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Quiz about Warhammer 40000 Iconography
Quiz about Warhammer 40000 Iconography

Warhammer 40,000 Iconography Trivia Quiz


A quiz focuses on the various icons, symbols and other iconography in the 40K universe. This is a difficult quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by SeraphAP. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
SeraphAP
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
174,230
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
10 / 20
Plays
822
Last 3 plays: Guest 111 (11/20), Guest 83 (9/20), Guest 102 (13/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Which of the following Chaos Space Marine Legions did NOT change their chapter icon upon turning renegade? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What is the chapter icon for the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. One of the following army symbols does NOT have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. The pre-heresy icon/symbol for the Death Guard Space Marine Legion is what? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the other three (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Which of the following Chapter/Army icons does NOT have a skull in it? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. The Imperial Eagle symbol (the "Aquilla") officially has only one eye.


Question 9 of 20
9. According to the background story, the official symbol for the loyal Space Marines is what? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. The Pre-heresy symbol for the Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion was what? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. The colors of the Tau Farsight Enclave icon are what? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. The chapter icon for the Flesh Teares Space Marine Chapter is what? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Which of the following chapter/legion icons do NOT feature the head of an animal in the icon? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Which of the following chapter/army icons does NOT feature a flame or fire in the icon? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. In terms of content, which army's symbol is the odd one out? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. The symbol for the Imperial Guard Catachans is what? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Which of the following symbols of the Chaos Powers was designed to resemble a skull? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which of the following Space Marine Legions has the symbol of a chain crossing an inverted "V"? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which of the following army symbols does NOT feature an eye? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which of the following armies does NOT have a specific, universal symbol for the army? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Night Lords Chaos Space Marines

The other symbols each have a heart somewhere in the symbol.
2. Which of the following Chaos Space Marine Legions did NOT change their chapter icon upon turning renegade?

Answer: Night Lords

Alpha Legion changed their icon to a Hydra, Thousand Sons to a burning Snake eating its own tail (or the Tzeetnch Icon), and Word Bearers to a variety of different Daemon heads. Night Lords kept their Skull with bat Wings symbol after going renegade.
3. What is the chapter icon for the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus?

Answer: Sword piercing an open book

Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus are the Grey Knights.
4. One of the following army symbols does NOT have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Space Wolves Space Marines

The rest have a sword somewhere in their chapter/army icon.
5. The pre-heresy icon/symbol for the Death Guard Space Marine Legion is what?

Answer: A skull in a circle, with six points radiating from the circle

Source: index astares article on death guard. Look on the pre-heresy marine's shoulder pad.
6. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the other three (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Emperor's Children

The other icons all have a teardrop (or in the case of Blood Angels, a blood drop) in their chapter/Army symbols.
7. Which of the following Chapter/Army icons does NOT have a skull in it?

Answer: Word Bearers (traitor)

The official traitor Word Bearers army icon is a horned Daemon face (a fully fleshed face, with no bone showing - see the IA article for details). The Cadian icon is a skull, surrounded by a "gate" archway symbol (representing the Cadian Gate). ( A variation of the icon is an archway with a dot instead of a skull, but officially it's a skull). Sisters' Order of Our Martyred Lady symbol is a white skull in a red circle, with a red cross beneath it (making the entire symbol look similar to an ankh). Night Lords symbol is a skull with bats wings.
8. The Imperial Eagle symbol (the "Aquilla") officially has only one eye.

Answer: True

According to the fluff, the eagle head with no eye represents the blind Astropaths of the Imperium.
9. According to the background story, the official symbol for the loyal Space Marines is what?

Answer: A winged skull

Source: Insignum Astares. The winged Skull (a skull with feathered eagle wings) was the icon that Loyal Marines painted on their armor during the Horus Heresy to signify that their allegiance was to the Emperor. Renegade marines painted either the Chaos 8-pointed star, or the eye of Horus.

The Imperial Eagle (the "Aquilla") is a symbol for all forces Imperial, not just the Space Marines.
10. The Pre-heresy symbol for the Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion was what?

Answer: A pink ring with eight radiating points

Source: Index Astares article on Thousand Sons.
11. The colors of the Tau Farsight Enclave icon are what?

Answer: Black with a red "dot"

Most of the icon is black, except for the "dot" at the top.
12. The chapter icon for the Flesh Teares Space Marine Chapter is what?

Answer: A buzzsaw blade with a blood drop

Source: Index Astares article.
13. Which of the following chapter/legion icons do NOT feature the head of an animal in the icon?

Answer: Ravenwing

Ravenwing icon is a wing and claw grasping a sword. Space Wolves is a Wolf Head, Salamanders is a lizard head, and traitor Alpha Legion features a Hydra with 3 heads.
14. Which of the following chapter/army icons does NOT feature a flame or fire in the icon?

Answer: Eldar Saim-Hann

Ebon chalice icon is a black chalice with flames, Iyanden is an arch with a single flame beneath it, Word Beares is an open book with a flame in the center of the book. Saim-Hann is a stylized snake with an infinity symbol above the snake's head.
15. In terms of content, which army's symbol is the odd one out?

Answer: Relictors Space Marines

The other two icons are bull heads (Although the Minotaurs symbol, for some reason, is cross-eyed).
16. The symbol for the Imperial Guard Catachans is what?

Answer: A knife piercing a skull

Source: back of the "Armies of the Imperium" CD case.
17. Which of the following symbols of the Chaos Powers was designed to resemble a skull?

Answer: Khorne

Yes, the symbol of Khorne is actually a stylized skull. The "X" part represents the eye and nose sockets, while the crossbar at the bottom (which occasionally has vertical "teeth") represents the teeth of the skull.
18. Which of the following Space Marine Legions has the symbol of a chain crossing an inverted "V"?

Answer: Pre-heresy Alpha Legion

That's the pre-heresy Alpha Legion Symbol.
19. Which of the following army symbols does NOT feature an eye?

Answer: Iyanden

The Iyanden symbol is an arch with a flame beneath it. The other icons feature an eye somewhere in the symbol.
20. Which of the following armies does NOT have a specific, universal symbol for the army?

Answer: Dark Eldar Wych Cult

While there are a variety of icons for different individual cults, there is no specific symbol for Wych Cults in general. Same with the Kroot.
Source: Author SeraphAP

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