Mario Quiz Cards

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The Mario Quiz Cards are a set of informational quiz cards licensed by Nintendo and published by Atlas Editions in 1995. They follow a specific format that usually features an illustration of a Mario franchise character with a word bubble that asks a multiple choice question. A separate illustration follows that features some of the characters and is related to the question. On the back of each card is the answer to the question, along with a detailed explanation accompanied either by a photograph or an illustration. The cards cover a wide variety of topics, including science, history, astronomy, and geography.

Occasionally the cards attempt to reveal something about the characters that is not shown in the games of the Mario franchise, or depict them performing activities that Nintendo (particularly Nintendo of America) would never allow them to do in the games, which are marketed primarily to children. Cards that depict these activities include:

  • A card asking who Cyrano de Bergerac was shows a more romantic side to Mario's personality than is shown in games.
  • Mario shows himself to be capable of playing kendo in a card asking what weapon that martial art uses.
  • On a card asking why it is important to know one's blood type, Dr. Mario reveals Princess Peach to be blood type O positive.
  • Two religion-related cards, one shows Mario reading the Quran and praying to Allah (God in Arabic), and the other shows Mario reading a Bible.
  • A card asking what Greenpeace is shows Mario and Luigi protesting against nuclear weapons.
  • Luigi is shown reading a history book in a card that asks when the Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler rose to power.
  • Princess Peach is shown attending an organized rally for the Equal Rights Amendment.
  • A card asking when Prohibition was shows Mario chasing a Goomba toting around a bottle of alcohol.
  • One of the cards has Mario listening to the Fab 4, a supposed parody of The Beatles, while Mario himself sports a bowl-cut similar to one of the band members of the Fab 4. The card in question asks what important event happened in Candlestick Park on August 29th, 1966, the place and time the Beatles performed their final full public concert.
  • A card asking where a person would find both the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland shows Mario wearing the iconic outfit of Elvis Presley.

Some cards interestingly use Bowser's "King Koopa" design from the cartoons, recolored to match his game counterpart. Also, one card has Luigi's clothes in Mario's colors.

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  • "Why is it important to know your blood type?"

    "Why is it important to know your blood type?"

  • "Who was Rosa Parks?"

    "Who was Rosa Parks?"

  • "What is equitation?"

    "What is equitation?"

  • "What makes our bodies move?"

    "What makes our bodies move?"

  • "How is a star born?"

    "How is a star born?"

  • "What is Christianity?"

    "What is Christianity?"

  • "What is a sweatshop?"

    "What is a sweatshop?"

  • "Why are horses shod?"

    "Why are horses shod?"

  • "What is Greenpeace?"

    "What is Greenpeace?"

  • "When was Prohibition?"

    "When was Prohibition?"

  • "What is the ERA?"

    "What is the ERA?"

  • "What is alchemy?"

    "What is alchemy?"

  • "What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?"

    "What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?"

  • "What is illiteracy?"

    "What is illiteracy?"

  • "Who was Lawrence of Arabia?"

    "Who was Lawrence of Arabia?"

  • "Which is used to make whiskey?"

    "Which is used to make whiskey?"

  • "How many quarts of blood are in the human body?"

    "How many quarts of blood are in the human body?"

  • "What do Indian women wear?"

    "What do Indian women wear?"

  • "Why are chemical additives added to food?"

    "Why are chemical additives added to food?"

  • "What is a lotus?"

    "What is a lotus?"

  • "In which state would you find the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland?"

    "In which state would you find the Grand Ole Opry and Graceland?"

  • "What does an ethnologist study?"

    "What does an ethnologist study?"

  • "What do airports use to ensure security?"

    "What do airports use to ensure security?"

  • "Which is the pen name used by author Theodore Geisel?"

    "Which is the pen name used by author Theodore Geisel?"

  • "What is karate?"

    "What is karate?"

  • "What are firefighters' duties?"

    "What are firefighters' duties?"

  • "Why are some planets known as the outer planets?"

    "Why are some planets known as the outer planets?"

  • "What heats up a microwave oven?"

    "What heats up a microwave oven?"

  • "What is used to pave roads?"

    "What is used to pave roads?"

  • "What is carding?"

    "What is carding?"

  • "What are Muses?"

    "What are Muses?"

  • "What is the Triple Crown in horse racing?"

    "What is the Triple Crown in horse racing?"

  • "Who wrote Don Quixote?"

    "Who wrote Don Quixote?"

  • "What is Yoga?"

    "What is Yoga?"

  • "How long have llamas been domesticated?"

    "How long have llamas been domesticated?"

  • "What's the highest you can score in one bowling game?"

    "What's the highest you can score in one bowling game?"

  • "Who was the first movie director to win four Oscars?"

    "Who was the first movie director to win four Oscars?"

  • "What equipment is necessary for windsurfing?"

    "What equipment is necessary for windsurfing?"

  • "What is a thoroughbred?"

    "What is a thoroughbred?"

  • "What is Japanese wrestling called?"

    "What is Japanese wrestling called?"

  • "Where was the kite invented?"

    "Where was the kite invented?"

  • "To what musical-instrument family does the guitar belong?"

    "To what musical-instrument family does the guitar belong?"

  • "To what musical-instrument family does the gong belong?"

    "To what musical-instrument family does the gong belong?"

  • "What are three kinds of weightlifting moves?"

    "What are three kinds of weightlifting moves?"

  • "When did figure skating become part of the Olympic Games?"

    "When did figure skating become part of the Olympic Games?"

  • "When did the first Paris-Dakar car race take place?"

    "When did the first Paris-Dakar car race take place?"

  • "What are hennins, bowlers, and boaters?"

    "What are hennins, bowlers, and boaters?"

  • "What is 'show jumping' at a horse show?"

    "What is 'show jumping' at a horse show?"

  • "When was abstract art invented?"

    "When was abstract art invented?"

  • "When was the end of the silent movie era?"

    "When was the end of the silent movie era?"

  • "Who told the tales of The Arabian Nights?"

    "Who told the tales of The Arabian Nights?"

  • "What is a tom-tom?"

    "What is a tom-tom?"

  • "What is Sherlock Holmes' favorite saying?"

    "What is Sherlock Holmes' favorite saying?"

  • "Where are the oldest known cave paintings?"

    "Where are the oldest known cave paintings?"

  • "Who was John James Audubon?"

    "Who was John James Audubon?"

  • "Who was Martha Graham?"

    "Who was Martha Graham?"

  • "How many teeth does an adult human have?"

    "How many teeth does an adult human have?"

  • "Which waterfalls are the largest in the Americas?"

    "Which waterfalls are the largest in the Americas?"

  • "What's an abyss?"

    "What's an abyss?"

  • "Which is the world's largest river by volume?"

    "Which is the world's largest river by volume?"

  • "Who invented the rudder?"

    "Who invented the rudder?"

  • "Which U.S. Presidents' faces are carved into Mount Rushmore?"

    "Which U.S. Presidents' faces are carved into Mount Rushmore?"

  • "What are ruminants?"

    "What are ruminants?"

  • "Who were the first men to walk on the moon?"

    "Who were the first men to walk on the moon?"

  • "What is the Indianapolis 500?"

    "What is the Indianapolis 500?"

  • "Who was Che Guevara?"

    "Who was Che Guevara?"

  • "Why is Earth called the blue planet?"

    "Why is Earth called the blue planet?"

  • "Which dinosaur could fly?"

    "Which dinosaur could fly?"

  • "How do elevators work?"

    "How do elevators work?"

  • "What is alfalfa?"

    "What is alfalfa?"

  • "What is a hyacinth macaw?"

    "What is a hyacinth macaw?"

  • "What is a finch?"

    "What is a finch?"

  • "Who is the leader of Tibet's Buddhists?"

    "Who is the leader of Tibet's Buddhists?"

  • "What's a solar eclipse?"

    "What's a solar eclipse?"

  • "Why do we have earthquakes?"

    "Why do we have earthquakes?"

  • "Where do colors come from?"

    "Where do colors come from?"

  • "How do we hear?"

    "How do we hear?"

  • "What is the highest mountain in the world?"

    "What is the highest mountain in the world?"

  • "What is a volcano?"

    "What is a volcano?"

  • "Why are tigers striped?"

    "Why are tigers striped?"

  • "Is the Earth closer to the sun in the summer?"

    "Is the Earth closer to the sun in the summer?"

  • "What are the martial arts?"

    "What are the martial arts?"

  • "What happened at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco, August 29, 1966?"

    "What happened at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco, August 29, 1966?"

  • "In what year did Hitler take power in Germany?"

    "In what year did Hitler take power in Germany?"

  • "Who was Al Capone?"

    "Who was Al Capone?"

  • "What is a bison?"

    "What is a bison?"

  • "Are boxers and bulldogs the same type of dog?"

    "Are boxers and bulldogs the same type of dog?"

  • "What is chronology?"

    "What is chronology?"

  • "Who was Cyrano de Bergerac?"

    "Who was Cyrano de Bergerac?"

  • "What is a fox terrier?"

    "What is a fox terrier?"

  • "Where was the hottest air temperature recorded on Earth?"

    "Where was the hottest air temperature recorded on Earth?"

  • "What agency is in charge of hunting regulations in the U.S.?"

    "What agency is in charge of hunting regulations in the U.S.?"

  • "What is the weapon used in kendo?"[sic]

    "What is the weapon used in kendo?"[sic]

  • Mother's Day quiz card.jpg

    "When did we start celebrating Mother's Day in the U.S.?"

  • "Who invented the game of basketball?"

    "Who invented the game of basketball?"

  • "Why is blood red?"

    "Why is blood red?"

  • "Why do we need oxygen?"

    "Why do we need oxygen?"

  • "Where are most of the world's oil reserves?"

    "Where are most of the world's oil reserves?"

  • "What is a menorah?"

    "What is a menorah?"

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