Get your dice ready and character sheet prepped because it’s game time.
Greeting adventures, I’m your host Brian Rollins and this is episode 222 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. For this week’s topic, we’ve got Dungeons and Dragons Trivia. That’s right, that classic roleplaying game from the 1970s that is still a big hit to this day. And, with the new movie in theaters, what better time to tackle the subject?
If you’re a new listener, welcome to the party. Every week, DGN has a new topic and thirty trivia questions. I ask and you answer. It’s like your own private Jeopardy game without that contestant interview in the middle.
If you want to learn more about the show, check out DorkyGeekyNerdy.com.
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Get your dice ready and your
character sheet prepped because
it's game time.
Greetings adventurers.
I'm your host, Brian Rollins.
And this is episode, 222 of the
dorky geeky.
Nerdy trivia podcast for this
week's topic.
We've got Dungeons & Dragons
trivia.
That's right.
That classic role-playing game
from the 1970s at still a big
hit to this day and with the new
movie in theaters, what better
time to tackle the subject.
If you're new listener, welcome
to the party every week dgn has
a new topic and 30 trivia
questions I ask and you answer
it's like your own private
Jeopardy game without that
contestant interview in the
middle.
If you want to learn more about
the show check out dorky geeky
nerdy.com.
That's about all I have for the
intro.
So let's start things off with
the dorky round.
Number one, D&D was first
published by what company?
TSR.
Number 2 in D and D.
What is the name of the player?
Who runs the game session?
The dungeon master or DM.
Number three, Who currently
publishes Dungeons & Dragons?
Wizards of the Coast.
Number four.
What 2016 TV series re
popularized DND.
Stranger things.
Number 5 in D&D, the evil
versions of what are chromatic
and the good versions are
metallic.
Dragons.
Number 6, who plays edging in
the recent honor among Thieves
film?
Chris Pine.
Number seven BioWare released
what DND video game in 1998.
Baldur's Gate.
Number 8, what is the most
popular campaign setting for D
and D?
Forgotten Realms.
Number 9, what does x p stand
for?
Experience points.
Number 10.
What do you and D?
Erase is based on tolkien's,
Hobbits.
Halflings.
The geeky round number one, the
game was split into.
What two titles?
Starting in 1977.
Basic and advanced Dungeons &
Dragons.
Number two.
What pear is credited with
creating Dungeons & Dragons?
Gary gygax and Dave arneson.
Number three, as of 2023, D, and
D is up to which Edition.
Fifth edition.
It was released in 2014.
Number four, what Oscar, Tony
and emmy-winning actor starred
in the 2000.
Film, Dungeons & Dragons, Jeremy
Irons.
Number five, what is NPC short
for?
Non-player character.
Number six.
What Duo created the dragonlance
series of D&D novels?
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
Number seven.
What author had a hit with the
icewind?
Dale?
Trilogies starting in the late
1980s.
Ra Salvatore.
Number 8.
What was the first DND?
PC video game?
Pool of radians.
It was released in 1988.
Number nine?
What multiplayer D&D game ran
through AOL from 1991 to 1997.
Neverwinter Nights.
Number 10, which D&D campaign
setting is based on Gothic
horror novels of the 19th
century.
Ravenloft.
The nerdy round number 1.
What 1982 sci-fi movie begins
with a group of teens playing
D&D?
E.t. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Number two, the Dungeons and
Dragons cartoon debuted in which
year, 1983.
Number 3, in which campaign
sitting Would You Adventure in
Wild space?
Spell Jammer.
Number four, D&D was inducted
into which Hall of Fame in 2016.
The national toy Hall of Fame.
Number five.
How many theatrically released
DND films.
Have there been To.
Well, others have been released.
Direct-to-video only the two
thousand and two thousand,
twenty three films made it to
theaters.
Number six, what game setting
was added after eleven thousand
submissions in 2002's fantasy
setting search.
Eberron.
Number seven.
What was the initial budget for
the original D&D game?
Two thousand dollars.
Only one hundred dollars was
spent on artwork.
Number 8 for the last several
versions.
What are the three core Rule
books?
The player's handbook, the
dungeon Master's guide in the
monster manual.
Number 9, what animated, DND
film was released to video in
2008.
Dragonlance Dragons of Autumn
Twilight.
Number 10, which D&D campaign
setting was inspired by the Dune
and barsoom series and was set
on the world athis.
Dark Sun.
And that's all the questions I
have for Dungeons & Dragons.
Trivia, I used to play way back
when and someday, I'll get back
to it.
If you do play reach out to me
on Facebook or Twitter and let
me know what class and race you
prefer.
I always felt I needed to play a
cleric of some kind to keep the
players patched up and on their
feet.
I'll be back here next week with
another episode and another 30
questions.
Here's a hint.
As to the topic.
What?
Superhero team first appeared in
Marvel Super Heroes.
Number 18 in 1969.
So many superheroes.
So little time.
See you back here.
Next Wednesday, this has been
episode. 222 of the dorky geeky
nerdy trivia podcast.
The theme music is by Jason Shaw
and audio knoteks.com.
This podcast is written produced
and hosted by me.
Brian Rollins, you can find out
what else I'm working on
including various audio book
projects at the voices in my
head.com.
Mom, thanks for listening.
And here's to hoping you roll
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