Q 01/05

Which studio co-developed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with Valve, having begun by porting its predecessor?

A) Turtle Rock Studios

B) Hidden Path Entertainment

C) Gearbox Software

D) Splash Damage

Answer · why

B) Hidden Path Entertainment

The console port of Counter-Strike: Source grew into a full sequel once Valve saw the opportunity.

Q 02/05

In which month and year was CS:GO first released for Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

A) August 2012

B) November 2011

C) March 2013

D) October 2012

Answer · why

A) August 2012

CS:GO launched in August 2012 (21 August) on Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, priced at $14.99, after a closed beta that had started the pre...

Q 03/05

In CS:GO's Arms Race mode, a kill with which weapon wins the match?

A) Golden knife

B) Zeus x27

C) Desert Eagle

D) AWP

Answer · why

A) Golden knife

Arms Race hands players a new weapon after each kill; the final tier is the golden knife, and the first player to score a kill with it wins the match.

Q 04/05

A full CS:GO Competitive match is a best-of how many rounds?

A) 16

B) 30

C) 20

D) 24

Answer · why

B) 30

A full CS:GO Competitive match is best of 30 rounds: the first team to 16 round wins takes it, with sides swapping after the first 15 rounds; pro play...

Q 05/05

CS:GO's Competitive skill ranks were based on which rating system?

A) Glicko

B) Elo

C) TrueSkill

D) Bradley–Terry

Answer · why

A) Glicko

CS:GO's skill groups were based on the Glicko rating system (a modified Glicko-2), which tracks a rating plus a confidence interval rather than a sing...