with the Magnavox Odyssey?

They lacked color

They required two players

They had sophisticated scoring systems

They had complex AI

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Ralph Baer's opinion on the $100 price of the Magnavox Odyssey?

He was not involved in the pricing.

It was due to Magnavox's over-engineering

It was a fair price

It was too low