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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 4 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. How is a player's KDA ratio commonly calculated when assists are included?

    Answer: Kills plus assists, divided by deaths

    The usual KDA ratio adds kills and assists, then divides that total by deaths, with zero-death cases handled separately.

  2. 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.

  3. What does a monitor's refresh rate measure?

    Answer: How many times per second the display updates

    Refresh rate is measured in hertz and states how often the display can draw a new image each second.

  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. Why might officials review server logs after a disputed esports match?

    Answer: To examine recorded technical and account activity

    Server logs can provide time-stamped evidence about connections, commands, errors, and account actions relevant to an investigation.

Daily round

  1. Which term describes a tournament format where losing a match eliminates a team from competition entirely?

    Answer: Single elimination

    In a single-elimination bracket, a single loss removes a team from the tournament, making every match potentially the last.

  2. What is the purpose of a tiebreaker in a tournament group stage?

    Answer: To separate competitors who finish level under the primary standings rules

    A tiebreaker separates competitors whose primary group results leave them level for ranking or advancement.

  3. What does "rage quit" describe in the context of competitive online play?

    Answer: A player exits the match prematurely out of frustration rather than finishing normally

    Rage quitting is when a player closes the game or disconnects out of anger or frustration, abandoning the match before it concludes — a behavior widely considered poor sportsmanship.

  4. What does VOD review allow an esports team to study?

    Answer: Recorded footage of earlier play

    Video-on-demand review lets players revisit decisions, positioning, timing, and communication from completed games.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What keyboard feature helps register several keys pressed at the same time?

    Answer: Multi-key rollover

    Multi-key rollover allows a keyboard to report multiple simultaneous key presses instead of dropping some inputs.

  3. What is the main value of setting a measurable goal for a practice block?

    Answer: It provides a clear way to evaluate progress

    A measurable target lets players compare results with the intended skill or behavior at the end of practice.

  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. In a double-elimination bracket, what is the name of the match where a team from the winners' bracket faces a team from the losers' bracket?

    Answer: Grand Finals

    In many double-elimination formats, the Grand Finals may require a reset if the losers' bracket team wins the first series, since the winners' bracket team has not yet lost.

Daily round

  1. Which competitive game popularized the battle royale genre in the late 2010s?

    Answer: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

    PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) is widely credited with popularizing the battle royale genre when it released in early access in 2017, though the format's roots go back to earlier mods.

  2. What is a counter-pick during a competitive draft?

    Answer: A selection chosen to exploit a revealed opponent, map, or matchup

    A counter-pick is selected after considering an opponent or matchup so its tools can exploit a specific weakness.

  3. In a round-robin group with six teams where every team plays every other team once, how many total matches are played in that group?

    Answer: Fifteen

    With six teams, each of the six plays the other five, giving 6 × 5 = 30 matchups, but each match involves two teams so 30 ÷ 2 = 15 total matches are played in the group.

  4. 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.

  5. In online competitive play, what does "DC" stand for when a player unexpectedly leaves a match?

    Answer: Disconnect — the player lost their network connection to the game server

    DC stands for Disconnect, meaning the player's connection to the game server was interrupted, often resulting in their character standing idle until they can reconnect.

Daily round

  1. What does mouse polling rate describe?

    Answer: How often the mouse reports input to the computer

    Polling rate measures the frequency at which a mouse sends position and button information to the computer.

  2. Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the real-time strategy (RTS) genre?

    Answer: Simultaneous gameplay where all players act in real time

    RTS games are defined by all players making decisions and issuing commands simultaneously in real time, as opposed to turn-based strategy where players take sequential actions.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. What is the main purpose of a location callout during a team esports match?

    Answer: To identify a relevant place quickly

    A location callout gives teammates a short, shared name for the place where an opponent, objective, or event was seen.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What does the term "crosshair placement" refer to in FPS competitive play, and why is it emphasized in training?

    Answer: Keeping the crosshair at head height where enemies are likely to appear, reducing the distance needed to aim and fire

    Good crosshair placement means pre-aiming at head level around corners and common angles, which minimizes the mouse adjustment needed to land a headshot when an enemy appears.

  3. In competitive gaming psychology, what does it mean when a player is described as being "on tilt"?

    Answer: They are playing emotionally and making poor decisions due to frustration or anger

    Going on tilt refers to a state of emotional frustration that causes a player to make impulsive, suboptimal decisions rather than the calculated plays they would normally make.

  4. During a draft or pick-ban phase, what is the purpose of a team "banning" a character or map?

    Answer: Removing that option so neither team can use it in the upcoming game

    A ban removes a character, weapon, or map from the available pool for that game, preventing either team from using it — typically done to deny the opponent a strong strategy.

  5. In Rocket League, what is the standard team size in competitive matches?

    Answer: Three players

    Standard Rocket League competitive play uses three-player teams, though 2v2 and 4v4 are also recognized formats.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Which term describes a player who excels in multiple games across different genres rather than specializing in one title?

    Answer: Multi-game specialist

    A multi-game specialist competes at a high level across several different game titles and genres, as opposed to a one-trick who focuses on a single game or character.

  4. What is the specific role of an observer (or "obs") during a live esports broadcast?

    Answer: Controlling the spectator camera to follow the most relevant action for viewers

    The observer controls the in-game camera for the broadcast, panning between areas of the map and highlighting key moments so the audience can follow the action as it unfolds.

  5. What does a broadcast rundown document organize for a live esports show?

    Answer: The order and expected timing of segments, breaks, and production cues

    A broadcast rundown gives the production team a shared sequence and timing plan for show segments, breaks, and cues.