Video Game Quiz - What Do You Know About Old-School and New-School Gaming? Quiz.
Video games have become one of the most popular and lucrative areas of the entertainment industry. From first-person shooters and MMORPGs to sports and strategy games, there is something for everyone in the video game world. After the emergence of video games in the '50s, consoles have since transformed into futuristic-like machines that have created fandoms all across the world. With Playstation, Xbox, Wii, and Nintendo products, there is a variety of consoles to choose from, all of which have revolutionized the world of gaming. Let’s test out just how good your gaming knowledge is!
Pong
Video games have become such a phenomenon that billions of people worldwide game on a daily basis. While most modern games and consoles are quite futuristic, the first-ever video game was not at all what we’re used to today. “Pong”, which marks the first-ever official video game, was released in 1958 and was designed by Physicist William Higinbotham. It was a simple tennis game and was first introduced at the Brookhaven National Laboratory open house where it was a clear hit!
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chardemagne
Beta vulgaris. That's what chard is. Would you want to eat beta vulgaris? More importantly, would you want to answer quiz questions by a person whose chosen name (chardemagne) is a portmanteau of Charlemagne and Chard? Well, it turns out that vulgaris actually means "common" not "disgusting", in the original Latin. One wonders if chard was the second most common greenery available? But let's talk about Charlemagne instead, because rather than being vulgar or common, Charlemagne was an emperor, a medieval one, and a benevolent one. That's pretty impressive. To control vast swaths of Europe during the dark ages, bringing people together...I'll take that namesake. And my quizzes are just as good. I swear.