Ready Player One Quiz: The OASIS, Easter Eggs and Halliday

In 2045 most people escape a crumbling world through a virtual universe, and its creator leaves behind a contest worth a fortune, and this Ready Player One quiz follows the hunt. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the OASIS, James Halliday, the three keys, Wade Watts, Art3mis, Aech, IOI and its Sixers, Ernest Cline and Steven Spielberg's film.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who wrote the novel Ready Player One?
Year
In which year is the story set?
World
What is the virtual universe called?
Creator
Who created the OASIS?
Hero
What is Wade Watts's avatar name?
Keys
How many keys must players find?
Rival
Which corporation tries to win the contest?
Friend
Which avatar is a skilled gunter and Wade's love interest?
Atari
Which Atari game hides the final Easter egg in the book?
Film
Who directed the 2018 film?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote the novel Ready Player One?
Answer: Ernest Cline
It was published in 2011.
Q2: In which year is the story set?
Answer: 2045
The real world is in crisis.
Q3: What is the virtual universe called?
Answer: The OASIS
Most people spend their days there.
Q4: Who created the OASIS?
Answer: James Halliday
He loved 1980s pop culture.
Q5: What is Wade Watts's avatar name?
Answer: Parzival
The name comes from Arthurian legend.
Q6: How many keys must players find?
Answer: Three
Copper, jade and crystal.
Q7: Which corporation tries to win the contest?
Answer: IOI
Its employees are called Sixers.
Q8: Which avatar is a skilled gunter and Wade's love interest?
Answer: Art3mis
She runs a popular blog.
Q9: Which Atari game hides the final Easter egg in the book?
Answer: Adventure
It contained the first famous Easter egg.
Q10: Who directed the 2018 film?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
It features many movie references.

Ready Player One Quiz – The OASIS, Easter Eggs and Halliday

Ready Player One is a 2011 novel by Ernest Cline set in 2045, when most people escape a troubled world through the OASIS, a vast virtual universe created by James Halliday.

After Halliday's death, a video reveals a hidden Easter egg that will grant control of the OASIS and his fortune. Players must find three keys, copper, jade and crystal, and pass three gates, solving puzzles based on 1980s pop culture.

Wade Watts, known as Parzival, competes with friends Art3mis and Aech against the corporation IOI and its Sixers. In the book the final challenge involves Atari's Adventure, home of gaming's first famous Easter egg. Steven Spielberg directed the 2018 film.

What This Quiz Teaches

Readers and gamers will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote the story
What the OASIS is
How the contest works
Who the characters are
How it was adapted

Did You Know?

A sequel novel, Ready Player Two, came out in 2020.
Gunters is short for egg hunters.
The film features a race with a DeLorean.
Halliday's partner was Ogden Morrow.
Warren Robinett hid his name in Adventure.