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The Great Retro Quiz! .21: King's Quest
12:49 PM on 02.06.2008, Chad Concelmo 25 comments

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This is a really emotional quiz for me. I grew up on the old Sierra “Quest” games and pinpoint them as the main reasons I love videogames today. Sadly, I debated whether or not to even do a quiz on the original King’s Quest in the fear that a lot of people haven’t played it (I like to pretend that this is everyone’s favorite game). Now is the time to prove me wrong. Come out of the woodwork, old school adventure fans! Unite!

Are you like me and have nothing but fond memories of this classic, revolutionary adventure? Do you remember every baffling verb/noun combination? Take the quiz to find out. (Anyone that gets a perfect score is officially my new hero.)

Just leave your answers in the comments and check my community blog tomorrow (2/7) for the results.

“Initiate quiz.” (I don’t know how to do that.) “Perform quiz.” (I don’t know how to do that.) “Take quiz.” (You begin taking the quiz.) Good luck!

The Great Retro Quiz! .21
Category: King’s Quest
Number of questions: 20
Difficulty: Normal

1. Who designed King’s Quest?

2. What is the name of the kingdom the original King’s Quest takes place in?
a. Kolyma
b. Llewdor
c. Daventry
d. Tamir

3. Main protagonist Graham starts the game as what?
a. A king
b. A prince
c. A knight
d. A stable boy

4. Do you remember what Graham’s famous adventuring cap looks like?

5. Start humming! What song plays during the opening title screen?
a. “Für Elise”
b. “Greensleeves”
c. “The Ride of the Valkyries”
d. “Symphony No. 5”

Match the magical treasure with the creature that guards it:

6. Giant
7. Dragon
8. Leprechaun

9. What kind of animal eerily patrols the moat outside the king’s castle?

Match the item with the location it is found:

10. The witch’s cupboard
11. A hollow tree trunk
12. Under a large rock
13. In the leprechaun’s cave

14. What is the old gnome’s name?
a. Svnqmftujmutljo
b. Ifnkovhgroghprm
c. Rumplestiltskin
d. Skinstiltrumple

15. What specific word does the player need to type in to help cure the woodcutter’s hunger?
a. Food
b. Plenty
c. Heal
d. Fill

16. Graham just climbed an enormous tree! What did he find in one of the branches?
a. A walnut
b. A magic ring
c. A golden egg
d. A mushroom

17. True or false: One of the three magical items is located at the bottom of the below:

a. True
b. False

18. Which of the below classic fairytale icons is not featured in the original King’s Quest?
a. A gingerbread house
b. A beanstalk
c. A magic spinning wheel
d. A fairy godmother

19. You live in San Francisco and a troll keeps bothering you and your family every time you try to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. Stupid, trolls. Based on your intimate knowledge of King’s Quest, what animal should you bring on your next road trip to permanently remedy the problem?

20. Strange scoring system memories! What is the maximum amount of points possible in the original King’s Quest (not the 1990 remake)?
a. 135
b. 146
c. 152
d. 158


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ZargonX's Avatar
ZargonX at 02/06/2008 13:17
I would take this if it were Space Quest.
nosinging's Avatar
nosinging at 02/06/2008 13:22
(sorry to ignore the quiz, but i only know the first few, and mentions of King's Quest trigger nostalgic rants) I played this (and the other early ones) when the collector's edition came out, and even with King's Quest V and VI on hand, these text-based ones were still great.
Still, my favorite of the series was VII, by a long shot. Space Quest VI, was also amazing.
Since I'm way off topic, but still thinking point-and-click Sierra games, did anyone play Torin's Passage?
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 02/06/2008 13:22
YAY! I haven't played the first one yet - better fire up my anthology disc :)

I'd do pretty well on a Perils of Rosella or Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Retro Quiz though. MAN I loved those games. Best memories ever.
Tragic Hero's Avatar
Tragic Hero at 02/06/2008 13:24
Damn I couldn't do it. And I pride myself on the series *sob*
Pangloss's Avatar
Pangloss at 02/06/2008 13:24
If this quiz was King's quest V and beyond, I would rock the shit out of it. Unfortunately, at my tender age I could not for the life of me figure out text commands.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 02/06/2008 13:35
1. d
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. a
10. a
11. d
12. c
13. b
14. none of these, c backwards is the right answer
15. d
16. c
17. a
18. all of these are in the game. The Witch live in a, you can climb b to fight the giant, the gnome has c, and d gives you invincibiltiy for a little while in that one empty field.
19. b
20. b
that1dood's Avatar
that1dood at 02/06/2008 13:35
1a
2c
3c
4b
5b
6b
7a
8c
9d
10a
11d
12c
13b
14b
15d
16a
17a
18c
19b It is a well known fact that goats hate trolls! You should get out of the way!
20d (Actually this is debatable! There is a glitch where you can give the bowl to the woodcutter dude without reading it first so TECHNICALLY you can get 159 points)
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 02/06/2008 13:45
I'm so glad you did this Chad. I don't think I got everything right but here goes.
1.A
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.A
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.C
17.A
18.D
19.B
20.C

Next up, Grim Fandango.
kdog96's Avatar
kdog96 at 02/06/2008 14:02
Awesome! LOVE the Sierra adventures! I can type "OPEN DOOR" faster than anyone I know.

My answers...

1-A, 2-C, 3-C, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-A, 8-C, 9-D, 10-A, 11-D, 12-C, 13-B, 14-C, 15-D, 16-C, 17-F, 18-A, 19-B, 20-D

Was there not a dolphin in KQ4?
entrager's Avatar
entrager at 02/06/2008 14:03
When you guys were answering the question about your first PC game memories on RetroforceGo this week, mine was King's Quest. I played games before that, but I learned to spell playing KQ. I consider KQ to be the game that started my entire life of video game playing.

That being said, I haven't played it in at least 15 years. Probably 20. I'm not too sure about the locations of items...

1. a
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. c
12. d
13. b
14. c
15. d
16. c
17. b
18. a
19. b
20. b
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 02/06/2008 14:06
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. B
20. D

All guessed. Never played, just curious to see how well-trained my gaming trivia instincts are.
Qalamari's Avatar
Qalamari at 02/06/2008 14:06
I'm sure I'm gonna do horribly here, but I'll give it a whack. I was always more into the Space Quest series.

1.) A
2.) C
3.) C
4.) C
5.) B
6.) B
7.) A
8.) C
9.) D
10.) A
11.) D
12.) B
13.) C
14.) C
15.) B
16.) C
17.) A
18.) D
19.) B
20.) D

For those who enjoyed the old (blank) Quest Sierra games, you may want to try out Peasant's Quest at Homestar Runner. Good stuff.
consolelover's Avatar
consolelover at 02/06/2008 14:19
HELP. People at my school say the pc sucks. I whant to pervide them with good facts to dissagree with.
rebigulator's Avatar
rebigulator at 02/06/2008 14:32
I grew up on these games too, but I had to guess on some of the item locations.

1.A
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.A
10.A
11.C
12.B
13.D
14.C
15.D
16.C
17.A
18.A
19.B
20.D
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 02/06/2008 14:33
I second GEN ERIC GUI on 18. There is a fairy godmother that appears randomly. But he is only partially correct on 14.
KyleGamgee's Avatar
KyleGamgee at 02/06/2008 15:33
1a
2c
3c
4b
5b
6a
7c
8b
9d
10a
11c
12d
13b
14d
15d
16c
17a
18d
19b
20d
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 02/06/2008 16:40
And I'm with you Chad, if it wasn't for sierra games, especially the KQ series, I would not be playing games today.
PetiePal's Avatar
PetiePal at 02/06/2008 17:55
Chad I've been waiting for this quiz like forever lol. I was RAISED on the Sierra games...from King's, Space, Police Quests to Leisure Suit Larry. I lovvvvvve Sierra.

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. B
20. D. (Although this is TECHNICALLY not right, because you CAN max out at 159 by doing something slightly different. You could get different point values for a few of the puzzles and how you solved them)
SenorCalavera's Avatar
SenorCalavera at 02/06/2008 18:48
Based on my personal adventure game knowledge, 19 should have a red herring as one of the options. Just a thought.
Cyprus's Avatar
Cyprus at 02/06/2008 19:21
Bah, the game killed me when I tried to kill the priest.
Tiff's Avatar
Tiff at 02/06/2008 19:23
*waves to brother* Heyyyyy brooooother

Also, Kings Quest is the baddest 'ish. Why can't there be more adventure games like there used to be ;_;
bluemeep's Avatar
bluemeep at 02/06/2008 22:01
Holy crap... It's been ages, but I think I remember enough...

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. D

Now, if this was Quest for Glory, I'd have a perfect score.
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