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1. In 'Tron' (1982), Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) holds a grudge against Ed Dillinger (David Warner) for having stolen his idea and design for a popular arcade game. What's it called?
2. The closing credits of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' (1982) end in a rather unusual way -- with a shot of the screen of an actual arcade game. What game provides us (and the film) with the words 'The End'?
3. In 1983's 'WarGames,' David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) is shown playing a particular game at a Seattle arcade several times. What game is it?
4. In 1984's 'Cloak and Dagger,' Davey Osborne (Henry Thomas) accidentally comes into possession of a video game cartridge that contains espionage information. What game system did the cartridge fit?
5. Just before John Connor first encounters both Terminators in 1991's 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day,' he is shown playing a game in a Los Angeles arcade. What's the game?
6. At the very beginning of 1987's 'The Princess Bride,' we see a character known only as The Grandson (Fred Savage) playing a video game simulating a certain sport. What sport is it?
7. When Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) praises Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise) on his billiards skill in 1986's 'The Color of Money,' Vincent surprisingly opines that shooting pool is not nearly as difficult as playing his favorite video game. What is it?
8. In the remarkable made-for-HBO movie 'And the Band Played On' (1993), AIDS research scientist Dr. Don Francis (Matthew Modine) comes to an important realization about the then-mysterious virus while watching a colleague play an arcade game. What's the game?
9. Which of the following martial arts films features a scene in which two of its stars play the classic Data East arcade game 'Karate Champ'?
10. Finish the spoken introduction one hears when dropping a quarter into the fictional game 'Starfighter' in 1984's 'The Last Starfighter': 'Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan __________!'
11. In 1983's 'Never Say Never Again,' Maximillian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer) challenges James Bond (Sean Connery) to test his wits against him in a (fictional) video game that delivers a painful electric shock to the loser. What's it called?
12. What Atari 2600 game are air traffic controllers seen playing in 'Airplane!' (1980) when they should be paying attention to the disastrous details of the flight approaching their location?
13. In 1996's 'Swingers,' Mike Peters (Jon Favreau) and his friends rather surprisingly wind up settling their almost-violent differences with another group of twentysomethings over a friendly match of a particular video game. What is it?
14. Martin Blank (John Cusack) saves the life of a convenience store clerk who's too engrossed in the arcade game he's playing to notice the gunfire all around him and the imminent destruction of the store itself in 1996's 'Grosse Point Blank.' What game was the clerk playing?
15. Ronald 'Strike' Dunham (Mekhi Phifer) gives a virtual reality 'visor' game to young Tyrone 'Shorty' Jeeter (Peewee Love) in 1995's 'Clockers.' What's this rather disturbing game called?
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