Small Consolation 5: Console Video Games Quiz

Answer: The Holy Land

The correct answer is the Holy Land, although all of the other locations listed above have cropped up in sequels to the original game. Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus are all explorable in the first title, which was released in 2007 by Ubisoft.

Answer: Candy Kong

Candy Kong appeared in the first "Donkey Kong Country" game back in 1994. She's made at least a cameo in almost every "Donkey Kong" game since, although she was omitted in Retro Studios' 2010 title "Donkey Kong Country Returns".

Answer: Horse

Epona is Link's horse from various "Legend of Zelda" games, Ruin is War's steed from "Darksiders", the demonic Geryon is a boss in "Devil May Cry 3", and Rapidash is the flaming horse Pokemon from the original 150. They're also all virtually unrideable - Epona only lets Link ride her, and Rapidash, Geryon and Ruin all emit fire from their bodies!

Answer: Pennywise

The series usually features punk rock songs, Bad Religion and Offspring both making up the first game's soundtrack, and Methods of Madness were introduced in the second game. "Crazy Taxi" and its sequel was developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega, firstly for arcade machines and later for the dreamcast collection.

Answer: Wolf O'Donnell

In "Star Fox" Fox McCloud, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad and Falco Lombardi worked together to take down the evil Andross. Wolf O'Donnell is the leader of the rival Star Wolf Team, and therefore the correct answer. Bizarrely, Slippy Toad is a frog, Peppy Hare is a rabbit, and Falco is actually a Vietnamese pheasant.

Answer: Los Angeles

E3 is one of the biggest gaming events in the world and was held in Los Angeles in 1995, where it continued to be held there every year until 2007 when it was moved to Santa Monica temporarily. Its full title is Electronic Entertainment Expo, from which the 3 Es derive.

Answer: Pac-man

"Donkey Kong" hit arcades in 1981, so Pacman has been battling... fighting... uh, doing whatever it is he does... for a year more (the arcade game was released in October 1980). Not to mention, Donkey Kong was a villain at the time - although his grandson would be the protagonist of 1994 hit "Donkey Kong Country". Of course, Lara Croft would not appear until "Tomb Raider" in 1996, and Master Chief has only been around since 2001 and "Halo: Combat Evolved".

Answer: Tails

Tails is a fox whose full name is apparently 'Miles Prowers', a pun on 'Miles per hour'. He was first introduced in "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", and has been a series staple ever since.

Answer: Jet Ski

"Wave Race" was a bouncy little racing title from Nintendo that involved racing jet skis around aquatic courses, navigating buoys and even doing stunts and tricks. It sold reasonably well, and even managed a 9.7 score on video games rating site IGN. The water effects were well ahead of their time, and the ability to make friends with dolphins made the game a sure fire hit.

Answer: Kane

Kane was an enigmatic and mysterious figure in the original "Command & Conquer" title, portrayed by video game director and actor Joseph D. Kucan (a role that he has since played for so long that he was inducted into the "2008 Guinness World Records Gamer Edition"). Kane is seemingly immortal, having survived numerous wars and a blast from an ion cannon.