Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

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Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz
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Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Browser
Genre Quiz
Rating(s) N/A
Mode(s) Single player
Input Mouse/touchscreen

Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz was a skill quiz on the Play Nintendo website.[1] In this quiz, the player had to answer several trivia questions about various Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games that had been re-released as part of the Nintendo Selects line. An activity with a similar theme, Nintendo Trivia Quiz, was also available on the website, though it only focuses on Nintendo 3DS titles.

Overview[edit]

The player is given a total of eight questions to answer. Each question provides four answers to choose from, with only one of them being the correct answer. The player has to press "Check Answer" to see if the answer they selected is correct. If they selected the correct answer, their answer will be highlighted green. If the player answered incorrectly, the answer that they chose will be highlighted red, and the correct answer will be highlighted green. At the end of the quiz, a message will pop up saying how many questions the player got out of eight. The player then can choose to retake the quiz or to take a different quiz on the website.

Questions[edit]

Correct answers are marked with a green border. Messages displayed in the quiz for answering a question right or wrong are also shown.

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Picture shown with the first question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

What type of song does Sheik teach Link to play in the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D game?

Hylian lullabies Folk songs Warping songs 80s love ballads


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizYes! That answer is music to my ears.
Link plays these mysterious songs to warp to different locations in the game.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizSay warp?!
Sheik teaches Link to play Warping songs, which he can use to, you know…warp.
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Picture shown with the second question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

Why is Donkey Kong so mad at the Tiki Tak Tribe in the Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D game?

They stole his bananas. They kidnapped Diddy Kong. They put lids of[sic] all of the island’s DK Barrels. They told him, “It’s on like Donkey Kong!”


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizYou got it. Those Tikis sure went bananas!
Diddy Kong lends a hand—er, paw—to help Donkey Kong retrieve his beloved bananas.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizNo way! Those Tikis only care about one thing…
And that’s getting their greedy hands on Donkey Kong’s delicious bananas.
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Picture shown with the third question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

What’s the name of this toothy boss from the Pikmin 3 game?

Vehemoth Phosbat Scornet Maestro The Plasm Wraith The Sandbelching Meerslug


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizRight! That name’s a mouthful, huh?
Luckily, you can use Red Pikmin to bring down this sneaky sand-creature.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizNope. Keep this baddie in the sandbox!
The Sandbelching Meerslug appears when the captains and the Pikmin try to dig up a cell phone in the sand.
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Picture shown with the fourth question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

Baby Mario and a whole bunch of Yoshis try to rescue which baby in the Yoshi’s New Island game?

Baby Luigi Baby Bowser Baby Powder Baby Peach


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizWoo-hoo! You got it right, baby.
When Baby Luigi is in trouble, his bro Baby Mario leaps to the rescue.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizSorry! You picked the wrong baby.
Baby Luigi is the one who needs rescuing this time around.
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Picture shown with the fifth question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

What can Toad do better than any other playable character in the Super Mario 3D World game?

He can limbo the lowest. He can run the fastest. He can sing the loudest. He can swim the farthest.


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizNice! You ran away with it.
Toad’s fleet feet make him an excellent choice for speed runs.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizGood guess. But the right answer ran away from you.
Who knew Toad would be the fastest of the bunch? But he is—with a running speed of 5/5!
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Picture shown with the sixth question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

In this 8-bit mash-up from the NES Remix Pack game, which character is out of place?

Kirby Whispy Woods That apple The Boos


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizYou got it right, boo.
Boos don’t exist in the Kirby universe—except in the NES Remix Pack game.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizUh-oh. You made a boo-boo.
Boos in the Kirby universe? It’s another wild mash-up from the NES Remix Pack game!
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Picture shown with the seventh question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

What’s got Bowser all riled up in the Mario Party: Island Tour game?

He never rolls higher than a 1. He wasn’t invited to the party. Someone popped all his bubbles. He got a sunburn on Party Island beach.


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizYup! Bowser does NOT like to be left out.
But did he really need to attack everyone with evil bubbles?
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizNope. He just felt left out.
No one’s going to invite Bowser to the next party either if he keeps acting like that.
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Picture shown with the eighth question in Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz

In the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game, the mighty Squiddicus is what type of animal?

A squid. An octopus. An anemone. A sea monkey.


Smiley face displayed when a question is answered correctly in a skill quizGot it! That was a trick question, too.
Don’t let the name fool you—this boss is pure octopus.
Disappointed face displayed when a question is answered incorrectly in a skill quizWrong! But to be fair, that was a trick question.
Squiddicus may sound like a squid, but he’s all octopus. Just ask Donkey Kong!

Results[edit]

  • 0/8 - 2/8: Oh well… You could keep playing, and maybe try the quiz again later!
  • 3/8 - 4/8: Not bad! You’ve still got a lot to learn though. Good thing these games are so much fun to play!
  • 5/8 - 6/8: Nicely done! You’re up on a lot of these games. But there’s still room for improvement!
  • 7/8 - 8/8: Wow! Excellent job! You’re a Nintendo Selects expert.

Description and tagline[edit]

Can’t-miss games
There are tons of great Nintendo video games out there—so many that a few of them may have fallen off your radar. But the Nintendo Selects series introduces players to some of our absolute favorites. Think you know these Nintendo Select games? You can find out by taking this trivia quiz!

Get a clue!
Put yourself to the test with our Nintendo Selects trivia quiz!

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Selects Trivia Quiz. Play Nintendo. Retrieved January 10, 2020. (Archived July 29, 2020, 19:54:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)