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The Great Retro Quiz! .30: Super Mario Kart photo

This is it, folks: the season finale of The Great Retro Quiz! Don’t fret, though; it will be back for an even better “Season 2” after a short break. I just need to tweak a few things -- maybe hire twenty-five beautiful women to hold some metal cases -- and, I don’t know, install a Plinko board or something. Yeah, the Great Retro Quiz! definitely needs a Plinko board.

In the meantime, start studying up on things like Final Fantasy VI, Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Metroid. These games may be making an appearance come next season (hint hint).

To celebrate the grand finale and the strangely coincidental release of Mario Kart Wii, this week’s quiz is all the original Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. How well do you remember it?

Just leave your answers in your comments and check my community blog tomorrow (5/1) for the dramatic results.

Start your mental engines and ... good luck! The Great Retro Quiz! misses you already!

The Great Retro Quiz! .30
Category: Super Mario Kart
Number of questions: 20
Difficulty: Normal

1. Push what?

a. A
b. B
c. Start
d. Select

2. Add up all the engine classes. What number do you get?
a. 200cc
b. 250cc
c. 300cc
d. 400cc

3. All of the following are cups in Super Mario Kart except:

4. How many total tracks are in Super Mario Kart?
a. 12
b. 15
c. 16
d. 20

5. Which of the below tracks doesn’t exist?
a. Choco Island 2
b. Mario Circuit 4
c. Vanilla Lake 2
d. Koopa Beach 3

6. Which classic character from the Mario universe rescues racers who have fallen off the track?

7. True or false: Donkey Kong is a playable character in Super Mario Kart.
a. True
b. False

Pair up the characters that share the same driving class:

12. Mario just picked up a coin. What happened?
a. He can now drive faster
b. He can now jump higher
c. He can now pick up better items
d. He can now turn tighter

13. What is the name of the famous final track that is featured in every single version of Mario Kart?
a. Star Highway
b. Rainbow Valley
c. Mushroom Pass
d. Rainbow Road

Which Super Mario Kart items will help the below poor souls solve their problems?

14. Marty the model is too tall for the job he wants to book. He needs to shrink down ...
15. Ginny the gymnast can’t seem to jump high enough to clear the vault. She needs to jump higher ...
16. Sal the submarine pilot is having trouble hitting his target. He needs to attach something to the torpedoes ...
17. Theo the thief keeps getting busted when he tries to mug a passerby. If only he could steal something without being detected ...

18. An intense race just ended, with all the racers finishing in the below order (the leftmost driver being last). Who just avoided being eliminated from the next round?

a. Bowser
b. Koopa Troopa
c. Luigi
d. Yoshi

19. How many points does a racer receive for coming in first during a Grand Prix race?
a. 0
b. 9
c. 10
d. 12

20. Ever since the Super Mario Kart awards ceremony, who hates champagne corks?

The Great Retro Quiz! Study Materials

.01-.20
.21: King’s Quest
.22: The characters of Super Smash Bros.
.23: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
.24: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
.25: Ninja Gaiden
.26: Dolphin extravaganza!
.27: Secret Den Den Town edition
.28: Aladdin
.29: Donkey Kong Country


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33 comments | showing # 1 to 33

njsykora's Avatar
njsykora at 04/30/2008 13:51
1)B
2)C
3)D
4)B
5)C
6)B
7)A
8)B
9)C
10)D
11)A
12)A
13)D
14)B
15)D
16)A
17)C
18)C
19)D
20)A

I am such a Mario Kart obsessive I will go as far as to call this quiz insulting to my knowledge.
mix's Avatar
mix at 04/30/2008 13:51
Man some of these are hard

1.a
2.c
3.d
4.a
5.a
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.a
12.c I've NEVER known what the coins do...lol
13.d
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.c
18.b
19.d
20.a
wilbo's Avatar
wilbo at 04/30/2008 13:53
1.b
2.c
3.b
4.d
5.d
6.b
7.b
mario,luigi,peach
toad, koopa troopa
bowser,dk Jr
12.a
13.d
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.c
18.c
19.b
20.a

think i may have nailed it
but good questions nonetheless
freeman1's Avatar
freeman1 at 04/30/2008 13:55
01. C
02. C
03. D
04. C
05. B
06. B
07. B
08. B
09. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. D
20. A
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 04/30/2008 13:55
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) C
5) D
6) B
7) B
8) B
9) C
10) D
11) A
12) A
13) D
14) B
15) D
16) A
17) C
18) C
19) D
20) A

I'll admit, this one was a little easy because I played Mario Kart so much as a kid. Great quiz chad, the weapons questions made me smile
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 04/30/2008 13:56
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. b
15. d
16. a
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. a

I'm so pissed I lost my copy of this game. I have Super Circuit on GBA, and it has all the tracks, but it's just not quite the same. Didn't help that they removed pipes and thwomps from the SNES tracks, Rainbow Road is totally neutered :(
wilbo's Avatar
wilbo at 04/30/2008 13:56
oops the pictures for 8 never showed up for me!!!
ill redo it here
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.a
hope it still counts
dclark's Avatar
dclark at 04/30/2008 13:58
1. b
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. b
15. d
16. a
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. a
riomccarthy's Avatar
riomccarthy at 04/30/2008 14:06
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. B (False, it's Donkey Kong Jr. :P )
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. A

YES! I played the hell out of Super Mario Kart. This was the first game I got when I got my SNES for Christmas sooooo many years ago.
FlatTopJesus's Avatar
FlatTopJesus at 04/30/2008 14:09
1.B
2.C
3.D
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.C
20.A
liquidninja's Avatar
liquidninja at 04/30/2008 14:40
1.c.
2.b
3.d
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.b
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.a
12.a
13.d
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.c
18.c
19.c
20.a

Most of these questions were easy for me.
I just have to say that nothing ever since has replaced the fun that the original Super Mario Kart brought when I was a kid. (Though, I still haven't played the Wii version)
Xelotath's Avatar
Xelotath at 04/30/2008 14:43
Super Mario Kart FTW!
1-b
2-c
3-d
4-d
5-d
6-b
7-b
8-b
9-c
10-d
11-a
12-a
13-d
14-b
15-d
16-a
17-c
18-c
19-b
20-a
morkuma's Avatar
morkuma at 04/30/2008 14:54
1.a
2.c
3.d
4.c
5.c
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.a
12.a
13.d
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.c
18.b
19.b
20.a
SWE3tMadness's Avatar
SWE3tMadness at 04/30/2008 15:04
Hmm, this was tougher than I thought. It's been forever since I've played the original Super Mario Kart. >.>

1.D
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.A
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.C
20.A
Brilliam's Avatar
Brilliam at 04/30/2008 15:11
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. D (I WISH, Koopa Beach 1 was my fave)
6. B
7. B (it's DK Jr, right?)
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A (LOL @ SAL THE SUB PILOT)
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. A

I hope I didn't get burned as bad as I think i did
Mustin's Avatar
Mustin at 04/30/2008 15:19
God, it just wouldn't be fair for me to do this. I just know everything about this game inside and out.

I'm going to graciously step aside and let everyone have a chance.

There's no bigger Super Mario Kart whore (or just general dick) than me, baby.

Carry on.
niacin's Avatar
niacin at 04/30/2008 15:40
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. A

memories are so fuzzy and shamefully I didn't own it, it was my neighbours. Why why did we always make sure we never got the same games.
PaperBowser0's Avatar
PaperBowser0 at 04/30/2008 15:49
1.a
2.c
3.d
4.a
5.a
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.a
12.a
13.d
14.b
15.d
16.a
17.c
18.c
19.c
20.a
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 04/30/2008 16:49
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. d
5. d
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. b
15. d
16. a
17. c
18. c
19. c
20. a
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 04/30/2008 17:03
1.) b
2.) c (50+100+150=300)
3.) d
4.) d (5 for each of the 4 cups)
5.) d
6.) b
7.) b (DK Jr. is, though)
8.) b
9.) c
10.) d
11.) a
12.) a
13.) d
14.) b
15.) d
16.) a
17.) c
18.) c
19.) b
20.) a
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 04/30/2008 17:09
1. c
2. c
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. d
11. a
12. a
13. d
14. b
15. d
16. a
17. c
18. c
19. c
20. a
Artemus's Avatar
Artemus at 04/30/2008 19:49
I didn't post my answers, still one helluva quiz! Brought back cherished memories... ;`)

Like king3vbo, this one was a tad easy for the older kids who played Super Mario Kart back in the day(1992).

=)
kevinski's Avatar
kevinski at 04/30/2008 20:07
5's the only one that I don't know for sure. Good quiz. I'm really not sure just how many people would know all of these, but I played this game obsessively back in the day. I'm just a bit rusty on the tracks. I sold my copy long ago, because I just swear too much while playing the game. It makes me far too competitive.
ZargonX's Avatar
ZargonX at 04/30/2008 21:28
It's been a while...

1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. A
DarkAnubisPwnr's Avatar
DarkAnubisPwnr at 04/30/2008 21:58
i want answers but here are mine
b
c
d
b
b
b
c
d
a
a
d
b
d
a
c
d
d
a
thomasa's Avatar
thomasa at 04/30/2008 23:08
1. a
2. b
3. d
4. c
5. b
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. d
10. c
11. a
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. d
16. a
17. c
18. a
19. c
20. a
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 05/01/2008 02:32
1.A
2.B
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.B
7.B
8.D
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.D
20.A
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 05/01/2008 03:34
1.) B
2.) C
3.) D
4.) D
5.) D
6.) B
7.) B We're not counting the DKC retcon that made old DK into Cranky, are we?
8.) B
9.) C
10.) D
11.) A
12.) A
13.) D
14.) B
15.) D
16.) A
17.) C
18.) C
19.) C
20.) A (I don't care for them either, sooo.... B?)
BlackSheep's Avatar
BlackSheep at 05/01/2008 08:04
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D (i'll give you this one, but there are really 24, did you not play battle mode?)
5. D
6. B
7. B (it's DK Jr.)
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A (eventhough you need 10 not 1)
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. A

thank you so much for doing my favorite game :) if i don't get a 20 i'll have to cry
Sinnix's Avatar
Sinnix at 05/01/2008 09:14
Wow, it's been a long time since I thought about this game. My brother and I played this game to death when we were kids. I'm pretty sure I did okay...

1.C
2.B
3.D
4.D
5.D
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.A
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.C
19.9
20.A
dahcheet's Avatar
dahcheet at 05/01/2008 11:07
1 B
2 C
3 D
4 C
5 B
6 B
7 A
8 B
9 C
10 D
11 A
12 A
13 D
14 B
15 D
16 A
17 C
18 D
19 B
20 A
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 05/01/2008 16:12
1.(b), 2.(b), 3.(d), 4.(c), 5.(b), 6.(b), 7.(b), 8.(b), 9.(c), 10.(d), 11.(a), 12.(a), 13.(d), 14.(b), 15.(d), 16.(a), 17.(c), 18.(c), 19.(c), 20.(a).

There should be about 75% right there...
Blackhat's Avatar
Blackhat at 07/29/2008 12:22
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. 12
5. D
6. B
7. True
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. B

I didn't look any of it up, so a lot will be wrong, haha.
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