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"Let's Remember the History of the Might and Magic Universe"
Contest Rules:
- To participate in the contest, you must be a registered user of HeroesWorld and leave an application to participate in this thread.
- The contest consists of answering the questions presented below in the "List of Contest Questions."
- Each answer is evaluated from 0 to 10 points, based on how closely it matches the correct answer.
- The winner is the participant who scores the most points.
- After the contest, the correct answers and the table of scores will be announced.
- The contest starts on 23.04.2007 and will last until 23.05.2007, inclusive. Submissions received after 23:59 - 22.05.2007 (Moscow time) will be considered invalid.
- Answers to the contest questions should be sent to competition@heroesworld.ru and should be sent in one email.
- In the email with the answers, you must clearly indicate your full nickname on HeroesWorld or a link to your user profile on HeroesWorld.
- You can answer any number of questions from the provided 50, but the questions you do not answer will give you 0 points.
List of Contest Questions: |
| 1. Describe the landscapes of Bracadia (preferably, geographically). 2. What was the name of the Krig king who landed on Enroth? 3. What was the name of the king of AvLee, whose reign coincided with M&M6-8 and HoMM1-3? What is his fate in The Reckoning? 4. What was the name of the Beldonian leader in M&M9? 5. Who is Crag Hack? 6. Describe the expansion scheme of the Krig army that landed on Enroth. Name the main events that led to their defeat. 7. Who stole the soul of Rion Gryphonheart I after his death? Who freed him? 8. In what year according to the Enroth calendar was Celeste founded? What was the approximate state in Bracadia at that time? 9. Where do the barbarians of Risha live? 10. Who initiated the War of the Restoration in Erathia and on the borders? 11. Who commanded the Krig army that sent reinforcements to Nighon during the War of the Restoration? How did they treat their allies? What were the fortifications of this army called? 12. What was the state on the continent of Enroth before the Ironfist dynasty came to power? 13. What was the purpose of founding the Cult of Baa? 14. When, where, and by whom was Roland Ironfist captured? Where was he held? Where and when was he freed? 15. What was the name of one of the Ancestors (ancient barbarians, overseeing the barbarians of Antagarich from some celestial citadel), because of whom the Krig discovered Enroth, and later attacked it? 16. Why are there gods in Axia, but no Ancients or their traces? 17. What was the name of the fallen god of Axia? 18. What was the name of the "malevolent" god of Axia, responsible for the war between Beldon and Ched Nasad? 19. Who was Wilbur Humphrey's representative in the Enroth kingdom council? 20. Retell the story of Sandro's life, as it appears in the M&M and HoMM series. To what race did he belong? 21. Who is Etric the Mad? 22. Who is Terrax? 23. Where did minotaurs and beholder (evil eyes) appear in Enroth? 24. Describe the structure of Krig society. 25. Who was Sheltem's main henchman when he seized power on Xeen? 26. Who are A-Khorak and Khorak-B? 27. What was the Great Elemental War? Between whom and whom was it? How did it end, and what were its consequences? 28. Who created the first megadragons and dragons, from which all other species originated? 29. Where did the djinns, efreet, and anubis come from? What is their purpose? 30. Tell about the Wood Wars. 31. Under which Erathian king did the Wood Wars begin? How long did they last? 32. What was the purpose of building Harmondale Castle? 33. Which Erathian king freed Thallia from Erathian rule and recognized the people of Thallia as free? How did he ascend to the throne? 34. Approximately how many years passed between the end of the HoMM3: Shadow of Death "The Necromantic Alliance" campaign and the SoD "The Ghost of the Void" campaign? 35. Name the main states in Axia, founded by refugees from Enroth after The Reckoning. Tell briefly about them. To which continent of Axia did the portals from the dying Enroth lead the survivors? 36. Name three catastrophes that occurred in Enroth and led to its destruction. What is their significance? 37. When, according to the Enroth calendar, did the turning point in the war between the Ancients and the Krig occur? Under what circumstances and how did this happen? 38. Who is Escaton? What was he intended for? 39. Who are the Completed Seekers? What were their names? What was their distinguishing feature? What is their fate after M&M7? 40. Who lives on the Isle of Fire on Terra? 41. Who was the greatest ruler of K'hara? 42. How did Sheltem seize power on 120-VARN-161 (Varn 4)? Where did he go next? 43. Why did Sheltem oppose the Ancients? By what means did he want to take revenge on them? 44. What was the name of Solmyr Ibn Valed Barad's friend, who appeared in HoMM4? 45. Why was Ched Nasad important to the states of eastern Risha? 46. Name the two continents of Axia. 47. What was the name of the largest state in western Risha, which was attacked by neighboring powers? 48. What was the name of the elven state in Axia, located in Risha? 49. How did the Krig want to capture Ardon? What prevented them? 50. What is the fate of Nicholas Ironfist after The Reckoning? |
PRIZES:
- "Might and Magic. Collector's Edition (3 CD)", which includes Might and Magic VII: "Mandate of Haven" and Might and Magic VII: "For Blood and Honour".
- a honorary medal in the profile on HeroesWorld
