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Quiz about Educational Video Game Nostalgia
Quiz about Educational Video Game Nostalgia

Educational Video Game Nostalgia Quiz


During my childhood, I played many different educational programs. See how much you can remember, and perhaps bring back some good memories!

A multiple-choice quiz by pent2go. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
pent2go
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
343,082
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
183
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Learning Company published a series of computer games featuring a group of four children named the ClueFinders. Which of these was NOT a member of the ClueFinders? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 1997, Knowledge Adventure published a game for the computer. This game involved a group of six people touring across the United States for the Make It Big Agency, earning money so that they can produce a music video and become rock stars.

To earn money, these six people would answer math problems and play gigs at various locations.

What is the name of this game?
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Question 3 of 10
3. What are the name of the "monsters" in the computer games "Number Munchers" and "Word Munchers"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "The Magic School Bus" was originally a science-based book series. The popular television series based on the book series inspired spin-off computer games, including "The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System" and "The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals".

Which company published these computer games?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Seen in both television productions and computer games, this character enjoys stealing whatever they can get their hands on. They are the leader of the Villains' International League of Evil.

What is this character's name?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Many educational games have been released for computers, but there are some that have been found their way on to other consoles.

In this SEGA Genesis game, the robot Spot has been kidnapped by the villainous Blasternaut. What is its name?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these is NOT a game from the "Super Solvers" series created by The Learning Company? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Major League Math" is a educational PC game published by Sanctuary Woods that allows you to "play" what sport?

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Question 9 of 10
9. Educational games need not be boring.

This 1995 game allowed you to become a race car driver! By answering math questions, you get road pieces. As the announcer tells you, "your goal is to build a road, from the start to the finish flag", using those road pieces.

You must watch out for the copter, as it will build barricades on the board to try to block off your paths!

What is this game's title?
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Question 10 of 10
10. This character may be the most famous educational game character of all time.

This character lives in a town named WordVille and has a friend named Mat The Mouse. One game they are featured in is "Let's Start Learning!"

Who is this individual?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Learning Company published a series of computer games featuring a group of four children named the ClueFinders. Which of these was NOT a member of the ClueFinders?

Answer: Mary

The ClueFinders were involved in mysteries such as investigating an abandoned amusement park and finding out who stole a village's treasures in the mountains of the Himalayas.

The last child who is a part of the group is named Leslie. In addition, the group also featured a computer known as LapTrap and a dog named Socrates.
2. In 1997, Knowledge Adventure published a game for the computer. This game involved a group of six people touring across the United States for the Make It Big Agency, earning money so that they can produce a music video and become rock stars. To earn money, these six people would answer math problems and play gigs at various locations. What is the name of this game?

Answer: Math for the Real World

The game's six main characters were Sonny, Grace, 8 Track, Sam, Rusty and Zibbie.

Some of the games activities involved money, perimeter, area, map reading, logic and various other topics.
3. What are the name of the "monsters" in the computer games "Number Munchers" and "Word Munchers"?

Answer: Troggles

The Troggles came in various forms. They walk around the board and perform acts of mischief as they move to try and stop you. They could be turned off if you desired. However, turning the Troggles off made the game much easier to play.
4. "The Magic School Bus" was originally a science-based book series. The popular television series based on the book series inspired spin-off computer games, including "The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System" and "The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals". Which company published these computer games?

Answer: Microsoft

Microsoft, the creators of the Windows operating system, published these games. The games can be played on both Macintosh and Windows computers.

Other games in the series included "The Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body" and "The Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest".
5. Seen in both television productions and computer games, this character enjoys stealing whatever they can get their hands on. They are the leader of the Villains' International League of Evil. What is this character's name?

Answer: Carmen Sandiego

This series of games has been primarily published by The Learning Company and Broderbund. There have been many games in the Carmen Sandiego series, including "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?", "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?", "Carmen Sandiego Math Detective" and "Carmen Sandiego Word Detective".

Carmen's henchmen would often have pun names. For example, the henchmen named "Ferda Lyzer" is an obvious pun on the word "fertilizer".
6. Many educational games have been released for computers, but there are some that have been found their way on to other consoles. In this SEGA Genesis game, the robot Spot has been kidnapped by the villainous Blasternaut. What is its name?

Answer: Math Blaster

In "Math Blaster", you must travel through space, solving math-related problems, to rescue Spot. Some of the activities involved shooting trash, navigating through caves and avoiding debris while blasting into a flying saucer!
7. Which of these is NOT a game from the "Super Solvers" series created by The Learning Company?

Answer: Treasure Galaxy!

The "Super Solvers" series was created by The Learning Company. Each game featured the player trying to stop the devious plots of the Master of Mischief. Game topics for this series include arithmetic, reading comprehension and science.

"Treasure Galaxy!" is indeed a game created by the Learning Company. It even features the Master of Mischief like all of the "Super Solvers" games. However, "Treasure Galaxy!" is a "Super Seekers" game, and NOT a "Super Solvers" game.
8. "Major League Math" is a educational PC game published by Sanctuary Woods that allows you to "play" what sport?

Answer: Baseball

The game is very similar to real baseball. You can choose different pitches, different types of swings and steal bases in the game. You can even play a whole season with one team if you want to and go to the World Series!

Educationally, the game contains more than 4,000 math questions, so you're unlikely to see the same questions unless you play for a long time!
9. Educational games need not be boring. This 1995 game allowed you to become a race car driver! By answering math questions, you get road pieces. As the announcer tells you, "your goal is to build a road, from the start to the finish flag", using those road pieces. You must watch out for the copter, as it will build barricades on the board to try to block off your paths! What is this game's title?

Answer: Math Ace Grand Prix

This game is interesting in what kinds of questions it asks. It covers many traditional math topics such as money and arithmetic, but it also gets into other topics such as binary and sign language.

In addition, this game has a wide age range. Though the easiest levels of the game are simple enough for children, the hardest levels ask calculus and trigonometry questions that even high school students would struggle with!

"Math Ace Grand Prix" was published by Sanctuary Woods.
10. This character may be the most famous educational game character of all time. This character lives in a town named WordVille and has a friend named Mat The Mouse. One game they are featured in is "Let's Start Learning!" Who is this individual?

Answer: Reader Rabbit

The "Reader Rabbit" line of educational computer, published by The Learning Company, began in 1986. The amount of games in the series is immense, featuring games such as "Reader Rabbit Kindergarten", "Reader Rabbit Toddler", "Reader Rabbit 1", "Reader Rabbit 2", "Reader Rabbit 3", "Reader Rabbit 1st Grade", "Interactive Reading Journey" and many more!
Source: Author pent2go

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