From a bedroom project in 2009 to the best-selling game in history. This quiz tests whether you know the game beyond just punching trees.
Notch built the first version of Minecraft in six days. You've got about five minutes. 10 questions on biomes, mobs, crafting and the moments that made this game unlike anything else.
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Markus Persson, known as Notch, built the first version of Minecraft in 2009 as a solo project. What followed is one of the most unlikely success stories in entertainment history. Mojang Studios officially launched version 1.0 in November 2011, and three years later Microsoft acquired the company for 2.5 billion dollars, one of the largest deals ever made in gaming at the time.
Today Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time with over 300 million copies sold across every major platform. Its world is built around survival, exploration and creativity, with a procedurally generated map that is theoretically infinite. The Creeper, born from a coding accident, became its unlikely mascot. The Ender Dragon sits at the end of the journey, waiting in its own dimension.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Alex
Alex, added in 2014, with a slightly slimmer build.
Correct answer: Arrows
Arrows. If you beat one, you may get a bow.
Correct answer: Cats
Cats, and ocelots too, so keep one handy.
Correct answer: Hardcore
Hardcore: when you die, that world is over for you.
Correct answer: A stick and coal
A stick and coal or charcoal. Light keeps monsters from spawning.
Correct answer: Bones
Bones. Meat is for feeding it afterwards.
Correct answer: Redstone
Redstone, which players have used to build working computers.
Correct answer: A pickaxe
A pickaxe. Use the wrong tool and you get nothing from the block.
Correct answer: The Enderman
The Enderman, who hates being looked at.
Correct answer: Phantoms
Phantoms, swooping undead that appear after three days without sleep.
Want to warm up before playing or double-check something? Open any question to reveal the correct answer and a short explanation.
Correct answer: Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson, known online as Notch, is the original creator of Minecraft. He founded Mojang Studios in 2009 and sold the company to Microsoft in 2014 for 2.5 billion dollars.
Correct answer: 2011
Minecraft officially launched as version 1.0 on 18 November 2011 at Minecon in Las Vegas. The first public versions date from 2009, the alpha from 2010 and the beta since 2010.
Correct answer: 4 wooden planks arranged in a 2x2 square
To craft a Crafting Table, you need 4 wooden planks arranged in a 2x2 square in your inventory. It is one of the very first recipes players must learn, as the Crafting Table is essential for making more advanced items.
Correct answer: The Ender Dragon
The Ender Dragon is Minecraft's final boss, living in the End dimension accessed through an End Portal. Defeating it triggers the game's credits. It can be re-summoned and fought again by placing End Crystals on the fountain.
Correct answer: The Nether
The Nether is an alternative dimension reached through an obsidian portal. It is a volcanic underground world filled with hostile mobs like Ghasts, Piglins and Blazes. One block of distance in the Nether equals 8 blocks in the overworld.
Correct answer: The Creeper
The Creeper is Minecraft's most iconic mob. Green and silent, it sneaks up on players and explodes. It was actually born from a coding bug made by Notch (a pig model accidentally rotated). It has since become the unofficial mascot of the game.
Correct answer: Netherite
Netherite was added in the Nether Update (1.16) in 2020. It is obtained by smelting Ancient Debris found deep in the Nether. Netherite tools and armour are more durable than diamond equivalents and are fireproof.
Correct answer: They drop Blaze Rods needed for brewing stands
Blazes drop Blaze Rods when killed. These rods are essential for crafting Brewing Stands, which allow players to brew potions, and for making Blaze Powder used in several important recipes.
Correct answer: Mushroom Island
Mushroom Island (also called Mushroom Fields) is considered the rarest biome in Minecraft. It is the only biome where hostile mobs cannot naturally spawn at night, even without any light sources.
Correct answer: 2.5 billion dollars
Microsoft acquired Mojang Studios in September 2014 for 2.5 billion dollars, one of the biggest acquisitions in gaming history at the time. Notch, who held 71% of Mojang, received approximately 1.76 billion dollars.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Sweden
Sweden, one of the game's best-known pieces. Pigstep and Otherside are by Lena Raine.
Correct answer: The Evoker
The Evoker, found in woodland mansions and raids.
Correct answer: A Dragon Egg
A Dragon Egg, and it teleports if you try to hit it.
Correct answer: 4
Four layers, which take 164 blocks in all.
Correct answer: Ghast tear
The Ghast tear, used for Regeneration potions.
Correct answer: Mushroom Fields
Mushroom Fields, where hostile mobs do not spawn naturally.
Correct answer: A piece of gold armour
A piece of gold armour, because Piglins adore gold.
Correct answer: Mending
Mending, usually bought from a librarian villager.
Correct answer: Breathing, night vision and faster mining
Breathing, underwater night vision and faster mining, and it attacks nearby hostile mobs.
Correct answer: The Iron Golem
The Iron Golem, who will not take kindly to you hitting a villager.