The 'World of Warcraft' Quiz

Blizzard Entertainment is also famous for "Diablo" and "StarCraft."

People tend to want to play as their own species, even in a fantasy game.

Released in 2004, the series is now more than 20 years old.

In addition to leathercraft, you can learn cooking and archaeology.

The Great Sea separates Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.

The auction house, which has about 3 million trades each day, is the feature that allows the greatest volume of trading between characters.

"World of Warcraft" has 5.6 million subscribers, making the game one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world.

"World of Warcraft" and "World of Fight" are far too similar for it to be a coincidence.

"The Burning Crusade" was released in 2007, three years after the game's launch.

Dungeons can fit up to five players and take about 30 minutes to explore.

It was most popular in the autumn of 2010, when it had 12 million monthly subscribers.

The game is played in about 244 countries, making it an international phenomenon.

The Alliance, a faction that takes pride in honor and nobility, is the most popular faction.

More than 100 million accounts have been created since the game was released in 2004.

The nine classes include priests, rogues and druids. The monks and death knights are expansion classes.

2.8 millions copies sold on the first day, thanks in part to its wide release in many countries.

If you want a hard copy of all the music and sounds in the game, you'd need about 44 CDs.

There have been five expansions. At the time of each expansion, subscriber levels jump by millions (and subsequently wane).

The Shattering happens in the "Cataclysm" expansion, thanks to a dragon named Deathwing the Destroyer.

It took 150 developers roughly four years to finish the project.

Miners aren't afraid of a little backbreaking work.

The Maelstrom is between Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.

According to Blizzard Entertainment, 6 million words is equivalent to 12 copies of "The Lord of the Rings."

They night elves are natives of Kalimdor.

There are about 7,600 missions, which would take a lot of gameplay to beat.

The squirrel is the most common pet, while the tiny red carp is the least common pet.

The orcs obliterated the Kingdom of Azeroth when they fought the humans in the First War.

The Corrupted Blood contagion sent characters scurrying for cover.

Both were sources of magical energy.

She dubbed her allied force of undead "the Forsaken."