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Question 1
The hero Jumpman battles the title ape in the game Donkey Kong while working what profession?
Jumpman, later renamed Mario, was designed as a carpenter because the game takes place on a construction site. He became a plumber in later games featuring pipes.
Question 2
Nintendo designed the arcade game Donkey Kong after failing to secure the rights to what franchise?
Shigeru Miyamoto originally envisioned a game where Popeye must rescue Olive Oyl from Bluto, but adapted the characters into Mario and Donkey Kong when licensing failed.
Question 3
Creator Shigeru Miyamoto chose the name Donkey for the game Donkey Kong to convey what trait?
Miyamoto used an English dictionary to find a word that conveyed stubbornness and chose "donkey," combining it with "Kong" to describe a stubborn ape.
Question 4
Universal Studios sued Nintendo over the arcade hit Donkey Kong in an attempt to do what?
Universal claimed the game infringed on their rights to the 1933 film King Kong. Nintendo famously won by proving the movie's story was actually in the public domain.