Question 1

True or false: Age of Empires IV was developed by a different studio than the original trilogy, Relic Entertainment.

Accepted Answer

False. This is true—Relic Entertainment developed Age IV, while Ensemble Studios made the originals. The statement is false because it's actually correct.

Question 2

True or false: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors expansion added the Spanish civilization with the unique 'Conquistador' unit.

Accepted Answer

False. The Spanish were in the base Age of Empires II, not added in The Conquerors. The Conquistador was their unique unit from launch.

Question 3

True or false: The original Age of Empires was developed by a team of only five people over two years.

Accepted Answer

True. Ensemble Studios started with a small core team of about 5-10 people, but the full team grew during development.

Question 4

True or false: The Persian civilization in Age of Empires II was originally designed to have a unique 'chariot' unit, but it was cut.

Accepted Answer

False. Persia always had the War Elephant; the chariot was never planned. This myth likely stems from confusion with other games.

Question 5

True or false: In Age of Empires II, the 'Wololo' conversion sound was actually recorded by a sound designer shouting in a hallway.

Accepted Answer

True. The iconic priest conversion sound was made by designer Matt Pritchard shouting 'Wololo' in the Ensemble Studios office hallway.

Question 6

True or false: The original Age of Empires used the same game engine as the real-time strategy game 'Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'.

Accepted Answer

True. Galactic Battlegrounds was built on the Genie Engine, the same engine used for Age of Empires and Age of Empires II.

Question 7

True or false: The 'Big Daddy' cheat in Age of Empires spawns a giant, invincible version of the Hoplite unit.

Accepted Answer

False. There is no 'Big Daddy' cheat in any Age of Empires game. This is a fabricated myth mixing up other game cheat codes.

Question 8

True or false: Age of Empires III features a hidden cheat code that turns all units into giant pink elephants.

Accepted Answer

True. The cheat 'tuck tuck tuck' summons a giant pink elephant that can crush enemy units, added as an easter egg.

Age of Empires Trivia Questions