Vol 1., Issue 3
Winter 2007

 
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Hobby Gaming History 101

Kobold Quarterly, in association with Dungeon Mastering and the Lycanthropic Brassicas, wants to know what you know. Take this quiz about the history of hobby gaming, and let us know how you do.

What was the name of the module that came in the original Top Secret boxed set?
  • Kerkerunddrachen
  • Geschwendigkeitsbegrenzung
  • Sprechenhaltestelle
  • Drunkonheineken
What's the name of the spellcaster on the "Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook" hardcover as depicted by artist Easley?
  • Bigby
  • Mordenkainen
  • Ringlerun
  • Dumbledore
What husband and wife rgp writing team were at one time thought to be sisters by the general gaming community?
  • Tracy and Laura Hickman
  • Laurell and Kaye Hamilton
  • Octavia and Estelle Butler
  • Marion and Zimmer Bradley
The map in the original Gamma World game was a post-apocalypse version of what part of the United States?
  • Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming
  • Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
  • Eastern New Mexico and Western Texas
  • Southern Alaska and Western Yukon
Who was thought to have disappeared in 1979 playing D&D in the steam tunnels of Michigan State, bringing the first national media attention to the game?
  • James Dallas Egbert III
  • Albert Walter Worthy III
  • Davis Love III
  • Gary Gygax
What does FASA stand for?
  • Free Attack & Super attack
  • Forcefield Amplifier & Secure Armor
  • Flying Apparel & Shocking Attack
  • Freedonia Aeronautics & Space Administration
Where does FASA's name come from?
  • The Marx brother's Duck Soup
  • H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
  • AD&D 2nd edition
  • D20 Modern
What monster was depicted on the cover of the AD&D 1987 DMG?
  • An efreet
  • An ogre
  • A red dragon
  • An owlbear
What country was nuked by Israel in Shadowrun 2e?
  • Syria
  • Libya
  • Jordan
  • France
What Roleplaying Sourcebook produced by what company did the US Secret Service confiscate in a raid before it ever saw print?
  • GURPS - Cyberpunk by Steve Jackson Games
  • Shadowrun - Rigger Black Book by FASA Corporation
  • D20 Modern - Ultramodern Firearms by Wizards of the coast
  • Vampire: The Masquerade - The Anarch Cookbook by White Wolf
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