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This Zelda trivia quiz has 140 free questions with answers and runs the length of the series, from the 1986 NES original through Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, the Oracle games, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword and A Link Between Worlds to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. It asks about Link, Zelda and Ganon, the Triforce and the Golden Goddesses, Hyrule's races and regions, the items, dungeons and enemies, and how the games were made. The last dozen questions are TotK trivia for players who finished Tears of the Kingdom: the Depths and gloom, Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend and Autobuild, Rauru and the Zonai, the Imprisoning War, the Light Dragon, the new sages and the game's record-breaking launch. Easy questions suit anyone who has played a Zelda game; the hard ones will test lifelong fans. Every answer has been checked against a reference source, and the citation appears under each question once you have answered.
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Q 01In what year was the first game in The Legend of Zelda series released?
1986
The original 'The Legend of Zelda' debuted on the Famicom Disk System in Japan, laying the groundwork for one of Nintendo's most celebrated franchises.
Q 02What is the name of Link's iconic horse, often accompanying him on his adventures?
Epona
Epona was introduced in the 1998 Nintendo 64 game and became Link's standard mode of transport, summoned with a song.
Q 03Which of the three virtues does Princess Zelda typically embody?
Wisdom
Her virtue reflects her role as the guiding, strategic figure while Link does the swinging.
Q 04Which aquatic race with fish-like features frequently appears throughout the series?
Zoras
The Zoras are a recurring race in The Legend of Zelda series, often acting as protectors of water sources and having distinct aquatic forms.
Q 05Who is the recurring primary antagonist in many games within The Legend of Zelda series?
Ganondorf
Known as Ganon in his beast form, he is the embodiment of power and the constant opponent of Link and Zelda.
Q 06Most Zelda games take place in which medieval kingdom, protected by its royal family and a chosen hero?
Hyrule
Hyrule is the kingdom; Termina, Lorule and Koholint are the other worlds of Majora's Mask, A Link Between Worlds and Link's Awakening.
Q 07Which game introduced the mechanic of 'Z-targeting,' allowing Link to lock onto enemies?
Ocarina of Time
Z-targeting revolutionized 3D combat in video games, allowing players to focus on a single enemy while moving and attacking, a feature first seen in Ocarina of Time.
Q 08What item allows Link to traverse large gaps by grappling onto distant targets?
Hookshot
The Hookshot is a classic Zelda item that fires a chain with a hook, enabling Link to reach otherwise inaccessible areas and solve puzzles.
Q 09Which rock-bodied, rock-eating race lives on Death Mountain and greets friends as 'Brother' in the Zelda series?
Gorons
Gorons eat rocks, roll like boulders and mine Death Mountain; Darunia in Ocarina of Time is their chief.
Q 10Who composed most of the iconic music for The Legend of Zelda series?
Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo is a legendary Nintendo composer responsible for many of the most recognizable themes in video game history, including those from The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario.
Q 11Which fairy does the Great Deku Tree instruct to act as Link's guide?
Navi
She is remembered mostly for shouting 'Hey!' and 'Listen!' whenever a hint is available.
Q 12How many days does Link have to stop the moon from crashing into Termina?
Three
The three-day cycle is the game's defining mechanic: Link must rewind time again and again, keeping only what he has learned.
Q 13Into which parallel kingdom is Princess Zelda taken through a rift, forcing Link to follow?
Lorule
It has its own royal family and its own dark counterpart to the golden relic.
Which game features a talking boat named the King of Red Lions?
Q 21Who is one of the co-creators and producers of The Legend of Zelda series?
Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto is a legendary game designer and producer at Nintendo, widely recognized as one of the creators of both The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario franchises.
Q 22Which handheld stone tablet lets Link mark waypoints and photograph creatures?
Sheikah Slate
Its runes, including magnesis and stasis, double as the puzzle tools for the game's shrines.
Q 23Which of the three Golden Goddesses is said to embody courage?
Farore
Din, Nayru and Farore shaped the land before departing and leaving the golden relic behind.
The Wind Waker
The King of Red Lions is a sentient, talking boat in The Wind Waker that serves as Link's primary mode of transportation across the Great Sea and offers guidance.
Q 15Which desert-dwelling race of female warriors produces a single male member who becomes their king?
Gerudo
One male is born to them roughly every hundred years, and he takes the throne by tradition.
Q 16What magical artifact, split into three pieces, is said to grant wishes to whoever touches it?
Triforce
The Triforce is a golden, triangular artifact left behind by the Golden Goddesses, embodying Power, Wisdom, and Courage, and capable of granting any wish.
Q 17Which Sheikah elder, once a servant of the royal family, guides Link after he awakens?
Impa
Impa is a recurring member of the Sheikah tribe and a loyal confidante to Princess Zelda across many entries in the series.
Q 18What are the childlike forest dwellers who never grow up, each paired with a fairy?
Kokiri
The Kokiri live in a forest guarded by the Great Deku Tree and are said to die if they ever leave it.
Q 19Which game allows Link to transform into a wolf?
Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, Link gains the ability to transform into a wolf, allowing him to navigate the Twilight Realm and utilize enhanced senses.
Q 20Link smashes pots and cuts grass to collect which colour-coded currency of Hyrule throughout the Zelda series?
Rupees
Rupees share a name with India's currency; they come in colours that signal value and turn up in grass, pots and chests.
Q 24Which game introduced switching between the Light World and Dark World?
A Link to the Past
Its two overworlds are separate but similar, so most spots in the Light World have a corrupted twin in the Dark.
Q 25Which of the four Champions was a princess of the water-dwelling race?
Mipha
Her gift, Mipha's Grace, revives Link once when he falls, then recharges over time.
Q 26Which mischievous imp gives Link cryptic advice while he travels as both a Hylian and a wolf?
Midna
Midna is a sarcastic Twili who rides on Link's back in his beast form and turns out to be central to the plot.
Q 27Whose orchestral work was planned as the first game's title theme until a copyright problem?
Maurice Ravel
Boléro had not entered the public domain, so a replacement overworld theme was written in a single day.
Q 28Where can Link have his health restored completely by a magical being?
A Great Fairy Fountain
Hearts dropped by defeated enemies top Link up too, but only a sliver at a time.
Q 29Which of Link's abilities in Tears of the Kingdom rewinds an object's movement?
Recall
It pairs neatly with falling rocks: send one back up the way it came and ride it.
Q 30What is the name of the avian race that lives on Dragon Roost Island?
Rito
The Rito serve as postal carriers across the great sea, and each member earns their wings from the dragon above their island.