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Title: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: illawarra_steelers on May 27, 2009, 05:12:26 PM
Lets test your pinball knowledge. These are the first 10 questions from the Sydney Pinball Expo trivia part of the night.

No cheating! If there is any interest will post the remaining 40 questions over the next few days


1. What was the name of the first multi-player pinball machine?

2. What was the Stern game produced in 1981 which shared the same name as an English heavy metal band?

3. Who designed Bally’s Fireball in 1972?

4. What was the first game released under the Pinball 2000 (PB2K) concept?

5. Who did the art on Bally’s Lost World in 1978?

6. What was the name of the last Gottlieb wedge head produced in 1979?

7. What is the name of the Williams 4 player version of Doodle Bug?

8. How many flippers did the playfield of Williams Nine Sisters from 1953 have?

9. What is the name of the 2 player head to head game made by Gottlieb in 1971?

10. How many balls did Bally’s Centaur have during multi- ball mode?


Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: Rod71 on May 27, 2009, 05:34:03 PM
Quote from: illawarra_steelers on May 27, 2009, 05:12:26 PM
Lets test your pinball knowledge. These are the first 10 questions from the Sydney Pinball Expo trivia part of the night.

No cheating! If there is any interest will post the remaining 40 questions over the next few days


1. What was the name of the first multi-player pinball machine?

2. What was the Stern game produced in 1981 which shared the same name as an English heavy metal band?

3. Who designed Bally’s Fireball in 1972?

4. What was the first game released under the Pinball 2000 (PB2K) concept?

5. Who did the art on Bally’s Lost World in 1978?

6. What was the name of the last Gottlieb wedge head produced in 1979?

7. What is the name of the Williams 4 player version of Doodle Bug?

8. How many flippers did the playfield of Williams Nine Sisters from 1953 have?

9. What is the name of the 2 player head to head game made by Gottlieb in 1971?

10. How many balls did Bally’s Centaur have during multi- ball mode?




1. Duet?

2. Iron Maiden

3. Damn, i should know this.

4. RFM

5. Paul Farris

6. TKO?

7. Dipsy Doodle

8. I will guess and say 4

9. Challenger

10. 4
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: Extra Ball on May 27, 2009, 06:17:10 PM
iron maiden was the only one I knew
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: pinballist on May 27, 2009, 06:27:30 PM
Wow they made an Iron Maiden pinnie?!?  Gee I have been away for a while  !@)
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: Extra Ball on May 27, 2009, 06:41:59 PM
Quote from: pinballist on May 27, 2009, 06:27:30 PM
Wow they made an Iron Maiden pinnie?!?  Gee I have been away for a while  !@)

its not what u expect, but a interesting looking pin (http://mirror1.ipdb.org/images/1270/image-10.jpg)
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: Extra Ball on May 27, 2009, 06:54:49 PM
oh and this Gorgor re-themed (http://www.ipdb.org/images/5190/image-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: pinballist on May 27, 2009, 06:59:46 PM
Thanks Extra Ball, even though I'm an old maiden fan I think I prefer the first table :D
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: Ballywannabe on May 27, 2009, 11:24:27 PM
Quote from: illawarra_steelers on May 27, 2009, 05:12:26 PM
Lets test your pinball knowledge. These are the first 10 questions from the Sydney Pinball Expo trivia part of the night.

No cheating! If there is any interest will post the remaining 40 questions over the next few days


1. What was the name of the first multi-player pinball machine? PASS!

2. What was the Stern game produced in 1981 which shared the same name as an English heavy metal band? Iron Maiden

3. Who designed Bally’s Fireball in 1972? HMMMM Greg Kmeik?

4. What was the first game released under the Pinball 2000 (PB2K) concept? Star Wars Ep 1?

5. Who did the art on Bally’s Lost World in 1978?  Paul Faris

6. What was the name of the last Gottlieb wedge head produced in 1979?  Hit the Deck?

7. What is the name of the Williams 4 player version of Doodle Bug?  PASS

8. How many flippers did the playfield of Williams Nine Sisters from 1953 have?  Six??

9. What is the name of the 2 player head to head game made by Gottlieb in 1971?  Joust?

10. How many balls did Bally’s Centaur have during multi- ball mode?  2,3,4 or 5!!

Don't think I have done very well here :lol

Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: ajlaird on May 28, 2009, 01:05:26 AM
Yeah, I didn't exactly find these easy!

The answer to 8 was 5 flippers from memory.
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: illawarra_steelers on May 28, 2009, 07:55:39 AM
Quote from: ajlaird on May 28, 2009, 01:05:26 AM
Yeah, I didn't exactly find these easy!

The answer to 8 was 5 flippers from memory.

Nine Sisters only had one flipper! How cool is that playfield!
Title: Re: Pinball Questions Part 1 (from Pinball Expo)
Post by: ajlaird on May 28, 2009, 09:51:53 AM
Quote from: illawarra_steelers on May 28, 2009, 07:55:39 AM
Quote from: ajlaird on May 28, 2009, 01:05:26 AM
Yeah, I didn't exactly find these easy!

The answer to 8 was 5 flippers from memory.

Nine Sisters only had one flipper! How cool is that playfield!

Doh, got it wrong twice now!!