"A Link To The Past" Trivia Quiz

Answer: A statue near the Great Swamp Warp Zone

This game just teems with Rupees. While there's only one major purchase in "The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past", you might just spend loads on Potions or upgrading Bombs and Arrows. Again, all the Rupees aren't that necessary but it's fun to just tug on things to see if they're hiding something.

Answer: In a tree in the Lost Woods

Don't you just love exploring this wonderful game; any "Legend of Zelda" game really. They all have so many hidden secrets and booty to find. Maybe I haven't explored enough but no one else has reported another location for a big Green Decanter of Magic. On your way to the Warp Zone in Lost Woods, there is a tree just before the entry to the warp. Dash Attack it and the Decanter of Green Magic will pop out of hiding.

Answer: The Farm Boy

Link pays a visit to the home of Sahasrahla only to find he is not there. Sahasrahla's wife is either being very protective of her husband or doesn't care where the old coot went off to this time. She has no idea where he is. Sahasrahla is a Sage on a mission and probably didn't have the time to stop and chat about his whereabouts.

The person who marks Link's map called Sahasrahla, "The Grandpa". Does that mean he is his grandson or just that he is old? And, why does he know where Sahasrahla is hiding, when his wife said no one knew where he had gone?

Answer: Fish

The Zoras are a race of water dwellers in the land of Hyrule. Being water dwellers they are great swimmers and they offer our hero Link, the opportunity to swim like a fish. An opportunity that will cost him a fist full of Rupees when he reaches the Zora Falls. Our Hero's a young but wise warrior and I think he knows a good deal when he sees one.

Besides, you never know when you might need to swim for your life.

Answer: In a cave in the Desert of Mystery

Hylian prophecy says, "The Hero will stand in the desert holding the Book of
Mudora." Upon meeting Link, Aginah says, "I sense something is happening in the Golden Land that was sealed by the seven wise men.
This must be an omen of the Great Cataclysm foretold by the people of Hylian
blood." He tells Link the location of the Book of Mudora and urges him to get the Book and read it. The Book of Mudora becomes pivotal in deciphering the Hylian language on the Monoliths.

Answer: They are glitched Fireball Zoras

I think it's fairly limited as to what they are. They mainly drop bombs and only a few enemies in the game drop bombs. I always thought they were displaced Sandmen. It seemed obvious to me as they are in the same area as the Sand creatures that dwell in the Desert of Mystery.

However, with the use of Hyrule Magic, a level editor that can be used to modify ROMs of "A Link To The Past", it has been determined that the Ghosts of Misery Mire are indeed glitched Fireball Zoras. Let the debate continue, or end.

Answer: Fall off a Cliff

The Staff of Bryna is used to give the "Hero of Hyrule" complete protection for a long as his magic lasts. It will also damage enemies while in use and as much protection as it offers, it is equally as difficult to obtain. It cannot be accessed until after the Palace of Darkness. Go to the Death Mountain Warp Zone near Spectacle Rock; warp to the Dark World, walk south and fall of the edge of the cliff and enter the cave. You might want to bring Red Potion/the Cape, the Power Gloves and another early stage item.

Answer: Big Green Decanters

This game is the nemesis of most "A Link To The past" players. I must admit, it was mine as well. You are given 30 seconds and a shovel, with which to dig as many holes as possible, trying to find the hidden Heart Container. Sounds easy, but it isn't. I don't know about you but when I find it, 98% of the time, it's in the spot where it ends up bouncing behind the tree on the right.

The game is located in the Dark World's representation of the field behind the home of the arguing twins.

Answer: Three

"The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The past", was released to the American markets in April of 1992. Nintendo may have had an idea that they had a good product, but I'm sure they never thought they had one of the best video games ever marketed. Shigeru "Shiggy" Miyamoto and his staff put together a game that 'Entertainment Weekly' named, 'Video Game of the Year', in 2006.

Not only that, the game has been ranked third in the best 200 games by 'Nintendo Power'. The game began some wonderful features for ensuing video games; not the least of which was parallel worlds.

When I first played this game, I thought Skull Dungeon was genius, and still do. It's a very intricate and large dungeon, however, overdone. A lot of the rooms can be by-passed and still complete the dungeon.

The same is true of a few other dungeons.

Answer: The Waterfall of Wishing

I probably would have found this on my own, but I'm still glad I met with the man. Walking into waterfalls seems to be a trademark of "Legend of Zelda" games. It is actually a place to upgrade a few items. When you go there bring an empty bottle along with you. If you like having Green Potion but you're a cheapskate and don't want to give up the Rupees, the Waterfall of Wishing Fairy will fill your bottle with Green Potion, absolutely free.

Answer: A Bee

The Golden Bee is one of Link's best kept secrets. It attacks almost every enenm in the game, including some bosses. You'll need Bombs, the Pegasus Shoes, a Bottle, and the Bug Catching Net before you can use it. The Bee is hidden in a cave adjacent to the Ice Rod.

While the Golden Bee attacks groups as well as single enemies it will defeat only three of a group. It will attack Ganon until you rebottle it. If it flies off during battle, just return to the cave and recapture it as often as necessary. I told you it was one of Link's best kept secrets.

Answer: 20 Rupees

Most if not all of the profitable stories are told by characters who obviously had come in contact with the Triforce. They are all changed into creatures of some sort. They give you hints on how to find or do things in the game. The one in the cave east of Misery Mire for example, gives you a hint about how to enter that dungeon. So, if you encounter one, pay him... it's only 20 Rupees.

Answer: Play the Flute

The snoring man was the father of the young man who now sits atop a stump in the Haunted Grove. The young man appears to have become a victim of Ganondorf Dragmire's folly. I guess Ganon didn't appreciate music. The lad's father just sleeps and wonders when he'll see him again. Let's hope Link never broke his heart by telling him the truth.

Answer: A Soldier

If you want to have fun in the game, load up on Magic Powder and just go around sprinkling things. Enemies inside dungeons and outside can be changed with one sprinkle. Use it on bushes, Octoroks, Squirrels, Anti-fairies, even on an item where you know a Yellow Anti-fairy is hiding. Just sprinkle the pot or rock and out will come a fairy.

This is very useful in the Dark Palace just before doing battle with Helmassaur King. Just sprinkle one of the Anti-fairies in the room previous to Helmassaur King if you need heart replacements.

Answer: The tree on the right in the Pyramid of Power Courtyard

I just love the apples for recovery aspect of "A Link To The Past". It makes the Hero of Hyrule seem a bit more real. Of course, there are trees that will drop apples but the Shrine in the pond in the Great Swamp will also give our well-traveled hero some quick healing. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." At least that's what everyone says.

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