15 Minutes of Fame: Pre-Raid Trivia
by Lisa Poisso 
Sep 8th 2009 at 6:00PM
Relyimah's Pre-Raid Trivia
Round #20
Answers provided at the bottom of this page.
Trivia Round 1: Old School WoW
In which instance do you find Chromaggus?
Trivia Round 2: 10-man Naxxramas
Name the two adds that come with Thaddeus.
Trivia Round 3: WoW and the Movies
Near Ulduar in the Storm Peaks, Chester Copperpot is the local repairman. What 1985 film is Chester from?
Trivia Round 4: WoW! How Entertaining!
A quest in the Western Plaguelands called "All Along the Watchtowers" is named for the Bob Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower" made famous by what 1960s musician?
Trivia Round 5: The Horde and YOU
Sig Nicious, a parody of Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols, is a part of what Horde in-game rock band that is regularly featured at Blizzcon?
Trivia Round 6: Talent Trees
The nickname of Benjamin Franklin Pearce, a character from the television show M*A*S*H, can be found in a Hunter's talent tree. What's the name of this insightful talent?
Trivia Round 7: Professions
GlaD0S from the game "Portal" would probably love a cook for baking a Delicious Chocolate Cake. What's the name of this delicious achievement?
Trivia Round 8: World Holidays
What yearly event features items like Mudder's Milk and Eyesight-Enhancing Romance Goggles?
Trivia Round 9: Factions
This race of small fellows can be found in Zangarmarsh and give a quest called Now That We're Friends. Name the faction.
Bonus Question:
Trivia Round 10: Dragons
Lethon, Emeriss, Ysondre and Taerar are a part of the Green Dragonflight, but Ysera's most trusted lieutenants are known collectively as what?
When you start a Death Knight, you are given a quest by the Lich King to talk to what boss from Naxxramas?
Trivia Round 12: Dwarves
What Dwarven racial trait, while active, grants immunity to Bleed, Poison and Disease effects?
Trivia Round 13: Ulduar
What is the name of the ability that Ignis uses that can interrupt or lock players out of their spells for 8 seconds if they cast during it?
Trivia Round 14: Ulduar 2
When the XT-002 says, "So tired, I will rest for just a moment!", what does he do?
Trivia Round 15: Starting Zones
For Dwarves starting out, this distillery is home to not only great brew but all sorts of trainers for levels 2-6. What is the brand of brew distilled there?
Trivia Round 16: Hodir
How long does it take in 25-man Ulduar for Hodir to enrage?
Trivia Round 17: Consumables
Glacial Salmon are a favorite amongst casters for this high-end food buff that gives them 46 attack power for an hour. What is the name of this explosive dish, made ONLY with Salmon and Northrend Spices?
Trivia Round 18: Freya
Ancient Conservators make players unable to attack unless they are under the influence of what?
Trivia Round 19: Feats of Strength
What Feat of Strength do players receive if they are hated in Booty Bay, gained a friendly reputation with the Bloodsail Buccaneers and obtained the Bloodsail Admiral's Hat?
ANSWERS
- Blackwing Lair
- Stalagg and Feugen
- The Goonies
- Jimi Hendrix
- Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain or L80ETC
- Hawk Eye
- The Cake is Not a Lie
- Brewfest
- Sporeggar
- The Dragons of Nightmare
- Instructor Razuvious
- Stoneform
- Flame Jets
- Expose or reveal his heart
- Thunderbrew
- 8 minutes
- Firecracker Salmon
- Healthy Mushrooms
- Avast Ye, Admiral!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zhiva Sep 8th 2009 6:18PM
# Glacial Salmon are a favorite amongst casters for this high-end food buff that gives them 46 attack power for an hour.#
Lolwut
attack power? casters?
Relyimah Sep 8th 2009 11:06PM
Yeah, sorry Zhiva, you're right, it should say "spellpower". My bad, I'm a melee kitty...I always think in Attack Power...but you are right with the lolwut...my apologies.
Terethall Sep 9th 2009 1:57AM
This is a really good idea. I was actually surprised that I missed a few of those (the name of Ignis' Flame thingies always escapes me). I'm going to suggest this to my guild.
Mognet T Sep 8th 2009 6:39PM
My friend was in a guild that used to do something similar. The GL would award points for correctly answered questions for each raidboss, each question was about boss strategy. The winner of each round got bonus DKP! As you can guess, that guild learned bosses pretty quickly...
mibluvr13 Sep 8th 2009 6:39PM
This makes me smile. I miss the trivia bots that people would run in custom channels on my server.
Linainverse Sep 8th 2009 6:49PM
This is such a cool idea! I love the idea of having a trivia contest to help people get pumped. I would definitely have to read up though, I only got a few right. :)
Boombaclot Sep 8th 2009 6:52PM
12/19 Here. Great Questions, glad you pointed out the copperpot thing I always knew it had to do something with a movie but once I saw the question I instantly remembered where it was from. $50 dolla bills!!! $50 dolla bills!!!
Lidodger Sep 8th 2009 7:03PM
The lich king also tells you to talk to Noth the Plaguebringer down by the Tombstone.
Evelinda Sep 8th 2009 10:20PM
yeah, and gothik, but he gets you to talk to instructor straight away :)
Redaurora Sep 8th 2009 7:52PM
I remember waiting for BG in before Wrath and some one had an add-on that would give out ramdon questions. I loved that add-on wish it was still around.
This is great also because all the fact checking is done by hand. This way you can get it more personal for what the guild is interested in.
Taedran Sep 8th 2009 7:53PM
As guild Leader, and as one who loves Lore of all kind (H.P. Lovecraft, Norse, Greek, whatever I find in WoW, which is everything) this is an amazing idea... I think I'll start doing this.
Wangly Sep 8th 2009 11:02PM
I kinda want to transfer to Kilrogg now :P
Evelinda Sep 8th 2009 10:21PM
I used to love it when i was levelling an alt in a lowbie area (and it would usually happen in the barrens) and someone would be asking trivia questions in general chat... not only was it a lot of fun, but it was a blissful change from talking about chuck norris and your mum ;)
Asher Sep 9th 2009 12:50AM
Is there a mod that you use to hold the contests?
Relyimah Sep 9th 2009 7:52AM
Hi Asher! Thanks for your question. To answer your question of what mod I use for the trivia rounds, well, I don't use a mod per se. I write my questions in a Word document, then just copy and paste my questions onto macros (I use the question mark icon for each one and number them q1 to q25). Then, since I use CT bar mod and don't use one of the bars in my raiding rig, I load the question macros onto my spare cast bar and it becomes my Trivia Bar that I only turn on during the trivia round, then turn it off to go into the raid.
For those of you who want to start your own game of PRT (Pre-Raid Trivia) allow me to give you some suggestions:
1. Talk to your guildies and find a great time for trivia so that those who want to play get to play and enjoy the time with their guildmates. It's more fun when you get lots of people playing.
2. Take the time to post your game time and weekly topic in your guild forums so that they know when to show up and what to study up for! You can also post your results, like I sometimes do, so you can have a running total of who has won the most games. If you'd like, if you have a creative person in your guild, you can make a small banner for them to put in their signature bar on the forums that says "Trivia Round Winner".
3. If you don't want to use your guild chat for the game, make your own trivia channel so that people who don't want to play don't have to get involved unless they want to.
4. Talk to your guildies about what subjects they'd like to see in your weekly round! One of our mages suggested to me the theme for week 7's "Professions" round and that's just one amongst many suggestions I've received. Keep an open mind! You'll find lots of ideas for trivia rounds right in front of you from your beloved guildies. Remember, they don't always need to be about strategy, our week 22 round was all about how well they knew know their fellow guildies, for example, I threw in a question about me, which was all about where my toon's name came from, and since they know me really well, they know that "Relyimah" means "the unseen" from the Myst Universe. Remember, everyone loves having the spotlight shine on them and be valued for who they are and their contributions.
5. Your prizes could come from anywhere...one guildie gave a gag prize that we used for our "grab bag" round that was a "Happy Fun Rock". Not a great prize, but hey, it was funny. Don't expect anyone to contribute prizes for the round. If you have a prize, great! If you don't, it's no big deal. But make sure that the prizes you give are useful or at least fun for someone to get that they could use in their gear (that's why we give away gems a lot) or maybe something the winner could get some enjoyment out of, like an inexpensive vanity pet. Most importantly, just make sure people understand that your trivia round is for fun, the prizes are just a bonus. Knowing your strat is the ultimate prize.
6. Remember when you write your questions, find those neat little tidbits that people don't ordinarily know. Challenge them! Example, from the trivia above, question #10 about the Dragons of Nightmare, to date, I've asked that question twice in KVN's PRT. Once in the week 10 round, then again in round 20, still not one guildie has ever gotten that one right because of it's complex and obscure nature. But that is trivia that is easily accessible through WoWwiki. If I could find a neat tidbit like that, so can you! Make sure you add in a tough question! Don't make things too easy, but still keep in mind that making it challenging and fun is what makes people engage in the game. Add in something that makes people laugh, because if they're laughing, they're learning!
Good Luck and Happy Trivia!
Relyimah
esememon Nov 26th 2009 1:08AM
Oh snap, Kilrogg represent! That's a pretty good idea. You're a true team player.
Cyanea Sep 9th 2009 2:55AM
Oh snap...I LOVE this idea.
Terrë Sep 9th 2009 3:41AM
There is a trivia bot still about. My guild uses it when we're hanging between wipes /dc's and such. You can set it to WOW questions or General knowledge. I've no idea where it comes from tho. Maybe search Curse for it?
and I only got 8/19. In my defence I've just woken up and not had my morning caffiene fix.
cassandri Sep 10th 2009 12:17PM
I once wrote about 500 questions for my guild for Trivia Bot then it didn't work after one patch and when I finally got an upgrade for the mod the question/XML format had changed. Never used it again.
I'm happy to say I got almost all those questions right... although I got NONE of the pop culture Q/As.
Particularly happy I got the XT question right. Although I had to mentally relive the fight to figure it out. I can actually hear heroism being popped as he says it. LOL.
Ziberious Sep 12th 2009 11:36AM
I want in your guild so badly now :(