Q 01/05

Who wrote the Sword Art Online light novels?

A) Tappei Nagatsuki

B) Nisio Isin

C) Reki Kawahara

D) Gen Urobuchi

Answer · why

C) Reki Kawahara

He first wrote the story in 2001 for a Dengeki contest, but it ran over the page limit, so he posted it online under the pen name Fumio Kunori.

Q 02/05

How was Sword Art Online first released, from 2002 to 2008?

A) As a free web novel

B) As a serialized manga

C) As a radio drama

D) As a PC game

Answer · why

A) As a free web novel

It only reached print after the author won a Dengeki prize with Accel World and the publisher asked to see his earlier work.

Q 03/05

Under which imprint are the Sword Art Online light novels published in Japan?

A) Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko

B) Dengeki Bunko

C) MF Bunko J

D) GA Bunko

Answer · why

B) Dengeki Bunko

ASCII Media Works' imprint also publishes the author's Accel World; the anime was announced at a Dengeki Bunko festival in 2011.

Q 04/05

In what year is the game Sword Art Online released within the story?

A) 2045

B) 2026

C) 2030

D) 2022

Answer · why

D) 2022

On November 6 of that year, 10,000 players log in for the first time and find there is no logout button.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the helmet that lets players dive into SAO by stimulating their senses?

A) AmuSphere

B) Augma

C) NerveGear

D) Soul Translator

Answer · why

C) NerveGear

Removing it by force, or dying in the game, fries the wearer's brain; the safer AmuSphere later replaced it.