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Quiz on Nintendo

20 questions · June 25, 2026

Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "Nintendo": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.

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Question 1

Easy

What is Mario's profession in the classic games?

Source: He started as 'Jumpman' in Donkey Kong and was only later given a plumbing job.

Question 2

Easy

Which colorful creatures does Pikachu belong to?

Source: Pikachu was nearly cut as the franchise mascot in favor of Clefairy early on.

Question 3

Easy

In which green-clad role does Link star?

Source: Many fans still mistakenly call the hero 'Zelda', but Zelda is the princess he rescues.

Question 4

Easy

Which Nintendo console popularized motion controls in living rooms?

Source: Its waggle remote sold the console to grandparents who had never gamed before.

Question 5

Easy

What is the name of Mario's dinosaur companion?

Source: Yoshi's egg-throwing was originally meant for the very first Super Mario Bros.

Question 6

Easy

Which handheld did Nintendo launch in 1989 with Tetris?

Source: Bundling Tetris turned a low-tech grey brick into a global phenomenon.

Question 7

Easy

Who is the spiky-shelled villain who kidnaps Princess Peach?

Source: His Japanese name is 'Koopa'; 'Bowser' was invented for Western audiences.

Question 8

Easy

Which pink puffball is famous for swallowing enemies to steal their powers?

Source: Kirby was originally a placeholder shape his creator never bothered to redesign.

Question 9

Easy

Which fox leads an aerial squadron of animal pilots?

Source: The game was one of the first home titles to render real 3D polygons via a special chip.

Question 10

Easy

What is the name of Nintendo's bounty-hunter heroine in a power suit?

Source: Her reveal as a woman at the end of the first game shocked players in 1986.

Question 11

Medium

Which company did Nintendo originally start out making in 1889?

Source: Nintendo made hanafuda cards for decades before ever touching electronics.

Question 12

Medium

Which Mario kart item lets a last-place racer strike the leader?

Source: The spiny blue shell was added specifically to help trailing players catch up.

Question 13

Medium

Which N64 game is often credited with defining the 3D platformer?

Source: Its free-roaming camera was so novel that a character, Lakitu, was named as the cameraman.

Question 14

Medium

What does the 'amiibo' figure use to talk to a Switch?

Source: The same near-field tech in contactless payments stores save data inside each toy.

Question 15

Medium

Which Nintendo console was a notorious commercial flop in the 2010s?

Source: Confusing branding made many buyers think its tablet was just a Wii accessory.

Question 16

Medium

Which veteran designer created both Mario and The Legend of Zelda?

Source: He drew Zelda's overworld from memories of exploring caves near his childhood home.

Question 17

Medium

Which species are the loyal subjects Princess Peach rules over?

Source: These mushroom-headed retainers are officially called the Mushroom People.

Question 18

Hard

Which Nintendo engineer designed the Game Boy and the D-pad?

Source: His 'lateral thinking with withered technology' philosophy favored cheap, proven parts over cutting-edge ones.

Question 19

Hard

Why was the SNES classic EarthBound a sales disaster in America?

Source: Its bulky boxed strategy guide and high price scared off shoppers, dooming US sales.

Question 20

Hard

What was Nintendo's failed 1995 attempt at virtual reality called?

Source: Its red-only display caused headaches and it was discontinued within a year.

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