Monster Hunter Trivia
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117 free Monster Hunter trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
78 free Monster Hunter trivia questions with answers. Monster Hunter went from a PlayStation 2 curiosity to a cultural phenomenon on the PSP and then, with World, Capcom's best-selling game ever. This quiz follows the whole hunt: the 2004 original and its Dual Swords, the ad hoc multiplayer craze around Freedom Unite and Portable 3rd, Tri's underwater combat on the Wii, Monster Hunter 4's Frenzy Virus, Generations' Hunter Styles, World and Iceborne, Rise and Sunbreak on the Switch, Wilds and its Seikrets, and the Stories spin-offs where you ride the monsters instead of carving them. Easy questions cover the console the series began on, what a Palamute is and how many carts fail a quest. The hard ones ask about the Nargacuga strap bundled with Japanese pre-orders, the Charing Cross Gathering Hall and the Marvel vs. Capcom stage that merges Wakanda with Val Habar. There are also a few questions on the 2020 Milla Jovovich film, the Netflix animated movie and the Metal Gear and Smash Bros. cameos. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the series and its individual games, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01The original Monster Hunter launched in 2004 on which console?
PlayStation 2
Monster Hunter debuted on the PlayStation 2, reaching Japan in March 2004, North America that September and Europe in May 2005.
Q 02Which director of Monster Hunter 4 later served as executive director on World?
Kaname Fujioka
Kaname Fujioka directed the original 2004 game and Monster Hunter 4, then served as executive director and art director on Monster Hunter: World.
Q 03Which Monster Hunter producer since Freedom 2 is the son of Capcom's founder?
Ryozo Tsujimoto
Ryozo Tsujimoto, son of Capcom founder Kenzo Tsujimoto, joined the company in 1996 as a planner on arcade games such as Battle Circuit before producing the series.
Q 04Alongside Auto Modellista, which survival-horror spin-off joined the first game as a Capcom PS2 online showcase title?
Resident Evil Outbreak
Resident Evil Outbreak, Auto Modellista and Monster Hunter were Capcom's three PS2 online showcase titles; Outbreak launched in Japan in December 2003.
Q 05Which weapon type was added for the original game's international release but absent from the Japanese version?
Dual Swords
Dual Swords were added for the Western release of the original game and only reached Japanese players through the expanded Monster Hunter G.
Q 06Monster Hunter Freedom Unite sold how many copies in Japan in its first week on PSP?
1 million
Capcom announced 1 million copies of Freedom Unite (Portable 2nd G) shipped in Japan within a week of its March 2008 launch there.
Q 07Japanese pre-orders of Freedom Unite came with a black, hairy strap meant to be the fur of which monster?
Nargacuga
The strap mimicked Nargacuga fur: the jet-black flagship wyvern introduced in Freedom Unite became one of the series' most popular monsters.
Q 08In which city did Capcom run a temporary 'Gathering Hall' for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite players in 2009?
London
Capcom's temporary Gathering Hall opened in London near Charing Cross from July to September 2009, with demo discs mailed to registered players.
Q 09Which entry, never released in the West, became the best-selling PSP game of all time?
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd sold about 4.9 million copies in Japan, a PSP record, and its HD Ver. opened Sony's PSP Remaster line on PS3 in 2011.
Q 10Monster Hunter Tri was announced for which console before high costs moved it to the Wii?
PlayStation 3
Monster Hunter Tri was first announced for the PlayStation 3; Capcom moved it to the Wii, revealing the switch at a Nintendo event in October 2007.
Q 11Tri (2009) was the first mainline entry to feature what, a mechanic later games dropped?
Underwater combat
Underwater combat debuted in Tri and lasted only through 3 Ultimate; the team said programming it ate too much development time.
Q 12Which sea-dwelling monster appears on the cover art of Monster Hunter Tri?
Lagiacrus
Lagiacrus, Tri's electric sea leviathan and flagship, dominates the box art; it returned in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate alongside an Ivory subspecies.
Q 13In Tri, the hunter is sent to protect which small fishing village?
Moga
Tri's hunter protects Moga Village; improving Moga unlocks a farm and a fishing fleet that bring back herbs, mushrooms and honey.
Q 21Which of Generations' four hunting approaches rewards a well-timed dodge with a powerful counterattack?
Adept Style
Adept Style rewards a last-second dodge or guard with a powerful counter; Guild is the classic style, Striker leans on Hunter Arts and Aerial vaults off monsters.
Q 22Which entry became Capcom's best-selling game of all time?
Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World has shipped more than 20 million copies, more than any other Capcom title, and sold most of those outside Japan.
Q 23Which large monster is the first one World's hunter fights in the Ancient Forest?
Great Jagras
Q 14Which two weapon types debuted in Monster Hunter 4?
Insect Glaive and Charge Blade
The Insect Glaive and Charge Blade debuted in Monster Hunter 4, both suited to its new emphasis on climbing, jumping and mounting monsters.
Q 15Which black-scaled Monster Hunter 4 monster sheds its skin to become a golden Elder Dragon?
Gore Magala
Gore Magala sheds its skin to become Shagaru Magala, a golden Elder Dragon, and returned to spread the Frenzy virus in Monster Hunter Wilds.
Q 16In Monster Hunter 4's story, which metallic-skinned Elder Dragon threatens the capital city of Dundorma?
Kushala Daora
Kushala Daora, the steel-skinned wind dragon, lays siege to Dundorma in Monster Hunter 4; hunters repel it from the city walls with the Ace Hunters' help.
Q 17Which 3DS release was the first entry to ship 1,000,000 units across Europe and North America?
4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, released on 3DS in February 2015, became the first entry to ship 1 million units across Europe and North America.
Q 18Generations (2015) was released in Japan under what title?
Monster Hunter X
Generations launched in Japan in 2015 as Monster Hunter X, the X read as 'Cross' for its mix of old and new villages, monsters and weapons.
Q 19Which of these is one of the four flagship monsters of Monster Hunter Generations?
Glavenus
The four flagships, four hunting styles and four villages all echo the game's Japanese title.
Q 20Generations let players hunt as one of the cat companions in a new option called what?
Prowler mode
Prowler mode let players hunt as a Felyne Palico with no weapon sharpness to maintain; it targeted newcomers but gave veterans a fresh way to read monster tells.
Great Jagras, a fanged wyvern that swallows prey whole, is World's first large-monster quest in the Ancient Forest; Kulu-Ya-Ku and Pukei-Pukei follow soon after.
Q 24In World, what is the name of the Research Commission's central base?
Astera
Astera is the Research Commission's base in the New World, where hunters buy goods, forge gear and pick up quests; Iceborne later added Seliana.
Q 25In World, the player's hunter arrives in the New World as part of which numbered expedition group?
Fifth Fleet
The hunter and the Handler sail with the Fifth Fleet; four earlier fleets had already established the Commission's bases before they arrived.
Q 26World's story opens with the arrival of which mountain-sized, volcanic, turtle-like Elder Dragon?
Zorah Magdaros
Zorah Magdaros, the mountain-sized Elder Dragon, opens World's story; the Commission herds the dying giant into the ocean so its energy seeds a new ecosystem.
Q 27Which spiked Elder Dragon in World preys on other Elder Dragons?
Nergigante
Nergigante, the spiked Elder Dragon, preys on other Elder Dragons; in Iceborne its Ruiner form kills Shara Ishvalda, revealing its place in the food chain.
Q 28In World, the great dragons migrate to the New World every ten years in an event called what?
The Elder Crossing
The Elder Crossing, the roughly ten-yearly migration of Elder Dragons to the New World, is the whole reason the Research Commission exists.
Q 29In World, what do hunters fire to call other players into their quest?
An SOS flare
Firing an SOS Flare calls other players into a quest; World's sessions hold up to 16 players, but only four can share a single hunt.
Q 30Which returning monster was World's first free post-launch addition, in March 2018?
Deviljho
Deviljho, the ravenous brute wyvern, arrived as World's first free update on 22 March 2018 alongside a batch of quality-of-life changes.