MTG For Older Players

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Most colors had a common creature for 2 colorless and 1 mana of the appropriate color in Alpha. Which of the following didn't? Black White Blue Green

2. Harper Collins began to print Magic books in 1994 and WotC released a number of promotional cards for the first few books. What is that number? 5 3 2 6

3. There is a rather bad card that was released through The Duelist and at DragonCon 1994 with art by one of the best fantasy artists in the world. This is his only contribution to Magic. Who is he? Larry Elmore Michael Whelan Bob Eggleton Jim Burns

4. As far as I know, the most spectacular misprint is in Revised edition. You know the card, you know the border, and you know the incorrect art. Which card is that illustration supposed to be on? Serendib Djinn Ifh-Biff Efreet Ydwen Efreet City in a Bottle

5. Arabian Nights was originally going to have a different back from that of Alpha. What color was it? Magenta Midnight Blue Tan White

6. One card was printed in Alpha without a casting cost. What was it? Orcish Artillery Elvish Archers Cyclopean Tomb Lich

7. Some Fallen Empires cards were printed with the back of cards in a different game. Which game was it? Shadowrun Jyhad Netrunner Wyvern

8. Which of the following cards was not misprinted in Alpha? Orcish Oriflamme Word of Command Orcish Artillery Elven Archers

9. Who painted the five moxes? Douglas Shuler Anson Maddocks Christopher Rush Dan Frazier

10. Which card's flavor text begins with "Oi oi oi"? Uthden Troll Goblins of the Flarg Sedge Troll Goblin Digging Team

11. Which card's art is on the cover of the Beta rulebook? Scathe Zombies Shivan Dragon Bog Wraith Nightmare

12. Seven cards were printed in Beta and not Alpha. Five of those cards were basic lands. One of the following four is one of the remaining two. Which one is it? Tropical Island Scrubland Volcanic Island Savannah

13. Originally, there were four types of artifacts. One of the following isn't one of those types. Which is it? Persistent Poly Mono Continuous

14. Because of the errata for this wonderful card, Giant Fan from Unglued figured prominently in a deck a friend of mine and I designed that really didn't seem like it should win but did so extremely regularly (it helped that we had, at that time, basically any card we wanted at our disposal). Which card am I talking about? And yes, I realize that this is getting a little recent, but it's Unglued, and that means I get to make an exception. Amnesia Tormod's Crypt Blue Mana Battery Time Vault

15. Which of the following cards did not have a casting cost of 2R? Granite Gargoyle Sedge Troll Dwarven Demolition Team Raging River

16. Which card was the first to have its art changed? (I am not counting the misprinted Serindib Efreet, the added basic lands, or multiple illustrations of the same card in the same set. Everything else is fair game.) Unholy Strength Plateau Mountain Volcanic Island

17. Which of the following is not an Elder Dragon Legend (and if they've printed more lately, we're talking Legends Elder Dragon Legends, although this shouldn't matter)? Chromium Vaevictis Asmadi Palladia-Mors Boris Devilboon

18. Speaking of legends, there are some spells of legendary potency from the original set that have a casting cost of 1 colorless and one of the appropriate mana. Which of the following colors does not have the honor of being so remembered? Red Green White Blue

19. Which of the following cards had some (mis)printings that were kind of hairy? Stone Calendar Safe Haven Runesword Maze of Ith

20. Here's an even harder one with which to end, but hopefully a fun one nonetheless. Which card's name is an anagram of the name of the creator of Magic? Answer: (It's in Alliances.)