Q 01/05

Which studio is the primary developer of the main Elder Scrolls games?

A) Obsidian Entertainment

B) BioWare

C) Bethesda Game Studios

D) ZeniMax Online Studios

Answer · why

C) Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Game Studios was spun out of publisher Bethesda Softworks in 2001 with roughly 40 staff; both sit under ZeniMax Media.

Q 02/05

On which fictional continent are the Elder Scrolls games set?

A) Akavir

B) Yokuda

C) Atmora

D) Tamriel

Answer · why

D) Tamriel

The other three are real continents in the lore, but Tamriel's people know so little about them that they barely appear in the games.

Q 03/05

In which year was the first game, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, released?

A) 1992

B) 1994

C) 1996

D) 1998

Answer · why

B) 1994

Arena missed its Christmas 1993 deadline and shipped in March 1994 with an initial distribution of only a few thousand units before word of mouth took...

Q 04/05

Daggerfall, the second game in the series, was released in which year?

A) 1996

B) 1997

C) 1998

D) 1999

Answer · why

A) 1996

It sold more than 100,000 copies in its first two days, wiping out retailer stock and forcing a smaller second printing four days after launch.

Q 05/05

Morrowind's main story takes place on which island?

A) Solstheim

B) Summerset Isle

C) Stros M'Kai

D) Vvardenfell

Answer · why

D) Vvardenfell

The game was originally planned to cover the entire province, but the scope was cut to this central island and three of the five Great Houses.