Please fill out your answers and submit your form through the forums to Sil. The closing date for this competition is 1500cet on Friday 11th June. Any submissions after this date will be discounted and any entry fee refunded.

ENTRY FEE: 1,000g

This is not a free competition and the prizes involved are worth a considerable amount of gold. For your quiz to be accepted then you must mail 1,000g in game to Sil. You will then receive confirmation that your entry has been accepted. Anyone worried about this being a scam - no problem - just don't enter

The winners will be posted the following week and you will have a week from that date to claim your prize. You must have a Horde char on Arathor which is able to have the items/gold traded to them. If you wish to move the items to alliance side you must do so yourself.

In the event of a tie break the tiebreaker question will become active and proximity to the correct number will determine the winner. The tiebreaker question is at the end of the quiz.

Prizes

1st Place: Reins of the Crimson Deathcharger
2nd Place: Sylvanas' Music Box
3rd Place: 5000g

The Questions

(Some answers have more than one possible answer. On certain questions ½ a point may be awarded for an answer almost correct. These will be awarded at the sole discretion of the person marking)

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Vanilla WoW

1) In the good old days of attunements vast quest chains were needed to enter the raid instances, while Molten Core was easy both Onyxia and Blackwing Lair meant multiple runs through dull instances to attune people. Which mob's blood held the key to entering BWL?


2) Naxx was Blizzard's final offering before the first expansion and was implemented so close to TBC that most players did not even get inside it and the few that did were still working through the intial bosses when TBC hit. Which boss within it was keen to play with the raid but had a habit of squishing rather than playing with tanks?


3) Which was the first raid boss in WoW to start without a full health bar?


4) Over the course of the years most bosses developed have some randomness in the encounters but few have totally different abilities from week to week. Although he should have been man's best friend, which boss provided a surprise each week?


5) Which boss was first encountered within Sunken Temple but was later released into the world, assaulting a small town in the outside world?


6) Which boss was the first to show the real problems with shaman/paladins being on different sides and despite Blizzard's best efforts to even out things by implementing Tranquil Air totem made it inevitable that paladins and shamans would cross over.


7) Which boss was it not possible to kill in vanilla? Well not possible for us mere mortals anyhow.


8) While many bosses have the ability to heal themselves managing to increase their maximum hit points is an altogether less pleasant trick. Name a boss with the ability to at least quadruple their initial maximum health.


9) Killing members of your own raid has always been fun but for a certain class this was made remarkably easier by an ability from a not so friendly dragon. Which boss gave this opportunity and which class could quite literally heal you to death?


10) The opening of AQ was a lagtastic event with people dcing upon entry to Silithus and low level chars trying to run into the zone and aggroing elite bugs from across the map. In the middle of the chaos 3 people were trying to trigger the opening. When the dust settled three brave souls handed in scepters and received Black Bug Mounts – name them?


11) Which critter's death provoked a furious response from his master?


12) C'thun represented probably the most enjoyable fight at level 60 , and to this date remains one of the best and most balanced encounters (assuming you are at the right level). After all who could resist tentacles, eyeballs, digestive juices and laser beams! Which guild triumphed in the race to pop this eyeball first?


13) Trash made up an essential part of vanilla raiding, lots of trash, trash which was solely designed to take time and cause random deaths. Some bright spark came up with the idea of reputation being gained from trash in order to make people hate it less. What was the first faction you gained rep with in a 40man raid?


14) Name the four guardians of the Emerald Dream who became outdoor raid bosses as vanilla drew to a close.


15) Which legendary vanilla elite had his elite status revoked in a later expansion, sadly meaning alliance lowbies no longer had to watch out for him?



Guess the player?

1) A rogue of undoubted skill but a somewhat dubious reputation he scythed his way through battlegrounds in the good old days. Rather unflatteringly referred to on a website of Arathor's personalities as “Jobbie's Alt”. Who is he?


2) Often referred to by his chosen nickname of Mr Moo this Tauren romped off to pastures new during Ulduar, leaving his ancestral home to venture into Darkstorm. Who is he?


3) Legend has it this once proud tauren logged on one morning to discover that his girlfriend had emasculated him in a very public manner. Too poor to afford corrective surgery he is forced to wander the server talking in a much more feminine voice. Who is he?


4) For many people a pyrrhic victory is the one to avoid. However for natives of Arathor's horde there was another type of victory worth fleeing from. The warrior this was named after gained notoriety throughout the battlegrounds. Who is he?


5) Who would have thought that Noth had a twin. Managing to provoke strong feelings in those who encountered him but nonetheless leading several guilds to the cutting edge of raiding the name of this player followed him through various classes. Who is he?



The Burning Crusade

1) Which raid boss, logically speaking, would be the first one people defeated in The Burning Crusade?


2) It was common practice to skip to which boss in Tempest Keep as soon as you could enter the instance?


3) Warlock tanks were commonly used in many TBC raid encounters - name 4 of them.


4) Which loot item allowed players to ride a phoenix?


5) There were two outdoor bosses in TBC - name them.


6) Who kept a well stocked harem?


7) Name two encounters with at least 4 bosses.


8) There are many ways to aggro a boss but only one required a fishing pole. Name it.


9) Which boss grew to wipe so many raids that he hastened the arrival of the one flask/elixir rule?


10) Assuming you didn't lose any, how many [Clarification: Tainted] cores were required to defeat Lady Vashj?


11) How many waves of attackers preceeded each of the first 4 bosses in Mount Hyjal?


12) What colour dragon were you reliant on to drop the forcefield at Kil'jaeden?


13) Which boss could quite literally doom you to a sudden death?


14) In Hyjal which faction leader was too wimpy to fight?


15) No matter how fast you were Brutallus would always manage to kill who?



Wrath of the Lich King

1) Before clearing the Eye of Eternity which boss did someone in your raid have to have killed?


2) By how many do the 25 alliance players outnumber the brave Horde Champions?


3) Fighting and healing have always been stock skills to possess. Which boss encouraged dancing?


4) How many bosses in Icecrown do you have to have killed to gain exalted reputation with the Ashen Verdict?


5) How many bosses are contained within Naxx?


6) Which boss in WotLK has the longest introduction after triggering?


7) Which boss in Ulduar is also the name of a range of underwear?


8) Which old favourite was replaced and revamped (read as nerfed) part way through wotlk?


9) Which keeper allows you to kill the adds during the final phase of Yogg Saron?


10) If you were a firefighter which boss would you have vanquished?


11) Where have the three bosses on the Blood Council previously been seen by players?


12) +1,+2 or +3? This question could apply to two bosses - name them.


13) In the case of almost all guilds which is the 9th hardmode boss to be killed in Icecrown 25?


14) Rotface and Festergut both have pets - name them. 


15) Name 6 bosses which can be given as the targets for the weekly raid quest.



Zones
 
1) Which zone was once home to Kazzak before his promotion?


2) There were advantages to being an engineer, namely the ability to teleport to different zones, name two?


3) Blessed with multiple flight points, lakes, a sea, trees, an instance, and even a logging camp which zone saw the first serious Horde assault on an alliance town back in vanilla?


4) The Onyxia quest chain was an elaborate affair which required massive amounts of travelling – as the chain progressed it was necessary to kills 4 ‘outdoor’ dragons, name the zones they were in.


5) Home to the first major ‘cut scene’ this wintery place is home to many shrines. Which zone is it?


6) Once bereft of any flight point this ash ridden zone was blessed with a neutral quest hub allowing players a close flight point to the two main raids in vanilla. Which zone is it?


7) Every expansion seems to love a safari, the initial safari zone remains a popular ganking zone on pvp servers while the latest one is heavily farmed for mining nodes. This leaves only the ‘middle’ one – which zone was it?


8) During vanilla in which zone could you be guaranteed to find a succubus of a higher level that you to whip you into shape? [Question simplified]


9) If you were to fly directly south from Ad'al for 50 seconds and then bank left and fly until Terrokar was just a memory where would you be?


10) In which zone would you find Mankrik's wife [typo corrected]?



Arathor & Umbrage

1) One of the most stable guilds on the server Umbrage was created on the first day of release and has endured since. During this time how many characters have been guild leader of Umbrage?


2) As Arathor grew up many horde guilds merged and those early weeks saw 2 guilds merge into Umbrage to form the first 'hardcore' raiding guild on the server. Who is the longest standing member of Umbrage, someone who can trace their time in the guild back to that very first day?


3) Molten Core was the opening raid instance in Vanilla WoW and for most of the player represented their first taste of 'group' action. Pulling and assisting were unknown mechanics for many and the task of Main Assist was something to be avoided at all costs. Which class was this responsibility laid upon?


4) Fond memories remain of zerging Azuregos, getting cleaved at Kazzak and incinerated by deep breaths at Onyxia. These 3 stand alone bosses provided loot and entertainment as guilds raced to kill the outdoor ones and to learn how to deal with Onyxia's aggro. Competition to defeat them was fierce, which guild/s achieved server firsts for each of the three?


5) While some guilds chose pink bunny rabbits to be on their tabards Umbrage chose which animal to represent them?


6) Back in the days of 40 man raids it was very unusual to have 0 of one class within a raid but the guild was abandoned by a single class as Blackwing Lair drew to a close. Which viable class was absent from the majority of Nefarian tries, at least saving from having that class call?


7) Over the years Umbrage has had mixed luck with Legendary drops, acquiring Thunderfury first but failing to get a single Eye of Ragnaros in a year of killing him. The Staff of Atiesh remained unfinished but Illidan was slightly nicer gifting us two complete Warglaive sets before Kiljaeden coughed up orange bow. Next Ulduar provided mixed luck with shards but gave enough for 2 legendary maces, finally Shadowmourne was crafted only a few weeks ago. Seven different characters received those items, name 4 of them and their respective item/set.


8) Primarily a PvE guild Umbrage has dabbled in PvP as a guild, notably trying to gain a Alterac Valley game against the alliance when it first came out. This epic battle lasted for hours and involved our then guild leader trying to 'tank' people in PvP. Over the years we have boasted a fair few High Warlords amongst our ranks however who was the first of these?


9) According to popular myth where do Umbrage raiders live?


10) Always one to promote equal opportunities Umbrage has a large female contingent, of the seven current classleaders/officers how many are female?



Memorable Quotes
 
During which encounters would the following phrases most likely to be uttered?

1) "Ewww i got digested"


2) "Wow this is no fun, if you jump off the side you get ported back to the middle"


3) "That's four constructs in the raid again. Wipe."


4) "Healing is the new damage"


5) "Ahhh look, Vendorstrike"


6) "The solution to not being able to interrupt the Pyroblast is simple, dps faster"


7) "How hard is it to watch out for the volcanoes popping? Wipe."


8) "Actually it seems that we were prepared"


9) "No you can't kill the puppies, get back on the boss"


10) "I don't care that the icon is the same as soulshatter - don't hit the ground"



(80 total)

Tiebreaker

Guess the amount of gold on the character Effis at 2000cet on 3rd June 2010

And the winners are.......

3rd Place: Essence

2nd Place: Kätyri

1st Place: Kizax


Full answers to be posted next week for those interested!