Here’s an interesting piece submitted to me by a rep from Ask.com. There are quite clearly an inordinate number of noobs out there asking questions, so I’ve decided to run this as my small way of battling ignorance on the interwebz.

Any questions missed? Leave them in a comment and the 24/7 All-Knowing God-Like Duality Question-Answering Team will get right on it.

Top Video Game Questions Asked on Ask.com

1.  When did Pokemon Silver Soul come out?

March 14, or according to a recent poll of 5^th graders, “what took ya so long?”

2. Who invented video games?

Willy Higginbotham is considered by many to be the first real video game designer, but Ralph Baer came up with the idea of playing games on TV sets in 1951.  That said, any dude named Higginbotham has our vote.

3. How are video games made?

After deciding on a basic game concept, writers and artists work on a storyboard, designers create the characters and the environment and programming code is written.

4. When does HALO: Reach come out?

Halo: Reach is scheduled to be released on September 24, 2010.  Schedule your vacation now.

5. What was the first video game ever?

“Tennis for Two,” a 2-D tennis game created by nuclear physicist William Higinbotham at Brookhaven National Laboratory, is thought to have been the first video game ever.   We’re betting he took really long lunch breaks.

6. How much does a video game designer make?

On average, video game designers can make anywhere from $30,000 to $100,000 a year – we’re guessing there’s probably a big discrepancy for the folks behind God of War and the folks behind Rogue Warrior.

7. How do I become a video game tester?

To become a video game tester you should make contacts with game developers, explain your level of gaming experience, send your resume to developers in your area and search for jobs using the keywords “quality assurance.”

8. What is the hardest song on Guitar Hero?

“Through the Fire and Flames”, by Dragonforce, is considered by many to be the hardest Guitar Hero song  – word on the street is that you have to grow a mullet, burn five guitar picks and watch The Wizard of Oz backwards with a candle burning to complete it.

9. Where is the whip in The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks?

In “The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks,” Link obtains the Whip within the Ocean Temple.

Source:  Ask.com

Jerod Jarvis is an independent gaming journalist and founder of Duality Games. He maintains gaming columns for The Washington Times Communities and for The Outpost. When not blogging madly about games, he freelances for the Spokesman-Review in his hometown of Spokane, Washington and attends school at Whitworth University. Check out his presence on Facebook and Twitter to stay up on Duality Games updates and the inside scoop on the gaming news you care about.