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Esports Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 1 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. In League of Legends, what is a "split push" strategy?

    Answer: Sending one or more champions to pressure a distant lane while the rest of the team contests an objective elsewhere

    Split pushing applies pressure to a side lane, forcing the enemy team to respond and potentially creating openings elsewhere on the map for the rest of the team.

  2. Why do teams standardize names for map locations before competition?

    Answer: Shared names reduce ambiguity in fast calls

    A consistent vocabulary lets every teammate interpret a location call without pausing to clarify it.

  3. In competitive gaming, what does the acronym "FFA" indicate about a match format?

    Answer: Free For All — every player competes individually against all others

    FFA (Free For All) is a format where every participant competes individually with no fixed teams, and victory goes to the single top-performing player rather than a group.

  4. In tactical shooter esports, what does "economy" or "eco round" refer to?

    Answer: A round where a team deliberately spends minimal resources to save money for future rounds

    An eco (economy) round is when a team buys little or no equipment to save in-game currency, accepting that the current round is likely lost in order to afford full gear in subsequent rounds.

  5. What is a reverse sweep in a best-of series?

    Answer: Losing the opening games, then winning every remaining game to take the series

    A reverse sweep happens when a competitor falls one loss short of elimination and then wins all remaining games to take the series.

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  1. In a double-elimination tournament bracket, what is the name of the secondary bracket that a team enters after their first loss?

    Answer: The losers bracket

    The losers bracket (also called the lower bracket) is where teams go after their first defeat in a double-elimination format, giving them one more chance to reach the grand finals.

  2. When a team is said to have "thrown" a game, what happened during the match?

    Answer: They lost after holding a significant lead due to poor late-game decisions

    Throwing refers to squandering a large advantage — such as a significant point or gold lead — through mistakes, overconfidence, or poor decision-making late in the game.

  3. In Counter-Strike, the terrorists win a round by doing which of the following?

    Answer: Planting and detonating the C4 at a bomb site

    While eliminating the opposing team also wins a round, the T-side's signature win condition is planting and successfully detonating the C4 explosive at a designated bomb site.

  4. In many competitive games, what is the customary sportsmanship gesture that players perform at the start or end of a series?

    Answer: A handshake exchanged between opposing players before or after the match

    The pre- or post-match handshake is a longstanding tradition in esports, mirroring conventional sports, where players from both teams shake hands as a sign of mutual respect.

  5. When esports players type "GG WP" at the end of a closely fought series, what does the "WP" component add to the standard "GG"?

    Answer: Well Played — acknowledging the opponent's strong performance

    WP stands for Well Played and is appended to GG to offer a more specific compliment, recognizing that the opponent performed at a high level throughout the match.

Daily round

  1. In fighting game notation, what does the abbreviation "DP" commonly refer to?

    Answer: A dragon punch-style invincible reversal move

    DP is shorthand for "dragon punch," referring to a rising uppercut-style move that typically has invincibility on startup, making it a common reversal tool.

  2. What is the term for the period before an official match begins when teams finalize their strategy and hero or character selections?

    Answer: Draft phase

    The draft phase (or ban/pick phase) is when teams select and ban heroes or characters, a critical strategic element in games like Dota 2, League of Legends, and Overwatch.

  3. What does a "walkover" (often abbreviated as WO) mean in an esports tournament context?

    Answer: A team wins automatically because the opposing team fails to show up or is disqualified

    A walkover occurs when one team cannot compete — due to absence, disqualification, or forfeit — and the opposing team is awarded the win without playing the match.

  4. In a round-based team shooter, what does an ace usually mean?

    Answer: One player eliminates the entire opposing team during the round

    An ace is credited when one player eliminates every member of the opposing team in a single round.

  5. What does the 20-20-20 guideline suggest during long screen sessions?

    Answer: Every twenty minutes, look about twenty feet away for twenty seconds

    The 20-20-20 guideline introduces regular distance viewing to give the eyes a brief break from sustained near focus.

Daily round

  1. In fighting games, what is an "OKI" setup?

    Answer: A situation where the attacking player pressures the opponent as they stand up from a knockdown

    OKI (short for okizeme, a Japanese term) refers to the offensive pressure a player applies when the opponent is rising from a knockdown, exploiting limited wake-up options.

  2. What is the purpose of scouting an upcoming opponent's recorded matches?

    Answer: To identify recurring tendencies and strategies

    Scouting looks for repeatable patterns that can inform preparation without relying on private or unauthorized information.

  3. What is an objective trade in a team strategy game?

    Answer: Conceding one objective while deliberately securing value elsewhere on the map

    An objective trade is a planned exchange in which a team gives up one map objective to secure another benefit elsewhere.

  4. What is a scrimmage in esports practice?

    Answer: A practice match against another team

    A scrimmage is a practice match arranged so teams can test tactics under matchlike conditions.

  5. What does the term "seeding" refer to in the context of an esports tournament?

    Answer: Assigning initial bracket positions based on team rankings or prior performance

    Seeding places higher-ranked or better-performing teams into specific bracket positions so that the strongest competitors are less likely to face each other in early rounds.

Daily round

  1. What is the standard map objective in the mobile MOBA League of Legends: Wild Rift that is also present in the PC version?

    Answer: Neutral objectives like the Dragon and Baron Nashor

    Both League of Legends and Wild Rift feature neutral objectives like the Dragon and Baron Nashor that teams contest for powerful buffs and map pressure.

  2. Which coaching question most directly encourages useful reflection after a lost round?

    Answer: Which decision can we test differently next time?

    A specific question about a testable decision turns review toward learning rather than personal blame.

  3. In Valorant, which class of agent is designed to heal and support teammates?

    Answer: Sentinel

    Sentinels in Valorant are the supportive class, providing healing, area denial, and defensive utility to lock down sites and protect teammates.

  4. In FPS esports, what is a "clutch" situation?

    Answer: A single remaining player on one team wins the round against multiple opponents

    A clutch occurs when one player remains alive against two or more opponents and manages to win the round, demonstrating exceptional individual skill under pressure.

  5. What is the primary objective structure that a team must destroy to win a match in League of Legends?

    Answer: The Nexus

    In League of Legends, each team's base contains a Nexus, and destroying the opponent's Nexus wins the game.

Daily round

  1. In StarCraft II, what is the term for quickly constructing a proxy building near the opponent's base to produce units early?

    Answer: A proxy rush

    A proxy rush involves building production facilities close to the enemy base so units arrive much sooner than they would from the player's own base.

  2. What does a tournament administrator normally do when a technical problem may affect competitive play?

    Answer: Apply the published procedure and document the incident

    Administrators use the event's stated rules, gather relevant information, and record decisions consistently.

  3. In Dota 2, which hero role is typically played as a solo laner in the mid lane and transitions into a major damage dealer?

    Answer: Mid

    The mid role in Dota 2 involves soloing the middle lane for fast experience gain and becoming a pivotal damage dealer and playmaker in the mid-to-late game.

  4. What is the standard map veto process used in most esports tournaments to determine which map is played first?

    Answer: Teams alternate banning maps from the pool until one remains, which becomes the first map

    In a standard veto, teams take turns removing maps from the pool until only one is left; that remaining map becomes the first one played in the series.

  5. What is a clean feed in live event production?

    Answer: A program signal without some added graphics or commentary

    A clean feed omits selected presentation layers so another broadcaster can add its own language, graphics, or commentary.

Daily round

  1. What is the primary job of an audio mixer during an esports broadcast?

    Answer: Balancing voices, game sound, and other audio sources

    An audio mixer combines commentary, game audio, microphones, music, and effects at intelligible levels.

  2. What does "side selection" refer to in games where teams alternate between attacking and defending roles?

    Answer: The process of choosing which team starts on which side (attack or defense) for a half or map

    Side selection determines which team begins on the attacking or defending side of a map, a choice that can be strategically important because certain sides have advantages on particular maps.

  3. In a double-elimination bracket, what special condition applies if the winners-bracket finalist loses the first grand-finals match?

    Answer: The losers-bracket finalist must defeat them a second time for the championship

    Because the winners-bracket team has not yet lost, the losers-bracket finalist must beat them twice — this is known as a bracket reset, ensuring no team is eliminated by a single loss in the grand finals.

  4. What is the purpose of inspecting competition computers before play?

    Answer: To confirm that hardware and software follow event requirements

    A standardized inspection checks that approved devices, settings, and software are being used consistently.

  5. What is counter-strafing intended to do in a tactical shooter?

    Answer: Stop lateral movement quickly before firing an accurate shot

    Counter-strafing uses a brief opposite-direction input to halt lateral movement before an accurate shot.