2009 BOOK: QUIZ ANSWERS
| Q1: | How many awards did Bioshock win at the Spike awards in 2007? |
| A1: | Three |
| Q2: | Which year did Korean Starcraft legend SlayerS_’BoxeR’ begin his national service? |
| A2: | 2006 |
| Q3: | What was the first games console to sell 100 million units globally? |
| A3: | Sony PlayStation |
| Q4: | What is the best-selling game on the Xbox360? |
| A4: | Halo 3 |
| Q5: | How many unique pieces are there in the world’s largest collection of playable video gaming systems owned by Richard Lecce (USA)? |
| A5: | 457 |
| Q6: | How much does America’s Army cost the US tax payer each year? |
| A6: | $5.7m |
| Q7: | Music from Medal of Honour: European Assault was used in a 2008 TV campaign supporting which US presidential candidate? |
| A7: | John McCain (Republican) |
| Q8: | Which Monty Python actor was the voice of Rincewind in Psygnosis’ Discworld series? |
| A8: | Eric Idle |
| Q9: | What is the full name of the lead male character in the Monkey Island games? |
| A9: | Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood |
| Q10: | On which console did Spider-Man make his video game debut? |
| A10: | Atari 2600 |
| Q11: | What is the second highest rating a player can achieve in Elite? |
| A11: | Deadly |
| Q12: | What was the first game to feature lightsaber action? |
| A12: | Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Atari 2600) |
| Q13: | How many breakable billboards are there in Burnout Paradise? |
| A13: | 120 |
| Q14: | What is the highest recorded speed of a wheel-based vehicle in a driving game? |
| A14: | 682km/h (423.7 mph) in Need for Speed Carbon |
| Q15: | Lemmings developer, DMA Design, went on to create which record-breaking gaming series? |
| A15: | Grand Theft Auto |
| Q16: | The original arcade version of Gauntlet can support how many players at once? |
| A16: | Four |
| Q17: | What is the name of the author who wrote the series of novels Age of Conan is based on? |
| A17: | Robert E. Howard |
| Q18: | What is the hardest fish to catch in Lord Of The Rings Online? |
| A18: | White Sturgeon |
| Q19: | Who is the gaming legend responsible for creating Spore? |
| A19: | Will Wright |
| Q20: | Which multi-talented Australian celebrity is the voice of the gameshow host in Buzz? |
| A20: | Jason Donovan |
| Q21: | In what year did Time Crisis first appear in arcades? |
| A21: | 1996 |
| Q22: | How many calories do you burn playing Wii Boxing for one hour? |
| A22: | 500 calories |
| Q23: | What is the only game series to have spawned a live-action movie trilogy? |
| A23: | Resident Evil |
| Q24: | What are the two highest-ranking games in this chart designed or produced by Shigeru Miyamoto? |
| A24: | Super Mario Kart (SNES) and Super Mario World (SNES) |
| Q25: | What was Mario’s original name? |
| A25: | Jumpman |
TAKE A SNEAK PEEK
8 spreads for you to read from the 2009 Gamer's Edition Annual
Spreads include:
- Space Games Intro
- History of Gaming
- Top 3 Console Games
- Professional Gaming
- Best of Playstation 3
- How to be a Record Breaker
- Grand Theft Auto
- Guitar Hero
