Q 01/05

Halo: Combat Evolved launched on November 15, 2001, as an exclusive launch title for which console?

A) PlayStation 2

B) Xbox

C) GameCube

D) Dreamcast

Answer · why

B) Xbox

It sold alongside half of every Xbox sold, and its green palette was matched to the console's design.

Q 02/05

Halo was first announced in July 1999 at which event, before Microsoft bought its developer?

A) E3 in Los Angeles

B) Tokyo Game Show

C) Comdex Las Vegas

D) Macworld Expo

Answer · why

D) Macworld Expo

The name was finalised only days before the announcement; the game had started life as a real-time strategy title.

Q 03/05

Bungie, Halo's original developer, was founded in 1991 in which city?

A) Seattle

B) Boston

C) Austin

D) Chicago

Answer · why

D) Chicago

Microsoft moved the studio to Redmond after acquiring it in 2000, giving it about 14 months to finish Halo before the Xbox launched.

Q 04/05

Which Bungie Mac series, featuring the AI Durandal, was the studio's best-known shooter before Halo?

A) Myth

B) Oni

C) Marathon

D) Pathways into Darkness

Answer · why

C) Marathon

Bungie later signed with Activision to make Destiny and was bought by Sony in 2022.

Q 05/05

What is Master Chief's service designation?

A) John-117

B) John-104

C) Jorge-052

D) Frederic-104

Answer · why

A) John-117

He is a Spartan-II, kidnapped and trained from childhood by the Office of Naval Intelligence.