Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "PlayStation": 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.
▶ Play today's quizWhich company created and sells the PlayStation consoles?
Source: Sony launched the original PlayStation in 1994, its first move into the console market after a failed CD add-on deal with Nintendo.
What is the standard nickname for the original PlayStation console?
Source: The 'PS1' tag only caught on retroactively after the PS2 arrived; at launch it was just 'the PlayStation'.
Which spinning orange marsupial became an early PlayStation mascot?
Source: Crash was nearly named 'Willie the Wombat' before designers chose the bandicoot.
Which of these is a PlayStation handheld console?
Source: The PSP's UMD discs could hold full movies, briefly making it a portable cinema before phones took over.
Which best-selling PlayStation console is the most sold gaming console of all time?
Source: The PS2 sold over 155 million units, helped by doubling as a cheap DVD player in millions of living rooms.
What shapes appear on the four PlayStation controller face buttons?
Source: The designer gave the symbols meanings: triangle was a viewpoint, square a sheet of paper, and circle and cross meant yes and no.
Which racing game series is a flagship PlayStation exclusive?
Source: Gran Turismo's obsessive realism led real automakers to use it for testing, and one player became an actual race driver through it.
Which PlayStation game features the character Kratos battling Greek gods?
Source: Later God of War games swapped Greek mythology for Norse, sending Kratos up against Odin and Thor.
Which online service lets PlayStation owners play multiplayer and get free monthly games?
Source: PlayStation Plus began as an optional perk, but online multiplayer was free until the PS4 made the subscription mandatory.
Which apocalyptic game about Joel and Ellie is a PlayStation exclusive?
Source: Its infected enemies were inspired by a real fungus, cordyceps, that hijacks and controls insect brains.
What storage format did the PlayStation 3 introduce for its games?
Source: Sony pushed Blu-ray hard, and the PS3 helped it win the format war against HD DVD almost by accident.
What is the name of the PlayStation 5's haptic-feedback controller?
Source: Its adaptive triggers can stiffen to mimic drawing a bow or pulling a trigger, a tactile trick no earlier pad managed.
Which studio created the Uncharted adventure series for PlayStation?
Source: The same studio behind Uncharted got its start making Crash Bandicoot, a very different cartoon platformer.
Which add-on brought virtual reality to the PlayStation 4?
Source: Sony's VR headset was developed under the codename 'Project Morpheus' before getting a plainer retail name.
What was the name of the original PlayStation's official save-data storage accessory?
Source: Each PS1 memory card held just 15 save blocks, forcing players to delete old games to fit new ones.
Which Japanese designer is credited with fathering the PlayStation brand?
Source: He nearly got fired for secretly working with Nintendo, then turned that snub into Sony's biggest division.
What did the PlayStation 4's dedicated social button on the controller primarily enable?
Source: The dedicated Share button made the PS4 the first console built from the ground up for streaming and clip-sharing culture.
Which Sega console was the PlayStation's main rival at its 1994 launch in Japan?
Source: Both consoles launched within weeks of each other, but the PlayStation's cheaper 3D hardware quickly buried its rival.
What internal codename did Sony use for the PlayStation during development?
Source: Confusingly, Sony later reused 'PSX' for a Japan-only console that combined a PS2 with a TV recorder.
Which feature was removed from later PlayStation 3 models to cut costs?
Source: Early 'fat' PS3s contained actual PS2 chips inside; dropping them saved money but ended hardware backward compatibility.