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Q1 Level: C
Choose the correct name of the young, tall and slim actor who plays Sega Shirou and is serving as SEGA's 60th Anniversary Ambassador.


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A: Makoto Fujioka
B: Akito Fujioka
C: Maito Fujioka
D: Hiroshi Fujioka

Answer 
C: Maito Fujioka

Maito Fujioka is the son of Hiroshi Fujioka, the actor who originally appeared as the character Segata Sanshiro in SEGA commercials.

Comments: Question 1 was the same on all three tests.
Q2 Level: C
Which is the correct spelling of the name of famous actor who is the father of Sega Shirou, and portrays Segata Sanshiro disguised as Sega Hatanshiro in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie series of commercials.


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A: Hiroshi Fujioka
B: Hiroto Fujioka
C: Hiromi Fujioka
D: Maito Fujioka

Answer 
A: Hiroshi Fujioka
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Hiroshi Fujioka portrayed the character Segata Sanshiro, which appeared in SEGA commercials from 1997 to 1999 in Japan. He performed alongside his real son, Maito Fujioka, in the "Sega Shirou: Ketsui-hen (Sega Shirou: The Decision)" episode of the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series.

Comments: Question 2 was the same on all three tests.
Q3 Level: C
Choose the name of the company founded in 1960 that would later become SEGA.

A: Kyokuto Goraku Seizo
B: Nihon Goraku Bussan
C: Nihon Kiki Seizo
D: Sekai Gangu Hanbai

Answer 
B: Nihon Goraku Bussan
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Nihon Goraku Bussan, established on August 3, 1960, started business as an importer and vendor of jukeboxes and amusement machines. Following that, after repeated changes to its name, the company continues as today's SEGA.

Comments: Question 3 was the same on all three tests.
Q4 Level: A
In SEGA's former company song "Wakai Chikara", what does the phrase "warera ga shimei" refer to?


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A: Creating tomorrow
B: Anticipating the times
C: Contributing to society
D: Creating worlds

Answer 
C: Contributing to society
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All of the phrases given as choices are used in the song. A SEGA employee is credited with writing the lyrics.

Q5 Level: C
What was the world's first function on "Homestar," the home planetarium series released by SEGA Toys in 2005?


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A: Had built-in artificial intelligence
B: Powered itself with solar panels
C: Rendered cloudy skies
D: Optical projection

Answer 
D: Optical projection

Before Homestar appeared on the market, most home planetariums used pinholes to project stars. Homestar was the first to adopt projection plates and an optical projection system.

Q6 Level: C
SEGA has at times offered appealing video game hardware employing the best technology available. Choose the console that SEGA actually produced.

A: SG-3000
B: SC-3000
C: SC-1000
D: SG-1000H

Answer 
B: SC-3000
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The SC-3000 was released in 1983 as a low-cost, high-performance PC with the ability to play video games. Later, it was sold as the SC-3000H with an improved keyboard.

Q7 Level: A
What was the first video game that Sonic the Hedgehog, one of SEGA's best known characters, appeared in?


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A: Sonic the Hedgehog
B: Rad Mobile
C: Sonic Boom
D: Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita

Answer 
B: Rad Mobile
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Sonic's first appearance was in the arcade title Rad Mobile as an ornament hanging from the player's rearview mirror.

Q8 Level: A
Which of these game titles did Alex Kidd, another famous SEGA character, not make a guest appearance in?


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A: Shenmue-Chapter 1: Yokosuka
B: SGGG (Segagaga)
C: Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
D: Bonanza Bros.

Answer 
D: Bonanza Bros.

Alex Kidd appears as a toy prize in Shenmue, and as the manager of BUG's Otorii video game store in SGGG (Segagaga). He appears in the ending of Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf.

Q9 Level: C
Put the following SEGA arcade system boards in the order they were released (from oldest to newest).


(arrange in order)

A: NAOMI
B: Chihiro
C: MODEL 3
D: LINDBERGH

Answer 
1) C: MODEL 3
2) A: NAOMI
3) B: Chihiro
4) D: LINDBERGH

The MODEL 3 debuted with Virtua Fighter 3 in 1996, NAOMI in 1998 with The House of the Dead 2, Chihiro in 2002 with The House of the Dead III, and LINDBERGH in 2005 with The House of the Dead 4.

Comments: This question required all four choices to be put in an order.
Q10 Level: S
Choose all of the titles that Opa-Opa, the main character from Fantasy Zone, has appeared in.


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(multiple choice)

A: LET'S GO ISLAND 3D
B: Shenmue-Chapter 1: Yokosuka
C: Turbo OutRun
D: Planet Harriers

Answer 
A: LET'S GO ISLAND 3D
B: Shenmue-Chapter 1: Yokosuka
D: Planet Harriers

Opa-Opa appears in one of the two SEGA logo intros for LET'S GO ISLAND 3D, as a capsule toy in Shenmue, and as a hidden playable character in Planet Harriers. While Opa-Opa isn't in Turbo OutRun, the background music from the item shop in Fantasy Zone is used in the game.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q11 Level: D
In the Making Club series, which was developed after the hit Print Club, which of the following supplies was ordered in such large quantities that it was said that "an aircraft carrier's worth was left over in stock?"

A: Stamp Club stamps
B: AROMA CLUB oils
C: Aura Photo Club photo paper
D: Name Club paper

Answer 
D: Name Club paper

While the specific amount of surplus stock of paper is unknown, if the analogy used refers to an aircraft carrier's displacement, then that would mean several tens of thousands of tons was left over (the standard displacement of a Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is currently in service, is nearly 73,000 t).

Q12 Level: C
What is the nationality of 2020 DARTSLIVE Official Player Jose Justicia?


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A: Dominican Republic
B: Spain
C: Portugal
D: Venezuela

Answer 
B: Spain
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Mr.Justicia is a talented darts player with more than 15 years experience. His highest COUNT-UP score is 1,257.

Q13 Level: S
Choose all of the people who have visited SEGA's Head Office.
(multiple choice)

A: Michael Jackson
B: Steven Seagal
C: Steven Spielberg
D: Ayrton Senna

Answer 
A: Michael Jackson
B: Steven Seagal
C: Steven Spielberg
D: Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna visited the Head Office in 1991, Steven Spielberg in 1996 and Steven Seagal in 1997. Michael Jackson visited SEGA numerous times both publicly and privately.

Q14 Level: C
The following titles were released in Japan as part of the SEGA AGES series during the early years of the Sega Saturn. Put them in the order that their SEGA AGES versions went on sale in Japan (from oldest to newest).
(arrange in order)

A: Out Run
B: After Burner II
C: Space Harrier
D: Shukudai ga Tant-R

Answer 
1) D: Shukudai ga Tant-R
2) C: Space Harrier
3) A: Out Run
4) B: After Burner II

Volume 1 of SEGA AGES for the Sega Saturn was entitled Shukudai ga Tant-R, and included Quiz Shukudai wo Wasuremashita and Puzzle & Action: Tant-R. Volumes 2-4 were released in the order given in the answer.

Comments: This question required all four choices to be put in an order. Note that "Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita" has been spelt as "Quiz Shukudai wo Wasuremashita".
Q15 Level: C
Which of the following electromechanical arcade games produced by SEGA is playable in the Japan-only PlayStation®2 version of Die Hard Arcade?

A: Deep Scan
B: Lunar Rescue
C: Rifleman
D: Periscope

Answer 
D: Periscope

Deep Scan is a video arcade game that was included in the original Sega Saturn version of Die Hard Arcade. Periscope is an electromechanical arcade game released in 1966. Its overwhelming popularity established SEGA's name worldwide.

Q16 Level: C
Which of the following characters is not playable in the Yakuza 4?


A: Goro Majima
B: Shun Akiyama
C: Taiga Saejima
D: Masayoshi Tanimura

Answer 
A: Goro Majima
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Goro Majima is a playable character in Yakuza: Dead Souls, Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2.

Q17 Level: A
Choose the theme song for the rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA, which went on sale in Japan in 2009.


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A: The Secret Garden
B: Cumulonimbus Graffiti
C: Tsumi no Namae
D: Kocchi Muite Baby

Answer 
A: The Secret Garden

"Cumulonimbus Graffiti" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend, "Tsumi no Namae" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X, while "Kocchi Muite Baby" is the theme song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd.

Q18 Level: A
The smartphone game Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: Lost in Memories enables players to relive the story of Re:Zero as well as experience the game's own original adventure. Which of the following is the title of the 13th chapter of the 1st volume?


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A: Jisho Kishi Natsuki Subaru (Self-Proclaimed Knight, Natsuki Subaru)
B: Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About)
C: Zero Kara Hajimaru Isekai Seikatsu (Starting Life from Zero in Another World)
D: Nakitaku Naru Oto (The Sounds That Make You Want To Cry)

Answer 
C: Zero Kara Hajimaru Isekai Seikatsu (Starting Life from Zero in Another World)

The 13th chapter is the final chapter of the 1st volume. "Jisho Kishi Natsuki Subaru (Self-Proclaimed Knight, Natsuki Subaru)" is the title of the 13th episode of the 1st season of the Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World- anime. Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About)  is the title of the final episode of the anime's 1st season. "Nakitaku Naru Oto (The Sounds That Make You Want To Cry)" is the title of the 13th episode of the anime's 2nd season (38 episodes total).

Comments: Tada Sore Dake no Monogatari (That's All This Story is About) is not in quotes in the trivia, and there is a double-space directly after it.
Q19 Level: E
What is the IQ of Dr. Eggman, the main villain of the Sonic the Hedgehog series?


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A: 180
B: 200
C: 250
D: 300

Answer 
D: 300

With an IQ of 300, Dr. Eggman's biggest weapon is his brain. Despite being an extremely intelligent person who can create a variety of robots, he sometimes tends to slack off.

Q20 Level: E
What was the theme used for the codenames given to games being developed for the Sega Saturn?

A: Names of the Solar System's planets
B: Names of countries
C: Names of constellations
D: Names of people

Answer 
C: Names of constellations

While names of planets in the Solar System were assigned as hardware codenames during the development of the Sega Saturn, software for the console was developed under constellation codenames.

Q21 Level: E
Though the Dreamcast's codename was KATANA, choose the name given to it when it was still under development.


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A: AKIRA
B: WOLF
C: KAGE
D: DURAL

Answer 
D: DURAL

Initially, development of the Dreamcast was carried out under the project name "DURAL." Later, hardware being researched in Japan was called "GUPPY," while North American hardware was called "BLACKBELT." To avoid confusion, the Dreamcast was ultimately given the codename "KATANA."

Q22 Level: E
Fill in the blank: Due to its extreme popularity since its release in 2002 in Japan, WORLD CUP Champion Football, a soccer trading card arcade game produced by SEGA, has spawned a series of updates and shipped approximately ( ) cards in total.


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A: 100 million
B: 300 million
C: 500 million
D: 1 billion

Answer 
D: 1 billion

The total number of cards shipped for the series is around one billion. Stacked on top of each other, they would reach the International Space Station.

Q23 Level: C
Choose the sword and sorcery style Action RPG co-developed by SEGA and Atlus for the Sega Saturn.

A: Princess Crown
B: Purikura Daisakusen
C: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
D: RONDE ~Rondo~

Answer 
A: Princess Crown

Princess Crown is the foundation of our current Atlux x Vanillaware brand. 22 years after its original release, Princess Crown was included as an early bird preorder bonus for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

Q24 Level: C
Edel Sand used a technology that was extremely unusual for arcade machines at the time. What was that technology?


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A: Augmented reality
B: Motion sensors
C: Projection mapping
D: 3D printing

Answer 
C: Projection mapping

One of the game's selling points was a feature that projected different scenery, insects and other CG imagery based on the height of special sand that covered the top of the machine's cabinet.

Q25 Level: C
One of the departments at SEGA Logistics Service is called "DS Sales". What does the "DS" mean?

A: Discount store
B: Driving school
C: Driving simulator
D: Nintendo DS

Answer 
C: Driving simulator
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SEGA Logistics Service produces not only 3D driving simulator for four-wheeled vehicles for driving schools called "SLDS-3G", but also simulators called "SLRS" for motorcycles and "SLDS-SJ" for the elderly.

Q26 Level: C
Choose the color used for SEGA's corporate logo before the current eye-catching one in a shade of blue also called "SEGA Blue."

A: Green
B: Yellow
C: Purple
D: Red

Answer 
D: Red
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While there are cases where the corporate logo was monochrome (black, white, or another color), it was normally red.

Q27 Level: D
Choose the name of Sega's first medal game-only amusement centers, which opened in 1972 in Japan.


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A: Sega World
B: Joypolis
C: Apollo Vegas
D: Hi-Tech Land Sega

Answer 
C: Apollo Vegas

Apollo Vegas amusement center continues to operate in Osaka under the new name SEGA WORLD Apollo.

Q28 Level: D
How many playable characters were there in the initial arcade version of Virtua Fighter?


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A: Six
B: Seven
C: Eight
D: Nine

Answer 
C: Eight

There were eight playable characters: Akira Yuki, Pai Chan, Lau Chan, Wolf Hawkfield, Jeffry McWild, Kage-Maru, Sarah Bryant and Jacky Bryant. Dural was an unplayable character.

Q29 Level: A
Which of the following is not the name of an actual conference room at SEGA's Head Office in Nishi-shinagawa, Tokyo?

A: Print Club
B: Blast City
C: UFO CATCHER
D: Robo Pitcher

Answer 
B: Blast City
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Only two conference rooms are named after games: Hang-on and Virtua Fighter.

Comments: Hang-On is spelt here with the On uncapitalised.
Q30 Level: S
Answer the number of songs that could be selected on the SEGA1000, the first domestic jukebox in Japan released by SEGA in 1960.


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A: 18
B: 28
C: 38
D: 48

Answer 
D: 48

This product marked the first appearance of the name "SEGA." It was named after the initials of "Service Games." It was installed in many bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and drive-ins all over Japan.

Q31 Level: A
Which arcade racing game released in 1998 supported networked competitive play between up to 16 players?

A: Virtua Formula
B: Daytona USA 2
C: F355 Challenge 2
D: SEGA World Drivers Championship

Answer 
B: Daytona USA 2

Virtua Formula and F355 Challenge 2 supported up to 8 players, while SEGA World Drivers Championship allowed up to 10 players to compete (online).

Q32 Level: C
Choose all of the game titles that are part of the Tsukurou! (make your own team) franchise, which was derived from the soccer club management simulation game series J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!
(multiple choice)

A: Pro Baseball Team o Tsukurou!
B: Derby-Ba o Tsukurou!
C: Pro Golfer o Tsukurou!
D: Pro boxer o Tsukurou!

Answer 
A: Pro Baseball Team o Tsukurou!
B: Derby-Ba o Tsukurou!

Pro Baseball Team o Tsukurou! and Derby-Ba o Tsukurou! also became their own series.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q33 Level: C
Choose the magic skill from Atlus titles that has the ability to heal.

A: Agi
B: Dia
C: Tarukaja
D: Zio

Answer 
B: Dia

Agi and Zio are offensive magic skills. Tarukaja is a buff that increases a player's Attack power.

Q34 Level: A
The online RPG Phantasy Star Online 2 celebrates its 8th year of service in 2020. Which weapon can the Hunter class, which appears in the game, not equip?


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A: Swords
B: Gunslashes
C: Partizans
D: Katanas

Answer 
D: Katanas

Hunters have appeared in the game since the game went online started eight years ago. Only Bravers and Phantoms can equip katanas.

Comments: Trivia grammar as written on the site.
Q35 Level: A
What is the name of the department that was responsible for developing Mushiking: The King of Beetles and Oshare Majo Love and Berry, two extremely popular arcade card games?


A: Family Card Game R&D
B: Amusement Plus R&D
C: Family Entertainment R&D
D: Entertainment Amusement R&D

Answer 
C: Family Entertainment R&D

Family Entertainment R&D pioneered the market for arcade card games targeting children with these two titles.

Q36 Level: C
Choose the names of all of the video game arcade locations that SEGA has operated up to today.
(multiple choice)

A: Hi-Tech Land
B: GiGO
C: SEGA Game Land
D: Club SEGA

Answer 
A: Hi-Tech Land
B: GiGO
D: Club SEGA

SEGA Game Land is a fictional location.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q37 Level: E
During the SEGA 60TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE event, which was streamed online on December 19, 2020 to commemorate the company's 60th anniversary, which of the following songs was sung as the encore?


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A: Burning Hearts: Hono no Angel"
B: Wakai Chikara (SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX)
C: Ai ga Tarinai ze 2004
D: DANCING SHADOWS

Answer 
B: Wakai Chikara (SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX)

"Wakai Chikara (SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX)" is SEGA's former company song, "Wakai Chikara," sung in an endearing manner by SEGA video game consoles anthropomorphized as cute girls. There is also a passionate cover of the song by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi.

Q38 Level: C
Puyo Puyo!! Quest, a puzzle RPG available for smartphones, is celebrating its 8th year online. What is the maximum star rarity for characters appearing in the game?

A: ★★★★★
B: ★★★★★★
C: ★★★★★★★
D: ★★★★★★★★

Answer 
C: ★★★★★★★

While maximum rarity varies by character, some characters can be evolved up to seven stars.

Q39 Level: E
Relic Entertainment, a SEGA Group company based in Vancouver, Canada, developed a real-time strategy video game called Company of Heroes. Which historic war is the game based on?


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A: Napoleonic Wars
B: American Civil War
C: World War I
D: World War II

Answer 
D: World War II

The game's Campaign Mode allowed players to fight as the U.S. military in the Battle of Normandy, known as one of the fiercest battles of World War II. Relic Entertainment is also involved in development of a game for the major hit series, Age of Empires.

Q40 Level: E
Which of the following was an early adventure game for the Sega Saturn that was codenamed "Columba?"

A: Wan Chai Connection
B: Mansion of Hidden Souls
C: Rampo
D: Gakkou no Kaidan

Answer 
C: Rampo

Rampo was a full motion video-based adventure game produced as a movie tie-in.

Q41 Level: E
Choose the console with a planet codename that had the earliest release date.

A: Mercury
B: Earth
C: Moon
D: Saturn

Answer 
A: Mercury
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The first SEGA game console to have a planet codename was the "Saturn" (which also became its product name), released in 1994 in Japan and 1995 in North America and Europe. Following this, the Game Gear, which went on sale in Japan in 1990 (1991 in the West) was retroactively codenamed "Mercury." "Moon" refers to the Mega Drive Mini, and there is no console with the codename "Earth."

Q42 Level: E
What is the name of the market's first arcade game machine to fuse trading cards with arcade games?

A: WORLD CLUB Champion Football
B: Sangokushi Taisen
C: Mushiking: The King of Beetles
D: The Key of Avalon

Answer 
A: WORLD CLUB Champion Football

WORLD CLUB Champion Football was the world's first arcade game to use trading cards. Mushiking: The King of Beetles was the second.

Q43 Level: A
What is the name of the company that used crowdfunding to produce a Twin Stick controller compatible with the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On series for the PlayStation® 4?

A: Tanita
B: Omron
C: Citizen
D: Terumo

Answer 
A: Tanita
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Due to Tanita's president being an enthusiastic fan of Cyber Troopers Virtual-On, the company took advantage of crowdfunding and produced a Twin Stick controller compatible with the PlayStation®4.

Comments: Spacing between the ® symbol and the number for PlayStation is inconsistently used throughout the test questions - here it is written both with and without one.
Q44 Level: A
Choose all of the titles that are typing games released by SEGA.
(multiple choice)

A: Lupin the 3rd: The Typing
B: Typing Space Harrier
C: The Typing of the Dead
D: Crazy Typing Taxi

Answer 
A: Lupin the 3rd: The Typing
B: Typing Space Harrier
C: The Typing of the Dead

Several sequels to The Typing of the Dead (which is based on The House of the Dead) have been produced following the success of the original.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q45 Level: C
Choose all of the game titles that were released together with the Dreamcast in Japan on November 27, 1998.
(multiple choice)

A: Virtua Fighter 3tb
B: Pen Pen Trilcelon (North America) Pen Pen (Europe)
C: Sonic Adventure
D: Godzilla Generations

Answer 
A: Virtua Fighter 3tb
B: Pen Pen Trilcelon (North America) Pen Pen (Europe)
D: Godzilla Generations

Sonic Adventure went on sale on December 23, 1998 in Japan, about a month after the Dreamcast's launch.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice. Pen Pen TriIcelon was misspelt - the capital I confused for a lower case l, easily done with some fonts.
Q46 Level: D
Choose the major city that is the setting for the adventure game Wan Chai Connection, which was launched alongside the Sega Saturn.

A: Taipei
B: Hong Kong
C: Macau
D: Shanghai

Answer 
B: Hong Kong

This game took advantage of the unique characteristics of the Sega Saturn's high-capacity storage media to incorporate full motion video. It became a hot topic due to the numerous famous Japanese entertainers appearing in it, including Toshikazu Fukawa and Aya Sugimoto, who played the lead roles.

Q47 Level: C
Choose all of the papercraft models that can be downloaded from SEGA's Official Social Media Present Website.


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(multiple choice)

A: DARTSLIVE 2 machine
B: Game Gear Micro
C: Hercules beetle
D: Crazy Taxi taxicab

Answer 
A: DARTSLIVE 2 machine
C: Hercules beetle
D: Crazy Taxi taxicab
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Backgrounds for online meetings for those working from home are also available to download from the site.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q48 Level: E
Fill in the blank: SEGA's first consumer video game console, the SG-1000, and the SC-3000, a home computer, were launched in Japan on ( ). By a strange coincidence, that was the same day the Nintendo Family Computer went on sale.


A: June 15, 1983
B: July 15, 1983
C: August 15, 1983
D: September 15, 1983

Answer 
B: July 15, 1983

July 15, 1983 was the launch date for SEGA's first consumer video game consoles, the SC-3000 and SG-1000, and the Family Computer. In a sense, this was the day that the opening shot was sounded in the consumer game console wars.

Q49 Level: C
What is the name of the colorful aliens that appear everywhere in the musical game Space Channel 5?


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A: Nomolians
B: Morolians
C: Obolians
D: Otolians

Answer 
B: Morolians

The mysterious aliens known as Morolians were responsible for causing Earthlings everywhere to dance uncontrollably. Their name comes from the person who designed them.

Q50 Level: C
Shenmue is a game that pioneered the 3D open-world genre. Choose from the following what its name "Shenmue" refers to.


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A: The name of a person
B: The name of a martial arts technique
C: The name of a soft drink
D: The name of a tree

Answer 
D: The name of a tree

Shenhua Ling, a heroine from the Shenmue series, was given her name, Shenhua (meaning "Shenmue tree flower") because she was born when the Shenmue tree in front of the house of her birth was in bloom. She was born on September 9, 1970 and is a Virgo.

Q51 Level: A
In the Sega Saturn version of Guardian Heroes, which has the reputation of being one of the best belt-scrolling action games ever, how many people could play at one time?

A: Four
B: Five
C: Six
D: Seven

Answer 
C: Six

Made by game developer Treasure. Up to six players could compete in its versus mode by using the Saturn Multi-Tap peripheral.

Q52 Level: C
Which of the following titles remained consistently at the bottom of a Japanese video game magazine's rankings, and was later said to be an "important" game in the history of the Mega Drive?

A: Mahjong Cop Ryu: Shiro Ookami no Yabou
B: Battle Golfer Yui
C: Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijo
D: Sword of Sodan

Answer 
D: Sword of Sodan

This game was recognized for its bad controls, extreme difficulty and irrational game system.

Q53 Level: C
Which of these is the English nickname given to Sonic, one of the most iconic video game characters in the world?


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A: Blue Blur
B: Blue Bomber
C: Blue Bright
D: Blue Burn

Answer 
A: Blue Blur
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This name came from Sonic being so fast that he can only be seen as a blurry image.

Q54 Level: C
Which of the following classic medal games, which enable players to enjoy winning a jackpot through a physical drawing, does not exist?

A: KAZAAAN!!
B: MUZAAAN!!
C: GINGAAAN!!
D: HYOZAAAN!!

Answer 
B: MUZAAAN!!

The three medal games that do exist are part of the 100 & Medal series. They are themed after the volcano, galaxy and glacier, respectively.

Q55 Level: C
maimai is a series of arcade rhythm games that debuted in 2012 with the slogan "Sentakuki dewa arimasen (It's not a washing machine) ." Choose the title that does not exist in the series.


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A: maimai YELLow
B: maimai MiLK
C: maimai MURASAKi
D: maimai GreeN

Answer 
A: maimai YELLow

maimai is an extremely popular rhythm game series with 16 titles released as of October 2020. The latest title is maimai DX Splash.

Q56 Level: C
Ongeki is an arcade rhythm game that includes card game elements. Choose all of the arcade games that can also use the Card Maker, a dedicated printing unit that is used as a set with Ongeki.


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(multiple choice)

A: Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours
B: WCCF FOOTISTA 2020
C: CHUNITHM
D: maimai DX

Answer 
C: CHUNITHM
D: maimai DX

With CHUNITHM, players use cards printed by the Card Maker to compete in the Great Chunithm War, a real-life card game. For maimai DX, players can print out "DX Passes" to obtain powerups to gain advantages in the game.

Comments: This question offered a multiple selection choice.
Q57 Level: D
Which of these is SEGA's 60th Anniversary concept?

A: GO SEGA
B: DO SEGA
C: BE SEGA
D: YES SEGA

Answer 
A: GO SEGA
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As you know, "GO SEGA" is the company's 60th anniversary concept. A special logo was also created for the occasion.

Q58 Level: A
Choose the arcade game that was released in Japan together with the Blast City arcade cabinet in 1996.


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A: Virtua Fighter 3
B: Crazy Taxi
C: Die Hard Arcade
D: Virtua Striker

Answer 
A: Virtua Fighter 3

In order to make it compatible with the MODEL 3 system board, Blast City cabinets used high resolution (31khz) monitors. The first game to use the MODEL 3 was Virtua Fighter 3.

Q59 Level: C
What was the initial name of the first SEGA store that opened in Akihabara in November 1992?


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A: Akihabara GiGO
B: Club SEGA Akihabara
C: HI-TECH LAND SEGA Shintoku
D: SEGA Akihabara

Answer 
C: HI-TECH LAND SEGA Shintoku

SEGA Akihabara 5th opened in July 2019.

Q60 Level: C
How many times does Sega Shirou say "SEGA" in the "Sega Shirou: Tojyo-hen (Sega Shirou: The Debut)" episode from the SEGA 60th Anniversary Movie commercial series?


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A: Three
B: Four
C: Five
D: Six

Answer 
D: Six

The word "SEGA" is repeated a total of 12 times in the episode by Sega Shirou and other characters.