1 Who is James Halliday? The co-creator of the OASIS The sole creator of the OASIS The President of the United States The Vice-President of the United States 2 Which of the following most accurately describes Halliday character? Violent Politician Sociable Grandfather Family Man Eccentric recluse 3 Who is Anorak? Wade's avatar Halliday's avatar It's another word for God A mythical creature 4 What is an avatar? A virtual representation of a person An exact replica of who you are but online A creature created by James Cameron A character on a children's TV show 5 What is the purpose of the contest? To make friends along the way To follow a map through dangerous territories in search of treasure To code a better version of the OASIS To find three hidden keys that open three separately hidden gates 6 Who is the first person to find the Copper Key? the IOI Aech Art3mis Wade 7 Were does Wade live in the beginning of the novel? He doesn't In the laundry room of his aunt's trailer In his hideout In Aech's basement 8 How many years passed between the commencement of the hunt and the finding of the copper key? Zero Five Ten Sixteen 9 Why were the 1980s so important? It is the decade in which Halliday was the happiest It was when Wade was born It was the decade that the OASIS was invented None of the above 10 What are the Stacks? The OASIS servers in Columbus Stacks of trailers piled high in dense low-income areas Piles of money An alternate name for blocks in kindergarden 11 Why was Columbus an important city? Columbus is the home of the IOI headquarters Columbus had the best resources for gunters Columbus had the fastest Internet All of the above 12 Who is Aech? A fellow gunter Wade's best friend A professional fighter All of the above 13 What does IOI stand for? Internet Overlords International Information of Internets Innovative Online Industries Idiots On Idiots 14 Where is Wade when he realizes the First Key must be in Ludus? Wade is sitting in a park Wade is off the OASIS at his aunt's house Wade is hanging out with Aech Wade is in class 15 Where is the First Key hidden? At Wade's school On Ludus In Wade's heart On Earth 16 What is the first game from the 1980s referenced in the contest? Tempest Joust Dungeons & Dragons Pac-Man 17 How does Wade win the key? Hand-to-hand combat with Anorak Jousting against a Lich A dance-battle against a werewolf A battle of wits with a vampire 18 How does Art3mis react to being lied to? She traps Wade in the tomb until midnight She kisses Wade She tries to kill Wade She pronounces them enemies for life 19 What does Wade tell Art3mis before he leaves the tomb? That he hopes she fails Good luck That it was good to meet her To play on the left side against the lich 20 What movie does Wade find himself in at the First Gate? The Goonies M.A.S.H. the movie Die Hard War Games 21 How does Wade open the First Gate? He ejects the DVD disk He plays the main character in the movie He kills all the characters in the movie He doesn't open the first gate 22 Which of the following is not a member of the "High Five"? Aech Daito Sorrento Shoto 23 Who are Shoto and Daito? Brothers Four and five on the scoreboard after the first task Gunters from Japan All of the above 24 What levels the playing field for Wade? The money he is able to collect in the tomb of the First Gate His instant notoriety from being #1 on the Scoreboard Meeting Art3mis and putting a face to his crush Getting kicked out of school 25 What does Art3mis say she will do with the money if she wins? She didn't expect to win Feed the billions of starving people in the world Buy herself a Ferarri Get mankind off of Earth