Enjoy SWTOR Trivia but missed the live event? Here's some trivia written by Swtorista about the SECRETS OF SWTOR! To view the answer to the trivia question, click the question.
QUESTION: What creature mount can you earn on Hoth by searching nests?
Answer: Tauntaun Mount
QUESTION: What special pet can you earn through a quest that ends on tatooine, under a solar panel?
Answer: Orobird
QUESTION: What special world boss can you fight on Voss to receive a unique and powerful buff, and is activated by pressing a tablet?
Answer: the Nightmare Pilgrim
QUESTION: Right now there is a special limited-time event going on where you can earn a companion. What is that companion's name?
Answer: Darth Hexid or Hexid (she can be earned by doing three random flashpoints/uprisings from the groupfinder with the daily reward highlighted in green, or by doing 3 pvp matches by November 27)
QUESTION: What achievement can you obtain by finding many beasts across the galaxy?
Answer: Beastmaster
QUESTION: You can earn a Taunlet pet on hoth, but to lure it out, what food must you feed it?
Answer: Ice Scrabbler Jerky
QUESTION: Right now there is a promotion for Battlefornt II in SWTOR. What is the code you can redeem for a free set of armor?
Answer: SPECIALFORCES (can be redeemed by all players until Nov 20th at swtor.com/redeem-code )
QUESTION: There were rumours that a secret boss existed on Tatooine back in update 1.1, what was its name?
Answer: Queen of Sands (Reid, a developer at the time, confirmed the boss was not truly available in update 1.1... but that it would make an appearance 'eventually'.)
QUESTION: What world boss on Section X has a chance of dropping a special Dread Guard’s Corrupted Mask?
Answer: Dreadtooth
QUESTION: What pet can you earn through Section X Reputation?
Answer: Dwedtoof (awwww)
QUESTION: What is the name of one of the rarest masks in the game, earned through a special group quest chain started by fighting a very powerful Dreadooth?
Answer: Crest of the Dread Master
QUESTION: What secret boss is hidden in the Terror from Beyond Operation?
Answer: The Dreadful Entity
QUESTION: What color is the secret boss named The Hateful Entity, hidden in the Scum & Villainy operation?
Answer: Red (Dreadful Entity is blue)
QUESTION: What pet can you earn through Section X Reputation?
Answer: Dwedtoof (awwww)
QUESTION: What impressive achievement can you obtain by finding all the lore objects in the game?
Answer: Loremaster
QUESTION: What title can you get by jumping into the Sarlacc Pit on Tatooine?
Answer: Worm Food
QUESTION: What is the funny title earned on Rishi by locating and... sniffing... a bottle of Sea Pheremones on Rishi?
Answer: Incredible Smell Discoverer
QUESTION: How many datacrons can be earned on Rishi via a special secret quest chain?
Answer: 4 Datacrons
QUESTION: What kind of pig-like creature on Rishi must be killed during this quest chain?
Answer: Grophet
QUESTION: There used to be one-time events in SWTOR, and when the events were over you could no longer earn the event rewards. Now you can purchase them with re-occuring event currency... what is the name of the vendor that sell past event rewards?
Answer: Event Ambassador (Ky'lee republic side, Jirrik imperial side, on the fleet)
QUESTION: Where can this special events vendor be found?
Answer: Cartel Market/Cartel Bazaar area of the fleet (northern elevator for Republic, southern for Imperial)
QUESTION: There is a Cartel Pack emote called /chicken. What real-life TV Show was this inspired by?
Answer: Arrested Development
QUESTION: On Nal Hutta and cantinas across the galaxy, you might see patrons doing a "head bob" dance to the music. What real-life movie is this an homage to?
Answer: A Night At The Roxbury
QUESTION: On Nal Hutta, you can see a droid playing a game of dejarik with another cantina patron... what lesson did he learn, based on his current state?
Answer "Let the wookie win!"
QUESTION: What device, acquired through a special quest chain, can be used to find the Dreadseed and Star Forager armors?
Answer: Seeker Droid
QUESTION: What device, acquired through a special quest chain, can be used to scan and search for hidden objects that maybe be far away?
Answer: Macrobinculars
QUESTION: Even after you complete the Macrobinculars quest chain, you can seek hidden droids across the galaxy and earn your own floating droid pet. What achievement can you earn by finding all the droids?
Answer "The Droids You're Looking For" (you can earn the MCR-100 Miniprobe)
QUESTION: On which planet is there an additional Macrobincular mini-quest, started by pulling your macrobinculars out you when load in, that earns you a green droid pet?
Answer: CZ-198
QUESTION: If you consider yourself an explorer, what achievement can you get for unlocking every map in the game?
Answer: Galactic Explorer
QUESTION: What speeder can you earn by picking up a quest near the vehicle vendor on the fleet and completing multiple different hard mode flashpoints?
Answer: Aratech Ice (there are three more you can earn via operations and world bosses!)
QUESTION: What iconic armor set, seen in the Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline, can you buy with credits in your alliance base?
Answer: Scions Armor
QUESTION: What is the only stronghold that must be earned, rather than simply bought with credits?
Answer: Umbara or Umbara Mobile Base (you must purchase the stronghold with items earned through the Crisis on Umbara Flashpoint)
QUESTION: Many species can be unlocked for all classes through your legacy by levelling a character to level 50 with that species. What two species can only be unlocked via the Cartel Market or bought from other players?
Answer: Togruta + Cathar
QUESTION: Which flashpoint-like activity has special hidden achievements connected to Exarchs and can reward you 999 decorations?
Answer: Star Fortresses
QUESTION: In the Manaan flashpoint you can you earn tokens for what legacy-bound Selkath-inspired armor?
Answer: Shasa Adherent's Armor Set
QUESTION: What is the approximate true “credit cap” for subscribers?
Answer: 4.2 or 4.3 bill (actually 4,294,817,295 credits - it’s a technical limit, not a manually-chosen one… SWTOR TV has a video of him hitting the credit cap on youtube!)
QUESTION: For a short time the Cartel Market team toyed with releasing exclusive story content via Cartel Packs in the form of Encrypted Datacubes. What character can you get additional story from via these ‘secret story’ cubes?
Answer: The Shroud (first introduced after your class story, following the Makeb missions)
QUESTION: There are legendary darkside ghosts wandering around Yavin 4. Name all four ghosts!
Answer: Tulak Hord, Exar Kun, Naga Sadow, Marka Ragnos
QUESTION: The mysterious ghosts roaming around on Yavin 4 lead to what hidden world boss?
Answer: the Ancient Threat (a 16+ world boss also hidden on Yavin 4, similar to the Hateful and Dreadful Entities)
QUESTION: On SWTOR.com, where can you sometimes find hidden silly easter eggs in the official SWTOR developer news blogs?
Answer: In the image file names. (In thhe United Forces update, a screenshot of a group of players is titled "Squad Fam", a screenshot of Darth Hexid is named "Girl be Cray", and a screenshot of a mini mogul pet is named "Kephess Returneth".)