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Quiz about Doom and Other Classic Id Software Games

"Doom" and Other Classic Id Software Games Quiz

This is a quiz about the original "Doom" games and other Id Software games that lead to the first-person shooter revolution.

A multiple-choice quiz by TheSkink. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TheSkink

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,451

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
896

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the first first-person shooter game by Id Software? Hint

"Ultimate Doom"

"Final Doom"

"Wolfenstein 3D"

"Hovertank 3D"

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did the first "Doom" game come out? Hint

1993

1995

1991

1989

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is not a color of a key in "Doom?" Hint

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the hero in "Commander Keen"? Hint

Flynn Taggart

Billy Blaze

B.J. Blazkowicz

Brick Sledge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is not a weapon in the first "Quake"? Hint

Machine Gun

Rocket Launcher

Double-Barreled Shotgun

Thunderbolt

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Question 6 of 10

6. What monster in "Doom" has the ability to bring other monsters back to life? Hint

Arch-Vile

Mancubus

Revenant

Spider Mastermind

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who created the music/sound effects for "Doom" and Quake"? Hint

Static-X

Korn

Nine Inch Nails

Nirvana

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where do you start out in the original "Doom"? Hint

Deimos

Phobos

Earth

Mars

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the first game to have the BFG10000 in it? Hint

"Quake II"

"Doom"

"Quake III"

"Doom II"

10. In "Doom", the character is forced to work for a company. It is the same company that built the facilities on Mars and its moons. It is also the company that designed the BFG9000. Its logo is found all over the place in "Doom". What is it? Hint

UAC

TAC

AUG

GAF

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the first first-person shooter game by Id Software?

Answer: "Hovertank 3D"

"Hovertank 3D" came out in 1991. It was followed by "Catacombs 3D", then "Wolfenstein 3D", and finally the "Doom" series.

2. When did the first "Doom" game come out?

Answer: 1993

The first "Doom" had three episodes containing nine levels each. The first episode "Knee-Deep in Dead" was available in shareware. These levels were also released with an extra episode in 1995 as "Ultimate Doom."

3. Which of the following is not a color of a key in "Doom?"

Answer: Green

These can either be keycards or skull keys. In "Final Doom" these keys not only unlock doors but switches as well.

4. Who is the hero in "Commander Keen"?

Answer: Billy Blaze

Flynn Taggart was from the "Doom" novels, B.J. Blazkowicz is the hero in "Wolfenstein 3D", and Brick Sledge is the hero from "Hovertank 3D". Billy Blaze was actually a eight-year-old genius who built a spaceship in his backyard and set out to protect Earth.

5. Which of the following is not a weapon in the first "Quake"?

Answer: Machine Gun

In place of a machine gun, players get to use a nailgun or super nailgun. The machine gun is, however, found in other "Quake" sequels.

6. What monster in "Doom" has the ability to bring other monsters back to life?

Answer: Arch-Vile

They have the power to revive all monsters other than cyberdemons, spider masterminds, lost souls, pain elementals, and other arch-viles. They can also catch you on fire and blast you backwards.

7. Who created the music/sound effects for "Doom" and Quake"?

Answer: Nine Inch Nails

In "Quake", Nine Inch Nails' logo, NIN is found on the boxes of nails. In "Doom", NIN is found in a secret in the first level of "Thy Flesh Consumed".

8. Where do you start out in the original "Doom"?

Answer: Phobos

After defeating the Barons, you travel to Deimos to kill the Cyberdemon, then you travel into Hell itself. Finally you come back to Earth for a reunion with your rabbit.

9. What was the first game to have the BFG10000 in it?

Answer: "Quake II"

In the "Quake II" manual it is said to stand for "Big, uh, freakin' gun." Its predecessor, the BFG9000, is found in most "Doom" games.

Answer: UAC

It stands for the Union Aerospace Corporation. It focuses on aerospace, bioresearch, and weapon technology. They were also trying to design teleporters, which caused the demon invasion.
They have their own website at www.doomrpg.com/n.x/UAC.

Source: Author TheSkink

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