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Atari 2600 Games Trivia Quiz

Remember way back when you didn't need a memory card and couldn't even pause your game? Have fun figuring out the Atari game I am describing, and take a trip down memory lane.

A multiple-choice quiz by getshorty. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
getshorty

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,460

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
366

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Question 1 of 10

1. In this game a guy with a propeller pack and some dynamite goes looking for some stranded miners. What's the game? Hint

H.E.R.O.

Vanguard

Miner 2049er

Tapper

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Question 2 of 10

2. This game had Harry running and swinging through the jungle looking for gold bars and diamond rings. Which game was it? Hint

Pitfall!

Jungle Hunt

Congo Bongo

Mr. Do

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Question 3 of 10

3. Turn this game on and you will become a small animal fighting to stay alive by avoiding cars and trucks. What game could this be? Hint

Freeway

Pac-Man

Gorf

Breakout

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Question 4 of 10

4. You better speed up! Its all on you to catch the humanoids as they fall to the ground...don't shoot them! Quick- what's the game? Hint

Defender

Combat

Space Invaders

Air Raiders

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Question 5 of 10

5. In this game you had to run around and fight off creepy crawlies as they climbed up the wall to go into your windows. Which of these is the game? Hint

Centipede

Spider Fighter

Crackpots

Zaxxon

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Question 6 of 10

6. Climb on in, but be sure to use those eyes in the back of your head as your tiny ship shoots and dodges space projectiles coming at you from all angles! Which game does this sound like? Hint

Starmaster

Space Shuttle

Asteroids

Star Raiders

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Question 7 of 10

7. Beat the clock as you steer your plane through the pylon course...watch out for those trees while you are at it! Which game is this? Hint

Sky Jinks

Time Pilot

Barnstormer

Air Sea Battle

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Question 8 of 10

8. Possibly the most famous and popular game of all time; stuff your face and take your vitamins as you play keep away from four pesky ghosts. Which game is this? Hint

Haunted House

Gauntlet

Demon Attack

Pac-Man

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Question 9 of 10

9. If you decided to play this game you had to unplug your joystick and dig out your paddle controllers. What's the game name? Hint

River Raid

Jawbreaker

Moonsweeper

Video Olympics

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Question 10 of 10

10. Clear your schedule, you're gonna be here for a while! Jump in your race car and see how many days you can drive before your time runs out. Which game is it? Hint

Enduro

Grand Prix

Pole Position

Indy 500

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In this game a guy with a propeller pack and some dynamite goes looking for some stranded miners. What's the game?

Answer: H.E.R.O.

This game was created by Activision. If you scored a million points, you could take a Polaroid of you T.V. and send in for a H.E.R.O. patch.

2. This game had Harry running and swinging through the jungle looking for gold bars and diamond rings. Which game was it?

Answer: Pitfall!

This was one of the few Atari games that had its own commercial. It was so successful Activision created a sequel.

3. Turn this game on and you will become a small animal fighting to stay alive by avoiding cars and trucks. What game could this be?

Answer: Freeway

Possibly, this was Atari's answer to the age old question "Why did the chicken cross the road?". There were eight different levels of craziness in this difficult game.

4. You better speed up! Its all on you to catch the humanoids as they fall to the ground...don't shoot them! Quick- what's the game?

Answer: Defender

"Defender" was one of Atari's top-selling games of all time. Overall in this "Star Wars" time period many space titles such as "Defender", "Space Invaders", "Missile Command", and "Laser Blaster" sold well. It started out as a coin-op arcade game before coming into our homes.

5. In this game you had to run around and fight off creepy crawlies as they climbed up the wall to go into your windows. Which of these is the game?

Answer: Crackpots

"Crackpots" was another Activision classic. Throwing the flower pots down on the spiders was their own solution to paying an exterminator. This was another Activision game where a super high score could earn you a badge of honor.

6. Climb on in, but be sure to use those eyes in the back of your head as your tiny ship shoots and dodges space projectiles coming at you from all angles! Which game does this sound like?

Answer: Asteroids

This is another game that began as a coin-op arcade game. When you hit the bigger asteroids, your life got much more difficult as they split into smaller ones!

7. Beat the clock as you steer your plane through the pylon course...watch out for those trees while you are at it! Which game is this?

Answer: Sky Jinks

As you became a better pilot you could play courses where you had to navigate up to 100 pylons. Of course, you had increasingly less time to pull off the feat.

8. Possibly the most famous and popular game of all time; stuff your face and take your vitamins as you play keep away from four pesky ghosts. Which game is this?

Answer: Pac-Man

"Pac-Man" was such a hit Atari eventually decided to include it with the Atari 2600 game system. "Pac-Man" spawned sequels for Atari, and continued his quest onto the many video game systems that have been created since Atari. "Pac-Man" was so popular he even went to Hollywood where he starred in a Saturday morning cartoon!

9. If you decided to play this game you had to unplug your joystick and dig out your paddle controllers. What's the game name?

Answer: Video Olympics

Although the majority of Atari games used the joystick, the paddle controller started it all with the first ever video game called "Pong". In "Video Olympics", you had over one hundred different choices that combined various sports with wide ranges of difficulty.

10. Clear your schedule, you're gonna be here for a while! Jump in your race car and see how many days you can drive before your time runs out. Which game is it?

Answer: Enduro

For those of you who remember "Enduro", weren't you always making good time until you drove into the wee hours of the early morning and the fog rolled in? Possibly the most frustrating part of the game was that if you crashed, your car never stopped. It just slowed down and took what felt like forever to get back up to speed.

Source: Author getshorty

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