Elder Scrolls fans, get your thinking caps on! In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing some tricky trivia — questions that even caused some of our BGS developers to scratch their heads — put together by the fine folks at The Imperial Libary. Big thanks to them, as well as Todd, Kurt, Bruce, and Emil for their fact checking and input.
Additionally, we’ll be randomly giving away copies of The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel — signed by author Greg Keyes — to participants that correctly answer the trivia (see rules at the end of this post).
With that said, here’s the first question…
After Talos acquired and powered the Numidium, the mage Zurin Arctus supposedly became known as the Underking. However, records make mention of another Underking, long before Arctus’ time. What was this Underking’s name at the end of the Second Era?
Rules after the break…
TESting Your Knowledge – Contest Rules
- Send your answer to bethblog@bethsoft.com. Be sure to include your full name, email address, and mailing address.
- Only one entry per person. The first submitted answer will be your official entry, additional entries will be removed and not considered for the random drawing.
- All entries must be received by 11:59 pm EST on Monday, January 18th, 2010. Any entries submitted after the Cutoff Date will not be considered.
- The winner will be chosen in a random drawing of correct answers received by the Cutoff Date.
- All participants must be 18 or older to enter and verification may be required before winner is announced.
- The winner will get a copy of The Infernal City signed by Greg Keyes.
Good luck!
Aww, eighteen plus? And I even knew this one…
Fun
Fiendish!
That’s an easy one
Might try this out 
Is this a US only competition? Or can the internationals amongst us enter as well?
@Robbio, as long as you’re over 18…it’s fair game.
not 18 yet and i knew it, ahh well you cant win them all.
I hope I’ll win.
The 17th is sunday isn’t it? Monday is the 18th
oops, the cut off is the 18th, not the 17th.
beats me, damn my poor lore knowledge
I knew this too but same problem not 18.
Hey what if one wanted the book to be a gift? Could they get it made out to someone other than themselves?
I’m under 18 fyi a friend is wondering this
@Tragaloth — books are already signed.
What time zone do the time rules apply to? Where are the rest of the questions?
Signed ES book? I would probably give the book it’s own room and guard it if i won. my precioussss….
I think that’s the only question – I’m reading it as that there will be further questions in subsequent posts, forming further competitions.
I would expect the timezone to be Eastern Standard Time.
This is so unfair! lol I’m a year away from being eighteen, and if all the questions are this easy I would’ve gotten a book~ or at least my nerdy self would feel better ;P
Please include timezone or a countdown for next competition.
Hope I wasn’t too late!
added the time zone
I’ve just finished reading the book, and it was awesome! I would love to have a signed copy of it…
Don’t speak his name- he’ll shout a hole in your chest.
Okay, this question amkes no sence. How can the second Underking be before Arctus, at the end of the second era, when Arctus is AT the end of the Second Era?
How will we know if we won? Will you send an e-mail or something?
We notified and announced the winner already for the first question
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/01/20/testing-your-knowledge-our-first-winner/
I already bought Infernal City Nov. 30th
Knew the answer but under 18!
so easy.