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Quiz about Video Games in Movies
Quiz about Video Games in Movies

Video Games in Movies Trivia Quiz


Movies....it is a vastly successful industry and yet, it sometimes succumbs to the power of the video game industry. Hence, many popular Hollywood movies feature video games in them. Can you guess what games are in the movies based on the description?

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruce007. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Bruce007
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
220,403
Updated
Jul 17 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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654
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". A young John Connor is skipping school with his friend Tim. They hack into a person's bank account to steal some money and then stop at the "Galleria", an arcade at the local shopping mall. Before the T-1000 arrives to ruin the day, John Connor and Tim have a relatively good time playing the games. What games did John Connor play whilst he was at the arcade? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Bloodsport". A hopeful young fighter, Frank Dux, played by Jean Claude Van Damme, has entered a full contact martial arts tournament called the kumite but prior to the start of the competition, he makes a friend, named Ray Jackson, by claiming victory over him in a certain fighting game. What is the name of the fighting game that they played? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Rocky III". A drunk Paulie is distraught at the sudden fame of his once close friend, Rocky Balboa. He holds a grudge because he was never offered a job. Drunk and enraged, he goes to the local arcade where the sights and sounds of 80's videogames intoxicate the environment. Paulie notices a particular game and takes out his rage by throwing his bottle of alcohol at it, destroying both the bottle and the machine. What kind of game did Paulie destroy? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "National Lampoon's Van Wilder". An uncool member of the Lambda Omega Mega fraternity, named Panos Pitakos pays the main character, Van Wilder, to throw a big party in the honor of their fraternity. At the party they continue to act 'themselves' by socially isolating themselves from people and playing a particular arcade game. What is the name of the popular 80's game that they were playing? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Big Daddy". Sonny, played by Adam Sandler, is a careless adult living like a child and working in a toll booth. His life is at a dead-end until Julian, an adopted child meant for Sonny's close friend, ends up in the care of Sonny. They have many fun times and Julian is seen playing a popular Playstation game. What game is Julian playing? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Encino Man". Two high school students, played by Sean Astin and Pauly Shore, are ashamed by their lack of popularity and decide to build a swimming pool. One thing leads to another and then they uncover a frozen caveman, played by Brendan Fraser, at the bottom of the pool. They thaw him out in hopes of becoming popular and after a slow start the caveman begins to earn the popularity whereas the two friends are in the same place they used to be. The three characters go to an ice skating rink where our caveman, 'Link', becomes addicted to a particular racing game. What is the name of this Sega racing game? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Back to the Future: Part II". Marty Mcfly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels to the year 2015 with the time machine made out of a Delorean. He plans to change an event from happening with his future son's life. He goes into a locale called the 'Cafe 80's', where the entire instance of the event related to his son begins. While waiting he orders a pepsi and he notices kids trying to figure out how to play a particular shooting videogame. What shooting game was it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Best of the Best 2". Alexander Grady, played by Eric Roberts, invites a woman over to babysit Walter Grady, his son. Walter phones her and tells her to not babysit but ends up having to go with a member of the American national Karate team, named Travis Brickley. They would go to a place called 'The Coliseum' and Travis Brickley would be killed. Prior to them going to 'The Coliseum', Walter is seen playing an immensely popular puzzle game at his home. What is the name of this puzzle game? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Fast and the Furious". The cars are at the starting line. Brian, played by Paul Walker, is on the line with his Mitsubishi Eclipse, Dominic, played by Vin Diesel, is on the line with his Mazda RX-7. Two other random racers are on the starting line and one asian driver is seen playing with a racing game on his Playstation 2. This game can later be seen being played at Dominic's house by Letty, played by Michelle Rodriguez. What popular racing game were these people playing? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Wayne's World". Wayne Campbell, played by Mike Myers, and Garth, played by Dana Carvey, sell out the rights to their TV show and end up being sponsored and kept in business by a chain of video arcades owned by a man named Noah Vanderhoff. On one episode of Wayne's World, Noah Vanderhoff, owner of the arcades, goes on the show and talks about his arcade while Wayne has some vulgar and rather amusing statements written on the back of his cue cards, visible to the camera, and directed at Noah. At exactly one hour seven minutes and fifty-five seconds into the movie, a TV commercial can be seen of Noah's arcade and a popular Sega game is seen in the background. What Sega game is played in Noah Vanderhoff's television commercial? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". A young John Connor is skipping school with his friend Tim. They hack into a person's bank account to steal some money and then stop at the "Galleria", an arcade at the local shopping mall. Before the T-1000 arrives to ruin the day, John Connor and Tim have a relatively good time playing the games. What games did John Connor play whilst he was at the arcade?

Answer: "Missile Command" and "After Burner"

"Missile Command" was a popular game released by Atari. It had a very basic gameplay element. All the player had to do was point a crosshair at missiles raining down from the screen. The objective was to destroy the missiles before they destroyed the town you're defending.

"After Burner" was one of Sega's first attempts at a flight simulator/shooter. The original was very unpopular in the USA as it was mainly for the purpose of testing genre popularity in Japan. The sequel that was released received a far higher success and it is rumored that a new "After Burner" is in development for the X-Box 360.

Sources for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Burner
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command
2. "Bloodsport". A hopeful young fighter, Frank Dux, played by Jean Claude Van Damme, has entered a full contact martial arts tournament called the kumite but prior to the start of the competition, he makes a friend, named Ray Jackson, by claiming victory over him in a certain fighting game. What is the name of the fighting game that they played?

Answer: Karate Champ

"Karate Champ" is a 1984 fighting game by Technos Japan Corporation. It is one of the world's first man on man fighting games and was the first fighting game to use the side perspective which many future titles such as "Street Fighter" would adopt.

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Champ
3. "Rocky III". A drunk Paulie is distraught at the sudden fame of his once close friend, Rocky Balboa. He holds a grudge because he was never offered a job. Drunk and enraged, he goes to the local arcade where the sights and sounds of 80's videogames intoxicate the environment. Paulie notices a particular game and takes out his rage by throwing his bottle of alcohol at it, destroying both the bottle and the machine. What kind of game did Paulie destroy?

Answer: A Rocky Pinball Machine

The "Rocky" pinball machine destroyed by Paulie was made specifically for the movie. At the time there was no "Rocky" pinball machine in existence but one was built only to be destroyed.
4. "National Lampoon's Van Wilder". An uncool member of the Lambda Omega Mega fraternity, named Panos Pitakos pays the main character, Van Wilder, to throw a big party in the honor of their fraternity. At the party they continue to act 'themselves' by socially isolating themselves from people and playing a particular arcade game. What is the name of the popular 80's game that they were playing?

Answer: Ms. Pac Man

"Ms. Pac-Man" is a popular arcade game, that serves as a sequel to the original "Pac-Man". Released in 1981, it is widely considered to be far superior to the original incarnation of this series. It is one of the most popular arcade games of all time simply because no other game has ever made as much money in the arcade.

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Pac_Man
5. "Big Daddy". Sonny, played by Adam Sandler, is a careless adult living like a child and working in a toll booth. His life is at a dead-end until Julian, an adopted child meant for Sonny's close friend, ends up in the care of Sonny. They have many fun times and Julian is seen playing a popular Playstation game. What game is Julian playing?

Answer: Twisted Metal 3

"Twisted Metal 3" is the third incarnation of the series that contributed to the widespread success of the Playstation. This particular version of the game was developed by a different comapany and was horribly despised. It received terrible ratings and has altered the story of the previous games. Due to the unpopularity of "Twisted Metal 3" and "4" development has since been returned to Incog Entertainment.

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Metal
6. "Encino Man". Two high school students, played by Sean Astin and Pauly Shore, are ashamed by their lack of popularity and decide to build a swimming pool. One thing leads to another and then they uncover a frozen caveman, played by Brendan Fraser, at the bottom of the pool. They thaw him out in hopes of becoming popular and after a slow start the caveman begins to earn the popularity whereas the two friends are in the same place they used to be. The three characters go to an ice skating rink where our caveman, 'Link', becomes addicted to a particular racing game. What is the name of this Sega racing game?

Answer: Rad Mobile

"Rad Mobile" is an arcade-style racing game by Sega, released in 1990. It is a mildly successful arcade game. It marked the very first game appearance of "Sonic the Hedgehog". He can be seen dangling from the rear view mirror as you drive. The first "Sonic" game was released in 1991.

Source for some information:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363008/
7. "Back to the Future: Part II". Marty Mcfly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels to the year 2015 with the time machine made out of a Delorean. He plans to change an event from happening with his future son's life. He goes into a locale called the 'Cafe 80's', where the entire instance of the event related to his son begins. While waiting he orders a pepsi and he notices kids trying to figure out how to play a particular shooting videogame. What shooting game was it?

Answer: Wild Gunman

"Wild Gunman" is a light gun game created by Nintendo.

"Wild Gunman" was the updated incarnation of the original released in arcades. It featured a shooting gallery where opponents had to be shot from the windows of a saloon. It was available on the PlayChoice 10 system and later on, the Nintendo Entertainment System using the ZapCom peripheral.

The arcade console for "Wild Gunman" seen in "Back to the Future: Part 2" was specifically made for the movie. The game was only released for home entertainment and never appeared in arcades.

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Gunman
8. "Best of the Best 2". Alexander Grady, played by Eric Roberts, invites a woman over to babysit Walter Grady, his son. Walter phones her and tells her to not babysit but ends up having to go with a member of the American national Karate team, named Travis Brickley. They would go to a place called 'The Coliseum' and Travis Brickley would be killed. Prior to them going to 'The Coliseum', Walter is seen playing an immensely popular puzzle game at his home. What is the name of this puzzle game?

Answer: Tetris

"Tetris" is a puzzle game invented by Alexey Pajitnov in 1985, while he was working for the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia. Acording to him, the game 'Pentominoes' is the inspiration for the very existence of this game.

"Tetris" has appeared on almost every single gaming device released since 1985 such as NES, Super NES, Gameboy, Playstation, etc. Even cellphones and PDA's have the game. "Tetris" has even appeared as part of an art exhibition on the side of Brown University's 14-story Sciences Library. The game really took off in sales in the late 1980's, specifically 1988. "Tetris" is believed to be the best selling game ever due to its availabilty on every modern gaming and computer device post 1985.

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris
9. "Fast and the Furious". The cars are at the starting line. Brian, played by Paul Walker, is on the line with his Mitsubishi Eclipse, Dominic, played by Vin Diesel, is on the line with his Mazda RX-7. Two other random racers are on the starting line and one asian driver is seen playing with a racing game on his Playstation 2. This game can later be seen being played at Dominic's house by Letty, played by Michelle Rodriguez. What popular racing game were these people playing?

Answer: Gran Turismo 3

"Gran Turismo 3" is the third edition of the highly praised "Gran Turismo" series. As it was released on the Playstation 2, it featured vastly improved graphics from its predecessors, more tracks, more weather conditions, and a far higher level of realism. The only flaw, predominant in most game reviews, is the drop in number of cars. All in all, it is considered to be one of the best games of all time!

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo_%28game%29
10. "Wayne's World". Wayne Campbell, played by Mike Myers, and Garth, played by Dana Carvey, sell out the rights to their TV show and end up being sponsored and kept in business by a chain of video arcades owned by a man named Noah Vanderhoff. On one episode of Wayne's World, Noah Vanderhoff, owner of the arcades, goes on the show and talks about his arcade while Wayne has some vulgar and rather amusing statements written on the back of his cue cards, visible to the camera, and directed at Noah. At exactly one hour seven minutes and fifty-five seconds into the movie, a TV commercial can be seen of Noah's arcade and a popular Sega game is seen in the background. What Sega game is played in Noah Vanderhoff's television commercial?

Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog

"Sonic the Hedgehog" is a platform game that was released on June 23, 1991 in North America for the Sega Genesis.

It was the main reason why the Sega Genesis reached such widespread popularity. For the time, this game featured impressive graphics, a cool character and environments, and added an element to a platformer game that has not yet been done before: "Speed".

Source for some information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog
Source: Author Bruce007

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