The Elder Scrolls Trivia
The Elder Scrolls trivia explores a landmark fantasy role-playing franchise developed primarily by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Since its debut in the 1990s, the series has become known for expansive open worlds, player freedom, and deep lore spanning Tamrielâs history, cultures, and conflicts. Expect a mix of accessible facts, tougher lore challenges, and memorable bits of series humor.
Easy The Elder Scrolls Trivia
13 questions
These easy The Elder Scrolls trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim first released?
Answer: 2011
Skyrim first released in 2011.
Question 2
What subtitle belongs to The Elder Scrolls IV?
Answer: Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV is subtitled Oblivion.
Question 3
What is the subtitle of The Elder Scrolls III?
Answer: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls III is called Morrowind.
Question 4
Which game was the first main Elder Scrolls title?
Answer: Arena
Arena is the first main Elder Scrolls game.
Question 5
Which year is associated with a key milestone for The Elder Scrolls?
Answer: Daggerfall
Daggerfall is the second main Elder Scrolls game.
Question 6
Skyrim mainly takes place in which province?
Answer: Skyrim
Skyrim is set in the province of Skyrim.
Question 7
Most of Oblivion is set in what province?
Answer: Cyrodiil
Oblivion takes place mainly in Cyrodiil.
Question 8
What island serves as the main setting of Morrowind?
Answer: Vvardenfell
Morrowind takes place mainly on the island of Vvardenfell.
Question 9
Which studio is the primary developer of The Elder Scrolls series?
Answer: Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios is the primary developer of the series.
Question 10
Who publishes the main Elder Scrolls series?
Answer: Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks is the publisher of the main series.
Question 11
The Elder Scrolls is mainly what kind of game series?
Answer: Action role-playing
The Elder Scrolls is primarily an action role-playing game series.
Question 12
What style of exploration is one of the series' biggest trademarks?
Answer: Open world
A major hallmark of the series is open-world exploration.
Question 13
What title is given to the player character in Skyrim?
Answer: Dragonborn
In Skyrim, the player character is called the Dragonborn.
The Elder Scrolls Family Trivia
12 questions
These family The Elder Scrolls trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
In what year did The Elder Scrolls Online first launch?
- A.2011
- B.2013
- C.2016
- D.2014
Answer: 2014
The Elder Scrolls Online launched in 2014.
Question 2
Which studio developed The Elder Scrolls Online?
- A.Arkane Studios
- B.20th Television
- C.Online Studios
- D.Bethesda Game Studios
Answer: ZeniMax Online Studios
The developer of The Elder Scrolls Online is ZeniMax Online Studios.
Question 3
Which human people are most closely associated with Skyrim?
- A.Bretons
- B.Nords
- C.Redguards
- D.Imperials
Answer: The Nords
The Nords are the human people most associated with Skyrim.
Question 4
The Bosmer are better known by what woodland nickname?
- A.Wood Elves
- B.High Elves
- C.Dark Elves
- D.Snow Elves
Answer: Wood Elves
Bosmer is another name for the Wood Elves.
Question 5
If someone says Altmer, which common name do they mean?
- A.Dark Elves
- B.High Elves
- C.Wood Elves
- D.Sea Elves
Answer: High Elves
The Altmer are also known is High Elves.
Question 6
Hammerfell is the province most associated with which people?
- A.Khajiit
- B.Argonians
- C.Redguards
- D.Nords
Answer: The Redguards
The Redguards are most associated with the province of Hammerfell.
Question 7
What is the homeland of the Argonians?
- A.Hammerfell
- B.Black Marsh
- C.Elsweyr
- D.Summerset
Answer: Black Marsh
Black Marsh is the homeland of the Argonians.
Question 8
Which land is home to the Khajiit?
- A.Skyrim
- B.Summerset
- C.Elsweyr
- D.Black Marsh
Answer: Elsweyr
Elsweyr is the homeland of the Khajiit.
Question 9
Who is the hero starred in The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard?
Answer: Cyrus
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard stars the hero Cyrus.
Question 10
In the series, an Elder Scroll is what kind of object?
- A.A royal crown
- B.prophetic artifact
- C.A training manual
- D.A flying machine
Answer: A powerful prophetic artifact
An Elder Scroll is described is a powerful prophetic artifact in the series.
Question 11
What dynasty name belongs to the rulers of the Third Empire?
- A.Kvatch
- B.Akatosh
- C.Septim
- D.Mora
Answer: Septim
Septim is the dynasty name of the rulers of the Third Empire.
Question 12
Which figure is worshipped as a god in The Elder Scrolls?
- A.Talos
- B.Cyrus
- C.Nerevarine
- D.Hero of Kvatch
Answer: Talos
Talos is worshipped is a god in the series.
Fun The Elder Scrolls Trivia
13 questions
These fun The Elder Scrolls trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Skyrim picked one of the most satisfyingly symmetrical launch dates in gaming. What was its original release date?
Answer: November 11, 2011
Skyrim originally launched on November 11, 2011, the famously memorable 11/11/11 date.
Question 2
Which Morrowind city is dramatically built into a giant crater, as if subtle town planning was never an option?
Answer: Vivec City
The signature crater-built city in Morrowind is Vivec City.
Question 3
What is the name of the huge volcano looming over Vvardenfell like it's personally invested in the scenery?
Answer: Red Mountain
The giant volcano dominating Vvardenfell is Red Mountain.
Question 4
In Morrowind, what giant insect serves as public transport, proving fantasy transit can get wonderfully weird?
- A.nix-hound wagon
- B.silt strider
- C.mudcrab carriage
- D.kwama hauler
Answer: silt strider
The enormous insect used is transport in Morrowind is the silt strider.
Question 5
Those towering mushrooms that make Morrowind look like a wizard's gardening project are especially linked to which group?
Answer: Telvanni
Morrowind's signature giant mushrooms are especially associated with Telvanni settlements.
Question 6
In Skyrim, the dragon-language magical attacks aren't called spells. What are they called?
Answer: Shouts
Dragon language magic attacks in Skyrim are called Shouts.
Question 7
Which shout became so iconic that players can practically hear furniture flying across the room when it's mentioned?
Answer: Unrelenting Force
The most iconic shout in Skyrim is Unrelenting Force.
Question 8
What three-word phrase makes up Skyrim's famous Unrelenting Force shout?
Answer: Fus Ro Dah
The three words of Unrelenting Force are Fus Ro Dah.
Question 9
Which city sits at the heart of Skyrim's main story, making it one of the busiest places to be if dragons are ruining your day?
Answer: Whiterun
The mountain city central to Skyrim's main story is Whiterun.
Question 10
High Hrothgar is perched on what mountain, Skyrim's tallest peak?
Answer: Throat of the World
Skyrim's tallest mountain and the site of High Hrothgar is the Throat of the World.
Question 11
If you climb all the way to High Hrothgar, which famously quiet group are you visiting?
Answer: The Greybeards
The Greybeards live at High Hrothgar.
Question 12
Which dragon helps the Dragonborn instead of simply trying to turn the day into a disaster?
Answer: Paarthurnax
The dragon who aids the Dragonborn is Paarthurnax.
Question 13
Who is Skyrim's world-eating dragon, a title that really raises the stakes for everyone else?
Answer: Alduin
The world-eating dragon in Skyrim is Alduin.
Funny The Elder Scrolls Trivia
13 questions
These funny The Elder Scrolls trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Finish the guard's career-change speech: âI used to be an adventurer like you...â?
- A....and then I became Jarl.
- B.then I took an arrow in
- C....until I joined the Legion.
- D....but then I lost my sword.
Answer: ...then I took an arrow in the knee.
The famously repeated Skyrim line starts with âI used to be an adventurer like youâ and ends with âthen I took an arrow in the knee.â.
Question 2
What phrase begins the meme-heavy Skyrim opening line: âHey, you. ...â?
- A.The carriage is ready.
- B.You're finally awake
- C.We meet at last.
- D.Keep your hands where I can see them.
Answer: You're finally awake.
The phrase âHey, you. You're finally awake.â comes from Skyrim's opening.
Question 3
Which build became such a running joke that half of Tamriel seems to crouch with a bow?
Answer: Stealth archer
Skyrim players often joke about stealth archery because bows plus sneaking became an especially popular build.
Question 4
What suspicious little line do Skyrim city guards use when they act like they definitely have seen your face on a poster?
- A.Wait... I know you.
- B.Stop right there, criminal scum.
- C.You have committed crimes against Skyrim.
- D.I remember you, traveler.
Answer: Wait... I know you.
A recurring line from city guards is âWait... I know you.â.
Question 5
The line âI used to be an adventurer like youâ is from which game in the series?
Answer: Skyrim
The repeated line is specifically famous is a Skyrim guard quote.
Question 6
In Oblivion, what title does the relentlessly enthusiastic fan keep calling the player, as if volume were a personality trait?
Answer: Grand Champion
The godlike adoring fan in Oblivion repeatedly addresses the player is âGrand Champion.â.
Question 7
What is the name of Oblivion's famously excitable follower who operates at maximum enthusiasm?
Answer: The Adoring Fan
The over-the-top follower in Oblivion is called the Adoring Fan.
Question 8
Which Skyrim tavern brawler is best known in fan memory here, proving that introductions can begin with a fistfight?
Answer: Uthgerd the Unbroken
The better-known tavern brawler dialogue is tied to Uthgerd the Unbroken.
Question 9
Near Seyda Neen in Morrowind, who becomes an accidental meteor made entirely of bad planning?
Answer: Tarhiel
The bizarre Morrowind enemy known for falling from the sky near Seyda Neen is Tarhiel.
Question 10
Tarhiel's brief flight career ends because he tries what kind of custom spell?
Answer: A jump spell
Tarhiel dies after attempting a custom jump spell.
Question 11
Which talking dog in Skyrim has more opinions than some jarls?
Answer: Barbas
The most famous talking dog in Skyrim is Barbas.
Question 12
Barbas answers to which Daedric Prince, proving even divine beings can have complicated pet situations?
Answer: Clavicus Vile
Barbas is the companion of the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile.
Question 13
In Oblivion's Shivering Isles, what is the name of the horse that looks like it lost an argument with a necromancer?
Answer: Reanimated Horse
The horse in Oblivion's Shivering Isles with visible skeletal features is the Reanimated Horse.
Hard The Elder Scrolls Trivia
14 questions
These hard The Elder Scrolls trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
In what year did the very first mainline Elder Scrolls game, Arena, launch?
Answer: 1994
The Elder Scrolls: Arena was released in 1994.
Question 2
Two years after Arena, which year saw the release of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall?
- A.1997
- B.1998
- C.1996
- D.1995
Answer: 1996
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was released in 1996.
Question 3
What is the release year of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind?
Answer: 2002
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was released in 2002.
Question 4
Which year marks the debut of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion?
- A.2007
- B.2006
- C.2004
- D.2005
Answer: 2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was released in 2006.
Question 5
Shadowkey took Elder Scrolls onto which handheld platform?
- A.PSP
- B.Nintendo DS
- C.N-Gage
- D.Game Boy Advance
Answer: N-Gage
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey was released for the N-Gage.
Question 6
Before smartphones took over, Dawnstar released for what kind of device category?
Answer: mobile phones
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Dawnstar was released for mobile phones.
Question 7
What was the release year of The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard?
Answer: 1998
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard was released in 1998.
Question 8
Name the year The Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire came out.?
Answer: 1997
The Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire was released in 1997.
Question 9
Daggerfallâs core explorable region centers on what body of water and surrounding area?
Answer: Iliac Bay
The Iliac Bay is the main region explored in Daggerfall.
Question 10
The royal ghost at the heart of Daggerfallâs plot is which king?
Answer: Lysandus
The king whose ghost drives Daggerfall's main plot is Lysandus.
Question 11
Which colossal brass construct sits at the center of Daggerfallâs ending possibilities?
Answer: Numidium
The giant brass golem central to Daggerfall's ending paths is Numidium.
Question 12
What name is given to the event that accounts for Daggerfallâs mutually conflicting endings?
Answer: Warp in the West
The supernatural event used to explain Daggerfall's multiple endings is the Warp in the West.
Question 13
Vivec City is associated with which Tribunal god?
Answer: Vivec
The Tribunal god associated with Vivec City is Vivec.
Question 14
Which Tribunal goddess is specifically linked to Mournhold?
Answer: Almalexia
The Tribunal goddess linked to Mournhold is Almalexia.
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