Puzzle Games Trivia
Puzzle Games trivia explores the history and appeal of brainteasers, from ancient logic challenges to modern video game puzzlers. Expect factual, family-friendly tidbits that range from easy and funny to genuinely hard, highlighting how puzzle games test reasoning, pattern recognition, and creativity.
Easy Puzzle Games Trivia
13 questions
These easy Puzzle Games trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Who created Tetris in 1984?
Answer: Alexey Pajitnov
Tetris was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984.
Question 2
In what city was the original version of Tetris created?
Answer: Moscow
The original version of Tetris was created in Moscow.
Question 3
What is the name for a shape made from four connected squares in Tetris-style play?
Answer: tetromino
A tetromino is a shape made from four connected squares.
Question 4
In match-three games, how many identical items do you usually need to align to clear them?
Answer: At least three
Match-three gameplay usually clears pieces by aligning at least three identical items.
Question 5
Which puzzle game uses falling pieces made of three vertically stacked jewels?
- A.Tetris
- B.Myst
- C.Columns
- D.Puyo Puyo
Answer: Columns
Columns uses falling pieces made of three vertically stacked jewels.
Question 6
Candy Crush Saga belongs to what kind of puzzle gameplay?
Answer: Match-three
Candy Crush Saga is a match-three puzzle game.
Question 7
Which company developed Portal?
Answer: Valve
Portal was developed by Valve.
Question 8
Valve, the studio behind Portal, is based in what city and state?
Answer: Bellevue, Washington
Valve, the company behind Portal, is based in Bellevue, Washington.
Question 9
Which studio developed Myst?
Answer: Cyan
Myst was developed by Cyan.
Question 10
Cyan, the studio behind Myst, was founded in which Washington city?
Answer: Spokane, Washington
Cyan, the studio behind Myst, was founded in Spokane, Washington.
Question 11
The Rubik's Cube was invented in which country?
Answer: Hungary
The Rubik's Cube was invented in Hungary.
Question 12
Which company makes the Professor Layton puzzle game series?
Answer: Level-5
Professor Layton is a puzzle game series by Level-5.
Question 13
Which falling-block puzzle game series from Japan has colorful blob matching?
- A.Braid
- B.Portal
- C.Puyo Puyo
- D.Columns
Answer: Puyo Puyo
Puyo Puyo is a falling-block puzzle game series from Japan.
Puzzle Games Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Puzzle Games trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who produced the Game Boy puzzle title Yoshi?
Answer: Gunpei Yokoi produced the Game Boy puzzle title Yoshi.
The Game Boy puzzle game Yoshi is credited here to producer Gunpei Yokoi.
Question 2
In what year did Yoshi arrive on the Game Boy?
- A.1995
- B.1991
- C.1989
- D.1993
Answer: Yoshi was released for the Game Boy in 1991.
The Game Boy release year for Yoshi was 1991.
Question 3
Which Kirby game came out for the Super Nintendo in 1994?
Answer: Kirby's Dream Course was released for the Super Nintendo in 1994.
The 1994 Super Nintendo puzzle-style Kirby title listed here is Kirby's Dream Course.
Question 4
What puzzle game first released in 1990 and stars Mario in a doctor role?
- A.Yoshi
- B.Puzzle Bobble
- C.1990
- D.Mario Bros.
Answer: Dr. Mario first released in 1990.
Dr. Mario first released in 1990.
Question 5
Which Pokémon-themed puzzle game landed on the Nintendo 64 in 2000?
Answer: Pokémon Puzzle League was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.
The Nintendo 64 puzzle release from 2000 named in the facts is Pokémon Puzzle League.
Question 6
Picross puzzles go by what other name?
Answer: Picross puzzles are also known as nonograms.
Another name for Picross puzzles is nonograms.
Question 7
How big is the full grid in a standard Sudoku puzzle?
Answer: Sudoku uses a 9-by-9 grid.
A standard Sudoku puzzle uses a 9-by-9 grid.
Question 8
Inside a regular Sudoku, what size is each smaller region?
Answer: A standard Sudoku region contains 3 by 3 cells.
The smaller boxes in standard Sudoku are 3 by 3 cells each.
Question 9
Which crossover game mixes two puzzle series together in one package?
Answer: Puyo Puyo Tetris combines two puzzle series in one crossover game.
Puyo Puyo Tetris is the crossover combining two puzzle series.
Question 10
Who developed Peggle?
Answer: Peggle was developed by PopCap Games.
Peggle is listed here is a PopCap Games title.
Question 11
Bust-A-Move is also known by what alternate title?
Answer: Bust-A-Move is also known as Puzzle Bobble.
The alternate name given for Bust-A-Move is Puzzle Bobble.
Question 12
Jonathan Blow designed which puzzle game in this set?
Answer: The Witness was designed by Jonathan Blow.
The game associated here with designer Jonathan Blow is The Witness.
Fun Puzzle Games Trivia
13 questions
These fun Puzzle Games trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
What year did Portal 2 first open its test chambers to players?
- A.2009
- B.2010
- C.2012
- D.2011
Answer: 2011
Portal 2 was released in 2011.
Question 2
Which puzzle game added a co-op mode starring two robots?
- A.The Talos Principle
- B.Fez
- C.Lemmings
- D.Portal 2
Answer: Portal 2
Portal 2 added a co-op mode with two robots.
Question 3
Which crossover game mashes together bridge-building and portals in one title?
Answer: Bridge Constructor Portal
Bridge Constructor Portal crosses Bridge Constructor with Portal.
Question 4
Lemmings first marched onto the scene in what year?
- A.1995
- B.1991
- C.1989
- D.1993
Answer: 1991
Lemmings was first released in 1991.
Question 5
What year did Baba Is You arrive and start bending the rules?
- A.2016
- B.2017
- C.2018
- D.2019
Answer: 2019
Baba Is You was released in 2019.
Question 6
Who created the rule-twisting puzzle game Baba Is You?
Answer: Arvi Teikari
Baba Is You was created by Arvi Teikari.
Question 7
Which studio developed Human Resource Machine?
Answer: Tomorrow Corporation
Human Resource Machine was developed by Tomorrow Corporation.
Question 8
Who developed the philosophical puzzle game The Talos Principle?
Answer: Croteam
The Talos Principle was developed by Croteam.
Question 9
The Talos Principle first released in which year?
- A.2015
- B.2014
- C.2012
- D.2013
Answer: 2014
The Talos Principle was first released in 2014.
Question 10
What year did World of Goo first stick its landing?
- A.2009
- B.2008
- C.2006
- D.2007
Answer: 2008
World of Goo was first released in 2008.
Question 11
Which creator is behind the puzzle game Lumines?
Answer: Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Lumines is a puzzle game created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
Question 12
Lumines first lit up players' screens in what year?
- A.2003
- B.2005
- C.2004
- D.2002
Answer: 2004
Lumines first released in 2004.
Question 13
Which company developed the puzzle game Fez?
Answer: Polytron Corporation
The puzzle game Fez was developed by Polytron Corporation.
Funny Puzzle Games Trivia
13 questions
These funny Puzzle Games trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Which game let players cosplay as a suspiciously wobbly suburban dad in 2014?
- A.Donut County
- B.Dadliest Catch
- C.Manual Samuel
- D.Heave Ho
Answer: Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch was released in 2014.
Question 2
The developers behind Octodad: Dadliest Catch had which horse-related studio name?
Answer: Young Horses
Octodad: Dadliest Catch was developed by Young Horses.
Question 3
What 2019 game turned petty goose behavior into a full-time profession?
- A.Heave Ho
- B.Donut County
- C.Goat Simulator
- D.Untitled Goose Game
Answer: Untitled Goose Game
Untitled Goose Game was released in 2019.
Question 4
Which developer made Untitled Goose Game, proving two repeated words can still sound official?
- A.PuffballsUnited
- B.House House
- C.Young Horses
- D.Le Cartel Studio
Answer: House House
Untitled Goose Game was developed by House House.
Question 5
If your heroic goal is becoming toast, which studio made I Am Bread?
- A.Lionsgate Television
- B.Bossa Studios
- C.Coffee Stain Studios
- D.20th Television
Answer: Bossa Studios
I Am Bread was developed by Bossa Studios.
Question 6
In what year did I Am Bread first release, giving carbs a major career opportunity?
- A.2016
- B.2019
- C.2015
- D.2014
Answer: 2015
I Am Bread first released in 2015.
Question 7
Which studio developed Goat Simulator, a game that asked, 'What if physics just clocked out?'?
- A.House House
- B.Young Horses
- C.Coffee Stain Studios
- D.Bossa Studios
Answer: Coffee Stain Studios
Goat Simulator was developed by Coffee Stain Studios.
Question 8
True or false: Goat Simulator was the game that first released in 2014.?
Answer: True
Goat Simulator first released in 2014.
Question 9
Who created Donut County, the game where a hole has better real-estate prospects than most people?
- A.PuffballsUnited
- B.Perfectly Paranormal
- C.Ben Esposito
- D.Keita Takahashi
Answer: Ben Esposito
Donut County was created by Ben Esposito.
Question 10
Which game rolled out in 2018 and made swallowing a whole neighborhood seem oddly productive?
- A.Katamari Damacy
- B.Untitled Goose Game
- C.Heave Ho
- D.Donut County
Answer: Donut County
Donut County was released in 2018.
Question 11
Who designed Katamari Damacy, the rolling-ball epic of grabbing everything that isn't nailed down?
- A.Ben Esposito
- B.Young Horses
- C.Keita Takahashi
Answer: Keita Takahashi
Katamari Damacy was designed by Keita Takahashi.
Question 12
What game first released in 2004 and built a dynasty out of rolling up random junk?
- A.Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- B.Katamari Damacy
- C.Donut County
- D.Manual Samuel
Answer: Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy first released in 2004.
Question 13
Which developer made Manual Samuel, where basic bodily functions suddenly need active management?
- A.House House
- B.Perfectly Paranormal
- C.Coal Supper
- D.Le Cartel Studio
Answer: Perfectly Paranormal
Manual Samuel was developed by Perfectly Paranormal.
Hard Puzzle Games Trivia
14 questions
These hard Puzzle Games trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
In the Soviet Union, which publisher handled Nintendo's 1985 release of Tetris?
Answer: Akademsoft
Nintendo's 1985 release of Tetris was published in the Soviet Union by Akademsoft.
Question 2
Which co-founder of The Tetris Company is named in the 1996 founding detail?
Answer: Henk Rogers
The Tetris Company was co-founded by Henk Rogers in 1996.
Question 3
What year saw the release of the Game Boy version of Tetris?
Answer: 1989
The Game Boy version of Tetris is releasing in 1989.
Question 4
Who designed Stephen's Sausage Roll?
Answer: Stephen Lavelle
Stephen's Sausage Roll was designed by Stephen Lavelle.
Question 5
The brain-bending roastathon Stephen's Sausage Roll first released in what year?
Answer: 2016
Stephen's Sausage Roll first released in 2016.
Question 6
Which studio developed The Swapper?
Answer: Facepalm Games
The Swapper was developed by Facepalm Games.
Question 7
Gorogoa was created by which developer?
Answer: Jason Roberts
Gorogoa was created by Jason Roberts.
Question 8
Name the release year of Gorogoa.?
Answer: 2017
Gorogoa released in 2017 .
Question 9
Who is credited as the creator of Patrick's Parabox?
Answer: Patrick Traynor
Patrick's Parabox was created by Patrick Traynor.
Question 10
Patrick's Parabox finally unfolded into release in which year?
Answer: 2022
Patrick's Parabox is releasing in 2022.
Question 11
Which company developed SpaceChem?
Answer: Zachtronics
SpaceChem was developed by Zachtronics.
Question 12
Opus Magnum arrived in what year?
Answer: 2017
Opus Magnum was released in 2017.
Question 13
Who designed Opus Magnum?
Answer: Zach Barth
Opus Magnum was designed by Zach Barth.
Question 14
The Incredible Machine is associated with which designer?
Answer: Kevin Ryan
The Incredible Machine was designed by Kevin Ryan.
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