Q 01/05

What real-world technology does Pokémon Go use to place wild Pokémon around the player?

A) Wi-Fi

B) NFC

C) GPS

D) Bluetooth

Answer · why

C) GPS

The game layers the creatures over your position, and an optional AR mode uses the camera and gyroscope to show them as if they were really there.

Q 02/05

On which day in 2014 did Google Maps release the Pokémon Challenge stunt that inspired the game?

A) Halloween

B) April Fools' Day

C) Pokémon Day

D) New Year's Day

Answer · why

B) April Fools' Day

It was built as an engineer's 20% project; catching all 151 creatures earned players a real "Pokémon Master" business card in the mail.

Q 03/05

In which month of 2016 did Pokémon Go officially launch in Australia, New Zealand and the United States?

A) June

B) May

C) August

D) July

Answer · why

D) July

Server demand hit fifty times the expected traffic, and other regional launches were paused until Niantic could cope.

Q 04/05

Which coffee chain partnered with Pokémon Go in December 2016, turning its US stores into PokéStops and Gyms?

A) Starbucks

B) Costa Coffee

C) Dunkin'

D) Tim Hortons

Answer · why

A) Starbucks

Sprint joined the same deal, and by January 2017 another five thousand of the chain's locations had become Gyms.

Q 05/05

At what trainer level do players first choose between Team Mystic, Valor and Instinct?

A) 5

B) 10

C) 15

D) 20

Answer · why

A) 5

Switching later requires a Team Medallion from the shop, and you then have to wait a full year before buying another.