Q 01/05

World of Warcraft's November 2004 launch coincided with which milestone?

A) Blizzard's twentieth birthday

B) The first BlizzCon

C) The Warcraft series turning ten

D) The release of Warcraft III

Answer · why

C) The Warcraft series turning ten

The Warcraft series turning ten: the first game came out in November 1994. For the online game's own twentieth birthday in 2024, the University of Was...

Q 02/05

On which fictional planet is World of Warcraft set?

A) Draenor

B) Azeroth

C) Argus

D) Outland

Answer · why

B) Azeroth

Azeroth began as the name of a single kingdom in the first Warcraft game; the kingdom was later renamed Stormwind, and its old name grew to cover the ...

Q 03/05

In World of Warcraft, which two opposing factions must every player choose between?

A) Titans and Old Gods

B) Scourge and Legion

C) Alliance and Horde

D) Light and Void

Answer · why

C) Alliance and Horde

Alliance and Horde players could not even group up for the game's first seventeen years; only in 2022 did Blizzard let the two sides run dungeons and ...

Q 04/05

Which two continents made up World of Warcraft's game world at launch?

A) Northrend and Pandaria

B) Outland and the Broken Isles

C) Kul Tiras and Zandalar

D) Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms

Answer · why

D) Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms

Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms were once one landmass, until a magical implosion 10,000 years before the game sank most of it and left the Maelstro...

Q 05/05

In which year was World of Warcraft first announced?

A) 2001

B) 2002

C) 2003

D) 2004

Answer · why

A) 2001

Its 3D graphics grew out of the proprietary engine built for Warcraft III.