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Hey, How's Your Knowledge Of Zelda?

Answer some questions, and you might win a copy of Spirit Tracks!


Speeding soon to a DS near you.      
Speeding soon to a DS near you.      
One month from today, the newest Legend of Zelda game, Spirit Tracks, will hit the DS. Choo-choo? Yeah, OK, I've got nothing (but I'm sincerely excited to play the game when it comes out).
 
And I hope a few of you are too, because Nintendo will be providing us four extra copies of Spirit Tracks to send your way, provided you live in the United States. We'll give away one copy per week for the next four weeks until the game's release, along with a few other goodies like a train whistle, T-shirt, and DSiWare points card.
 
But you'll have to work for this stuff! There's no such thing as a free lunch, or a free Spirit Tracks, either. Instead of our usual random-drawing format, this time you'll have to be the first one to answer these five obscure Zelda trivia questions in the comments on this story to win. And I warn you, these questions are not kind. Put on your thinking (Minish) caps, find the answers to these questions, and be the first to drop them in the comments to win this week's game. Of course, if you just want to discuss the game or talk about how hard these questions are, that's fine too.
 
  1. What is the only Zelda game that Octoroks have not appeared in?
  2. Which piece of the Triforce does Link earn in the original Legend of Zelda?
  3. In what game besides Link’s Awakening did the Ballad of the Windfish appear?
  4. At the beginning of A Link to the Past, where are all three pieces of the Triforce?
  5. Who is the Oracle of Ages?
 

That's it. I suspect some of these will take a little digging, so I'll let you get to work. The winner will be contacted via private message, so keep an eye on your inboxes here in the site once you enter.

 

And don't forget, you'll have three more chances to win, so come back next week for the next round of questions. 

 
UPDATE: We have a winner! And that winner will be contacted via private message.  
 
An important note: The three subsequent trivia challenges will post at 1pm Pacific Standard Time on the next three Mondays, so you won't have to worry about missing your next chance to win. Just make sure you've got your eyes on the forums or news feed at that time so you can take a stab at being the first with the correct answers.
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Twilight Princess
Wisdom
Majora's Mask
With Ganon in the Dark World
Nayru         
 
BAM!
 

Edit You can spot a copy paste by noticing a space in front of "Twilight"

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While many have submitted identical and SEEMINGLY correct answers for the contest's questions, they have all underestimated the difficulty of this contest. Verily, these are queries that only a sage of Zelda lore, such as I (as I am affectionitly called the 8th Sage on my Zelda web ring) could correctly answer, not some mere "hardcore" Zelda "fanboy."
 
@Donkey_Kong
said:
 1. Twilight Princess    
This is a common misconception. I'm sure many have played The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess without seeing a single octorok, but they have simply not played it to COMPLETION. The optional boss, Bossoctorok, which is accessed after dying successively on each level of the Cave of Ordeals and then immediately warping to the Zora's domain (where defeating this boss will reward the player with the long rumored Ice Arrows), is infact an octorok, if not more-so.  
 
The correct answer is The Legend of Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. While octoroks are mentioned early on in the game, they are actually never shown.   
 2.   Triforce of Wisdom    
Again, a common error. The Triforce of Wisdom (along with Courage and Power) was retconned into the series much later when Nintendo developers decided to add more back story to the Zelda franchise. While this initially angered many dedicated fans of the simplistic story, they quited down once they realized the original gameplay style was to remain untouched.  
 
Anyways, in the first game, the "Triforce" that collected was referred to as just "The Triangle."
 3. Majora's Mask    
Again, this answer is incorrect. Shigeru Miyamoto himself has gone on record saying, "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is not a true Zelda game because Ganon isn't in it at all and Zelda is only there for like 3 seconds" (Reuters 2001).  
 
The true answer, perhaps more difficult to realize because it is almost blatantly obvious, is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX.
 4. Ganon's Tower in the Dark World     
Once again, the correct answer has been overlooked because it is extremely obvious, and also shown for just a few second in the intro, which many simply skip:  

No Caption Provided
As proven by this screen shot, the Triforce was originally found in the mountains and forests of Hyrule. 
         
 5. Nayru   
Wrong. It's Zelda. Duh. 
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Oh god trivia nerd fest.
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@Milkman said:
" I don't like the "first to answer" format because it just means someone gets lucky and happens to be on the front page when the news story goes up. "
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1. Twilight Princess 
2. Wisdom 
3. Majora's Mask 
4.  Dark world
5. Nayru 
 
its too late but still fun to answer :)

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@talljack said:
"
While many have submitted identical and SEEMINGLY correct answers for the contest's questions, they have all underestimated the difficulty of this contest. Verily, these are queries that only a sage of Zelda lore, such as I (as I am affectionitly called the 8th Sage on my Zelda web ring) could correctly answer, not some mere "hardcore" Zelda "fanboy."
 
@Donkey_Kong
said:
 1. Twilight Princess    
This is a common misconception. I'm sure many have played The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess without seeing a single octorok, but they have simply not played it to COMPLETION. The optional boss, Bossoctorok, which is accessed after dying successively on each level of the Cave of Ordeals and then immediately warping to the Zora's domain (where defeating this boss will reward the player with the long rumored Ice Arrows), is infact an octorok, if not more-so.  
 
The correct answer is The Legend of Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon. While octoroks are mentioned early on in the game, they are actually never shown.   
 2.   Triforce of Wisdom    
Again, a common error. The Triforce of Wisdom (along with Courage and Power) was retconned into the series much later when Nintendo developers decided to add more back story to the Zelda franchise. While this initially angered many dedicated fans of the simplistic story, they quited down once they realized the original gameplay style was to remain untouched.  
 
Anyways, in the first game, the "Triforce" that collected was referred to as just "The Triangle."
 3. Majora's Mask    
Again, this answer is incorrect. Shigeru Miyamoto himself has gone on record saying, "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is not a true Zelda game because Ganon isn't in it at all and Zelda is only there for like 3 seconds" (Reuters 2001).  
 
The true answer, perhaps more difficult to realize because it is almost blatantly obvious, is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX.
 4. Ganon's Tower in the Dark World     
Once again, the correct answer has been overlooked because it is extremely obvious, and also shown for just a few second in the intro, which many simply skip:  

No Caption Provided
As proven by this screen shot, the Triforce was originally found in the mountains and forests of Hyrule. 
         
 5. Nayru   
Wrong. It's Zelda. Duh.  "
you sure are full of yourself aren't you? 
 
1. yes you are right about that. 1 point for you. 
 
2. They asked for what part of the Triforce it was not what it was called before they invented the story. 
 
3. you don't get points for being a smart ass.  
 
4. it asked where the Triforce was in the game's story, not where it was originally found.
 
5. No its Nayru.
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Shit, I love me some Zelda, even if I feel that this Spirit Tracks game is making Zelda series goofier than it ought to be but I don't have a Ph.D. in Zelda so I'm out and I'll let the guys with the 20-sided dice take this on.

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  So, going by everyone else here, the answers are, or could be, something like
 
1)  The Legend of Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon  and/or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
 
2)  The piece of Tri-Force in the original The Legend of Zelda, that Link had to collect, was the Golden Triangle of Wisdom, with the Golden Triangle of Power already having been stolen by Ganon.
 
3)  The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX as well as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
 
4) All three pieces of the Tri-Force are in the intro of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but then are located in the Sacred Realm, which was turned into the Dark World by Ganon, after he obtained the Tri-Force if you are talking about where they are in the direct time line of the gameplay itself.
 
5) Nayru was the Oracle of Ages; named after one of the three Golden Goddesses.   
 
Meaning that, several of the questions could, in fact, be trick questions that have more than one answer...

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  1. Twilight Princess
  2. Wisdom
  3. Majora's Mask?
  4. The Golden Land / Sacred Realm
  5. Nayru
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1)Twilight Princess 
2)Triforce of Wisdom 
3)Majora's Mask 
4)Pyramid of Power
5)Nayru  

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I wish the word "retcon" would die. That said, talljack's answers = LOL.
 
wasteguru = woosh.

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 1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdom
3. Majora's Mask
4. In Ganon's possession, in the Dark World, originally known as the Sacred Realm
5. Nayru

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1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdom
3. Majora's Mask
4. The Once Golden Land now turned dark world in Gannon's Tower
5. Nayru
 
I know I'm not the first but can't blame me for tryin

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1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdom
3. Majora's Mask
4.  The title screen 
5. Nayru         
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I havelearned many things from this.

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How about this question: How many bottles/containers are there in all the Zelda games combined?

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1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdom
3. Majora's Mask
4. Golden Land
5. Nayru 

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Twilight Princess 
Triforce of Wisdom 
Majora's Mask 
Golden Land 
Nayru    
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1. Colonel Mustard
2. The Study
3. Candlestick

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What is the only Zelda game that Octoroks have not appeared in? - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Which piece of the Triforce does Link earn in the original Legend of Zelda?- Triforce of Courage
In what game besides Link’s Awakening did the Ballad of the Windfish appear? - Majora's Mask
At the beginning of A Link to the Past, where are all three pieces of the Triforce? - Golden Land
Who is the Oracle of Ages? - Nayru the singer    
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Wow. I've finished 4 Zelda games, but I feel like such a noob.

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Darn. why does the site always get updated while I'm working? Oh well here's my answer.
1. Twilight Princess(because though people have said the wand of Gamelon, I don't consider that a real Zelda game, I consider that a crappy spinoff to make money)
2. Wisdom
3. Majora's mask (talljack, link's awakening DX is just a remake so I don't consider it a real game, more of an alternate version of the game; as it's the same game for another system.
4. The Dark World
5.Naryu 
and Milk man I agree with you. Maybe it should be some kind of timed quiz that gives you 60 seconds for each question(multiple choice only) and has 10-20 of them. Also like trivia we should only be able to play once.

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Damn, it's US only :(

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Arse, I was well up for copying and pasting another persons answer but if it's US Only then i'll go and twiddle my nads. 
 
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 1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdom
3. Majora's Mask
4. Golden Land
5. Nayru  

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  1. The Legend Of Zelda: No Octorok Edition
  2. The piece shaped like a triangle
  3. The Legend Of Zelda: The Ballad Of Gay Tingle (360) 
  4. Inside the SNES cartridge
  5. Chuck Norris
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@Even said:
" I wish the word "retcon" would die. "
If I asked why, would that answer make sense? Cause otherwise I'm not askin'.
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Brad said:

"  you'll have to be the  

>FIRST<

one to answer these five obscure Zelda trivia questions in the comments  "

I think you guys can stop answering now.
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I wanna live in the UUUUUUSSSSSSS!!!!

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  1. Twilight Princess
  2. The Triforce of Wisdom and Power (in the end, idiots) =D
  3. Majora's Mask
  4. The Dark World
  5. Nayru
I win! I win! But since I do not live in the US: I don't win!
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  1. Wand of Gamelon
  2. Triforce of Pointiness
  3. The Legend of Zelda: The Ballad of Gay Tingle
  4. In Bowser's castle
  5. Chuck Norris
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 1. Twilight Princess
2. Triforce of Wisdon
3. Majora's Mask 
4.  The Golden Land
5. Nayru    

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Here are my answers to the trivia questions: 
 
1.  Ocotoroks are not in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. 
2.  Link earns the Triforce of Courage and must gather all pieces from each dungeon. 
3.  The Ballad of the Windfish is in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, inside the Milk Bar, in East Clock Town. 
4.  All three Triforce pieces are in the Sacred Relm inside the pyramid of the Dark World, where Link must defeat Gannon. 
5.  The Oracle of Ages is Nayru, a.k.a The Goddess of Wisdom
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Big fat pass.

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1. twilight princess 
2. courage 
3. Majora's mask 
4. the Golden Land 
5. Nayru

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I don't think i've EVER played a Zelda game... so i have no idea!
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1. twilight princess 
2. Power 
3. Majora's mask 
4. the Golden Land 
5. Nayru