Q 01/05

Which Canadian journalist founded The Game Awards with about $1 million of his own money?

A) Geoff Keighley

B) Adam Sessler

C) Victor Lucas

D) Jeff Gerstmann

Answer · why

A) Geoff Keighley

Geoff Keighley has turned down offers from TV networks to air the show, preferring to stream it online and keep control of how it is run.

Q 02/05

A teenage stage crasher at The Game Awards 2022 dedicated the top award to which former US president?

A) Barack Obama

B) Bill Clinton

C) George W. Bush

D) Jimmy Carter

Answer · why

B) Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton got the shout-out in a 13-second speech before security led the 15-year-old intruder away; fans soon modded the former president into the...

Q 03/05

Which rock legend shared Best Score/Soundtrack at The Game Awards 2014 for his work on Destiny?

A) Elton John

B) Bruce Springsteen

C) Paul McCartney

D) David Bowie

Answer · why

C) Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney shared the win with Bungie composers Michael Salvatori, C. Paul Johnson and Martin O'Donnell at the very first ceremony.

Q 04/05

Which awards show did game director Josef Fares attack in a viral on-stage rant at The Game Awards 2017?

A) The Golden Globes

B) The BAFTAs

C) The Emmys

D) The Oscars

Answer · why

D) The Oscars

The Oscars drew his fire because, he argued, films get ranked above games; Fares, once a film director himself, was on stage to promote his co-op game...

Q 05/05

Which console's reveal at The Game Awards 2019 was kept so secret that rehearsals used a fake script?

A) PlayStation 5

B) Xbox Series X

C) Steam Deck

D) Xbox Series S

Answer · why

B) Xbox Series X

Xbox Series X was unveiled by Microsoft's Phil Spencer, who had read out a decoy script about Game Pass during rehearsals to keep the secret.