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Warhammer 40,000 Iconography Trivia Quiz

A quiz focuses on the various icons, symbols and other iconography in the 40K universe. This is a difficult quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by SeraphAP. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
SeraphAP

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,230

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
856

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Question 1 of 20

1. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint

Night Lords Chaos Space Marines

Lamenters Space Marines

Biel-Tan Eldar

Sisters Order of the Valorous Heart

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which of the following Chaos Space Marine Legions did NOT change their chapter icon upon turning renegade? Hint

Night Lords

Thousand Sons

Alpha Legion

Word Bearers

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the chapter icon for the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus? Hint

Fleur-de-Lis

Inquisitorial " I " with a winged skull

Sword piercing an open book

Imperial eagle (the "Aquilla")

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Question 4 of 20

4. One of the following army symbols does NOT have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint

Space Wolves Space Marines

Dark Angels Space Marines

Altioc Eldar

Grey Knights

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Question 5 of 20

5. The pre-heresy icon/symbol for the Death Guard Space Marine Legion is what? Hint

A skull in a circle, with six points radiating from the circle

An open book with a green burning skull in the center

A bloody scythe in a grey-green circle

Three skulls seperated by a green three-headed arrow

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Question 6 of 20

6. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the other three (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it? Hint

Ulthw� Eldar

Emperor's Children

Lamenters Space Marines

Blood Angels Spce Marines

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which of the following Chapter/Army icons does NOT have a skull in it? Hint

Sisters' Order of Our Martyred Lady

Night Lords Chaos Space Marines

Cadian Imperial Guard

Word Bearers (traitor)

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Question 8 of 20

8. The Imperial Eagle symbol (the "Aquilla") officially has only one eye.

True

False

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Question 9 of 20

9. According to the background story, the official symbol for the loyal Space Marines is what? Hint

A winged skull

The Imperial Eagle (the "Aquilla")

The Ultramarines "U"

A golden throne

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Question 10 of 20

10. The Pre-heresy symbol for the Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion was what? Hint

A blue burning snake (yellow flames) swallowing its own tail

An open book with a pink flame in the center

A pink ring with eight radiating points

A closed book with a purple flame on the cover

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Question 11 of 20

11. The colors of the Tau Farsight Enclave icon are what? Hint

Black with a red "dot"

Green with a white "dot"

Red with a black "dot"

All Yellow/gold

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Question 12 of 20

12. The chapter icon for the Flesh Teares Space Marine Chapter is what? Hint

A sythe with a blood drop

A blood drop with wings

A sythe (with no blood drop)

A buzzsaw blade with a blood drop

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of the following chapter/legion icons do NOT feature the head of an animal in the icon? Hint

Space Wolves

Ravenwing

Salamanders

Traitor Alpha Legion

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of the following chapter/army icons does NOT feature a flame or fire in the icon? Hint

Eldar Saim-Hann

Pre-Heresy Word Bearers

Sisters Order of the Ebon Chalice

Eldar Iyanden

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Question 15 of 20

15. In terms of content, which army's symbol is the odd one out? Hint

Relictors Space Marines

Minotaurs Space Marines

Ork Goffs

None of these

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Question 16 of 20

16. The symbol for the Imperial Guard Catachans is what? Hint

A well-tanned muscular arm, flexed

A skull overlaying a green & blue planet

A scorpion-like monster (the Catachan Devil)

A knife piercing a skull

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of the following symbols of the Chaos Powers was designed to resemble a skull? Hint

Khorne

Nurgle

Slaanesh

Tzeentch

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of the following Space Marine Legions has the symbol of a chain crossing an inverted "V"? Hint

White Scars

Pre-heresy Alpha Legion

Pre-heresy Emperor's Children

Space Wolves 13th Company

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of the following army symbols does NOT feature an eye? Hint

Sons of Horus Space Marines

Iyanden

Ulthw� Eldar

Black Legion Space Marines

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of the following armies does NOT have a specific, universal symbol for the army? Hint

Cadian Imperial Guard

Necrons

Black Legion Chaos Space Marines

Dark Eldar Wych Cult

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Night Lords Chaos Space Marines

The other symbols each have a heart somewhere in the symbol.

2. Which of the following Chaos Space Marine Legions did NOT change their chapter icon upon turning renegade?

Answer: Night Lords

Alpha Legion changed their icon to a Hydra, Thousand Sons to a burning Snake eating its own tail (or the Tzeetnch Icon), and Word Bearers to a variety of different Daemon heads. Night Lords kept their Skull with bat Wings symbol after going renegade.

3. What is the chapter icon for the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus?

Answer: Sword piercing an open book

Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus are the Grey Knights.

4. One of the following army symbols does NOT have something in common with the others (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Space Wolves Space Marines

The rest have a sword somewhere in their chapter/army icon.

5. The pre-heresy icon/symbol for the Death Guard Space Marine Legion is what?

Answer: A skull in a circle, with six points radiating from the circle

Source: index astares article on death guard. Look on the pre-heresy marine's shoulder pad.

6. One of the following army symbols does not have something in common with the other three (in terms of the content of the symbol). Which is it?

Answer: Emperor's Children

The other icons all have a teardrop (or in the case of Blood Angels, a blood drop) in their chapter/Army symbols.

7. Which of the following Chapter/Army icons does NOT have a skull in it?

Answer: Word Bearers (traitor)

The official traitor Word Bearers army icon is a horned Daemon face (a fully fleshed face, with no bone showing - see the IA article for details). The Cadian icon is a skull, surrounded by a "gate" archway symbol (representing the Cadian Gate). ( A variation of the icon is an archway with a dot instead of a skull, but officially it's a skull). Sisters' Order of Our Martyred Lady symbol is a white skull in a red circle, with a red cross beneath it (making the entire symbol look similar to an ankh). Night Lords symbol is a skull with bats wings.

8. The Imperial Eagle symbol (the "Aquilla") officially has only one eye.

Answer: True

According to the fluff, the eagle head with no eye represents the blind Astropaths of the Imperium.

9. According to the background story, the official symbol for the loyal Space Marines is what?

Answer: A winged skull

Source: Insignum Astares. The winged Skull (a skull with feathered eagle wings) was the icon that Loyal Marines painted on their armor during the Horus Heresy to signify that their allegiance was to the Emperor. Renegade marines painted either the Chaos 8-pointed star, or the eye of Horus.

The Imperial Eagle (the "Aquilla") is a symbol for all forces Imperial, not just the Space Marines.

10. The Pre-heresy symbol for the Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion was what?

Answer: A pink ring with eight radiating points

Source: Index Astares article on Thousand Sons.

11. The colors of the Tau Farsight Enclave icon are what?

Answer: Black with a red "dot"

Most of the icon is black, except for the "dot" at the top.

12. The chapter icon for the Flesh Teares Space Marine Chapter is what?

Answer: A buzzsaw blade with a blood drop

Source: Index Astares article.

13. Which of the following chapter/legion icons do NOT feature the head of an animal in the icon?

Answer: Ravenwing

Ravenwing icon is a wing and claw grasping a sword. Space Wolves is a Wolf Head, Salamanders is a lizard head, and traitor Alpha Legion features a Hydra with 3 heads.

14. Which of the following chapter/army icons does NOT feature a flame or fire in the icon?

Answer: Eldar Saim-Hann

Ebon chalice icon is a black chalice with flames, Iyanden is an arch with a single flame beneath it, Word Beares is an open book with a flame in the center of the book. Saim-Hann is a stylized snake with an infinity symbol above the snake's head.

15. In terms of content, which army's symbol is the odd one out?

Answer: Relictors Space Marines

The other two icons are bull heads (Although the Minotaurs symbol, for some reason, is cross-eyed).

16. The symbol for the Imperial Guard Catachans is what?

Answer: A knife piercing a skull

Source: back of the "Armies of the Imperium" CD case.

17. Which of the following symbols of the Chaos Powers was designed to resemble a skull?

Answer: Khorne

Yes, the symbol of Khorne is actually a stylized skull. The "X" part represents the eye and nose sockets, while the crossbar at the bottom (which occasionally has vertical "teeth") represents the teeth of the skull.

18. Which of the following Space Marine Legions has the symbol of a chain crossing an inverted "V"?

Answer: Pre-heresy Alpha Legion

That's the pre-heresy Alpha Legion Symbol.

19. Which of the following army symbols does NOT feature an eye?

Answer: Iyanden

The Iyanden symbol is an arch with a flame beneath it. The other icons feature an eye somewhere in the symbol.

20. Which of the following armies does NOT have a specific, universal symbol for the army?

Answer: Dark Eldar Wych Cult

While there are a variety of icons for different individual cults, there is no specific symbol for Wych Cults in general. Same with the Kroot.

Source: Author SeraphAP

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