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Video Game History Trivia

Video Game History

A collection of factual questions covering the chronology, key figures, and hardware statistics of video game history.

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12 Questions Medium Ages 5+ Nov 6, 2026

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1 In what year was the Magnavox Odyssey, the world's first commercial home video game console, released?

A 1972
B 1975
C 1970
D 1978

2 Which game developer is credited with creating the character Pac-Man in 1980?

A Shigeru Miyamoto
B Toru Iwatani
C Hideo Kojima
D Ralph Baer

3 The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in North America in what year?

A 1983
B 1985
C 1987
D 1989

4 How many bits was the processor architecture of the Sega Genesis, also known as the Mega Drive?

A 8-bit
B 16-bit
C 32-bit
D 64-bit

5 What is the title of the first commercial arcade video game, released by Atari in 1972?

A Space Invaders
B Asteroids
C Pong
D Breakout

6 Which game became the first to be played in space when it was brought aboard a Soviet Soyuz TM-17 mission in 1993?

A Tetris
B Super Mario Bros.
C Pac-Man
D Galaga

7 In 1994, which company entered the console market with the release of the PlayStation in Japan?

A Sega
B Nintendo
C Sony
D NEC

8 How many buttons were on the standard controller for the original Nintendo 64?

A 8
B 10
C 12
D 14

9 Which company developed the 'Game Boy', which was released in 1989?

A Sega
B Atari
C Nintendo
D Bandai

10 What year did the Xbox 360, Microsoft's second gaming console, officially launch in North America?

A 2003
B 2005
C 2007
D 2009

11 What was the original working title for the game 'Pac-Man' during its development phase?

A Puck-Man
B Eat-Man
C Maze-Runner
D Ghost-Buster

12 The arcade game 'Space Invaders', designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, was released in what year?

A 1976
B 1978
C 1980
D 1982

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