Q 01/05

Which Nintendo platformer did Arin Hanson and Jon Jafari play in the first Game Grumps video, uploaded in July 2012?

A) Kirby Super Star

B) Donkey Kong Country

C) Yoshi's Island

D) Super Metroid

Answer · why

A) Kirby Super Star

Kirby Super Star opened the channel on July 18, 2012, eight days after Arin Hanson and Jon Jafari created it.

Q 02/05

Dan Avidan was already the singer of which comedy rock duo when he joined Game Grumps as co-host in 2013?

A) Tenacious D

B) Flight of the Conchords

C) Ninja Sex Party

D) Garfunkel and Oates

Answer · why

C) Ninja Sex Party

Ninja Sex Party formed in New York City in 2009, pairing Avidan with keyboardist Brian Wecht. Wecht later followed him onto the channel.

Q 03/05

Brian Wecht gave up which academic career in 2015 to join Game Grumps and focus on music with Dan Avidan?

A) Economist

B) Physicist

C) Linguist

D) Philosopher

Answer · why

B) Physicist

Physicist Brian Wecht researched string theory and held posts at Harvard and MIT before retiring from academia in 2015.

Q 04/05

Before it became a Let's Play video series, Game Grumps was first conceived by Arin Hanson as what?

A) A webcomic

B) A cartoon

C) A magazine

D) A podcast

Answer · why

D) A podcast

A podcast was Hanson's plan after a friend pointed out how grumpy he and Jon Jafari got with each other over video games. It launched as a video serie...

Q 05/05

Which fast-food chain did Ross O'Donovan call out in 2020 for using Twitch donation messages on his stream as adverts?

A) Burger King

B) Domino's Pizza

C) Taco Bell

D) McDonald's

Answer · why

A) Burger King

Burger King and ad agency Ogilvy donated small sums on Twitch so that streams would broadcast unsolicited adverts. O'Donovan's criticism was reported ...