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Video Game History: From Pong to the Present

SheelonHistorySocial StudiesEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

Arcades, cartridges, pixels and the machines that started it all. A history quiz that connects the games in a student's pocket to the ones their grandparents played.

10

questions

~5 min

to play

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Questions in this quiz

All 10 shown. Answers not revealed.

  1. Which early game was a simple two-paddle tennis match?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    APac-Man
    BPong
    CTetris
    DSpace Invaders
  2. Which country was Tetris invented in?

    Multiple Choice · 20s

    AThe Soviet Union
    BJapan
    CThe United States
    DSweden
  3. Nintendo existed long before video games were invented.

    True / False · 20s

    TRUE
    FALSE
  4. What was Pac-Man's designer trying to appeal to?Multiple Choice · 20s
  5. Which handheld console did Nintendo launch in 1989 with Tetris? (two words)Type Answer · 30s
  6. What is a hidden secret placed in a game by its developers called?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. Home consoles came before arcade machines.True / False · 20s
  8. What does the term 'cartridge' refer to?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. Which console is the best selling home console ever made?Multiple Choice · 20s
  10. What do we call the tiny squares that early game graphics were made of? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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