Q 01/05

The original Xbox launched in North America in which year?

A) 2001

B) 2002

C) 2004

D) 2006

Answer · why

A) 2001

It arrived on November 15, 2001, exactly one year after Sony's PlayStation 2 and three days before Nintendo's GameCube.

Q 02/05

The name Xbox is a contraction of what?

A) Experience Box

B) DirectX Box

C) Xtreme Box

D) eXtended Box

Answer · why

B) DirectX Box

Marketing surveys included 'Xbox' only as a control they expected to lose - it came out on top.

Q 03/05

What was the launch price of the original Xbox in the United States?

A) $399

B) $349

C) $299

D) $449

Answer · why

C) $299

Microsoft was said to lose money on every unit sold, banking on software and its new online service to make it back.

Q 04/05

The original Xbox was the first console to include what built in?

A) A webcam

B) A DVD remote

C) Wi-Fi

D) A hard disk

Answer · why

D) A hard disk

The 8 GB drive let players save without memory cards and rip CDs for custom soundtracks in games.

Q 05/05

Which celebrity joined Bill Gates on stage to unveil the Xbox at CES in January 2001?

A) The Rock

B) Will Smith

C) Britney Spears

D) Tony Hawk

Answer · why

A) The Rock

The Rock later mocked Gates on stage for scripting the moment; the console shipped ten months later.