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StarCraft Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about StarCraft? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Protoss Carrier’s Interceptors can be permanently destroyed if the Carrier is killed while they are deployed.

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Easy
✓ TRUE

In StarCraft, when a Carrier is destroyed, any deployed Interceptors are lost as well—they do not survive or transfer to another Carrier. In StarCraft II, they self-destruct shortly after the Carrier dies.

2.

StarCraft features three completely asymmetric factions: the Terrans, the Zerg, and the Protoss.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

StarCraft's three races have distinct units, buildings, and mechanics, making each playstyle unique.

3.

A single Zerg Drone can defeat a Terran SCV in a one-on-one fight without any upgrades.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

In StarCraft, an SCV has more HP (60 original, 45 SC2) than a Drone (40). Both deal 5 damage per hit at the same speed, so the SCV always wins a straight duel.

4.

The iconic line 'You must construct additional pylons' is never actually spoken by any unit in the original StarCraft.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

This meme phrase comes from the Protoss AI advisor's text, but no unit says it verbatim in the original game. Players misremember the voice line.

5.

In the StarCraft campaign, the Zerg Overmind was originally voiced by the same actor who voiced Gollum in The Lord of the Rings.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The Overmind was voiced by Michael Gough, not Andy Serkis. This myth likely arose from the similar eerie, raspy vocal style.

6.

The Zerg were originally designed as a playable race in Warcraft II before becoming a StarCraft faction.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Zerg were created fresh for StarCraft. Blizzard initially considered insectoid races for Warcraft, but they were never fully developed for that game.

7.

The Terran Battlecruiser’s Yamato Cannon can be reflected back at the firing ship using a Photon Cannon.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

In StarCraft, the Yamato Cannon is an instant-damage ability, not a projectile, and cannot be reflected. Photon Cannons are standard defensive turrets that attack directly; they have no reflection mechanic.

8.

StarCraft was originally planned to have a fourth playable race called the 'Xel'Naga' in early development.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Blizzard originally considered a fourth playable race, the Xel'Naga, but cut them to focus on the three core races, leaving them as a mysterious backstory element.

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