Atari, Inc. - Quiz
Atari Inc
  • 1. By the end of 1983, how much did Warner's stock price slide to?
A) $60
B) $20
C) $40
D) $10
  • 2. Which company exited the home-computer market in November 1983 due to a price war?
A) Mitsubishi
B) Commodore
C) Atari
D) Texas Instruments
  • 3. Who did Warner sell the consumer electronics and home computer divisions of Atari to in 1984?
A) Jack Tramiel
B) Sam Tramiel
C) Hideyuki Nakajima
D) Mitsubishi
  • 4. What was the name of the new company formed by Jack Tramiel after acquiring Atari's assets?
A) Atari SA
B) Tramel Technology Limited
C) Atari Games
D) Atari Corporation
  • 5. What happened to the original Atari, Inc. after the 1984 sale?
A) It merged with Namco
B) It was renamed to Atari Games
C) It was liquidated
D) It was purchased by Hasbro
  • 6. To which company was Ataritel sold in 1984?
A) Namco
B) Warner
C) Commodore
D) Mitsubishi
  • 7. What brand did Mitsubishi use to release a digital videophone based on Atari designs?
A) AtariPhone
B) Ataritel
C) Lumaphone
D) Videophone
  • 8. Which console failure contributed to Atari Corporation dropping out of the hardware market by 1996?
A) Atari 2600 Jr.
B) Atari Cosmos
C) Atari 5200
D) Atari Jaguar
  • 9. Which company acquired Atari Corporation's properties in 1998?
A) Infogrames
B) Midway Games
C) Hasbro Interactive
D) Warner Bros.
  • 10. What was the name of the joint venture created by Warner and Namco in 1985?
A) Tengen
B) Time Warner Interactive
C) Atari Corporation
D) Atari Games Corporation
  • 11. What subsidiary did Atari Games launch to publish console games?
A) Atarisoft
B) Atari Games West
C) Tengen
D) Lumaphone
  • 12. In what year was the Atari 5200 released?
A) 1977
B) 1984
C) 1979
D) 1982
  • 13. When was the Home Pong hardware product released?
A) 1977
B) 1979
C) 1976
D) 1975
  • 14. What happened to the Midway Games West studio in 2003?
A) It was disbanded
B) It was sold to Warner Bros.
C) It was renamed to Atari Games
D) It was acquired by Infogrames
  • 15. Who eventually rebranded themselves as Atari SA in 2001?
A) Infogrames
B) Midway Games
C) Hasbro Interactive
D) Warner Bros.
  • 16. Which company did Bushnell and Dabney approach for funding before starting Atari?
A) Magnavox
B) Bally Manufacturing
C) Sanders Associates
D) Ampex
  • 17. Who was the first design engineer hired by Bushnell and Dabney?
A) Ted Dabney
B) Al Alcorn
C) Ralph H. Baer
D) Nolan Bushnell
  • 18. What product did Bushnell see in May 1972 that inspired the creation of Pong?
A) A Go board game
B) Magnavox Odyssey
C) A driving game
D) A pinball machine
  • 19. What is the origin of the name 'Atari'?
A) An acronym for arcade game systems
B) A term from the board game Go
C) The surname of a lead engineer
D) A Japanese word for technology
  • 20. On what date was Atari incorporated in California?
A) June 27, 1972
B) August 1, 1972
C) May 15, 1972
D) November 12, 1972
  • 21. Where was the first Pong arcade cabinet tested?
A) Andy Capp's tavern
B) A roller rink in Santa Clara
C) A Walgreens store
D) A Bally manufacturing facility
  • 22. Why did the first Pong machines at local bars initially appear to be malfunctioning?
A) The video circuitry was faulty
B) The coin collectors were overflowing
C) The televisions were overheating
D) The coin mechanism was missing
  • 23. How much money did Bally offer Bushnell and Dabney per month to design games?
A) US$500
B) US$10,000
C) US$4,000
D) US$1,500
  • 24. How many Pong cabinets did Atari produce by the end of 1974?
A) Exactly 1,000
B) Over 8,000
C) Over 20,000
D) Over 2,500
  • 25. What company sued Atari for patent infringement regarding Pong?
A) Ampex
B) Nutting Associates
C) Bally Manufacturing
D) Magnavox
  • 26. In the game of Go, what does 'atari' mean?
A) A stone is in danger of being taken
B) A player has the initiative
C) A move to go around pieces
D) A state of checkmate
  • 27. What was the original name intended for Bushnell and Dabney's company?
A) Sente
B) Syzygy
C) Hane
D) Ampex
  • 28. How much did Atari agree to pay Magnavox to settle the patent lawsuit?
A) $1,500,000
B) $400,000
C) $8,000
D) $4,000
  • 29. What served as the coin catcher in the first Pong arcade unit?
A) A wooden box
B) A metal bin
C) A laundromat coin tray
D) A milk carton
  • 30. What was Nolan Bushnell's job while at university?
A) Worked as an electrical engineer
B) Worked as a computer programmer
C) Worked at an amusement arcade
D) Worked at a pizza parlor
  • 31. Where did Nolan Bushnell work after graduating in 1968?
A) Syzygy Engineering
B) Ampex
C) Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
D) Nutting Associates
  • 32. Who was the colleague Bushnell worked with at Ampex?
A) Ted Dabney
B) Steve Jobs
C) Nolan Bushnell
D) Larry Bryan
  • 33. Which fellow Ampex employee did Bushnell and Dabney ask to join their partnership?
A) A computer engineer from Stanford
B) Ted Dabney
C) Larry Bryan
D) Nolan Bushnell
  • 34. What game was the basis for Computer Space?
A) Asteroids
B) Spacewar!
C) Space Invaders
D) Pong
  • 35. Which company manufactured the Computer Space game?
A) Ampex
B) Syzygy Engineering
C) Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
D) Nutting Associates
  • 36. Where were Computer Space units primarily placed?
A) Arcades
B) Bars
C) Computer labs
D) Pizza parlors
  • 37. What phrase did Bushnell use to describe the level of simplicity needed for a successful game?
A) Something any drunk at any bar could play
B) Something that fits in a small space
C) A game that requires minimal electricity
D) A game that is easy to manufacture
  • 38. What did Dabney develop to mimic computer functions at a lower cost?
A) Video circuitry components
B) A pizza parlor reservation system
C) A new type of monitor
D) A coin slot mechanism
  • 39. Where was Atari founded?
A) Seattle, Washington
B) Sunnyvale, California
C) Los Angeles, California
D) San Francisco, California
  • 40. What was the first arcade game developed by Atari?
A) Space Invaders
B) Pac-Man
C) Pong
D) Asteroids
  • 41. In what year was the Atari Video Computer System released?
A) 1975
B) 1977
C) 1979
D) 1982
  • 42. Who bought Atari in 1976?
A) Warner Communications
B) Mattel Electronics
C) Namco
D) Coleco
  • 43. When was Nolan Bushnell fired from Atari?
A) 1979
B) 1984
C) 1978
D) 1976
  • 44. Who was named CEO of Atari in 1979?
A) James J. Morgan
B) Jack Tramiel
C) Nolan Bushnell
D) Ray Kassar
  • 45. Which game was considered the system seller for the Atari VCS?
A) Pac-Man
B) Space Invaders
C) Pong
D) Asteroids
  • 46. Which company became a third-party developer for Atari consoles?
A) Activision
B) Namco
C) Warner Communications
D) Taito
  • 47. Who replaced Ray Kassar as CEO of Atari?
A) James J. Morgan
B) Nolan Bushnell
C) Jack Tramiel
D) Ted Dabney
  • 48. In what year did Atari lose more than US$530 million?
A) 1984
B) 1981
C) 1983
D) 1982
  • 49. Which company did Warner form a joint venture with in 1985?
A) Activision
B) Namco
C) Coleco
D) Mattel
  • 50. When was Atari Games, Inc. merged back into its parent company?
A) 1989
B) 1985
C) 1995
D) 1992
  • 51. Where did Atari move its corporate headquarters around 1973?
A) Grass Valley
B) San Francisco
C) Hawaii
D) Los Gatos
  • 52. Who was the graphic design artist contracted to create the Atari logo?
A) Joe Keenan
B) Steve Mayer
C) George Opperman
D) Larry Emmons
  • 53. What nickname was given to the Atari logo due to its appearance?
A) Mountain
B) Peak
C) Fuji
D) Triangle
  • 54. What was the name of the engineering firm acquired by Atari in 1973?
A) Grass Valley Think Tank
B) Multi-National Corporation
C) Kee Games
D) Cyan Engineering
  • 55. Who headed the secret competitor company Kee Games?
A) Ron Gordon
B) Steve Bristow
C) John Wakefield
D) Joe Keenan
  • 56. Which game caused an accounting mistake that led to financial losses at Atari?
A) Pong
B) Gran Trak 10
C) Space Race
D) Tank
  • 57. Who helped Atari sell games in Europe by shipping only circuit boards?
A) Joe Keenan
B) Al Alcorn
C) Ron Gordon
D) John Wakefield
  • 58. What was the name of the home Pong console branded for Sears?
A) Tele-Game
B) Stella
C) VCS
D) Telstar
  • 59. What was the codename for the project that became the Atari Video Computer System?
A) Stella
B) Gran Trak
C) Fuji
D) Grass Valley
  • 60. Which microprocessor allowed for the development of the programmable Atari VCS?
A) 8080
B) Z80
C) 6502
D) 4004
  • 61. Who were hired to develop the hardware and custom Television Interface Adaptor for the VCS?
A) Al Alcorn and Harold Lee
B) Steve Mayer and Larry Emmons
C) Joe Decuir and Jay Miner
D) George Opperman and Joe Keenan
  • 62. Which company released the Telstar series of consoles to compete with Atari?
A) Coleco
B) Sears
C) Namco
D) Kee Games
  • 63. How much did Warner Communications pay to acquire Atari in 1976?
A) $120 million
B) $28 million
C) $40 million
D) $15 million
  • 64. Which game did Steve Wozniak engineer for Atari?
A) Pong
B) Combat
C) Space Invaders
D) Breakout
  • 65. What was the name of the first programmable home console that used cartridges?
A) Atari Video Music
B) Fairchild Channel F
C) Magnavox Odyssey
D) Atari VCS
  • 66. What was the name of the restaurant/arcade concept Bushnell started?
A) Pizza Time Theatre
B) The Gaming Lounge
C) Atari Arcade House
D) Cyber Diner
  • 67. Which former employee challenged Steve Wozniak to use as few TTL chips as possible?
A) Ray Kassar
B) Joe Keenan
C) Steve Jobs
D) Nolan Bushnell
  • 68. What technology did Atari use for their pinball machines to make them easier to repair?
A) Electro-mechanical components
B) Solid-state electronics
C) Analog circuit boards
D) Vacuum tubes
  • 69. Which game was converted into a Superman-themed title at Warner's request?
A) Asteroids
B) Centipede
C) Adventure
D) Missile Command
  • 70. What was the name of the first known Easter egg found in the game Adventure?
A) An invincible mode
B) A bonus boss
C) A secret level
D) Programmer credits
  • 71. Which Atari arcade game displaced Space Invaders as the most popular game in the US?
A) Lunar Lander
B) Asteroids
C) Centipede
D) Tempest
  • 72. Which game became the system seller for the Atari 400/800?
A) Pac-Man
B) Missile Command
C) Star Raiders
D) Space Invaders
  • 73. What was the purpose of the Atari Program Exchange (APX) launched in 1981?
A) A retail store for Atari hardware
B) A mail-order service for user-submitted software
C) A support hotline for technical issues
D) A professional game development studio
  • 74. What handheld product was released by the Atari Electronics division?
A) Asteroids handheld
B) Touch Me
C) Cosmos
D) Space Invaders portable
  • 75. What was the name of the console released by Mattel that competed with the Atari VCS?
A) Intellivision
B) Apple II
C) ColecoVision
D) VIC-20
  • 76. How did Atari initially respond to Activision producing games for the VCS?
A) Ignored them completely
B) Collaborated on development
C) Filed a lawsuit
D) Purchased the company
  • 77. Which game's VCS conversion sold over 2.5 million units and was programmed by Rob Fulop?
A) Star Raiders
B) Asteroids
C) Missile Command
D) Pac-Man
  • 78. Which game was included as a pack-in with the ColecoVision?
A) Donkey Kong
B) Pac-Man
C) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
D) Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • 79. Who programmed the E.T. game in five weeks?
A) Howard Scott Warshaw
B) James J. Morgan
C) Ray Kassar
D) Steve Ross
  • 80. Which company did Atari lose a price war against in the home computer market?
A) IBM
B) Texas Instruments
C) Apple
D) Commodore International
  • 81. Where were 700,000 units of unsold Atari stock buried in 1983?
A) New York, New York
B) Alamogordo, New Mexico
C) Tokyo, Japan
D) Sunnyvale, California
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