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50 free Star Citizen trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Star Citizen is one of the most ambitious and most argued-about games ever attempted: a crowdfunded space sim that has spent more than a decade in open development, with a vast catalogue of ships and a fictional universe detailed down to the corporate histories of its shipbuilders. This quiz leans on the ships, as the game's fans do. You will be asked to tell a salvage hauler from a mining rig, match fighters and freighters to the companies that build them, and recall the stories behind a few famous names. The rest covers the lore of the human empire and its alien neighbours, the cities and outposts players visit, and the real-world story of how the project was paid for and built. It suits backers who know their hangar by heart as well as newer pilots still learning the manufacturers. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so even a wrong guess teaches you something for your next flight.
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Q 01Which open-canopy Drake snub craft in Star Citizen was named after Lorelai's inn on the TV show Gilmore Girls?
Dragonfly
Dragonfly riders sit with nothing between them and open space, and a rear-facing second seat lets a passenger come along for the ride.
Q 02Which 1990 space combat game did Chris Roberts develop two decades before he began directing Star Citizen?
Wing Commander
Wing Commander grew into a whole series under Roberts, who has described Star Citizen as a blend of it and Privateer.
Q 03Which alien species was humanity's first contact in Star Citizen lore, after an explorer fired on its ship and missed?
Banu
Banu and human envoys went on to sign the first Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord, and the alien pilot turned out to be on the run for embezzling funds.
Q 04Which Star Wars actor plays flight instructor Steve Colton in Star Citizen's single-player story campaign?
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill's Colton earned his nickname on his very first mission, when he was the only member of his ship's crew to survive.
Q 05Which planet in Star Citizen is bitterly cold because a terraforming error produced unusually dense clouds?
MicroTech
MicroTech turned the mistake into an asset: its cold climate is ideal for the heat-sensitive computing centres of New Babbage.
Q 06Which Star Citizen city is a network of platforms floating in the atmosphere of the gas giant Crusader?
Orison
Orison holds its height with thrusters under every platform, and locals joke that the gentle vibration of each adjustment is a free massage.
Q 07Which Anvil fighter in Star Citizen lore replaced the Aegis Avenger as the UEE Navy's standard medium fighter?
Hornet
Hornet fighters entered naval service in 2806, and the civilian F7C model that followed lifted Anvil's profits by about a third.
Q 08Which Aegis light fighter in Star Citizen takes its name from a sword used by ancient Roman foot soldiers?
Gladius
Gladius fighters arrived in lore in 2579 to replace the Stiletto, and a model of one is displayed at the developer's Manchester offices.
Q 09Which game engine was Star Citizen first built on before its developers announced a 2016 switch to Amazon Lumberyard?
CryEngine
CryEngine had been so heavily reworked for the game that the move was called like-for-like, since Lumberyard is itself built on the same code.
Q 10Which crowdfunding site ran a parallel Star Citizen campaign in 2012 after the game's own website kept collapsing?
Kickstarter
Kickstarter stepped in when the overloaded site buckled, yet about twice as much money still came in through the game's own website.
Q 11Which single-player spin-off of Star Citizen casts the player as a rookie UEE Navy combat pilot?
Squadron 42
Squadron 42 borrows its name from the lore unit that crushed the fleet of the Tevarin warlord Corath'Thal at the Battle of Centauri.
Q 12Which interstellar super-yacht in Star Citizen is designed to immerse its passengers in opulent luxury?
The 890 Jump
890 Jump owners use the ship as a social hotspot for friends and family, while commercial operators run theirs for the elite tourism trade.
Q 13Which Anvil explorer in Star Citizen carries its own Pisces snub craft and was built to transit jump points?
Carrack
Carrack crews also get an Ursa rover in the garage, and the ship served the UEE Navy as a pathfinder before it was declassified for civilians.
Q 21Which medium fighter, shown in a 2012 campaign trailer, was the first Vanduul ship ever revealed for Star Citizen?
Scythe
Scythe fighters turn up in every Vanduul raid, built with twin main engines, twelve manoeuvring thrusters and no concession to comfort or cargo.
Q 22Which open-canopy racing bike in Star Citizen was developed by the Xi'an firm Aopoa and reworked for human pilots?
Nox
Nox comes from the Latin word for night, and before a 2947 trade deal human riders had to import one and rebuild it for their own use.
Q 23Which Tevarin dropship in Star Citizen was recreated after original models were uncovered in the Kabal system?
Prowler
Prowler craft earned their notoriety in two wars against humanity, and the modern copy pairs the alien design with present-day human technology.
Q 14Which Aegis patrol gunship in Star Citizen bristles with six manned quad-linked turrets for swatting fighters?
Hammerhead
Hammerhead turrets are tuned to knock down fighters and incoming ordnance, which makes the ship a natural escort for larger capital ships.
Q 15Which Drake freighter in Star Citizen is pitched as a well-armed, customisable alternative to the popular Hull series?
Caterpillar
Caterpillar hulls are so long that one stood on end would be taller than the Lumière de L'espoir statue near Drake's headquarters.
Q 16Which Aegis heavy salvage ship in Star Citizen carries launch pods for unmanned drones to pick apart wrecks?
Reclaimer
Reclaimer crews also get tractor beams, floodlights and docking ports, and the ship was a Best in Show finalist at the 2949 Intergalactic Aerospace Expo.
Q 17Which large MISC ship in Star Citizen is a fuel platform that can collect and refine space-borne gases without landing?
Starfarer
Starfarer tankers are not limited to fuel: the same ship can also carry standard bulk cargo pods.
Q 18Which Star Citizen mining ship carries three independent mining turrets so a whole crew can work together?
MOLE
MOLE stands for Multi Operator Laser Extractor, and the ship stores what its crew digs out in twenty-four detachable mineral pods.
Q 19Which Aegis warship class is the UEE Navy's standard frigate in Star Citizen, with hangars for three small ships?
Idris
Idris frigates are bigger than corvettes yet smaller than destroyers, and the Navy traditionally names each one after a star system.
Q 20Which Star Citizen manufacturer of luxury ships such as the 300i and 600i began by making high-end fusion engines?
Origin Jumpworks
Origin Jumpworks sells its ships as a lifestyle choice, and until 2913 every part of its elite 600 line had to be made within the Sol system.
Q 24Which Star Citizen company, founded by the Ingstrom brothers, sells reproductions of Vanduul fighters to humans?
Esperia
Esperia builds each copy the way the original was made, and the UEE Navy flies its replicas to train combat pilots against the enemy's own designs.
Q 25Which Aegis bomber in Star Citizen lore saved its maker from bankruptcy when a civilian version went on sale?
Retaliator
Retaliator bombers served the military for centuries, and their former torpedo bays are now modular spaces owners can refit for combat or utility.
Q 26Which small Drake ship in Star Citizen is built to run encrypted data and can be wiped clean if capture looks likely?
Herald
Herald couriers rely on one powerful central engine, which both speeds the ship along and powers its data encryption.
Q 27Which modular MISC science ship in Star Citizen can become anything from a space telescope to a hospital?
Endeavor
Endeavor crews who fit out the hospital configuration get a docking bay able to hold a Cutlass Red ambulance.
Q 28Which MISC hauler was the first ship class built under a technology-sharing deal with the Xi'an in Star Citizen?
Freelancer
Freelancer haulers are popular with owner-operators and big corporations alike, and the chassis is the base for several specialised variants.
Q 29Which Star Citizen racing ship is often described as a power plant with a cockpit attached?
M50
M50 engines are supercharged to put speed ahead of firepower, so the single-seater carries only a light weapons payload.
Q 30Which Star Citizen shipbuilder was founded by trillionaire Silas Koerner to launch the low-cost Mustang?
Consolidated Outland
Consolidated Outland is run hands-on: Koerner has been known to appear unannounced on the factory floor and demand changes to ships mid-production.