Q 01/05

Which golden fruit, valued at £20,000 apiece, did Microsoft offer winners of The Quest, its Sea of Thieves riddle hunt?

A) Banana

B) Coconut

C) Mango

D) Pineapple

Answer · why

A) Banana

Golden bananas, four in all, were the prizes in The Quest, an alternate reality game of riddles that Microsoft ran around the 2018 launch. In the game...

Q 02/05

Which monster of Norwegian sailors' lore can rise beneath a Sea of Thieves ship and turn the water inky black?

A) Leviathan

B) Jörmungandr

C) Kraken

D) Charybdis

Answer · why

C) Kraken

Kraken tentacles, up to eight at a time, wrap the hull, slap the deck and suck pirates into their mouths. The beast only strikes in open water, and it...

Q 03/05

Which ghost ship carries dead Sea of Thieves pirates until a door opens and lets them return to their crew?

A) Queen Anne's Revenge

B) The Flying Dutchman

C) The Black Pearl

D) Ferry of the Damned

Answer · why

D) Ferry of the Damned

Ferry of the Damned is sailed by the mysterious Ferryman, and the wait aboard depends on the size of a pirate's crew. Pirates then reappear on their o...

Q 04/05

Which film pirate do players rescue and recruit in A Pirate's Life, the 2021 Disney story campaign for Sea of Thieves?

A) Hector Barbossa

B) Jack Sparrow

C) Long John Silver

D) Captain Hook

Answer · why

B) Jack Sparrow

Jack Sparrow arrives aboard the Black Pearl, only for sirens to attack and capture his crew. The free campaign runs to five story chapters and spent a...

Q 05/05

Which 1985 film about friends hunting pirate treasure did a Sea of Thieves designer liken the game to?

A) Stand by Me

B) The Princess Bride

C) The Goonies

D) Romancing the Stone

Answer · why

C) The Goonies

The Goonies was the parallel drawn by designer Mike Chapman, who saw the same bond between friends on a treasure hunt they would always remember. The ...