The Witcher Trivia
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148 free The Witcher trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Witcher trivia quiz covers all three lives of the franchise. It starts with Andrzej Sapkowski's books: the 1986 short story that came third in a magazine contest, the five-novel Saga, what 'wiedźmin' actually means, and Elder Speech. It moves on to CD Projekt Red's games, above all The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, its two expansions, Gwent, the 36 endings and the sales that made it one of the biggest games ever, plus the royalty dispute the author later picked with the studio. Then comes the Netflix series: Henry Cavill and his replacement, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra, the song that went viral in episode two, where it was filmed, and the spin-offs Blood Origin, Nightmare of the Wolf and Sirens of the Deep. Questions range from easy (Geralt's horse) to expert (which sorceress ended up on the cover of Polish Playboy). Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing.
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Q 01Which Polish author created The Witcher?
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski, then a travelling sales representative in the fur trade, wrote the first Witcher story for a 1986 Fantastyka magazine contest.
Q 02What place did the original 1986 'Witcher' short story take in the Fantastyka magazine competition?
Third
The story took third place in Fantastyka's 1986 contest, then ran in the magazine's December 1986 issue and won readers over far more than the jury.
Q 03What is Geralt's home region, as in his full name?
Rivia
Rivia is one of the Northern Kingdoms, paired with Lyria.
Q 04What name does Geralt give to every horse he owns?
Roach
Geralt calls every horse Roach; the Polish original is Płotka, the name of a small river fish.
Q 05What does 'Gwynbleidd', Geralt's Elder Speech nickname, mean?
White Wolf
Gwynbleidd means White Wolf in the Elder Speech; elves and dryads use it for Geralt because of his white hair.
Q 06Ciri is the princess of which kingdom?
Cintra
Her grandmother is Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Cintra.
Q 07What does Ciri's Elder Speech name, Zireael, mean?
Swallow
It is why the fourth novel is called The Tower of the Swallow.
Q 08Yennefer is a sorceress from which city?
Vengerberg
Yennefer of Vengerberg first appeared in 'The Last Wish', the short story that gave its name to the collection.
Q 09Why did Sapkowski say he created Yennefer?
To complicate a hero who could have any woman
He was bored and disgusted by fantasy heroes who slept with anyone they wanted.
Q 10The bard Dandelion's Polish name, Jaskier, refers to which flower?
Buttercup
Jaskier is Polish for buttercup; English translations renamed the bard Dandelion, while the Netflix series kept Jaskier.
Q 11What was the first novel of The Witcher Saga, published in 1994?
Blood of Elves
It won Best Novel at the first David Gemmell Awards in the UK in 2009.
Q 12Which novel closes the five-book Saga, published in 1999?
The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake (Pani Jeziora, 1999) ends the Saga; Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire and The Tower of the Swallow sit between it and Blood of Elves.
Q 13Which Witcher book was published in 2024, showing Geralt fresh out of training?
Crossroads of Ravens
Crossroads of Ravens (Rozdroże kruków), published in Poland in 2024, follows a young Geralt just after leaving Kaer Morhen, a prequel to the whole series.
Q 21What is the subtitle of the second game, released in 2011?
Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) follows Geralt's pursuit of the kingslayer Letho across the Northern Kingdoms.
Q 22Who is Ciri fleeing from in The Witcher 3?
The Wild Hunt
Ciri is hunted by the Wild Hunt, spectral elven riders led by Eredin who want her Elder Blood; their general Imlerith kills Vesemir at Kaer Morhen.
Q 23How many possible endings does The Witcher 3 have, counting the state of the world?
36
Three main endings depend on Ciri, but 36 world states are possible.
Q 14What is the name of the witcher school where Geralt trained?
Kaer Morhen
Kaer Morhen, the Wolf School keep in the mountains of Kaedwen, is where Geralt trained; his wolf's-head medallion is its sign.
Q 15Which empire dominates the south of the Continent?
Nilfgaard
The Saga is set after the first great war between Nilfgaard and the Northern Kingdoms.
Q 16What magical event brought monsters, werewolves and vampires into the world?
The Conjunction of the Spheres
The Conjunction of the Spheres, a cataclysm that collided many worlds, stranded monsters, vampires and other creatures on the Continent long before humans arrived.
Q 17Which real languages is Elder Speech based on?
Welsh, English, French, Irish and Latin
Sapkowski built the Elder Speech from Welsh, English, French, Irish and Latin so that readers could follow it without footnotes.
Q 18Sapkowski coined the Polish title word as the male form of which word?
Witch
Wiedźmin is Sapkowski's masculine coinage from wiedźma, the Polish word for witch; the English editions render it as 'witcher'.
Q 19What was the title of the poorly received 2001 Polish film and 2002 TV adaptation?
The Hexer
The Hexer (Wiedźmin), Marek Brodzki's 2001 film and its 2002 TV series, starred Michał Żebrowski; Sapkowski said he could describe them only with a short obscenity.
Q 20Which studio makes The Witcher video games?
CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt Red, the Warsaw company's game studio, released the first Witcher game in 2007 after buying the rights from Sapkowski for a flat fee.
Q 24What is the card game played in taverns throughout The Witcher 3?
Gwent
Gwent, a two-player card game with Northern Realms, Nilfgaard, Scoia'tael and Monsters decks, replaced the dice poker of the earlier games in The Witcher 3.
Q 25What was the second expansion for The Witcher 3, set in the vineyard duchy of Toussaint?
Blood and Wine
Blood and Wine, the second and final expansion, takes Geralt to the duchy of Toussaint and adds the Skellige faction to Gwent.
Q 26Which immortal nobleman contracts Geralt to kill a monster in Hearts of Stone?
Olgierd von Everec
Olgierd von Everec, a Redanian noble whose pact with a demon left him immortal with a heart of stone, hires Geralt to kill a monster in the Oxenfurt sewers.
Q 27Which ensemble performed the score of The Witcher 3?
Brandenburg State Orchestra
The Brandenburg State Orchestra of Frankfurt (Oder) recorded the orchestral score, with the Polish folk band Percival supplying the traditional instruments.
Q 28Which actor voices Geralt in the English versions of the games?
Doug Cockle
Doug Cockle has voiced Geralt in English since the 2007 game, returning for Soulcalibur VI and the 2025 animated film Sirens of the Deep.
Q 29Roughly how many copies had The Witcher 3 sold by May 2026?
65 million
That makes it one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Q 30What did Sapkowski demand from the game studio in an open letter in 2018?
60 million zloty in royalties
He had originally sold the game rights for a lump sum, and Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky called him 'an old fool'.