Q 01/05

Which Left 4 Dead special infected sits crying in one spot and attacks only when disturbed?

A) The Witch

B) The Tank

C) The Boomer

D) The Smoker

Answer · why

A) The Witch

The Witch stays put until light, noise or a survivor coming too close startles her, and on the hardest difficulties she kills with one hit.

Q 02/05

Left 4 Dead's infected are living humans carrying a pathogen modelled on which real disease?

A) Ebola

B) Malaria

C) Rabies

D) Smallpox

Answer · why

C) Rabies

Rabies was the model: designer Mike Booth said a virus that turns a loyal pet into an attacker scared him more than magically animated corpses.

Q 03/05

Why was the hand on Left 4 Dead 2's cover turned around for the UK release?

A) The wounds looked too gory

B) The gesture is an insult

C) It resembled a gang sign

D) A rival owned the trademark

Answer · why

B) The gesture is an insult

The gesture is an insult in Britain when two fingers are raised with the back of the hand outward, so the UK cover flips the hand into a victory sign.

Q 04/05

What household device is strapped to Left 4 Dead's pipe bomb so its beeping lures the infected?

A) An alarm clock

B) A kitchen timer

C) A baby monitor

D) A smoke alarm

Answer · why

D) A smoke alarm

A smoke alarm does the luring, because the common infected chase high-pitched sounds and ignore louder, lower ones such as gunfire.

Q 05/05

What does Left 4 Dead call the AI that places enemies and items according to how players are doing?

A) The Overseer

B) The Director

C) The Conductor

D) The Architect

Answer · why

B) The Director

The Director replaces fixed spawn points, and Valve had tried a simpler version of it in key battles of Half-Life 2: Episode Two.