The 41st Millennium
What is the name of the standard combat doctrine of the Adeptus Astartes?
The Codex Astartes
Who is Horus, and why did he go and have a Heresy?
Primarch of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus/Black Legion; corrupted by Chaos (through servants like Erebus) to betray the Imperium
Who are the Stormcast Eternals?
Immortal super soldiers of the God King Sigmar, wear golden Thunderstrike armor and bamf in on lightning bolts. Cool dudes
What country is Warhammer primarily made/designed in?
BONUS if you can name the city Warhammer's company is based in
The UK
Nottingham
Who are the 4 primary Gods of Chaos, and how could you describe their domains?
Khorne
Nurgle
Slaanesh
Tzeentch
Fill in the blank:
Before they were robots, the Necron were...
The Necrontyr (human-esque people)
Name a Primarch that died during the Heresy
BONUS if you can also describe how they died / who killed them
Sanguinius
Magnus (yes it counts)
Ferrus Manus
Kurze
Alpharius
Horus
Name and describe any of the Mortal Realms
How are most of Games Workshop's paints named?
References to the game and characters from the settings -- often correspond to the characters, surfaces, materials or armies they are meant to be used with.
Describe either of the two major rivalries between the Chaos Gods and explain why those Gods in particular do not like each other.
Khorne and Slaanesh -- Let the blood flow vs drawn out, honorless kills
Nurgle and Tzeentch -- Stagnation and entropy vs change
About how old, by Imperial reckoning, is the T'au race?
Roughly 6,000 years if not slightly more
Name any of the major battles of the Heresy and describe who was involved and what the outcome of the battle was
Many examples, but Istvaan 3, Istvaan 5, Calth, Nuceria, Eastern Fringe War, Siege of Terra ...
Name any City of Sigmar
Many examples but:
Hammerhal Aqsha
Excelsis
Lethis
Greywater Fastness
Settler's Gain
Etc...
Warhammer was created originally as a spinoff of miniatures Games Workshop made for WHAT game system?
Dungeons & Dragons (and other board games)
Name all 4 of the main Chaos God aligned Space Marine legions, their Primarchs, and their First Captains
EC -- Fulgrim, Eidolon
TS -- Magnus, Ahriman
DG -- Mortarion, Typhus
WE -- Angron, Kharn
Name any Loyalist SUCCESSOR Space Marine chapter, identify its progenitor Primarch, and describe their chapter symbol or heraldry (armor color)
Answers vary
Who is the one person in 40k arguably most responsible for the Heresy?
Erebus
(Big E is an acceptable answer)
Name any of Nagash's Mortarchs and describe them
Katakros
Olynder
Mannfred
Nefarata
Ushoran
Arkhan
Games Workshop's official magazine is called White Dwarf. Who is the eponymous White Dwarf?
Grombrindal
Name 5 models that can be used in a Chaos army in BOTH 40k and AOS
Daemon Prince
Tzaangors
Poxwalkers
Bloodletters
Daemonettes
All of the Greater Daemons
What is Commoragh, and on a scale of 1-10 would you like to go there? Be thorough.
City of the Drukhari in the Webway. It is a bad time.
Did Chaos win the Heresy? Be prepared to explain your response in depth
:)
Describe The End Times and why people in the real world were so upset about them
End of Warhammer Fantasy and transition to Age of Sigmar; the world literally blew up
Name an artist, writer, or sculptor who helped define the aesthetic or tone of Warhammer (fantasy or sci fi) and describe what is noteworthy about them
Answers include...
John Blanche
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Jes Goodwin
Rick Priestley
Adrian Smith (Horus fighting Big E art)
Wayne England
Mark Gibbons (Realms of Chaos)
How many Legions of Space Marines were there?
BONUS POINT if you can name all of them
DOUBLE BONUS if you can name all of them in order
20