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The Ultimate Pac-Man Quiz | Video Games

This quiz is for all you 'Pac-Man' champs. Good luck with the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,435

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
740

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the company that originally developed 'Pac-Man'? Hint

Dragon's Lair

Midway

Namco

Pong

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the English language, what is the nickname of the red ghost? Hint

Blinky

Inky

Pinky

Clyde

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Question 3 of 10

3. What gives Pac-Man the ability to eat the ghosts? Hint

DIP switches

a cherry

power pellets

a bug

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is usually the first bonus item that appears in the center of the maze? Hint

an apple

a blueberry

a banana

a cherry

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first person to achieve a perfect play score? Hint

Walter Day

David Race

Billy Mitchell

Jeffrey Yee

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many dots are there in a maze? Hint

120

240

256

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these was the first game to follow the original "Pac-Man"? Hint

Pac-Man Plus

Ms. Pac-Man

Jr. Pac-Man

Super Pac-Man

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the inspiration for the appearance of Pac-Man? Hint

A pizza with one slice missing

A fish sandwich with a bite missing

A half eaten cheeseburger

A small sized bucket of chicken

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Question 9 of 10

9. When does the game officially end for the player? Hint

When three lives are eaten by ghosts

When all seven bonus items are eaten

When the player receives 1,000,000 points

When Pac-Man eats all the dots

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these was inspired by 'Pac-Man'? Hint

A Saturday morning animation show

Neither one came from 'Pac-Man'

A song

These are both correct

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the company that originally developed 'Pac-Man'?

Answer: Namco

'Pac-Man' was released in Japan in May 1980. It became an immensely popular icon in the 1980s and one of the most classic and phenomenal video games of all time. The object of the game is for the yellow 'Pac-Man' to run through a maze and eat dots while trying to avoid his enemies from eliminating him.

2. In the English language, what is the nickname of the red ghost?

Answer: Blinky

The ghosts are enemies to 'Pac-Man' and try constantly to destroy it. 'Pac-Man' is killed off if touched by one of these monsters. After it's killed off three times, the game is over. The ghosts are known as Shadow, Speedy, Bashful and Pokey. Their respective nicknames and colors are Blinky (Red), Pinky (Pink), Bashful (Minty Green) and Clyde (Orange).

3. What gives Pac-Man the ability to eat the ghosts?

Answer: power pellets

These are four bigger dots that appear in each corner of the maze. If Pac-Man eats one of the four bigger dots around the maze, it has the ability to eat the ghosts. When this happens, the only their eyes remain visible but they go back to the center of the maze and get their original color back. In this case, Pac-Man again has to compete with them.

4. What is usually the first bonus item that appears in the center of the maze?

Answer: a cherry

These items often vary as the game progresses. When Pac-Man eats these, the player will gain additional points.

5. Who was the first person to achieve a perfect play score?

Answer: Billy Mitchell

Mitchell performed this goal in July 1999, after a playtime of six hours. However, David Race beat his score in 2009 after playing for only three hours and forty minutes, setting a record.

6. How many dots are there in a maze?

Answer: 240

When Pac-Man eats all these dots, the maze clears and new dots show up. Pac-Man must eat all these as well.

7. Which of these was the first game to follow the original "Pac-Man"?

Answer: Ms. Pac-Man

'Ms. Pac-Man' was released in 1981. It was created by General Computer corporation and has several different rules from 'Pac-Man'. Some of these are faster gameplay and a bigger maze. It was sold to Midway without the permission of Namco and they completely severed relations with Midway.

8. What was the inspiration for the appearance of Pac-Man?

Answer: A pizza with one slice missing

'Pac-Man' was designed to look like a 7-slice pizza because it was believed the lack of completion made much better advertising. They also believed it would appeal to the public.

9. When does the game officially end for the player?

Answer: When three lives are eaten by ghosts

If there is one life left, the game can go on until the last life is eaten. However, when all seven fruits are eaten, the ghosts tend to move faster and for the average player, it is not always possible to maintain the last life.

10. Which of these was inspired by 'Pac-Man'?

Answer: These are both correct

'Pac-Man' was aired on Saturday mornings on ABC from 1982 to 1984. In 1982, a pop duo called Buckner and Garcia released a novelty single called 'Pac-Man Fever'.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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