Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 17/07/2024

Round 1: Video Games

10 questions about computer/video games.

Which 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by id Software for MS-DOS, is one of the most significant games in video game history?

Which game's map encompassed three cities — Liberty City (based on New York City), San Andreas (based on San Francisco), and Vice City (based on Miami)?

In what 1989 classic do players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an imprisoned princess?

What interactive fiction computer game, featuring a carnivorous Grue, was originally developed by four members of MIT between 1977 and 1979?

Published by Sony for the PlayStation 3, what game revolves around the player's control of a small character, known as a "Sackboy", in a variety of platforming levels?

Featuring the Dragonborn, what is the fifth main installment in The Elder Scrolls series, following 2006's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?

With difficulty groups – "Fun", "Tricky", "Taxing", and "Mayhem", in what game is the goal to guide at least a certain percentage of green-haired, blue-robed creatures from the entrance to the exit?

Written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell, what space trading video games open-ended game model and revolutionary 3D graphics earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history?

A game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in 1998, has been used in a variety of genres of 3D games and has seen adoption by other industries. What game was it named for?

What game was a huge success upon its original release in 2004 and quickly became the most popular MMORPG of all-time, reaching a peak of 12 million subscribers in 2010?