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