eSports Trivia II

ESPORTS TRIVIA II

11) What was the first country to recognize eSports as a real sport?

In 2003, China recognized eSports as a real sport, despite concerns at the time that video games were addicting. The government officially stated that by participating in eSports, players were also "training the body for China".

12) What kind of games does Evo focus on?

RPGs FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS MMOGs FIGHTING GAMES

The Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games.

13) How many consecutive hits did Daigo Umehara parry in "Evo Moment 37"?

15 11 17 13

"Evo Moment 37" is one of the most iconic and memorable moments in the history of competitive video gaming. It refers to a portion of a Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semi-final match held at Evo 2004 between Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong. During this match, Umehara made an unexpected comeback by parrying 15 consecutive hits of Wong's "Super Art" move while having only one pixel of vitality. Umehara subsequently won the match.

14) What was credited by Wired Magazine as the "first online sports game"?

POLE POSITION EMPIRE MADDEN NETREK

Netrek was the first Internet game to use metaservers to locate open game servers. In the game, players attempt to disable or destroy their opponents' ships in real-time combat, while taking over enemy planets by bombing them and dropping off armies they pick up on friendly planets. The goal of the game is to capture all the opposing team's planets.

15) What was the first referee service for video games?

TWITCH G7 FEDERATION GAMEPRO TWIN GALAXIES

In 1981, Walter Day visited more than 100 video game arcades over four months, recording the high scores that he found on each game. On February 9, 1982, his database of records was released publicly as the Twin Galaxies National Scoreboard. Twin Galaxies would become known as the official scoreboard for gamers, arranging contests between top players and attracting international media attention for gathering the first teams of video-game stars.

16) What was the grand prize for Red Annihilation (1997)?

A HOUSE A VACATION A CAR A GAMING SYSTEM

Red Annihilation was a Quake competitive eSport event held in May 1997. The initial phase of the tournament was held on Mpath's MPlayer network with over 2000 participants competing online in one-on-one matches. The top 16 players were flown to Atlanta, Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament, in which Dennis "Thresh" Fong defeated Tom "Entropy" Kimzey of Impulse 9 on the map Castle of the Damned. For winning the event, Fong was awarded a 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS cabriolet.