PewDiePie Quiz: Felix Kjellberg, Brofists and Gaming History
This PewDiePie quiz follows Felix Kjellberg from Gothenburg, Sweden, and his early horror game videos such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent to years as the most-subscribed creator on YouTube, the Bro Army and the brofist, his race with T-Series, his first 100 million subscribers, marriage to Marzia and his move to Japan. Fifteen questions.
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 15 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Name
What is PewDiePie's real first name?
Origins
In which Swedish city was PewDiePie born?
University
PewDiePie left which Swedish university to focus on YouTube?
Early jobs
According to PewDiePie, how did he pay for his first gaming computer?
Games
Which horror game did PewDiePie's early reaction videos make famous?
Records
From 2013 to 2019, PewDiePie was famous for having what?
Meme
Which slogan did fans spread around the world during PewDiePie's race with T-Series?
Fans
What does PewDiePie call his fans?
Milestones
In 2019, PewDiePie became the first individual creator to reach how many subscribers?
Family
Who is PewDiePie's wife, an Italian former YouTuber?
Japan
To which country did PewDiePie and Marzia move in 2022?
Minecraft
In 2019, PewDiePie's channel had a big comeback with a popular series on which game?
Book
What is the title of PewDiePie's 2015 book, a parody of self-help books?
Video game
Which mobile and PC game starring PewDiePie came out in 2015?
Show
What was the name of PewDiePie's comedy news show on YouTube?
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Explanations: answer key for all 15 questions
- Q1: What is PewDiePie's real first name?
Answer: Felix
His full name is Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg. He created the PewDiePie channel in 2010.
- Q2: In which Swedish city was PewDiePie born?
Answer: Gothenburg
He was born in Gothenburg on October 24, 1989. He later lived in Italy and the United Kingdom before moving to Japan.
- Q3: PewDiePie left which Swedish university to focus on YouTube?
Answer: Chalmers University of Technology
He was studying industrial economics and technology management at Chalmers. His parents were not happy at first.
- Q4: According to PewDiePie, how did he pay for his first gaming computer?
Answer: By working at a hot dog stand
He has said he worked at a hot dog stand to save money. He bought a better computer to record his game videos.
- Q5: Which horror game did PewDiePie's early reaction videos make famous?
Answer: Amnesia: The Dark Descent
His loud screams and jokes while playing Amnesia helped his channel grow fast. Horror games became his early trademark.
- Q6: From 2013 to 2019, PewDiePie was famous for having what?
Answer: The most-subscribed channel on YouTube
He held the top spot for about six years. In 2019 the Indian music channel T-Series passed him.
- Q7: Which slogan did fans spread around the world during PewDiePie's race with T-Series?
Answer: Subscribe to PewDiePie
Fans used billboards, ads and videos to urge people to subscribe. The race became one of the biggest internet memes of 2018 and 2019.
- Q8: What does PewDiePie call his fans?
Answer: The Bro Army
He used to end videos with a brofist, a fist bump to the camera. The gesture became his signature.
- Q9: In 2019, PewDiePie became the first individual creator to reach how many subscribers?
Answer: 100 million
He passed 100 million subscribers in August 2019. YouTube gave him a special Red Diamond Creator Award.
- Q10: Who is PewDiePie's wife, an Italian former YouTuber?
Answer: Marzia Bisognin
Felix and Marzia met online in 2011 and married in London in 2019. Their son Björn was born in 2023.
- Q11: To which country did PewDiePie and Marzia move in 2022?
Answer: Japan
They had long dreamed of living in Japan. Many of his recent videos show daily life there.
- Q12: In 2019, PewDiePie's channel had a big comeback with a popular series on which game?
Answer: Minecraft
His Minecraft series brought many old fans back. It also helped revive interest in the game on YouTube.
- Q13: What is the title of PewDiePie's 2015 book, a parody of self-help books?
Answer: This Book Loves You
The book was full of silly advice and drawings. It reached the New York Times best-seller list.
- Q14: Which mobile and PC game starring PewDiePie came out in 2015?
Answer: PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist
It was a side-scrolling action game made with Outerminds. A follow-up called Tuber Simulator came out in 2016.
- Q15: What was the name of PewDiePie's comedy news show on YouTube?
Answer: Pew News
Pew News mocked online drama and media stories. It was one of his most popular series in 2018 and 2019.
PewDiePie Quiz – A YouTube Pioneer
PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, is one of the most influential creators in YouTube history. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1989, he left his studies at Chalmers University of Technology to make gaming videos. He started his channel in 2010 and became famous for loud, funny reactions to horror games such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
In 2013 he became the most-subscribed creator on YouTube and held that position for about six years. His fans, known as the Bro Army, loved his brofist sign-off, his Pew News comedy show and his later Minecraft series.
In 2018 and 2019 his race with the Indian music channel T-Series became a global meme, with fans spreading the slogan Subscribe to PewDiePie. T-Series finally passed him in 2019, but he still became the first individual to reach 100 million subscribers.
Felix married Italian creator Marzia Bisognin in 2019, and the couple moved to Japan in 2022. Their son, Björn, was born in 2023. Today he posts less often but remains a legend among gamers and creators. Many of today's biggest YouTubers say his early videos inspired them to start their own channels.
What This Quiz Teaches
- His childhood in Gothenburg
- Horror game videos and Amnesia
- The Bro Army and the brofist
- The race with T-Series
- Books, games and shows
- Family life in Japan
Quick Facts About PewDiePie
- Born October 24, 1989, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- His full name is Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg.
- He started his YouTube channel in 2010.
- He received a Red Diamond award for 100 million subscribers.
- His wife Marzia ran her own lifestyle channel.
- His son is named Björn.
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