Q 01/05

Which New York museum acquired The Sims for its video game collection in 2012?

A) MoMA

B) The Met

C) The Guggenheim

D) The Whitney

Answer · why

A) MoMA

MoMA: its curators judged it an outstanding example of how players interact with a game, not just of visual quality.

Q 02/05

Losing his home in which 1991 disaster pushed Will Wright toward the idea that became The Sims?

A) The Loma Prieta earthquake

B) The Oakland firestorm

C) Hurricane Bob

D) The Mississippi River floods

Answer · why

B) The Oakland firestorm

Rebuilding his life and replacing his possessions made Wright think about turning that experience into a game; the Maxis board was unimpressed, and El...

Q 03/05

What is the name of the currency Sims use to buy furniture and pay bills?

A) Simbucks

B) Simcoins

C) Simoleons

D) Simdollars

Answer · why

C) Simoleons

Simoleons: Will Wright has said he meant the game, with all its buying, as a satire of consumer culture.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the gibberish language Sims speak?

A) Simspeak

B) Simtongue

C) Simese

D) Simlish

Answer · why

D) Simlish

Simlish: real pop stars have re-recorded their own hits in it for the games' radio stations.

Q 05/05

What is the green diamond that floats above the active Sim's head called?

A) The simstone

B) The moodgem

C) The lifecrystal

D) The plumbob

Answer · why

D) The plumbob

It doubles as the franchise logo, and expansion packs add coloured bands around it to mark vampires, mermaids and aliens.