Thanks to everyone for participating in yesterday’s quiz. I curled up in a little ball and rolled all around my office this morning before calculating the results. I was trying to put myself in the “Sonic” mood.

This one turned out a little tougher than I expected. Only two people scored perfect scores: teknomcr and prowlerx083. And, of course, when it came down to the tie-breaker, they both got that right as well. Back to choosing a random name out of this dusty old hat, I guess.

*shuffling hand in hat*

The winner of this week’s quiz (and the 2000 point Wii Shop Channel gift card) is ... prowlerx083. Congratulations! Just e-mail your shipping information to chad@destructoid.com and I will send your prize right away.

If you are curious, the dreaded color wheel (#9-12), Chaos Emerald (#14), and tricky seesaw (#19) questions were the most missed.

You can check all the correct answers below to see how you did (hopefully you earned a badge!):



1. On the Genesis controller, which button performs the Super Sonic Spin Attack?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. All of the above

2. Which of the following is not a Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog?
a. Labyrinth
b. Spring Yard
c. Star Light
d. Casino Night
The Casino Night Zone is from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

HUD memories! Fill in the missing elements:
[picture of Sonic the Hedgehog screen]
3. Rings (c.)
4. Score (a.)
5. Time remaining (b.)
6. Lives (d.)

7. On the title screen -- based on the finger(s) he holds up and the gesture he makes -- what exclamation should Sonic most likely be saying?
a. “Peace!”
b. “Thumbs up!”
c. “F*** you!”
d. “Oh no you didn’t!”
Most sassy women say “Oh no you didn’t!” while shaking one extended finger.

8. What is the time limit on every stage?
a. 10 minutes
b. 12 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes

Color wheel fun! What color is ...
*Keep in mind that some answers can be used more than once.
a. [picture of yellow]
b. [picture of orange]
c. [picture of red]
d. [picture of purple]
e. [picture of blue]
f. [picture of green]
9. ... the checkpoint marker orb? (e.)
10. ... the checkpoint marker orb after you activate it? (c.)
11. ... the logo that appears during classic sound bite “SEEEEEGAAAAA!?” (e.)
12. ... the background of a Sonic goal sign? (a.)

13. How many rings does Sonic need to collect to access the giant golden ring at the end of certain levels?
a. 40
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100

14. You know the old saying: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something Sonic.” Your bride-to-be wants six “Chaos” gems to fill her wedding ring. What kind of stones would you have to purchase to make her wish come true?
a. [picture of diamond]
b. [picture of ruby]
c. [picture of emerald]
d. [picture of sapphire]
The famous Sonic game gems are called Chaos Emeralds.

15. True or False: Sonic the Hedgehog sold more copies than Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
a. True
b. False

16. After defeating an enemy, which of the following animals never appears?
a. [picture of pig]
b. [picture of bird]
c. [picture of rabbit]
d. [picture of raccoon]

17. Analogy Fun! Super Mario Bros. : star power : : Sonic the Hedgehog :
a. [picture of Super Ring power-up]
b. [picture of Shield power-up]
c. [picture of “S” power-up]
d. [picture of Invincible power-up]
Collecting the invincibility power-up in Sonic has an almost identical result to collecting a star in Super Mario Bros.

18. Based on his alias, what is the evil Dr. Robotnik’s favorite breakfast food?
a. [picture of eggs]
b. [picture of sausages]
c. [picture of waffles]
d. [picture of grapefruit]
Dr. Robotnik’s alias is Dr. Eggman. Scary.

19. How many seesaws are directly under the final boss of the Scrap Brain Zone?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
This was a trick question. The seesaws appear while fighting the boss of the Star Light Zone (and there are 3 of them).

20. Morbid question of the week! Sonic is massively depressed and decides to kill himself (something about Tails and not wanting to move to Massachusetts). Still holding on to one lone ring, what action must Sonic perform to end it all on his first try?
a. Jump into a pool of hot lava
b. Land on a bed of pointy spikes
c. Stand between a wall and a moving platform
d. Hit an enemy at full speed
If you have at least one ring, all the other hazards will only result in Sonic losing his rings, not instant death.

*Tie-breaker question! Unscramble the below letters to spell out something related to the Sonic the Hedgehog games:
SABTL NSOCPESGRI
BLAST PROCESSING
Blast processing, while not attached to the Sonic universe until Sonic the Hedgehog 2, was SEGA’s marketing tool to convince consumers the Genesis was a more powerful, “faster” system than the Super NES.

Check back next week for quiz #13!