Q 01/05

Who are the co-founders of the online game platform and game creation system Roblox?

A) David Baszucki and Erik Cassel

B) John Riccitiello and Marc Merrill

C) Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington

D) Markus Persson and Jens Bergensten

Answer · why

A) David Baszucki and Erik Cassel

David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, who had worked together at an educational physics-software firm, created Roblox as a platform where users build and sh...

Q 02/05

What was the original name of Roblox during its early development stages?

A) CreateWorld

B) GameBuilder

C) Blockland

D) DynaBlocks

Answer · why

D) DynaBlocks

DynaBlocks was the working name of the early Roblox beta built by co-founders David Baszucki and Erik Cassel; the platform was renamed Roblox before i...

Q 03/05

In what year was Roblox officially released to the public?

A) 2004

B) 2006

C) 2008

D) 2010

Answer · why

B) 2006

While development began in 2004, Roblox was officially released to the public on September 1, 2006.

Q 04/05

What is the virtual currency used within the Roblox platform?

A) Robux

B) V-Bucks

C) MineCoins

D) Gems

Answer · why

A) Robux

Robux is Roblox's virtual currency; players buy it with real money and spend it on avatar clothing, accessories and game passes.

Q 05/05

What was the very first working title of the prototype that became Roblox, in December 2003?

A) GoBlocks

B) eBlocks

C) DynaBlocks

D) RoBlocks

Answer · why

B) eBlocks

Two more working titles followed before the final name, a blend of two words, was adopted in January 2004.

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