Q 01/05

On what date was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim released worldwide?

A) 11 November 2010

B) 11 November 2011

C) 11 December 2011

D) 1 November 2011

Answer · why

B) 11 November 2011

Bethesda revealed the '11-11-11' date at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards; a leaked Xbox 360 copy let modded consoles play it ten days early.

Q 02/05

Which studio developed Skyrim?

A) BioWare

B) Bethesda Game Studios

C) Obsidian Entertainment

D) CD Projekt Red

Answer · why

B) Bethesda Game Studios

A team of roughly 100 people built it, and Bethesda Softworks published it; Todd Howard directed.

Q 03/05

Which technology, forked from the Fallout 3 codebase, powers Skyrim?

A) Gamebryo

B) Creation Engine

C) Havok Engine

D) Unreal Engine 3

Answer · why

B) Creation Engine

Havok's Behavior toolset handled the character animation, and Radiant AI from Oblivion was updated so NPCs could farm, mill and mine.

Q 04/05

Skyrim is set how many years after the events of Oblivion?

A) 50

B) 201

C) 150

D) 100

Answer · why

B) 201

It is deliberately not a direct sequel; the Empire has since lost the Great War and signed the humiliating White-Gold Concordat.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the World-Eater, the dragon prophesied to destroy the world?

A) Paarthurnax

B) Alduin

C) Odahviing

D) Durnehviir

Answer · why

B) Alduin

His name breaks into Al-Du-In, 'Destroyer-Devour-Master' in the dragon tongue, and he calls himself the First-Born of Akatosh.