1-Ups and Phoenix Downs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Green Mushroom

There are other ways to get an extra life in the game, including collecting 100 coins, using a Koopa shell to defeat multiple enemies in a row, or bouncing on enemies without touching the ground.

The spotted mushrooms (especially the red and white version) are thought to be based on the Amanita muscaria, or fly agaric.

Creator Shigeru Miyamoto has stated the idea for using mushrooms comes from the association of mushrooms with magical worlds.

Answer: Rings

When Sonic gets hit, the rings scatter, forcing the player to try to re-collect them. If Sonic has no rings when he is hit, he will lose a life.

"Sonic the Hedgehog" spawned multiple sequels and adaptions, including a comic book published by Archie Comics. After a 4-part miniseries in 1992, the ongoing series started in 1993 and in 2008 earned a Guinness World Record for longest running comic book based on a video game.

Answer: Focus Sash

"Pokémon" started as a video game in 1991, and has gone on to a collectible card game, television series, movies, and more.

The television cartoon made the news in December 1997, when red and blue strobe effects used in the episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Season 1, Episode 38) caused 685 children in Japan to be treated for epileptic seizures.

Answer: Aerith Gainsborough

"Aerith" was called "Aeris" in the English translation of "Final Fantasy VII," however in other games/media such as "Kingdom Hearts" (2002) or "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children" (2005), "Aerith" is used.

While Phoenix Downs revive party members in battle, Aerith's death happens in a cut scene and drives the story forward.

Answer: Grue

"Grue" was first used by Jack Vance in his "Dying Earth" series (1950-1984) to describe a dangerous creature that lives in the dark.

"Zork" was the first game from publisher Infocom, who would go on to create other text based games that used the ZIL programming language (Zork Implementation/Interactive Langauge).

Answer: Red Cross

In Article 27 of the Geneva Convention (1906), it is illegal for anyone other than the Red Cross to use the Red Cross emblem.

After the 2006 notifications, video game companies were aware that the Red Cross emblem was not in the public domain and most started to use other symbols (i.e. green crosses) to indicate health items.

Answer: Fairy

Health-restoring fairies have been part of the series since the beginning, with "The Legend of Zelda" (1986), but the capturing-in-a-bottle feature is not a part of every game.

In Zelda games, fairies can be found randomly, from defeating monsters (particularly boss monsters) and in specific ponds.

Answer: Gauntlet

The original four characters of "Gauntlet" (1985) include the Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, and Elf. Each character has a different strength: the Warrior is best at melee combat, the Wizard is best at magic, the Valkyrie has the best defense, and the elf has the best speed.

While food is a health item in the game, it can also be destroyed by an attack - and the announcer will often tell everyone which player shot the food.

Answer: New-U Station

The resurrection fee is 7% of the character's cash, though this fee is waved when a character has less than $7.

In the Borderlands universe, New-U Stations are provided by and operated by the Hyperion corporation. In "Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel" (2014), the characters travel to areas not under Hyperion control, and the New-U functionality is performed by Medvacs, operated by the Dahl corporation.

Answer: Dark Souls

"Dark Souls" (2011) is notoriously hard and challenging to play. It is the second game in the "Souls" series, which started in 2009 with "Demon's Souls."

When a player dies, they leave behind a bloodstain. Paying attention to the bloodstains left behind by other players is a good way to avoid traps and monsters. Returning to the scene of your own death and reaching your own bloodstain allows players to regain their lost souls and humanity.