The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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50 free The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt turned a cult series of fantasy novels into one of the most celebrated role-playing games ever made. Geralt's search for Ciri runs through war-torn villages, crowded cities and storm-lashed islands, and almost every side quest hides a small story worth remembering. This quiz covers the whole journey: the main story and its characters, the monsters in the bestiary, swords, signs and other gameplay systems, the voice cast and the people who built the game, plus both expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. Expect questions on the Beast of Toussaint, the art dealer's favourite painter and the master armorers too. It is written for anyone who has ridden across Velen at least once, from first-time players to completionists on yet another run. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you can play on screen or print the questions for a game night.
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Q 01In The Witcher 3, what name does Geralt give his horse, the same name as every mount before it?
Roach
Roach is named after a freshwater fish, not the insect, and every one of Geralt's successive horses inherits the name.
Q 02Which Witcher 3 minigame, a duel between two armies, was later expanded into a standalone free-to-play game?
Gwent
Gwent beat rival minigame proposals that included a drinking game, knife throwing and ice skating.
Q 03Which country's prime minister and president visited the studio behind The Witcher 3 to celebrate its launch?
Poland
Poland is home to developer CD Projekt Red, and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and President Bronisław Komorowski both called in on the studio to mark the release.
Q 04Which Game of Thrones actor voices Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, Ciri's father, in The Witcher 3?
Charles Dance
Charles Dance, the actor behind Tywin Lannister, voices the Nilfgaardian emperor who orders Geralt to find Ciri.
Q 05Which streaming service's Witcher series made The Witcher 3's sales jump 554 percent in December 2019?
Netflix
Netflix released its first season starring Henry Cavill that month, sending new players to a game that was already four years old.
Q 06Which detail of Geralt's appearance changes by itself as in-game days pass in The Witcher 3?
His beard grows
His beard grows from a clean shave into a full, thick beard over time, until one of the barbers found around the world restyles it.
Q 07The spectral riders chasing Ciri in The Witcher 3 echo Scandinavian folklore, where which god led the hunt?
Odin
Odin led the ghostly procession in Scandinavian tellings, where hearing it pass was a sign of changing weather, war or unrest.
Q 08In The Witcher 3, Geralt carries a steel sword for humans and a second sword of which metal for monsters?
Silver
Silver works best on creatures and monsters, and neither blade lasts forever: swords in the game wear down with use and need regular repair.
Q 09Which winged beast does Geralt hunt at the start of The Witcher 3 to learn where Yennefer has gone?
Griffin
Griffin and Geralt also appear locked in combat as the statue that came with the game's Collector's Edition.
Q 10Which portable console received a port of The Witcher 3 in 2019, co-developed with Saber Interactive?
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch players got the full game with both expansions, with slight graphical downgrades to suit the less powerful hardware.
Q 11Which bard, called Jaskier in the original novels, must Geralt rescue during The Witcher 3's Novigrad chapter?
Dandelion
Dandelion is also the voice of the journal: every character entry in the game is written as if by the bard himself.
Q 12Which Witcher 3 weapon brings flying monsters down to earth and is the only one usable underwater?
Crossbow
Crossbow bolts drag airborne beasts such as ekhidnae down to sword range, though only the default bolt works below the surface.
Q 13Geralt's Witcher 3 medallion, which vibrates when magic is near, shows the head of which animal?
Wolf
Wolf medallions mark witchers of Geralt's school; a month after launch, downloadable content gave that school its own armor set.
Q 21Which archipelago of Norse-inspired clans does Geralt sail to in The Witcher 3 to reunite with Yennefer?
Skellige
Skellige is home to clans that resemble the Norse-Gaels, and the islands later host the trap where the Wild Hunt is lured for the final battle.
Q 22Which American actor voices Geralt in the English version of The Witcher 3, winning a Golden Joystick for it?
Doug Cockle
Doug Cockle has voiced the monster hunter since the first game in 2007 and came back for a 2019 crossover quest in Monster Hunter: World.
Q 23Which elf from a parallel world leads the Wild Hunt as its king and is slain by Geralt in The Witcher 3?
Eredin
Eredin wants Ciri's gift for crossing between worlds so that he can save his homeworld from a magical cold that turns worlds into frozen wastelands.
Q 14In The Witcher 3, where in a village does Geralt usually pick up new monster contracts and side quests?
The notice board
The notice board in each town carries witcher contracts, the paid monster hunts that are Geralt's trade, and new notices go up as events unfold in the region.
Q 15Which old keep, where Geralt was raised and trained, is attacked by the Wild Hunt in The Witcher 3?
Kaer Morhen
Kaer Morhen comes from an elven name meaning Old Sea Fortress, and Geralt grew up there after his mother entrusted him to the witchers.
Q 16Which elderly mentor of Geralt is killed by the Wild Hunt's general Imlerith in The Witcher 3?
Vesemir
Vesemir was a father figure to Geralt, and his killing drives Ciri to unleash her uncontrolled magic and rout the attackers.
Q 17Which Velen warlord in The Witcher 3 trades news of Ciri for help finding his wife and daughter?
The Bloody Baron
The Bloody Baron, real name Phillip Strenger, is a self-proclaimed lord who settled in the abandoned fort of Crow's Perch with a band of deserters.
Q 18Which roadside markers must Geralt first discover to fast travel on land in The Witcher 3?
Signposts
Signposts link every region once visited, while at sea Geralt can jump only between harbors he has already found.
Q 19Which sorceress and former flame of Geralt leads Novigrad's mage underground in The Witcher 3?
Triss Merigold
Triss Merigold moved to the city believing it a safe haven, then bargained with the spymaster Dijkstra for money to smuggle the hunted mages out.
Q 20Which author's fantasy novels and short stories about a monster hunter are the basis for The Witcher 3?
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski did not write the game, which is not an official continuation of his books; his only direct contribution was its in-game map.
Q 24In The Witcher 3, what name is given to the three malicious sisters who watch over war-torn Velen?
The Crones
The Crones, also called the Ladies of the Wood, are named Brewess, Weavess and Whispess and mostly speak through an enchanted tapestry.
Q 25Ciri, the young woman Geralt searches for in The Witcher 3, was born a princess of which kingdom?
Cintra
Cintra gave Ciri the nickname Lion Cub, and it was after the kingdom fell that Geralt accepted responsibility for raising her.
Q 26Which Redanian king, whose witch hunters persecute mages in The Witcher 3, can Geralt help assassinate?
Radovid
Radovid falls in the quest Reason of State, lured onto a Novigrad bridge by a plot from the spymaster Dijkstra, Vernon Roche and Thaler.
Q 27The Witcher 3's game director cited which Japanese action RPG as an influence on its combat system?
Dark Souls
Dark Souls and its forerunner Demon's Souls shaped the swordplay, while the level designers looked to The Legend of Zelda and Red Dead Redemption.
Q 28Which DRM-free store, launched by CD Projekt in 2008, outsold Steam for The Witcher 3's early PC sales?
GOG
GOG, short for Good Old Games, had 690,000 copies redeemed by June 2015, more than every other PC download service combined.
Q 29What is the subtitle of The Witcher 2, the 2011 game whose story The Witcher 3 continues?
Assassins of Kings
Assassins of Kings left its mark on the sequel: the sorceress Keira Metz is still in hiding from its events when Geralt finds her in Velen.
Q 30Which forest monster in The Witcher 3 has a deer skull for a head and summons crows to protect its woods?
Leshen
Leshen is the games' name for the leshy, and the creature also traps attackers with rootlike arms that it digs into the ground.