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50 free Breath of the Wild trivia questions with answers. Breath of the Wild rebuilt Zelda from the ground up, and this quiz digs into every corner of it. Fifty questions cover the four Champions and their Divine Beasts, the Sheikah Slate runes, the Master Sword and its trials, the 900 Korok seeds and Hestu's infamous reward, Blood Moons, Lynels and the Yiga Clan, plus the two DLC packs, the Age of Calamity spin-off and the sequel Tears of the Kingdom. The easy end asks what a Blood Moon does and who piloted Vah Ruta; the hard end wants the shrine that hands out Magnesis, the number of rooms in the Trial of the Sword and the prehistoric Japanese period that inspired the Sheikah tech. There is a solid run of making-of questions too: the physics engine, the cut hookshot, why Link became right-handed and which real city Hyrule's map is based on. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the game, its sequel and spin-off, with the Zelda wiki used only for in-game numbers and locations, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01On what date was Breath of the Wild released?
March 3, 2017
It arrived the same day the Nintendo Switch itself went on sale, and it was also the last Nintendo-published Wii U game.
Q 02Link sets out to stop which ancient evil from destroying Hyrule?
Calamity Ganon
Its physical form is a grotesque spider-like monster; in the finale it becomes Dark Beast Ganon.
Q 03How long had Link been asleep before the game begins?
100 years
He wakes with no memory, and pieces his past back together by revisiting the places in his lost memories.
Q 04Link wakes at the start of the game inside which chamber?
Shrine of Resurrection
It sits on the Great Plateau, and later the same chamber becomes the doorway to the Champions' Ballad DLC's final trial.
Q 05Which Champion was the Zora princess who piloted Vah Ruta?
Mipha
Mipha's healing power, Mipha's Grace, revives Link once after he falls in battle.
Q 06Which Sheikah Slate rune lets Link stop an object in time?
Stasis
Hitting a frozen object stores up the force, so a stasis-locked boulder can be launched across a field when the timer runs out.
Q 07Zelda hid the Master Sword in which location, under the protection of the Great Deku Tree?
Korok Forest
Reaching it means navigating the Lost Woods, where straying from the path sends Link back to the start in a swirl of fog.
Q 08Breath of the Wild was the first mainline Zelda game to feature what in its cutscenes?
Voice acting
Link still says nothing; the team recorded every cutscene rather than only key scenes, as originally planned.
Q 09The sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, was released on what date?
May 12, 2023
Nintendo had finished the game by March 2022 but held it back for a full year of polish.
Q 10What is the vast underground region added in Tears of the Kingdom called?
The Depths
It is pitch dark and roughly the size of the surface map, lit only as Link throws brightbloom seeds and activates lightroots.
Q 11Which Zora prince, Mipha's younger brother, asks Link to help stop the endless rain over his domain?
Sidon
He ferries Link up the reservoir on his back so Link can fire shock arrows into the rampaging Divine Beast.
Q 12What happens when a Blood Moon rises at midnight?
Slain monsters return to life
It also respawns weapons and ore, so the world never runs dry no matter how many camps Link clears.
Q 13How many Korok seeds are hidden across Hyrule?
900
Only 441 are needed to max out inventory; the rest exist purely for completionists.
Q 21How many heart containers must Link have before he can pull the Master Sword?
13
Trying with fewer drains his hearts one by one and can actually kill him.
Q 22Which other category did Breath of the Wild win at the 2017 ceremony where it took the top prize?
Best Game Direction
It was nominated in the other three but lost them; it also took Best Action/Adventure Game.
Q 23What was the first DLC pack, released in June 2017, called?
The Master Trials
It added Master Mode, the Hero's Path map tracker and the Korok Mask alongside the Trial of the Sword.
Q 14What does the Old Man give Link so he can leave the Great Plateau?
The paraglider
He only hands it over once Link has cleared the four plateau shrines, and reveals his true identity at the same time.
Q 15Unlike in earlier Zelda games, what happens to weapons and shields as Link uses them?
They degrade and eventually shatter
Only the Master Sword is unbreakable, and even it needs a rest after heavy use.
Q 16Who directed Breath of the Wild?
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
He previously directed Skyward Sword and The Minish Cap, and started his career designing haunted-house attractions for theme parks.
Q 17Who produced Breath of the Wild?
Eiji Aonuma
He has produced the series since Twilight Princess and once considered leaving Zelda after The Wind Waker before Miyamoto talked him out of it.
Q 18The Old Man on the Great Plateau turns out to be the spirit of whom?
King Rhoam
He was Hyrule's last king, killed when the Guardians turned on the kingdom, and he lingers to brief Link on what happened.
Q 19Vah Rudania, the salamander-like Divine Beast, forced which volcano to erupt endlessly?
Death Mountain
The Gorons live on its slopes and, apart from Yunobo, are too afraid of the beast to go near it.
Q 20Vah Medoh, the Divine Beast that circles Rito Village, resembles which animal?
An eagle
Its name is the odd one out: the others are named after Ocarina of Time sages, while Medoh may honour Medli, the Rito sage from The Wind Waker.
Q 24Completing The Champions' Ballad DLC rewards Link with which vehicle?
Master Cycle Zero
It runs on fuel made from dropped materials and is technically Link's very own Divine Beast.
Q 25Which studio developed the spin-off Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity?
Omega Force
The Koei Tecmo team behind Dynasty Warriors; the game became the best-selling Warriors title ever within four days.
Q 26Yunobo, the timid Goron who helps Link, is the descendant of which Champion?
Daruk
He inherited Daruk's Protection, a shield of energy that Link exploits by firing Yunobo out of a cannon.
Q 27Members of the Yiga Clan can be lured out of position with which food?
Mighty Bananas
Their hideout is littered with fruit crates, and the guards will abandon their posts to grab a dropped bunch.
Q 28After Link hands over every last Korok seed in Hyrule, what does Hestu give him?
A useless golden trophy
Hestu's Gift is a golden lump that fans instantly recognised for what it is; the only bonus is watching Hestu dance.
Q 29According to the game's director, what are Korok seeds actually?
Droppings
Which explains why Hestu's Gift for finding all of them looks the way it does.
Q 30How many shrines are scattered across Hyrule in the base game?
120
The Champions' Ballad DLC adds 16 more, taking the total to 136.