Big Games Quiz

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Okay, here's a quiz I made a few months ago, for another forum but people weren't interested because teh questions were too hard (pretty silly since most questions are easy for older gamers).

Anyway here you go:

A. General Questions

1. Where did the developing studio, famous for games such as Populous and Theme Park, get its name? OK!

2. Who was the creator of the (in)famous gaming series which featured actors such as Margot Kidder and Kevin McCarthy? Tip: he also played the lead character in this series. OK!

3. Which “house” was invented by Westwood and didn’t exist in the original Dune series?OK!

4. What kind of animal is Boo (FULL name)?OK!

5. Which popular game character featured in the German video clip of Männer sind Schweine?OK!

6. Which artist was responsible for box covers of games like Monkey Island and Sam & Max?OK!

7. Which famous music was used in the “bunny minefield” scene in Full Throttle?

8. Let’s stick with Full Throttle for a while longer: which band was responsible for most other music in the game?OK!

9. Which Formula 1 team aided with the creation of Grand Prix 3?

10. The creator of Monkey Island left Lucas Arts to start his own company which had a huge RTS hit. What’s the company’s name?OK!

11. What actor played “Jack” in Zork Grand Inquisitor?OK!


B. Game Questions

1. What was the first “real” MMORPG? (1997-1998)OK!

2. What was the game that Tomb Raider originally got compared to but due to many release date slips, ended up being released over a year after Tomb Raider?

3. Which classic game has, when looked up in the dictionary, as explanation : “Any of various small, thickset rodents inhabiting northern regions and known for periodic mass migrations that sometimes end in drowning.”OK!

4. What is the name that was attached to a game rendition of a popular fairy tale written by Lewis Carroll?OK!

5. Which game used a famous “one liner” from the movie They Live?OK!

6. Many argue about which game was the real first First Person Shooter. Most say Wolfenstein 3D but which earlier game by the same company laid the real foundations?OK!

7. Sometimes games use acronyms as title (KKND, GTA) to make an otherwise lenghty title snappy – but which game got its “long name” banned, being forced to stick with the 3 letter acronym and made allusions to this in their advertising campaign?OK!

8. In which adventure game did the protagonist confuse man and animal with his introduction “Hi, I’m joking”?OK!

9. Which game, based on the Wing Commander engine, could be described as a “story based Elite”?OK!

10. Which game allowed you to peek through windows of a large house using a telescope, having to find clues as to who’s a/the murderer?OK!

11. After Peter Molyneux left Bullfrog, they made a sequel to one of the games he originally designed. Which game?

12. Which game was originally named “Home Tactics”?OK!


C. Cryptograms (a mix of games and companies)

1. Sibbling of an image format OK!

2. Out of this world contest OK!

3. The selected few break boundaries

4. Forrest where the sun goes down

5. Always a dark spring, summer or autumn day

6. Wicked tenant

7. Organisational jolt

8. Domains of knowledge and wisdom

9. A dark flattened universeOK!

10. An escapade of varying sizes OK!

11. A voyage that takes more time than any other OK!

12. Complete destruction OK!


D. Anagrams

1. FLEA REFIT (1 - godsim) OK!

2. A MOLD ON US (2 - RPG)

3. A NOISE FROM TOR (3 - strategy)

4. MAJOR WE MIRTH (2 - platform)

5. A LOANED THINKER (4 - action adventure)OK!

6. HANDMADE SHOAT MATRIX (6 - adventure) OK!


E. Quotations

1. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, watch it! I'm huge! OK!

2. You have proved yourself, man. You got big cojones.OK!

3. Of all the shops in Algeria and we had to walk into this one.

4. It was a skiing accident. OK!

5. I’m selling these fine leather jackets. OK!


F. Acronyms

1. NFSHP OK!

2. BASS OK!

3. AITD OK!

4. UOAOS OK!

5. WWP OK!

6. D2HOEOK!

7. DOTT OK!

8. OFP OK!

9. TRAOD

10. POPSOT

[Apocalypse Dude]

I got some answers but, it's still pretty hard...

A3: Ordos
B3: Lemmings
F1: Need for speed, Hot pursuit
F7: Day of the tentacle

[Timpsi]

I'll answer a few (one from each) as well.

A11: Starbuck! Er.. I mean, Dirk Benedict.

B1: I bet MUDs don't count, so Meridian 57?

C11: The Longest Journey

D - I suck at anagrams.

E5: Fate of Atlantis

F8: Operation Flashpoint

EDIT: D6: Sam and Max Hit the Road

[Gunloc0]

Heres what I got so far...

A4. Mouse(Muscardinus avellanarius)

B1. First Star Online

B8. Flight of the Amazon Queen

F4. Ultima Online: Age of Shadows

F5. Worms World Party

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Apocalypse Dude@Jul 10 2005, 02:15 PM
I got some answers but, it's still pretty hard...

A3: Ordos
B3: Lemmings
F1: Need for speed, Hot pursuit
F7: Day of the tentacle
Well done :) all correct.

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Timpsi@Jul 10 2005, 02:54 PM
I'll answer a few (one from each) as well.

A11: Starbuck! Er.. I mean, Dirk Benedict.

B1: I bet MUDs don't count, so Meridian 57?

C11: The Longest Journey

D - I suck at anagrams.

E5: Fate of Atlantis

F8: Operation Flashpoint

EDIT: D6: Sam and Max Hit the Road
B1 is wrong, all the rest is correct.

For B1: clarifying the question, it's the first game that used the term MMORPG.

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Gunloc0@Jul 10 2005, 03:11 PM
Heres what I got so far...

A4. Mouse(Muscardinus avellanarius)

B1. First Star Online

B8. Flight of the Amazon Queen

F4. Ultima Online: Age of Shadows

F5. Worms World Party
A4 and B1 is wrong, the rest is correct.

A4: I don't need the Latin name :P if you know Boo, you'll know what I mean with the "full name".

[Timpsi]

Originally posted by red_avatar@Jul 10 2005, 07:11 PM
B1 is wrong, all the rest is correct.

For B1: clarifying the question, it's the first game that used the term MMORPG.
Then you probably mean The Realm? Neverwinter Nights is a possibility too, but this is all a matter of your opinion and your view on what qualifies as "massive" and "RPG."

Oh. And please tick the answered ones to the first post, so it'll be easier to find the ones still unsolved.

B5: Duke Nukem 3D

B9: Privateer

C2: Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

[Bobbin Threadbare]

A6. Steve Purcell (Obvious)
A8. The Gone Jackals
A10. Ron Gilbert (Wild guess)
B8. Flight Of The Amazon Queen
D6. Sam And Max Hit The Road
E5. Originally in Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. Popped up in: Monkey 1, Monkey 3 and Ful Throttle
F2. Beneath A Steel Sky
F3. Alone In The Dark
F5. Worms World Party (is that an old game? I love blowin' up them li'l worms.)
F7. Day Of The Tentacle

I know a majoraty of these answers I've given are LucasArts, but what do you expect.

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Timpsi+Jul 10 2005, 04:23 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Timpsi @ Jul 10 2005, 04:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-red_avatar@Jul 10 2005, 07:11 PM
B1 is wrong, all the rest is correct.

For B1: clarifying the question, it's the first game that used the term MMORPG.
Then you probably mean The Realm? Neverwinter Nights is a possibility too, but this is all a matter of your opinion and your view on what qualifies as "massive" and "RPG."

Oh. And please tick the answered ones to the first post, so it'll be easier to find the ones still unsolved.

B5: Duke Nukem 3D

B9: Privateer

C2: Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space [/b][/quote]
No :P NWN is from 2002. We're talking about the game that created the foundation for others like Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc.

And B5 and B9 are correct.

C2 is a great guess, but think FPS game :)

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Bobbin Threadbare@Jul 10 2005, 04:33 PM
A6. Steve Purcell (Obvious)
A8. The Gone Jackals
A10. Ron Gilbert (Wild guess)
B8. Flight Of The Amazon Queen
D6. Sam And Max Hit The Road
E5. Originally in Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade. Popped up in: Monkey 1, Monkey 3 and Ful Throttle
F2. Beneath A Steel Sky
F3. Alone In The Dark
F5. Worms World Party (is that an old game? I love blowin' up them li'l worms.)
F7. Day Of The Tentacle

I know a majoraty of these answers I've given are LucasArts, but what do you expect.
They're all correct except for A10 - the person is right, but I need the company name.

Well done. and WWP is from about 2001 I think.

[Gunloc0]

A4. Miniature Giant Space Hamster

B11. Populous II

E2: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Humungous?

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Bobbin Threadbare@Jul 10 2005, 04:40 PM
Lucas Arts?
No that's the company he came from :P what company did he create after leaving Lucas Arts ?

Damn you, you edited it :P I'll give you a tip: the biggest hit they made is C12.

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Originally posted by Gunloc0@Jul 10 2005, 04:39 PM
A4. Miniature Giant Space Hamster

B11. Populous II
A4 is right, Boo is Minsc's Miniature Giant Space Hamster.

B11 is wrong I'm afraid. Molyneux left in 1997-8 IIRC (I may be wrong) to give you an idea of what game it could be.

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Is it Blizzard or Cavedog?

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Originally posted by Bobbin Threadbare@Jul 10 2005, 04:51 PM
Is it Blizzard or Cavedog?
It's Cavedog :P

[Gunloc0]

A5. Lara Croft

E1. Minsc from Baldur's Gate 1

E3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, said by Indiana Jones

E4. Dimitrij Volkov from No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way

F6. Diablo 2 Hell on Earth

F9. Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness

F10. Prince of Persia Sands of Time

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Originally posted by red_avatar+Jul 11 2005, 02:53 AM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (red_avatar @ Jul 11 2005, 02:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Bobbin Threadbare@Jul 10 2005, 04:51 PM
Is it Blizzard or Cavedog?
It's Cavedog :P [/b][/quote]
Huzzah! I'll have the other FT one by tomorrow.

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Gunloc0@Jul 10 2005, 04:54 PM
A5. Lara Croft

E1. Minsc from Baldur's Gate 1

E3. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, said by Indiana Jones

E4. Dimitrij Volkov from No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way

F6. Diablo 2 Hell on Earth

F9. Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness

F10. Prince of Persia Sands of Time
All correct :) very well done. I'm glad someone knows A5 :P

[Timpsi]

Originally posted by red_avatar@Jul 10 2005, 07:36 PM
No :P NWN is from 2002. We're talking about the game that created the foundation for others like Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc.
The original Neverwinter Nights is from 1991. ;)

If you'll say the answer to that one is Ultima Online, you will be publicly ridiculed.

[Gunloc0]

A2. Chris Jones

B11. Black and White

C10. Little Big Adventure- Twinsens Adventure

[Timpsi]

A few more:

B4: American McGee
B6: Catacomb 3D
C2: Unreal Tournament
F6: Doom 2 - Hell on Earth
F9: Tomb Raider - Angel of Darkness
F10: Prince of Persia - Sands of Time

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Timpsi+Jul 10 2005, 06:52 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Timpsi @ Jul 10 2005, 06:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-red_avatar@Jul 10 2005, 07:36 PM
No :P NWN is from 2002. We're talking about the game that created the foundation for others like Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc.
The original Neverwinter Nights is from 1991. ;)

If you'll say the answer to that one is Ultima Online, you will be publicly ridiculed. [/b][/quote]
Well let the rediculing begin then ;) it's considered to be the first true MMORPG in its genre. People call Wolfenstein the first FPS too even though it isn't, but it created the basic "rules".

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Gunloc0@Jul 10 2005, 06:53 PM
A2. Chris Jones

B11. Black and White

C10. Little Big Adventure- Twinsens Adventure
Black & white is wrong, the rest is correct :)

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Timpsi@Jul 10 2005, 07:00 PM
A few more:

B4: American McGee
B6: Catacomb 3D
C2: Unreal Tournament
F6: Doom 2 - Hell on Earth
F9: Tomb Raider - Angel of Darkness
F10: Prince of Persia - Sands of Time
All of those are correct :) well done

[Gunloc0]

B11. Magic Carpet

C12. Total Annihilation

D1: Afterlife

[Sino]

B1: Obviously Ulitma Online.

[holyman9]

ok, i'm a relatively young gamer, but have been playing games for a long time, so here are some of my guesses (as those which i was sure of were already answered):

A1: the company is bullfrog, where Peter Molyneux got it from - no clue
A11: I think it was already answered, but Populous: The Beginning (which is, technically Populous 3)
A12: The Sims
B2: Is it Prince of Persia 3D?

All the rest I know have been answered.

EDIT: Sorry, I misnumbered one of the answers! Fixed it now

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Gunloc0@Jul 10 2005, 07:23 PM
B11. Magic Carpet

C12. Total Annihilation

D1: Afterlife
B11 is wrong (it's not Magic Carpet). I'll give you a clue: think underground.

The other two are right :)

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by holyman9@Jul 11 2005, 02:31 PM
ok, i'm a relatively young gamer, but have been playing games for a long time, so here are some of my guesses (as those which i was sure of were already answered):

A1: the company is bullfrog, where Peter Molyneux got it from - no clue
A11: I think it was already answered, but Populous: The Beginning (which is, technically Populous 3)
A12: The Sims
B2: Is it Prince of Persia 3D?

All the rest I know have been answered.

EDIT: Sorry, I misnumbered one of the answers! Fixed it now
A1 - I doubt anyone will know this answer so I'll tell you: it's based on a sketch from Da Vinci (the frog dissection sketch)

A11 - it's not Populous although good try

A12 correct

B2 Nope, although again good try

[A. J. Raffles]

B7: MDK
B10: Might be Voyeur (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/voyeur)
C1: Bitmap Brothers
C2: Space Race
C9: Discworld Noir
D5: Alone in the Dark

[Tepe]

A10: Cavedog Entertainment
B6: Maze wars
E2: GTA: Vice city
F6: Doom 2: Hell on earth

I hope some of these haven't been answered yet...

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Jul 11 2005, 08:20 PM
B7: MDK
B10: Might be Voyeur (http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/voyeur)
C1: Bitmap Brothers
C2: Space Race
C9: Discworld Noir
D5: Alone in the Dark
You got them all right except C2 - that's Unreal Tournament (forgot to tick it)

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Tepe@Jul 11 2005, 08:34 PM
A10: Cavedog Entertainment
B6: Maze wars
E2: GTA: Vice city
F6: Doom 2: Hell on earth

I hope some of these haven't been answered yet...
E2 & F6 are correct. A10 we already had :) still, well done. B6 is wrong though - it's already been guessed and is Abyss also from id software.

[BeefontheBone]

A7: Is that the Flight of the Valkyrie? I'm guessing here.
B11: Was that Dungeon Keeper 2? Trying to think of things he did with sequels...
C8: Infogrames?
F10: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@Jul 11 2005, 09:03 PM
A7: Is that the Flight of the Valkyrie? I'm guessing here.
B11: Was that Dungeon Keeper 2? Trying to think of things he did with sequels...
C8: Infogrames?
F10: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
A7 - very good, correct
B11 - also right, good :)
C8 - nope, but I'll give a clue: Jean Luc Picard.
F10 yep :)

[Omuletzu]

Okay i know i am not bringing anything new, but i just wanted to let you know that i solved some of your questions :P, without looking at the others replies :)
So:
A3: Ordos
C1: BMP maybe? as in Bitmap Brothers?
C4: Westwood
C12: Doom
F1: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
F6: Doom2 Hell on Earth
F7: Day of the tentacle

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Omuletzu@Jul 11 2005, 09:27 PM
Okay i know i am not bringing anything new, but i just wanted to let you know that i solved some of your questions :P, without looking at the others replies :)
So:
A3: Ordos
C1: BMP maybe? as in Bitmap Brothers?
C4: Westwood
C12: Doom
F1: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
F6: Doom2 Hell on Earth
F7: Day of the tentacle
Doom (C12) is wrong, the rest is right. Well done. Westwood is a new answer too.

[Timpsi]

A9: Arrows
C5: Neverwinter Nights
E3: Fate of Atlantis (again..)
F9: Tomb Raider - (the)Angel of Darkness
F10: Prince of Persia - Sands of Time

[brockie]

b11 might be syndicate wars or dungeon keeper
e3 is indiana jones and the fate of atlantis
f9 is the sack of cack that was tomb raider angel of darkness
f10 is probably prince of persia the sands of time

Hope it was worth registering for! :D

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by brockie@Jul 15 2005, 05:49 PM
b11 might be syndicate wars or dungeon keeper
e3 is indiana jones and the fate of atlantis
f9 is the sack of cack that was tomb raider angel of darkness
f10 is probably prince of persia the sands of time

Hope it was worth registering for! :D
You got them all right :) well done

[red_avatar]

Originally posted by Timpsi@Jul 12 2005, 04:43 AM
A9: Arrows
C5: Neverwinter Nights
E3: Fate of Atlantis (again..)
F9: Tomb Raider - (the)Angel of Darkness
F10: Prince of Persia - Sands of Time
I'm surprised you got Arrows right ;)

You got them all right too!

[brockie]

Out of interest, which was it. Syndicate Wars or Dungeon Keeper?
I'm %95 sure it was DK but syndicate wars was bout the same time (if my drug addled memory serves me right!)
It's a longshot but c5 could be nightlong - a union city conspiracy