Where Would You Find Me Playing? Quiz

Answer: Dragon

Spyro is an adorable purple dragon with orange wings. He is depicted as being very young, stubborn, and full of energy. He destroys his enemies by ramming them with his horns or blowing fire balls at them. This game series was originally written for children between the ages of eight to twelve.

Answer: Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot is a game which is named after the hero, and focuses on his battles with the evil Doctor Neo Cortex and his schemes to take over the world. Aku Aku is the ghost of a dead witch doctor who acts as a spiritual guide to Crash and his friends.

He is portrayed as being locked inside a floating, wooden mask and appears throughout the original version of the game and the subsequent editions.

Answer: Halo

Halo is a futuristic game that centers around an intergalactic war. It focuses on the weapons used, as well as the races involved. Master Chief is the primary playable character and is portrayed as a super-soldier who is assisted by the artificial intelligence of the female Cortana. The game is a classic good vs. evil story.

Answer: They are both mice

Both of these characters are mice. Apollo is the hero in the video game "Sneakers". With the help of his friends he attempts to remove all the rats in his neighborhood. Found in "Diddy Kong Racing", Pipsy is a tiny yellow mouse, and one of the few female characters in the "Donkey Kong" game series. She is portrayed as dressing in a sailors outfit and is usually seen driving a pink car.

Answer: Lara Croft

Lara Croft is a fictional archeologist who spends her time seeking out artifacts from ancient civilizations. Her escapades have provided the storylines for numerous video games, comics, and films. One of the main artifacts that is being sought out is the mysterious Scion of Atlantis which is used for genetic experimentation.

Answer: Mario

Luigi is the younger brother and sidekick of the ever-popular character of Mario. Both have been featured in numerous video games for three decades. He is portrayed as a New York born, Italian plumber who wears a green shirt and overalls. Through the years this character has been voiced by numerous performers in numerous languages.

Answer: A deposed American President

"Metal Wolf Chaos" features a deposed American President, named Michael Wilson, as the main protagonist. The voices in the game are done in high-pitched, stilted English, by people who speak English as a second language. Michael Wilson attempts to save his country from a military coup, using a robotic combat suit.(?) This unusual game culminates in a robotic battle aboard a falling space station. I admit that this game may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Answer: True

One of the earliest female characters in video gaming is the intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran who first appears the 1986 game "Metroid". This character is described as being 6'3" (1.91m) tall and almost 200 lbs. (91kg). She is usually seen wearing an exoskeleton known as a 'Power Suit' which is fitted with a variety of weapons.

Many social scientists feel that video game representations of female characters are often negative stereotypes which sexually objectify women.

Answer: Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is a video game that is based on the rivalry between two ancient groups, The Knights Templar and the Assassins. The main character is Desmond Miles, a modern day bartender who is a descendent of the Assassins and his battle to lead a normal life or to be an Assassin. Ezio Auditore is a historical character that lived during the Renaissance and is an ancestor of Desmond Miles.

The game takes you through many periods in history and contains some characters who are completely fictional, while others are based on actual people.

Answer: Earthworm Jim

"Earthworm Jim" is the name of a series of video games which features a character of the same name. The game was known for its unusual art, strange atmosphere, and off-the-wall characters. (I guess the name of the character gives that away.) Some other odd characters found in this unusual series of games include Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, Major Mucus, and Bob the Killer Goldfish.