Donkey Kong Arcade Quiz: Barrels, Jumpman and Pauline

This donkey kong arcade quiz climbs girders while barrels roll down. Play 10 interactive questions on Nintendo's 1981 hit, Shigeru Miyamoto's first big game, Jumpman who became Mario, Pauline, a hammer that smashes barrels, the conveyor and rivet stages, a kill screen at level 22, Universal's King Kong lawsuit that Nintendo won and the documentary The King of Kong.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
When was the Donkey Kong arcade game released?
Who
Who designed Donkey Kong?
Hero
What was Mario called in Donkey Kong?
Lady
Whom does the hero rescue?
Throw
What does Donkey Kong throw?
Hammer
What item lets the hero smash barrels?
Rivets
What does removing rivets in the final stage do?
Kill
At which level does the famous kill screen appear?
Suit
Which company sued Nintendo over King Kong?
Doc
Which documentary covered high-score rivalries?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was the Donkey Kong arcade game released?
Answer: 1981
It saved Nintendo's US arm.
Q2: Who designed Donkey Kong?
Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto
It was his first big hit.
Q3: What was Mario called in Donkey Kong?
Answer: Jumpman
He was a carpenter.
Q4: Whom does the hero rescue?
Answer: Pauline
She reappears in later games.
Q5: What does Donkey Kong throw?
Answer: Barrels
Some roll down ladders.
Q6: What item lets the hero smash barrels?
Answer: A hammer
It lasts a short time.
Q7: What does removing rivets in the final stage do?
Answer: Makes Donkey Kong fall
The girders collapse.
Q8: At which level does the famous kill screen appear?
Answer: Level 22
A timer bug ends the game.
Q9: Which company sued Nintendo over King Kong?
Answer: Universal
Nintendo won.
Q10: Which documentary covered high-score rivalries?
Answer: The King of Kong
Released in 2007.

Girders, Barrels and a Carpenter

Donkey Kong, released by Nintendo in 1981, was Shigeru Miyamoto's first big hit and helped save Nintendo's struggling American arm. The hero, called Jumpman and depicted as a carpenter, later became Mario. He climbs girders to rescue Pauline from the giant ape.

Donkey Kong throws barrels that roll along girders and sometimes down ladders. A hammer lets Jumpman smash barrels for a short time. Stages include conveyor belts and a final stage where removing rivets makes the girders collapse and Donkey Kong fall.

At level 22, a timer bug causes a kill screen that ends the game. Universal sued Nintendo, claiming Donkey Kong copied King Kong, but Nintendo won. The 2007 documentary The King of Kong covered fierce high-score rivalries.

What This Quiz Teaches

Retro gaming fans will enjoy these questions.

When it arrived
Who designed it
Who the hero was
How stages work
What history surrounds it

Did You Know?

Donkey Kong Jr. followed in 1982.
Fireballs chase players on some stages.
Pauline's items give bonus points.
Arcade cabinets were bright red.
Mario's mustache suited pixel art.