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Quiz about WarThemed Strategy Video Games

War-Themed Strategy Video Games Quiz

General knowledge quiz on war-themed strategy video games created between 1995 and 2013.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rstrong1234. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Rstrong1234

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
365,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the third installment in Sega's turn-based "Total War" series, a game with two expansions and a successor released in 2013? Hint

"Shogun: Total War"

"Rome: Total War"

"Medieval: Total War"

"Napoleon: Total War"

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the 2004 dual RTS and turn-based strategy game, based on a series of board games of the same title? Hint

"Company of Heroes"

"Axis & Allies"

"March of the Eagles"

"Risk"

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Question 3 of 10

3. The "Wargame" series, developed by Eugen Systems, takes place in which of the following Eras? Hint

Modern Era

World War II

Cold War

World War I

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Question 4 of 10

4. "The Asian Dynasties" is the name of an expansion to which of the following strategy game series? Hint

"Age of Empires"

"Dawn of Empires"

"Empire Earth"

"Civilization"

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Question 5 of 10

5. What alternative-history game released in 1995 became one of the classics of RTS, selling over 30 million copies? Hint

"Earth 2140"

"Age of Empires"

"Command and Conquer"

"Anno 1503"

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the RTS game series set during WW2 with its title being a distinctive German word? Hint

"Blitzkrieg"

"Krieg Donner"

"H�hnerpastete"

"Schwerpunkt"

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the strategy game that centered on classical mythologies, and used the same engine as "Age of Empires"? Hint

"The Labyrinth of Time"

"Warriors Orochi"

"Otogi"

"Age of Mythology"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the Swedish video game publisher that published "Hearts of Iron III", a company that also publishes other games of a genre it calls "grand strategy"? Hint

Eugen Systems

Starbreeze Systems

Southend Interactive

Paradox Interactive

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following was a war-themed strategy game developed or published by Electronic Arts? Hint

"Command and Conquer"

"The Sims 3"

"Star Wars: Battlefront II"

"Star Wars: Empire at War"

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the RTT/RTS game developed by 1C that gave the players ability to directly control an individual unit, including ability to fire weapons in third person? Hint

"War Thunder"

"Company of Heroes"

"Men of War"

"War Leaders: Clash of Nations"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the third installment in Sega's turn-based "Total War" series, a game with two expansions and a successor released in 2013?

Answer: "Rome: Total War"

"Rome: Total War" was one of Sega's bestsellers at the time. It was the third game in the "Total War" series, preceded by "Shogun" and "Medieval". It has two expansions: "Barbarian Invasion" and "Alexander", although its successor, "Rome II: Total War", generally held less supportive reviews from game critics than its predecessor.

2. What is the name of the 2004 dual RTS and turn-based strategy game, based on a series of board games of the same title?

Answer: "Axis & Allies"

"Company of Heroes" does not have a dual RTS and turn-based interface, "March of the Eagles" does not have RTS elements, and "Risk"'s video game version was not released in 2004. Also, the original board game did not feature a RTS mode.

3. The "Wargame" series, developed by Eugen Systems, takes place in which of the following Eras?

Answer: Cold War

All three "Wargame" installments takes place somewhere between 1975 and 1991, which is was during the second half of the Cold War. However, "Red Dragon", the third installment in the "Wargame" series, included prototypes that were a few years post-1991.

4. "The Asian Dynasties" is the name of an expansion to which of the following strategy game series?

Answer: "Age of Empires"

"Age of Empires III" has two expansions: "The War Chiefs" and "Asian Dynasties". The "Asian Dynasties" expansion also received the least critical acclaim among all three games.

5. What alternative-history game released in 1995 became one of the classics of RTS, selling over 30 million copies?

Answer: "Command and Conquer"

"Command and Conquer" was the first game in a series of RTS titles that were very successful with sales. "Age of Empires" was not released until the second half of the '90s, while the others did not have as much sales success as "Command and Conquer".

6. What is the name of the RTS game series set during WW2 with its title being a distinctive German word?

Answer: "Blitzkrieg"

"Blitzkrieg" is a series of RTS games developed and published by Eastern European companies. Schwerpunkt is not the name of a game, Kreig Donner is also not the name of a game, and H�hnerpastete means chicken pie in German.

7. What is the name of the strategy game that centered on classical mythologies, and used the same engine as "Age of Empires"?

Answer: "Age of Mythology"

"Age of Mythology" is developed from "Age of Empires", and was a stand-alone game.
The other three listed are not strategy games. In addition, Microsoft released an extended edition of the game in 2014.

8. What is the name of the Swedish video game publisher that published "Hearts of Iron III", a company that also publishes other games of a genre it calls "grand strategy"?

Answer: Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive, and its development team, Paradox Development Studios, makes games it calls "grand strategy". "Hearts of Iron III" is just one of the games Paradox published. Others include "Europa Universalis 4" and "Victoria 2".

Eugen Systems is located in France, Southend no longer exists, and there is no such company as Starbreeze Systems (however there is Starbreeze Studios, which made "Payday 2").

9. Which of the following was a war-themed strategy game developed or published by Electronic Arts?

Answer: "Command and Conquer"

EA published both "Command and Conquer" and "The Sims 3". However, "The Sims 3" is generally not considered a war-themed strategy game. EA did not touch much on "Star Wars" related games either.

10. What is the name of the RTT/RTS game developed by 1C that gave the players ability to directly control an individual unit, including ability to fire weapons in third person?

Answer: "Men of War"

"Men of War" was published in 2009, "Company of Heroes" was not developed by 1C, and does not have a direct control mode in-game. "War Thunder" is not a strategy game and is multiplayer only.

Source: Author Rstrong1234

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