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Answers to The Great Retro Quiz! .29: Donkey Kong Country
 by Chad Concelmo on 04.24.2008      25 comments




It seems like a lot of critics are dismissing Donkey Kong Country all of these years later, saying the game was overrated. I really don’t understand that. Donkey Kong Country is awesome and one of the best platformers on the Super Nintendo (and that's saying a lot).

Thanks to everyone for participating in yesterday's quiz. Like always, you guys are amazing. My fingers would hurt from all the smiley faces I want to type to express my love.

How do you think you did on the quiz? Did you earn a dolphin badge? You can check all the correct answers below (in bold).



1. During the game’s opening sequence, what is Cranky Kong playing music on?
a. [picture of an old piano]
b. [picture of a gramophone]
c. [picture of a violin]
d. [picture of a harmonica]

2. Ridiculously easy question of the week! Who is Donkey Kong’s playable partner in Donkey Kong Country?
a. Diddy Kong
b. Dixie Kong
c. Lanky Kong
d. Tiny Kong

3. Quick, tag that partner!
a. [picture of Super Nintendo “Y” face button]
b. [picture of Super Nintendo “X” face button]
c. [picture of Super Nintendo “B” face button]
d. [picture of Super Nintendo “A” face button]
You push the “A” button on the SNES controller to tag and switch places with your partner.

4. The advanced graphic technique in Donkey Kong Country was also used in what awesome fighting game?
a. Mortal Kombat
b. Street Fighter
c. Killer Instinct
d. Bloody Roar
C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

5. Which of the below is not one of the worlds in Donkey Kong Country?
a. Monkey Mines
b. Gorilla Glacier
c. Chimp Caverns
d. Baboon Bayou

6. Little Molly Jenkins loves going to the Donkey Kong Country petting zoo. Which animal, though, does she never get to ride?
a. [picture of Rambi the Rhinoceros]
b. [picture of Expresso the Ostrich]
c. [picture of Winky the Frog]
d. [picture of Squawks the Parrot]
Although he is very helpful, you can’t actually ride Squawks the parrot in the game.

7. Golden letters are hidden throughout each level in Donkey Kong Country. What word do they spell when found?
a. R-A-R-E
b. D-K
c. D-O-N-K-E-Y
d. K-O-N-G

8. Analogy fun! Super Mario Bros. 1UP : Green mushroom : : Donkey Kong Country 1UP :
a. Blue balloon
b. Green balloon
c. Red balloon
d. Glowing barrel
The red balloon gives you one extra life in the game.

9. What image appears on the save barrels?
a. [picture of a star]
b. [picture of DK logo]
c. [picture of a Rare logo]
d. [picture of a banana]

10. The “vehicle” levels in Donkey Kong Country are some of the most well known (and fun!) in the game. Which Indiana Jones movie could have inspired them?
a. Raiders of the Lost Ark
b. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
c. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
d. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The “vehicle” levels I am referring to are the amazing (but ridiculously hard) mine cart stages. They are almost perfect reenactments of the incredible mine cart chase near the end of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

11. Funky Kong offers Donkey Kong a specific service in Donkey Kong Country. If he were to perform a similar duty in the real world, what job would Funky Kong most likely take?
a. Teacher
b. Surfing instructor
c. Doctor
d. Pilot
Funky runs a flight service and will “fly” you to any world in the game.

12. Which character performs the following gymnastics move?
[video of cartwheel]
a. Donkey Kong
b. Diddy Kong
By the way, the girl in that video is amazing.

Match the animal buddy with the crate it hides out in:
a. [picture of Enguarde crate]
b. [picture of Expresso crate]
c. [picture of Rambi crate]
d. [picture of Winky crate]
13. Rambi (c.)
14. Expresso (b.)
15. Enguarde (a.)
16. Winky (d.)

17. What kind of item does Donkey Kong bounce on to jump higher?
a. A tire
b. A spring
c. A pogo stick
d. A trampoline

18. Cranky Kong could be cranky for all of the following reasons except?
a. Mario stole Daisy away from him years ago in the original Donkey Kong
b. No one listens to the helpful stage hints he provides in each world
c. Donkey Kong plays his boom box too loud during the game’s opening
d. He didn’t get to be a playable character in the Donkey Kong Country sequel
The only false statement in the bunch is “A.” It was actually Jumpman and Pauline, not Mario and Daisy that starred in the original Donkey Kong (along with Cranky, who was the original DK). Cranky does provide stage hints, Donkey Kong does play his boom box in the opening sequence, and Cranky is not a playable character in Donkey Kong Country 2. This was a tough one.

19. Who is the final boss of Donkey Kong Country?
a. [picture of Queen Bee]
b. [picture of King K. Rool]
c. [picture of Manky Kong]
d. [picture of Dumb Drum]

20. Ridiculously hard question of the week! How many lives does Donkey Kong have after the following sequence of events? (Keep in mind that he starts with 3.)
-Donkey Kong grabs a red balloon.
-Donkey Kong picks up 50 bananas.
-Donkey Kong grabs a green balloon.
-Donkey Kong grabs a red balloon.
-Donkey Kong picks up 7 banana bunches.
-Donkey Kong grabs two blue balloons.
-Donkey Kong picks up 83 bananas.
a. 12
b. 14
c. 15
d. 16
Red balloon = 1 extra life; Blue balloon = 2 extra lives; Green balloon = 3 extra lives; 100 bananas = 1 extra life; One banana bunch = 10 bananas. Do the math. :)

Check back next week for a very special quiz #30!

There are 25 comments about this post:
BlackSheep's Destructoid Blog
arghhhhhhhhhhh stupid number 18.

got 19/20 :(

great quiz chad :)
weedgan's Destructoid Blog
I can't believe I missed this.

DKC is probably my favorite game, of all time.

DAMMIT!
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
Arg 19/20.

I also missed 18. The way it was worded threw me off. That and the whole Jumpman thing. :D

Awesome quiz as usual Chad
MechaMonkey's Destructoid Blog
18/20

Damn you Cranky Kong.
Knives's Destructoid Blog
Yay!! 17/20 :P. I blame getting 10 wrong on me only watching the 3 movies in a row.
Guagloves's Destructoid Blog
19/20 Damnit Cranky Kong
ScottyG's Destructoid Blog
Bah, only got 18 wrong too. Didn't even think about the Mario/Jumpman thing, I just saw "sequel" and figured he wouldn't have complained about that in the first game. :(

You're too tricksy Chad. :p
Reaprar's Destructoid Blog
Eh.. I still don't agree that cranky is Donkey Kong, I find it much ore believable that he's Donkey Kong JR.
Chad Concelmo's Destructoid Blog
@Reaprar,
Yeah, I have heard it both ways. I also heard that Donkey Kong (in DKC) is Donkey Kong Jr. So confusing ... :)
Reaprar's Destructoid Blog
Well I'm pretty certain we know Cranky is DK's grandpa, that much is confirmed.. but as for who is what.. I don't know, Nintendo's said both that he is the original Donkey Kong and he isn't.. it's all up in the air really.. I think rare said he wasn't too.. not sure on that one though.
liquidninja's Destructoid Blog
18 was obvious to me because of elimination.
But I missed 3, 4, 9, 11 and 20.
BlackSheep's Destructoid Blog
in the course of the game cranky kong talks about how the bananas have more frames of animation than in HIS entire 1981 arcade hit.

cranky = original DK, i believe it.
riomccarthy's Destructoid Blog
Ahhh I missed two. I kept thinking the banana bunches were 25 for some reason and not 10. The save barrel one was just dumb on my part. Loved the quiz though! Tons of fun as always!
Grim's Destructoid Blog
19/20 dammit! The sad part about me missing #20 is that I knew how much all of those items were worth, but apparently I fail at adding.
Dexter345's Destructoid Blog
Dang, number eighteen got me too.

Still, I got a gold Retroid Badge, which I will wear with honor.
ryanrab1's Destructoid Blog
Hell yeah, I got the dolphin badge! 20/20
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
19/20. That question on the bananas threw me off, as I did the math wrong.
smurfee mcgee's Destructoid Blog
dammit! I missed 3 & 18. I couldn't remember how to tag. it's select on the VC, and I've played that way more recently. still, I'm Golden
braulio09's Destructoid Blog
dammit.... 16/20..and i thought i knew this game

got the snes controller one wrong cuz i cant remember shit about snes control setups

also, ive never watched an indiana jones movies so i also failed hard at that one.

the others i blame my stupid self for :(
njsykora's Destructoid Blog
18. I played DKC to death but I couldn't remember what the tag button was.
Brilliam's Destructoid Blog
NOOOOOO! How did I miss this poll?! I love these games! I used to play them while babysitting this one spoiled brat who got all the games he wanted. I am now trying to buy them on ebay. Bitches be expensive.
Xelotath's Destructoid Blog
Arg, I missed Cranky and inverted the green and blue life balloons. 18/20
Tpete2008's Destructoid Blog
18/20

....stupid banana math. It'll get ya every time.
Mabec's Destructoid Blog
100 of 6
K 2's Destructoid Blog
18/20

Forgot about the Pauline/Daisy thing, and I thought 50 bananas was an extra life. Oh well, Gold Decapitated Mr. Destructoid Head for me!

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