Fourth Wing Trivia
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154 free Fourth Wing trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
51 free Fourth Wing trivia questions with answers. Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series went from a romantasy imprint's launch title to the fastest-selling adult novel in two decades, and its readers argue about signets and dragon dens the way other fandoms argue about wands. This Fourth Wing trivia quiz covers all three published books: Violet's first year at Basgiath, Threshing, Tairn and Andarna, the marked ones, Athebyne and the venin; Iron Flame's wardstones, Varrish and the First Six; and Onyx Storm's island quest, the irids and that ending. There is also a section on Yarros herself, Red Tower Books, BookTok and the Amazon adaptation. Be warned that the questions contain spoilers through Onyx Storm. It works as a book-club warm-up, a release-party game or a solo test before Threshing Day arrives. Every answer has been checked against Wikipedia's articles on the books, the author and the publisher, and each question shows its source once you have answered.
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Q 01What is the name of the military academy Violet is forced to attend?
Basgiath War College
Her mother, General Lilith Sorrengail, commands it and orders her into the Riders Quadrant.
Q 02Which branch of Basgiath had Violet trained her whole life to enter before her mother intervened?
The Scribes
The Scribes: Violet spent years studying for the Scribe Quadrant and its Archives before General Sorrengail ordered her onto the parapet as a rider instead.
Q 03In which kingdom is Basgiath located?
Navarre
Navarre is the kingdom whose dragon-made wards shelter Basgiath; its neighbour Poromiel is home to the gryphon fliers.
Q 04Which powerful, marked third-year wingleader must Violet avoid being killed by early in the book?
Xaden Riorson
Xaden Riorson, Fourth Wing's wingleader, is the son of rebellion leader Fen Riorson, whom Violet's mother executed, so Violet expects him to want her dead.
Q 05Violet becomes the first rider ever to do what?
Bond two dragons
Bonding two dragons was unheard of; at Threshing Violet is chosen by both the huge Tairn and the juvenile Andarna she had shielded from other cadets.
Q 06What is Tairn?
A black morningstartail dragon
Tairn is a black morningstartail, the biggest and most powerful dragon at Basgiath; black dragons are the rarest breed, and he chooses Violet at Threshing.
Q 07What colour is Andarna, the small dragon Violet saves and bonds with?
Golden
Andarna is golden, a juvenile feathertail far smaller than the other dragons at Threshing; Violet protects her from cadets who want to kill her, and Andarna bonds Violet.
Q 08What power does Violet manifest through Tairn?
Lightning wielding
Lightning wielding: Violet channels Tairn's power as lightning, a rare signet, which first erupts uncontrolled when Jack Barlowe attacks her during a squad exercise.
Q 09What is the wingleader of Fourth Wing's signet?
Shadows
Xaden Riorson's signet is shadow wielding; he uses his shadows to cloak the marked ones' secret meetings and as a weapon in battle.
Q 10What is Dain Aetos's power?
Retrocognition
He can read memories by touch, and using it on Violet without consent is what leads Colonel Aetos to the trap at Athebyne.
Q 11What is Xaden's dragon called?
Sgaeyl
Sgaeyl is Xaden's dragon; she is mated to Violet's dragon Tairn, so the two riders can never be posted far apart.
Q 12Who becomes Violet's best friend among the first-year riders?
Rhiannon Matthias
Rhiannon Matthias, a fellow first-year in Violet's squad, becomes her closest friend; she bonds the green daggertail Feirge.
Q 13How does Violet gain an early edge over her stronger sparring partners?
She poisons them beforehand
She poisons them beforehand: using her scribe's knowledge of plants, Violet slips weakening doses to opponents she knows she will face on the mat.
Q 21Who were the First Six?
The riders who built Navarre's wards
Violet hunts down the journals of two of them, Lyra and Warrick, to learn how to raise the Aretia wardstone.
Q 22Who sacrifices herself to fully imbue the Basgiath wardstone at the climax of Iron Flame?
Lilith Sorrengail
General Lilith Sorrengail pours all of her power into the Basgiath wardstone to raise the wards against the venin, dying in the act.
Q 23How many dragon dens are needed to activate the wardstone, according to Lyra's journal?
Seven
Warrick lied and wrote six; Andarna's unknown seventh den supplies the missing fire.
Q 14What are the branded children of the executed rebels called?
The marked ones
They are the marked ones: children of the executed Tyrrish rebels, branded and conscripted into the Riders Quadrant, where Xaden Riorson is their leader.
Q 15Which cadet vows to kill Violet on her first day and later returns as a venin?
Jack Barlowe
Jack Barlowe threatens Violet before she even crosses the parapet; in Iron Flame he is revealed to have become a venin working inside Basgiath.
Q 16Which marked cadet does Xaden assign to guard Violet during her first year?
Liam Mairi
Liam Mairi, a marked one from Xaden's circle, is ordered to shadow Violet everywhere; he is killed fighting wyvern in the battle at Resson.
Q 17What are the venin?
Magic-wielders who drain the earth
Venin are magic-wielders who drain power directly from the earth rather than channel it through a dragon; their eyes go red-rimmed and they command wyvern.
Q 18What is the profession of Violet's father, Asher Sorrengail?
A scribe curator
His hidden research is what sends Violet to the isle kingdom of Deverelli in Onyx Storm.
Q 19Who is the sadistic vice commandant who tortures Violet in Iron Flame?
Major Burton Varrish
His signet reads a person's weaknesses; Dain finally turns on him and stabs him.
Q 20The first-year cadet calling himself Aaric Graycastle is really who?
A prince of Navarre
A prince of Navarre: 'Aaric Graycastle' is Prince Cam Tauri, a younger son of King Tauri, hiding in the Riders Quadrant; his royal blood opens the Archives' sealed vault.
Q 24What does Xaden reveal on the final page of Iron Flame?
He has become venin
He has become venin: to kill the venin sage and save Violet at Basgiath, Xaden drew power straight from the earth, the act that turns a rider venin.
Q 25Who is Cat, introduced in Iron Flame?
A flier and Xaden's ex-fiancée
Catriona Cordella is Viscount Tecarus's niece; the engagement ended a year before the books begin.
Q 26Iron Flame's release was marred by what?
Widespread misprints
Widespread misprints: many first-run copies of Iron Flame shipped with printing defects such as wrong spines and upside-down pages, and Entangled arranged replacements.
Q 27What is Xaden's title once he is reinstated in Onyx Storm?
Duke of Tyrrendor
Duke of Tyrrendor: Xaden holds his late father Fen Riorson's title, which gives him a seat on Navarre's council of provincial rulers but keeps him away from Violet.
Q 28What is the name of the silver-haired venin woman who is Onyx Storm's main antagonist?
Theophanie
She wields storm magic and is finally killed with a dagger Aaric hands to Violet.
Q 29What are the irids?
Andarna's kin, a seventh dragon breed
They call themselves dragons of peace and refuse to help with the war or a cure for venin.
Q 30Which merchant on the isle of Deverelli holds more of Violet's father's research?
Narelle Anselm
Violet finds her in a bookstore and leaves with six more of Asher's books.