✓ Correct! Liberty City is Rockstar’s fictional version of New York City, featuring boroughs modeled after Manhattan (Algonquin), Brooklyn (Broker), Queens (Dukes), the Bronx (Bohan), and New Jersey (Alderney).

✗ Wasted! The answer is New York City. Liberty City mirrors NYC with its boroughs, landmarks, and gritty atmosphere — first appearing in the original GTA and most fully realized in GTA IV.

✓ Correct! The Ballas, identifiable by their purple clothing, are the primary antagonists in the gang warfare storyline of San Andreas. Their rivalry with Grove Street drives much of the game’s plot.

✗ Wasted! The answer is The Ballas. Wearing purple and controlling territory across Los Santos, they’re CJ’s main rivals. The Vagos and Aztecas are other gangs in the game, but The Ballas are the primary enemy.

✓ Correct! Ray Liotta, famous for his role in Goodfellas, voiced Tommy Vercetti. His iconic performance helped establish GTA: Vice City as one of the most memorable entries in the series.

✗ Wasted! The answer is Ray Liotta. Known for playing Henry Hill in Goodfellas, Liotta brought the same charismatic menace to Tommy Vercetti in Vice City’s neon-soaked 1980s Miami setting.

✓ Correct! Michael De Santa (formerly Townley) faked his death and entered witness protection in Rockford Hills. His midlife crisis and return to crime drive much of GTA V’s story.

✗ Wasted! The answer is Michael De Santa. Living under an assumed name in his Vinewood mansion, Michael’s boredom with retirement and troubled family life pull him back into the criminal world.

✓ Correct! GTA: San Andreas finally let players swim, dive, and even improve CJ’s lung capacity through practice. In GTA III and Vice City, falling into water was a death sentence.

✗ Wasted! The answer is GTA: San Andreas (2004). It was the first game in the 3D era to add swimming as a mechanic, ending the long-running joke of criminals who couldn’t survive a puddle.

✓ Correct! Lifeinvader is GTA V’s parody of Facebook, complete with a Steve Jobs–style CEO named Jay Norris. The “Friend Request” mission involving Lifeinvader is one of the game’s most memorable moments.

✗ Wasted! The answer is Lifeinvader. It’s GTA V’s satirical take on Facebook. Bleeter is the game’s Twitter parody, and Eyefind is its Google equivalent — but Lifeinvader is the social media giant.

✓ Correct! The original Grand Theft Auto launched in 1997 for PC and PlayStation. Its controversial top-down open-world gameplay sparked both outrage and a multibillion-dollar franchise.

✗ Wasted! The answer is 1997. The original GTA was a top-down game developed by DMA Design in Dundee, Scotland. Despite its humble graphics, the open-world crime concept was revolutionary.

✓ Correct! Trevor Philips Enterprises (T.P.E.) is Trevor’s self-styled business, primarily dealing in weapons and methamphetamine. Only Trevor would give his criminal operation a corporate-sounding name.

✗ Wasted! The answer is Trevor Philips Enterprises. Abbreviated T.P.E., it’s Trevor’s hilariously legitimate-sounding name for his meth and arms dealing operation in the Blaine County desert.