Video Game Trivia Quiz: Mario, Tetris, Minecraft and More

This video game trivia quiz covers 50 years of gaming, from Atari's Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Tetris, Sega's Sonic, The Legend of Zelda, PlayStation, Minecraft, Fortnite and the Nintendo Switch 2. Ten questions, 90 seconds, answers explained.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Characters
Which famous Nintendo character works as a plumber?
Classics
Which falling-block puzzle game was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984?
Records
Which game is the best-selling video game of all time?
Consoles
Which company makes the PlayStation?
Characters
What is the name of the hero in The Legend of Zelda games?
Arcade
Which 1980 arcade game stars a yellow character who eats dots and avoids ghosts?
Genres
Fortnite's most popular mode belongs to which genre?
Consoles
In which year was the Nintendo Switch 2 released?
Companies
Sonic the Hedgehog was created as the mascot for which company?
History
In which year did Atari release the arcade game Pong?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which famous Nintendo character works as a plumber?
Answer: Mario
Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981, where he was called Jumpman and worked as a carpenter. He became a plumber in Mario Bros. in 1983.
Q2: Which falling-block puzzle game was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984?
Answer: Tetris
Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris at a computer center in Moscow. The name combines tetra, Greek for four, with tennis, his favorite sport.
Q3: Which game is the best-selling video game of all time?
Answer: Minecraft
Minecraft, first released in 2009 by Swedish developer Markus Persson, has sold more than 300 million copies. Microsoft bought its studio, Mojang, in 2014.
Q4: Which company makes the PlayStation?
Answer: Sony
Sony launched the first PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The project began as a partnership with Nintendo that fell apart.
Q5: What is the name of the hero in The Legend of Zelda games?
Answer: Link
The hero is Link, while Zelda is the princess he usually protects, a mix-up that confuses many new players. Ganon is the series' main villain.
Q6: Which 1980 arcade game stars a yellow character who eats dots and avoids ghosts?
Answer: Pac-Man
Pac-Man was designed by Toru Iwatani of Namco, who said the shape was inspired by a pizza with a slice missing. The ghosts are named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
Q7: Fortnite's most popular mode belongs to which genre?
Answer: Battle royale
In a battle royale, up to 100 players compete until only one person or team is left. Fortnite Battle Royale, released by Epic Games in 2017, became a global hit.
Q8: In which year was the Nintendo Switch 2 released?
Answer: 2025
Nintendo released the Switch 2 on June 5, 2025, eight years after the original Switch. It sold millions of units within days of launch.
Q9: Sonic the Hedgehog was created as the mascot for which company?
Answer: Sega
Sega introduced Sonic in 1991 to compete with Nintendo's Mario. His speed and attitude made him a symbol of the 1990s console wars.
Q10: In which year did Atari release the arcade game Pong?
Answer: 1972
Pong, a simple table tennis game, was one of the first commercially successful video games. Its success helped launch the arcade and home console industry.

Video Game Trivia Quiz – Fifty Years of Play

Video games have grown from a few glowing dots on a screen into one of the biggest entertainment industries in the world, earning more each year than movies and music combined. Billions of people play on consoles, computers and phones, and gaming has become a social space, a sport and an art form.

The story began in the 1970s with arcade machines like Pong. The early 1980s brought the golden age of arcades, with Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong, the game that introduced Mario. After a crash in 1983, Nintendo revived home gaming with the NES, and Mario, Zelda and Tetris became household names.

The 1990s and 2000s were the era of the console wars. Sega's Sonic took on Mario, Sony entered the market with the PlayStation and Microsoft followed with the Xbox. Games moved into three dimensions and stories became richer, with series like Final Fantasy, Halo and Grand Theft Auto attracting huge audiences.

Today, games like Minecraft and Fortnite are cultural events, played by millions and watched on streaming sites. Nintendo's hybrid consoles, including the Switch 2 released in 2025, let people play the same game at home or on the go.

This quiz covers characters, consoles, companies and records from the arcade era to today.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is made for gamers of every generation, from arcade fans to Minecraft builders.

How Mario and Pac-Man were created
Where Tetris came from and how it got its name
Which game has sold the most copies
Who makes the PlayStation and created Sonic
What a battle royale is
When Pong and the Nintendo Switch 2 came out

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