The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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50 free The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion arrived in 2006 and set the template for the open-world role-playing game on consoles: a whole province to wander, townspeople who keep their own schedules, and a main story that most players happily put off for a hundred hours. Two decades and one remaster later, people still trade stories about its guilds, its odd conversations and its memorable side quests. This quiz covers the game from every angle. There are questions on the main quest and the gates that give the game its name, the guild quest lines from the assassins to the mages, and the famous house-party contract Whodunit. Others test the voice cast, the soundtrack and its composer, the skills and attributes behind character building, the two expansions, the making of the game and the 2025 remaster. It is pitched for anyone who has played Oblivion, whether you finished every quest line years ago or met the game through the remaster. Each answer comes with a short explanation, so a wrong guess still leaves you with a story worth retelling.
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Q 01Which Star Trek captain voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII, who is assassinated in Oblivion's opening minutes?
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart won a Spike TV award for the role, even though the emperor is cut down by assassins before the player leaves the tutorial sewers.
Q 02Which film star voiced Martin, the priest revealed as the emperor's secret heir in Oblivion's main quest?
Sean Bean
Sean Bean voiced Martin, the emperor's illegitimate son, who sacrifices himself in the finale to end the Daedric invasion.
Q 03Which composer, who had already scored Morrowind, wrote the quiet orchestral soundtrack for Oblivion?
Jeremy Soule
Jeremy Soule kept the score soft and minimalist on purpose, so that it would not wear out players' ears.
Q 04Which city in Oblivion has already been sacked by Daedra when the player arrives to find Martin?
Kvatch
Kvatch lies in ruins behind a massive gate, and closing that gate earns the player the title Hero of Kvatch.
Q 05Which Daedric Prince of Madness rules the strange realm added by Oblivion's Shivering Isles expansion?
Sheogorath
Sheogorath picks the player as his champion, and by the end of the expansion the player inherits the mad god's title and realm.
Q 06Which small paid download for Oblivion, sold for about two dollars in April 2006, was widely mocked by players?
Horse armor
Horse armor was attacked as an overpriced cosmetic item, yet it is now seen as a pioneer of the microtransactions that fill modern games.
Q 07In which province of Tamriel, home to the Empire's capital, does Oblivion take place?
Cyrodiil
Cyrodiil has been the seat of three human empires in the series' lore, and the game fits the whole province into roughly 16 square miles.
Q 08Which heirloom does the dying emperor hand to the player in the sewers at the start of Oblivion?
Amulet of Kings
The Amulet of Kings is stolen soon after the player delivers it, and Martin ends up shattering it in the final battle.
Q 09Which Wood Elf approaches the player once they become Grand Champion of Oblivion's Arena?
The Adoring Fan
The Adoring Fan trails behind you but flees at the first sign of danger, and if he dies he simply respawns and comes back.
Q 10Which TV star, married to the head of Bethesda's parent company, voiced Oblivion's female Nords and Orcs?
Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter, television's Wonder Woman, was married to ZeniMax Media chief Robert Altman and also voiced Nord women in Morrowind and Skyrim.
Q 11Which cult, devoted to the Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon, murders the emperor and his sons in Oblivion?
The Mythic Dawn
The Mythic Dawn believes Dagon is the true creator of the world and wants him to cleanse it, so ending the royal bloodline is only its first step.
Q 12In Oblivion's finale, Martin becomes the avatar of which dragon god to defeat Mehrunes Dagon?
Akatosh
Akatosh's avatar casts Dagon back into Oblivion, lets out a mighty roar and then turns to stone.
Q 13Which British film actor voiced Mankar Camoran, the cult leader behind the emperor's murder in Oblivion?
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp was already famous as General Zod in the Superman films of 1978 and 1980 when he voiced the game's chief human villain.
Q 21Which voice actor played both the Arena announcer and the default Imperial men in Oblivion?
Wes Johnson
Wes Johnson has also worked as the public address announcer for the NHL's Washington Capitals, a job not far from his role in the Arena.
Q 22Which physics engine, also used in Half-Life 2, handles the tumbling bodies and flying arrows in Oblivion?
Havok
Havok models traps, paralysis and telekinesis too, and it lets arrows lodge in objects and add to their weight.
Q 23Which Bethesda system lets townspeople in Oblivion decide for themselves how to eat, read and even steal?
Radiant AI
Radiant AI gives each character goals instead of a script, so one who is hungry and broke may steal a meal rather than buy it.
Q 14Where does the player start the story of Oblivion, held for a crime that is never explained?
A prison cell
A prison cell hides the emperor's secret escape route into the sewers, which is how an unnamed convict ends up at his side.
Q 15Which object must the player remove from the top of the main tower to close a gate in Oblivion?
The Sigil Stone
The Sigil Stone is what powers the gate, and once taken it can be used to enchant one item of the player's choice.
Q 16Which ancient Elven race left behind the trap-filled ruins scattered across the countryside in Oblivion?
Ayleids
Ayleids once held dominion over the region, until a slave named Alessia led a human uprising against them.
Q 17What must a new emperor restore in the Temple of the One to seal the gates of Oblivion for good?
The Dragonfires
The Dragonfires were relit each time an heir took the throne and were kept burning for that ruler's whole lifetime.
Q 18Which mountain fortress of the Blades shelters Martin after the attack on Weynon Priory in Oblivion?
Cloud Ruler Temple
Cloud Ruler Temple is where Martin is first recognised as emperor, and where he later studies the cult's book to reopen its portal.
Q 19Which northern city do Martin and Jauffre leave open to attack so that a Great Gate appears in Oblivion?
Bruma
Bruma is used as bait because Martin's ritual needs an item found only inside a Great Gate, and the player saves the city by closing it.
Q 20Which realm of his own making does the cult leader Mankar Camoran flee to in Oblivion's main quest?
Paradise
Paradise can only be reached through a portal that Martin rebuilds from rare items, among them a Daedric artifact the player must give up.
Q 24Which console did Bethesda treat as the base platform for Oblivion, calling it the easiest to develop for?
Xbox 360
Xbox 360 and PC code was somewhat interchangeable, while the PlayStation 3 port arrived a full year after the original release.
Q 25Which Bethesda executive producer of Oblivion described the goal as the quintessential next-generation RPG?
Todd Howard
Todd Howard argued that each entry should be a new game with its own identity, saying that merely adding features drives a series into the ground.
Q 26Which ratings board raised Oblivion's age rating six weeks after launch, citing extra blood and gore?
ESRB
ESRB moved the game from Teen to Mature, saying it showed more detailed blood and gore than first considered, and stores had to sticker the new rating onto boxes.
Q 27Which graphics technology renders 2025's Oblivion Remastered on top of the original game's logic?
Unreal Engine 5
Unreal Engine 5 handles only the graphics, while the old Gamebryo engine still runs physics and combat underneath.
Q 28Which outside studio, working from its Paris office, co-developed Oblivion Remastered with Bethesda?
Virtuos
Virtuos gave the surprise away a week early, when images of the remaster were found in an open file folder on its website.
Q 29Which frightening event during the scoring of Oblivion did its composer say shaped the music's outlook on life?
A car crash
A car crash sent him rolling across an interstate toward oncoming traffic, and he said the feeling that life is precious stayed with the score.
Q 30What does a sudden switch to faster music usually tell a player out in Oblivion's countryside?
An enemy has seen them
An enemy has seen them: the soundtrack is sorted into explore, public, dungeon and battle tracks, and the battle set cuts in as soon as a fight is coming.