Brain Games
With all sports currently shut down by the lockdown, here’s a collection of questions about sports and games to get your brain into gear
Beat the lockdown blues with this selection of puzzlers crafted by Professor Nick
1: Why did EA recall Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf for the Playstation?
A It featured a bug that could corrupt memory cards B Tiger Woods demanded it over licensing issues C The discs were wrongly labelled as FIFA 99 D The disc contained a video of a South Park episode
2: Gaelic Games: Hurling for PS2 is based on an Irish sport, but where was it developed?
A China B Canada C India D Australia
3: Which of these wrestlers has appeared in video games based on WWE, WCW and ECW?
A Lance Storm B D-von Dudley C The Sandman D Bam Bam Bigelow
4: Which of these consoles never received a conversion of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3?
A Playstation B N64 C Dreamcast D PS2
5: Which secret characters were removed from NBA Jam Tournament Edition after the NBA objected to their inclusion?
A Bill Clinton and other politicians B Will Smith and other musicians C Sub-zero and other Mortal Kombat characters D Mark Turmell and other developers
6: Which of these sports has never been the basis for a Mario spin-off game?
A Tennis B Basketball C Ice Hockey D Golf
7: Which Premier League football club does former Sega, Microsoft and EA executive Peter Moore now work for?
A Liverpool FC B AFC Bournemouth C Tottenham Hotspur D Manchester United
8: Which of these tennis games doesn’t really exist?
A Sampras Extreme Tennis B Tim Henman’s Centre Court Tennis C Anna Kournikova’s Smash Court Tennis D Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
9: Which sports game did Amiga Power unfavourably compare to the famine in Somalia?
A Kick Off '96 B WWF European Rampage Tour C Grand Prix Circuit D International Rugby Challenge
10: In the Mega Drive version of Sensible Soccer, how is Paul Gascoigne’s name spelt?
A Piul Giscoigne B Peul Gescoigne C Poul Goscoigne D Puul Guscoigne
11: When work on World Cup Carnival overran in 1986, how did US Gold deal with the situation?
A Buy an old game and reskin it with the Mexico 86 licence B Commission a new game to be completed in a rush C Cancel the game and apologise to players D Carry on and release the game after the tournament
12: Which baseball legend appeared in Intellivision Playcable advertising?
A Tom Seaver B Mickey Mantle C Nolan Ryan D Willie Mays