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Q 01What set the original Legend of Zelda's North American cartridge apart on store shelves?
It was gold-colored
It was gold-colored, and the box had a small window cut into it so the metallic cartridge showed through.
Q 02The original Legend of Zelda was developed alongside which other Nintendo game by the same team?
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. shared the team and the timeframe; they deliberately gave Zelda the non-linear structure and Mario the linear one.
Q 03Which recurring character, first seen as an old woman in the 1986 original, is Princess Zelda's nursemaid and guardian?
Impa
Impa sets the whole series in motion: in the first game she flees with Zelda's plea for help, and Link earns her trust by driving off the henchmen who have cornered her.
Q 04In Skyward Sword, what are the giant birds that the sky islanders ride called?
Loftwings
Loftwings include Link's own crimson one, which a jealous rival hides on the morning of a ceremonial race to stop him competing.
Q 05In the original Legend of Zelda, who hands Link his first sword, warning that it's dangerous to go alone?
An old man
An old man waits in the very first cave with the sword; Link otherwise starts the game with nothing but a small shield, so anyone who walks past the cave sets off unarmed.
Q 06Link's horse, his ride across Hyrule, goes by what name?
Epona
Epona becomes Link's in Ocarina of Time only after he beats the ranch's new boss in a race; the sore loser locks the gates, so she leaps the wall to escape.
Q 07The very first Legend of Zelda was released in Japan in 1986 on which platform?
Famicom Disk System
Famicom Disk System disks could be rewritten, which let the Japanese original save progress; the cartridge sold abroad needed a built-in battery to do the same, one of the first games to have one.
Q 08What is the main currency that Link collects across Hyrule called?
Rupees
Rupees share their name with a real currency by accident: Miyamoto has said he had ruby gems in mind, not India, and the first game's English manual even called them rubies.
Q 09In Ocarina of Time, the Triforce rests in which hidden realm that Ganondorf breaks into?
The Sacred Realm
The Sacred Realm is where the departing goddesses left the Triforce; by opening its door to get there first, Link and Zelda unwittingly let Ganondorf walk in and seize it.
Q 10Link's pointed ears mark him as a member of which elf-like race?
Hylian
Hylians include Hyrule's royal family, which carries the bloodline of the goddess Hylia herself: that is why its princesses are so strong in magic.
Q 11Which company's Flagship studio developed the two linked 2001 Zelda games for the Game Boy Color?
Capcom
Capcom's Flagship team first set out to remake the original 1986 game for Game Boy Color, then planned a trilogy of linked adventures before trimming it to two.
Q 12In A Link Between Worlds, the sorcerer Yuga escapes with Princess Zelda into which parallel world?
Lorule
Lorule is a decayed mirror of Hyrule whose own Triforce was destroyed, and its princess Hilda is Zelda's counterpart.
Q 13Majora's Mask takes place mostly in which parallel world?
Termina
Termina is a parallel world Link stumbles into while searching the woods for a lost friend, only to find its moon days away from crashing down.
Q 21In A Link to the Past, who hands Link a sword and shield with his dying breath?
His uncle
His uncle sets out alone to rescue Princess Zelda and orders Link to stay at home; Link follows anyway and finds him mortally wounded inside the castle.
Q 22Which enemy, found in almost every Zelda game since the 1986 original, attacks by spitting projectiles from its snout?
Octorok
Octoroks are octopus-like monsters that spit rocks; raise a shield at the right moment and the rock bounces straight back to finish them off.
Q 23Which pirate captain, dropped into Outset Island's forest by a giant bird, is an incarnation of Princess Zelda?
Tetra
Tetra has no idea she is royalty: the necklace her mother left her turns out to be a piece of the Triforce, and the sight of it tells Ganondorf who she really is.
Q 14In Twilight Princess, the Twilight turns Link into what animal?
Wolf
Wolf Link cannot swing a sword or raise a shield, but he can dig, follow scent trails and see the spirits of people trapped in the Twilight.
Q 15Which weapon, the strongest in Ocarina of Time, is the reward at the end of a long trading sequence?
Biggoron Sword
The Biggoron Sword, forged by the giant Goron Biggoron once Link returns the Claim Check, outdamages the Master Sword but is two-handed, so Link cannot raise a shield while wielding it.
Q 16The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on the Wii was built around which control scheme, later made optional in its HD remaster?
Motion controls
Motion controls were nearly dropped from Skyward Sword because the swordplay was not working, until Wii Sports Resort showed the team how to make it click.
Q 17In Ocarina of Time's creation myth, which goddess cultivated the red earth with her flaming arms?
Din
Din, the goddess of power, shaped the land itself; Nayru then gave the world its laws and Farore filled it with life, and the three left the Triforce behind as they departed.
Q 18In Majora's Mask, which guardian deities must Link call upon to stop the falling moon?
The Four Giants
The Four Giants each lie trapped in a cursed temple; once Link has freed them all, they answer his call and halt the moon's fall just above the town.
Q 19In Twilight Princess, what does Link use to call his horse?
A blade of grass
A blade of grass does the job: Link whistles through a horseshoe-shaped reed to play his horse's tune, and a charm he is given much later lets him call her without finding a patch.
Q 20In Skyward Sword, the Master Sword starts out as which weaker blade?
Goddess Sword
The Goddess Sword, left by the goddess Hylia with a spirit living inside it, becomes the Master Sword only after Link tempers it in three sacred flames.
Q 24In Ocarina of Time, which region is home to the Goron tribe?
Death Mountain
Death Mountain's Gorons eat rocks, and when Link first climbs it they are cut off from their food: the cavern they quarry it from has been sealed, and stays shut until he reopens it.
Q 25Which Hyrule race is known for its fish-like appearance and life underwater?
Zora
The Zora are ruled by royalty: Princess Mipha was one of the four Champions in Breath of the Wild, and her brother Sidon helps Link win back the machine she once piloted.
Q 26In The Legend of Zelda, the villain Ganondorf is the king of which desert tribe?
Gerudo
The Gerudo are the desert tribe Ganondorf led: by series lore a single male is born to them every hundred years and becomes their king.
Q 27In Majora's Mask, what curse does Skull Kid put on Link in the opening scene?
Turns him into a Deku Scrub
Turns him into a Deku Scrub: Link stays trapped in that small wooden body until he wins back his stolen ocarina and the curse is sealed inside a mask he can wear at will.
Q 28In Breath of the Wild, what does the green wheel that appears beside Link measure?
His stamina
His stamina drains whenever he sprints, climbs, swims or glides; every four Spirit Orbs can be traded to enlarge the wheel, or spent on an extra heart instead.
Q 29In Spirit Tracks, Princess Zelda fights beside Link by taking over which armoured enemy?
A Phantom
A Phantom, one of the armoured guardians of the Tower of Spirits, becomes her borrowed body after villains part her spirit from her own; the player steers it by drawing a path.
Q 30Who is the imp-like member of the Twili who joins forces with Link in Twilight Princess?
Midna
Midna, the Twilight Princess of the title, was cursed into imp form by the usurper who seized her throne; her true humanoid form appears only in the ending.