Q 01/05
A) Gabe Newell
B) Cliff Bleszinski
C) Tim Sweeney
D) John Carmack
Answer · why
Newell had spent 13 years at Microsoft, including work on the Windows 95 port of Doom.
Q 02/05
A) Redmond
B) Kirkland
C) Bellevue
D) Seattle
Answer · why
It started in Kirkland, about five miles from the Microsoft campus, before the 2003 move.
Q 03/05
A) Counter-Strike
B) Half-Life
C) Portal
D) Team Fortress Classic
Answer · why
IGN later said FPS history 'breaks down pretty cleanly into pre-Half-Life and post-Half-Life eras'.
Q 04/05
A) His graduation
B) His 30th birthday
C) His first child's birth
D) His wedding day
Answer · why
The date was August 24, 1996.
Q 05/05
A) Black Mesa
B) Iron Lung
C) Hollow Point
D) Rhino Scar
Answer · why
Hollow Box and Fruitfly Ensemble were also considered; Newell wanted nothing 'testosterone-gorged'.
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