MMC 2000 FSU EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% CORRECT.
_________ was the carnival man who invented the first mass-produced arcade
game, Baffle Ball, in 1931. Answer - David Gottlieb
Baffle Ball was a small wooden cabinet, it had only one moving part, a
_________. Answer - plunger
In _________, players would launch a ball into the playing field, a slanted
surface with metal "pins" surrounding "scoring holes." Answer - Baffle Ball
The object of Baffle Ball was to _________. Answer - get the ball into one of
the holes
invented Contact, the first electric pinball game. Answer - Harry Williams
The popularity of arcade games then exploded, and players' enthusiasm was
fueled even more when slot-machine makers entered the field, producing
games with _________. Answer - cash payouts
_________ was against cash payouts with pinball, "gambling machines only
invited government interference." Answer - Williams
, The Depression was in full force in the 1930s, however, civic leaders were not
much in favor of this development (cash payouts/gambling), and several cities,
most notably _________, banned the games. Answer - NYC
Games were banned because cash payouts, including payouts for pinball, was
considered _________. Answer - gambling
Gottlieb responded to the game ban saying "games that paid off in _________
rather than cash are not gambling." Answer - additional games
In 1947, Gottlieb introduced _________, a six-flipper game that rewarded high-
scorers with replays. Answer - Humpty Dumpty
As a result, bans were _________, pinball returned to the arcades, even more
players were attracted to the skills-based electronic games, and the stage was
set for what we know today as video and computer games. Answer - lifted
Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, _________ were hulking giants, filling
entire rooms. Answer - computers
The very best, most advanced computers, those designed for _________, were
a bit sleeker and had monitors for output display. Answer - military research
and analysis
Only three universities—_________—and a few dedicated research
installations had these machines. Answer - MIT, the University of Utah, and
Stanford
VERIFIED 100% CORRECT.
_________ was the carnival man who invented the first mass-produced arcade
game, Baffle Ball, in 1931. Answer - David Gottlieb
Baffle Ball was a small wooden cabinet, it had only one moving part, a
_________. Answer - plunger
In _________, players would launch a ball into the playing field, a slanted
surface with metal "pins" surrounding "scoring holes." Answer - Baffle Ball
The object of Baffle Ball was to _________. Answer - get the ball into one of
the holes
invented Contact, the first electric pinball game. Answer - Harry Williams
The popularity of arcade games then exploded, and players' enthusiasm was
fueled even more when slot-machine makers entered the field, producing
games with _________. Answer - cash payouts
_________ was against cash payouts with pinball, "gambling machines only
invited government interference." Answer - Williams
, The Depression was in full force in the 1930s, however, civic leaders were not
much in favor of this development (cash payouts/gambling), and several cities,
most notably _________, banned the games. Answer - NYC
Games were banned because cash payouts, including payouts for pinball, was
considered _________. Answer - gambling
Gottlieb responded to the game ban saying "games that paid off in _________
rather than cash are not gambling." Answer - additional games
In 1947, Gottlieb introduced _________, a six-flipper game that rewarded high-
scorers with replays. Answer - Humpty Dumpty
As a result, bans were _________, pinball returned to the arcades, even more
players were attracted to the skills-based electronic games, and the stage was
set for what we know today as video and computer games. Answer - lifted
Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, _________ were hulking giants, filling
entire rooms. Answer - computers
The very best, most advanced computers, those designed for _________, were
a bit sleeker and had monitors for output display. Answer - military research
and analysis
Only three universities—_________—and a few dedicated research
installations had these machines. Answer - MIT, the University of Utah, and
Stanford
