Video game trivia

8 video game trivia questions, from easy to hard. Tap a question to see the answer. They're real questions from Rubicon, where you type the answer yourself and an AI judge reads what you meant.

This set covers Board Games & Puzzles, Card Games & Probability, Chess & Abstract Strategy, Esports & Competitive Gaming, History & Culture of Video Games, Poker & Casino Games, Role-Playing & Tabletop RPGs and Tabletop & Dice Games.

Questions and answers

  1. Easy In Monopoly, which space must you not pass when sent to Jail?

    The card instructs players to go directly to Jail without passing the starting space called GO.

  2. Easy Why is an ace allowed to be both high and low in poker straights?

    The ace can act as a one (below two) or above a king, bridging sequences to create more scoring hands.

  3. Easy Where does a pawn land when executing an en passant capture in chess?

    It lands on the empty square the opposing pawn skipped over.

  4. Medium Why did graphic violence in early arcade titles like Mortal Kombat lead publishers to establish the ESRB?

    Publishers formed an independent ratings board to regulate themselves and prevent the federal government from imposing state censorship.

  5. Medium Why did Benny Binion choose a gold bracelet rather than a trophy for WSOP champions?

    He wanted winners to receive a luxury item they could visibly wear everyday instead of leaving it home.

  6. Medium In the Monty Hall problem, why does switching doors double your chance of winning the car?

    Your original door had only a one-third chance, while the host eliminates a losing door and transfers all remaining probability.

  7. Hard How did Vampire: The Masquerade fundamentally shift tabletop RPG mechanics away from traditional dungeon crawlers toward personal horror drama?

    It prioritized character morality and personal drama over tactical combat and mechanical power progression.

  8. Hard What major regulatory blind spot in competitive gaming did the infamous iBUYPOWER match-fixing investigation expose to tournament organizers and developers?

    It revealed that unregulated virtual cosmetic items acted as untracked digital currency, enabling rampant match manipulation and illicit gambling rings.

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