Q 01/05

In Baldur's Gate II, the ranger Minsc takes advice from a pet hamster of what name?

A) Pip

B) Boo

C) Gus

D) Momo

Answer · why

B) Boo

Boo is, in Minsc's view, a miniature giant space hamster. Writer David Gaider said the pet has no abilities beyond those of a normal hamster.

Q 02/05

Which voice of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger also plays the ranger Minsc in Baldur's Gate II?

A) Jim Cummings

B) Frank Welker

C) Billy West

D) Tom Kenny

Answer · why

A) Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings gave Minsc such a distinctive delivery that the writers rewrote some of the ranger's lines around his readings.

Q 03/05

Which English actor from Tron and Titanic voices the mage Jon Irenicus in Baldur's Gate II?

A) Tim Curry

B) Malcolm McDowell

C) David Warner

D) Christopher Lee

Answer · why

C) David Warner

David Warner made the arrogant mage one of the most memorable villains in role-playing games, and came back to voice him again in a 2016 expansion.

Q 04/05

BioWare, the studio that developed Baldur's Gate II, is based in which Canadian city?

A) Vancouver

B) Montreal

C) Toronto

D) Edmonton

Answer · why

D) Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta, is the studio's home. Its three founders were newly graduated medical doctors who turned to making role-playing games.

Q 05/05

Which Belgian studio made Baldur's Gate 3, the 2023 sequel to Baldur's Gate II?

A) Larian Studios

B) Obsidian Entertainment

C) CD Projekt Red

D) Owlcat Games

Answer · why

A) Larian Studios

Larian Studios released the sequel 23 years after Shadows of Amn and brought back Minsc and Jaheira as companions.