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Set 1 · Video games
Easy
What is the name of the talking cat in Persona 5?
Answer: Morgana
Easy
How many flagship monsters appear in Monster Hunter Gernerations?
Answer: 4
Easy
What are Sans and Papyrus named after in "Undertale"?
Answer: Fonts
Easy
In "Yo! Noid 2," The Noid can perform what special move?
Answer: Dab
Easy
In Pokemon Red & Blue, what is the name of HM05?
Answer: Flash
Medium
In the survival horror game, "Cry of Fear," what was the name of Simon's close friend/potential love interest?
Answer: Sophie
Medium
In "Call Of Duty: Zombies", what is the name of the machine that upgrades weapons?
Answer: Pack-A-Punch
Medium
Which of 2 Valve Games are set in the same universe?
Answer: Half-life and Portal
Medium
In the game Battleblock Theater, what was the name of the voice actor who voiced the narrator?
Answer: Will Stamper
Medium
In what year was the first "Mass Effect" game released?
Answer: 2007
Hard
Which of the following has Jennifer Taylor NOT voiced?
Answer: Sarah Kerrigan
Hard
In Dota 2, what is Earthshaker's real name?
Answer: Raigor Stonehoof
Hard
Which musical artist was NOT featured as playable avatars in the game "DJ Hero"?
Answer: Dr. Dre
Hard
Of the following space shooter games, which came out first?
Answer: Space Invaders
Hard
In which Mario game did the Mega Mushroom make its debut?
Answer: Mario Party 4
Very hard
Which genre is the Touhou Project associated with?
Answer: Shoot 'em up (bullet-hell) & Fighting
Very hard
Which of these operators from "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" has the ability to damage reinforced walls?
Answer: Jordan "Thermite" Trace
Very hard
In the Halo series, what fleet was Thel 'Vadam supreme commander of before being branded an Arbiter?
Answer: Fleet of Particular Justice
Very hard
From where does the Nintendo video game character Mario derive his name?
Answer: The landlord of the American headquarters
Very hard
In the world strategy game 'Sid Meier's Civilization', a programming bug caused the AI depiction of Gandhi to do which of the following?
Answer: Become aggressive and launch nuclear strikes
Set 2 · Video games
Easy
How many obsidian blocks are required to build a nether portal in Minecraft?
Answer: 10
Easy
What is the title of song on the main menu in Halo?
Answer: Halo
Easy
Who is the main protagonist of Dead Space?
Answer: Isaac Clarke
Easy
Which of these is NOT a player class in Team Fortress 2?
Answer: Healer
Easy
In Animal Crossing, who is the manager of the town shop?
Answer: Tom Nook
Medium
Before it's redesign of the company logo in the year 2000, which 3D shape is NOT represented in the Electronic Arts logo?
Answer: Cylinder
Medium
League of Legends, DOTA 2, Smite and Heroes of the Storm are all part of which game genre?
Answer: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)
Medium
Phil Fish was the designer of which game?
Answer: Fez
Medium
Which of these characters does not appear in "Nier: Automata"?
Answer: A1
Medium
What engine did the original "Half-Life" run on?
Answer: GoldSrc
Hard
Who voices Max Payne in the 2001 game "Max Payne"?
Answer: James McCaffrey
Hard
In the 2000 video game "Crimson Skies," what was the name of the protagonists' zeppelin?
Answer: Pandora
Hard
In the Kingdom Heart series who provides the english voice for Master Eraqus?
Answer: Mark Hamill
Hard
In the video game "League of Legends" which character is known as "The Sinister Blade"?
Answer: Katarina
Hard
In vanilla Minecraft, you can make armor out of all BUT which of the following?
Answer: Emeralds
Very hard
How many voice channels does the Nintendo Entertainment System support natively?
Answer: 5
Very hard
What is the fastest speed possible in Trackmania²: Stadium?
Answer: 1000 km/h
Very hard
In Terraria, which debuff does the ankh charm not provide immunity to?
Answer: Venom
Very hard
Which game was exclusive to Dreamcast?
Answer: Pen Pen TriIcelon
Very hard
Which of these Generation 1 Pokemon did NOT have an evolution in Generation 4?
Answer: Jynx
Set 3 · Video games
Easy
Who is the main protagonist in the 'Ratchet and Clank' game series?
Answer: Ratchet
Easy
In Dota 2, Wraith King was previously known as...
Answer: Skeleton King
Easy
In PROTOTYPE 2. who is referred to as "Tango Primary"?
Answer: James Heller
Easy
Who is the leader of the Brotherhood of Nod in the Command and Conquer series?
Answer: Kane
Easy
In "Fallout 4" which faction is not present in the game?
Answer: The Enclave
Medium
Which one of these games came out first?
Answer: Terraria
Medium
How many playable characters were there in Street Fighter II: Champion Edition?
Answer: 12
Medium
In the Pokémon series, which type is Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon?
Answer: Rock
Medium
In "Overwatch", how much health does Roadhog's "Take a Breather" ability recover?
Answer: 300
Medium
What name does the little headcrab in "Half Life 2" have?
Answer: Lamarr
Hard
In Monster Hunter Generations, which of the following monsters are a part of the "Fated Four"?
Answer: Astalos
Hard
Which German city does the map "Clubhouse" in "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege" take place in?
Answer: Hannover
Hard
Which weapon that was cut from the game "Half Life 2" was going to replace the crowbar?
Answer: Ice Axe
Hard
In Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object, which of these was not a playable character?
Answer: Izayoi Sakuya
Hard
In what year were screenshots added to Steam?
Answer: 2011
Very hard
The Bracken from Lethal Company is also known as:
Answer: The Flower Man
Very hard
How long are all the cutscenes from Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3, 2008) combined?
Answer: 8 hours
Very hard
In "Halo", what is the name of the planet which Installation 04 orbits?
Answer: Threshold
Very hard
Which of these online games was originally named LindenWorld in it's early development?
Answer: SecondLife
Very hard
Counting the Blood and Wine DLC, how many Hero Cards are there in total in The Witcher 3?
Answer: 25
Set 4 · Video games
Easy
Which game did NOT get financed via Crowdfunding?
Answer: Enter the Gungeon
Easy
In the video game Overwatch, which playable character is infamous for saying "It's high noon."?
Answer: McCree
Easy
What is the protagonist's title given by the demons in DOOM (2016)?
Answer: Doom Slayer
Easy
What was the first video game in the Batman "Arkham" series?
Answer: Arkham Asylum
Easy
Which franchise was NOT featured in the 2015 video game "Lego Dimensions"?
Answer: Breaking Bad
Medium
What CS:GO case contains the Butterfly Knife?
Answer: Breakout Case
Medium
In "Overwatch", Coalescence is the name for the ultimate of which hero?
Answer: Moira
Medium
In the game "Cave Story," what is the character Balrog's catchphrase?
Answer: Huzzah!
Medium
Which of these roles in Town of Salem is mafia?
Answer: Disguiser
Medium
Who is the main protagonist of "Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War"?
Answer: Cipher
Hard
In what year was "Super Mario Sunshine" released?
Answer: 2002
Hard
What is the name of the 8th installment in the Fire Emblem series?
Answer: The Sacred Stones
Hard
In Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005), what is the name of the squad that you play as?
Answer: Delta Squad
Hard
In "Call Of Duty: Zombies", completing which map's main easter egg will reward you with the achievement, "Little Lost Girl"?
Answer: Origins
Hard
Which of these stages is not playable in "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U"?
Answer: Fountain of Dreams
Very hard
What are the chances of being dealt a Royal Flush within Poker/Video Poker?
Answer: 1 in 649,740
Very hard
In the game Enter the Gungeon, which one of these is not a playable character?
Answer: The Wizard
Very hard
Which game in the "Monster Hunter" series introduced the "Insect Glaive" weapon?
Answer: Monster Hunter 4
Very hard
The voice actor for which Portal 2 character was not a TV or film actor prior to the game?
Answer: GLaDOS
Very hard
In Counter Strike: Global Offensive, what is the code implanted onto the C4 as the Terrorists plant the bomb?
Answer: 7355608
Set 5 · Video games
Easy
Who is the creator of the Super Smash Bros. Series?
Answer: Masahiro Sakurai
Easy
What was the name of the canceled projected by Blizzard Entertainment that would be later become Overwatch?
Answer: Titan
Easy
What does the D stand for in D-pad, found on most video game controllers?
Answer: Directional
Easy
Who is the last boss in Night In The Woods' Demontower minigame?
Answer: The Blood Thief
Easy
In the video game franchise "Halo", what is the UNSC's main opposing faction called?
Answer: The Covenant
Medium
Just Cause 2 was mainly set in what fictional Southeast Asian island country?
Answer: Panau
Medium
Which of these is NOT the name of a team leader in Pokémon GO?
Answer: Leif
Medium
What is the name of Joel's daughter in the game, "The Last of Us"?
Answer: Sarah
Medium
In which country's version of Half-Life are the HECU Marines replaced with robots?
Answer: Germany
Medium
What type of genre is the controversial 2015 game "Hatred"?
Answer: Shoot 'Em Up
Hard
In what year was Pokémon Diamond & Pearl released in Japan?
Answer: 2006
Hard
Which of the following games was not a launch title for the Nintendo Gamecube?
Answer: Super Mario Sunshine
Hard
Ellen McLain, the voice of GLaDOS in the Portal game series, is married to the voice actor for which Team Fortress 2 character?
Answer: Sniper
Hard
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which of the following pair of characters are NOT considered "Echo Fighters"?
Answer: Link & Young Link
Hard
Which ones of these Mario Kart games was made for the Gameboy Advance?
Answer: Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Very hard
In "Starbound", according to the asset files, the description of the "Erchius Ghost" is the same as which other assets?
Answer: Spookit
Very hard
The creation of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) is often associated with Mortal Kombat and what FMV video game?
Answer: Night Trap
Very hard
In the video game "Metal Gear Solid", what did Revolver Ocelot consider the greatest handgun ever made?
Answer: Colt Single Action Army
Very hard
In the "Ace Attorney" series, who was the truly responsible of the forging of the autopsy report of the pivotal IS-7 incident?
Answer: Bansai Ichiyanagi
Very hard
What was the name of the game created by Masahiro Sakurai and Satoru Iwata that would eventually evolve into "Super Smash Bros."?