150 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
He was a 38-year-old travelling fur salesman with an economics degree when he wrote the first story.
Q 02What place did the original 1986 'Witcher' short story take in the Fantastyka magazine competition?
Third
Sapkowski believed it was the best entry, but jurors thought fantasy was for children.
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
In Polish it is Płotka, literally the fish.
Q 05What does 'Gwynbleidd', Geralt's Elder Speech nickname, mean?
White Wolf
He is also known, less flatteringly, as the Butcher of Blaviken.
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
She first appeared in the short story 'The Last Wish', which 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
The Netflix series kept the Polish name for the character.
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
Season of Storms (2013) and Crossroads of Ravens (2024) are both prequels.
Q 13Which Witcher book was published in 2024, showing Geralt fresh out of training?
Crossroads of Ravens
It is the ninth book in the series and a prequel to everything else.
Q 21What is the subtitle of the second game, released in 2011?
Assassins of Kings
Rise of the White Wolf was a cancelled console remake of the first game.
Q 22Who is Ciri fleeing from in The Witcher 3?
The Wild Hunt
Their leader's lieutenant 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 24What is the card game played in taverns throughout The Witcher 3?
Q 14What is the name of the witcher school where Geralt trained?
Kaer Morhen
The Wolf medallion he wears is its symbol.
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
Humans themselves arrived only about 500 years before the stories.
Q 17Which real languages is Elder Speech based on?
Welsh, English, French, Irish and Latin
Sapkowski wanted it readable without footnotes.
Q 18Sapkowski coined the Polish title word as the male form of which word?
Witch
An earlier English translation rendered it as 'hexer', and Michael Kandel tried 'spellmaker'.
Q 19What was the title of the poorly received 2001 Polish film and 2002 TV adaptation?
The Hexer
Asked about them, Sapkowski said he could answer 'only with a single word, an obscene, albeit a short one'.
Q 20Which studio makes The Witcher video games?
CD Projekt Red
Sapkowski had no involvement and let the studio write an entirely new story with his characters.
Gwent
A drinking game and knife-throwing were considered before the developers settled on it.
Q 25What was the second expansion for The Witcher 3, set in the vineyard duchy of Toussaint?
Blood and Wine
It won Best RPG at The Game Awards 2016; Hearts of Stone came first, in October 2015.
Q 26Who is the immortal antagonist Geralt deals with in Hearts of Stone?
Olgierd von Everec
He is bound up with the mysterious Man of Glass.
Q 27Which ensemble performed the score of The Witcher 3?
Brandenburg State Orchestra
The music was mainly composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz.
Q 28Which actor voices Geralt in the English versions of the games?
Doug Cockle
He also voices Geralt in the 2025 animated film Sirens of the Deep and as a guest in Soulcalibur VI.
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'.