eSports have exploded in popularity in recent years, with millions of fans worldwide watching professional video game competitions. From League of Legends to Counter-Strike to Fortnite, top eSports events are drawing huge live crowds and online audiences.
To test your knowledge of competitive gaming trivia, here are 41 riddles about the eSports industry, pro players, popular games, tournaments, teams, and more. The answers are below each riddle—no peeking! Let’s see if you can get them all correct.
eSports Industry Riddles
Riddle: What industry is projected to top $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2019?
Answer: The eSports industry
Riddle: Over 200 million people watched which major eSports tournament in 2017?
Answer: League of Legends World Championship
Riddle: As of 2019, the average salary for an eSports player falls between what amounts?
Answer: $60,000 and $115,000
Riddle: What percentage of the total eSports audience is female?
Answer: 30 percent
Riddle: How many people watched the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Finals?
Answer: Over 200 million
League of Legends Riddles
Riddle: Which League of Legends team has won the World Championship 3 times?
Answer: SK Telecom T1
Riddle: Who is the player that earned the nickname “Unkillable Demon King” for his dominance of League Champions Korea?
Answer: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
Riddle: What position did Cloud9’s Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi play for most of his career?
Answer: AD Carry
Riddle: Which League hero was released first chronologically in the game?
Answer: Alistar
Riddle: How many total champions were available for selection in League of Legends as of 2019?
Answer: Over 140
Dota 2 Riddles
Riddle: Which team won The International Dota 2 championship 4 times?
Answer: OG
Riddle: Who is Dota 2’s all-time leader in career earnings as an eSports player?
Answer: Johan “N0tail” Sundstein
Riddle: The International championship features the largest prize pool in all of eSports. How much total cash was awarded at The International 2019?
Answer: Over $34 million
Riddle: Which hero in Dota 2 is named Traxex?
Answer: Drow Ranger
Riddle: How long is the duration of Glyph of Fortification in Dota 2?
Answer: 5 seconds
Counter-Strike Riddles
Riddle: Who is the all-time leader in career earnings as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player?
Answer: Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth
Riddle: Which Danish CS:GO squad won the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice Major in 2018 and 2019?
Answer: Astralis
Riddle: Kenny “KennyS” Schrub plays for which CS:GO organization?
Answer: G2 Esports
Riddle: The CS:GO maps Train, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and more take place in which game mode by default?
Answer: Defusal (Bomb)
Riddle: Which automatic CT weapon costs $5,000 in CS:GO?
Answer: M4A1-S
Overwatch Riddles
Riddle: Who earned the MVP award at the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals?
Answer: Jay “Sinatraa” Won
Riddle: What hero class does Ana, Zenyatta and Mercy fall under?
Answer: Support
Riddle: How many meters is the radius of Zarya’s ultimate ability, Graviton Surge?
Answer: 6 meters
Riddle: Which tank hero wears a diving suit and fish bowl helmet?
Answer: Wrecking Ball (Hammond)
Riddle: What futuristic British adventurer travels through time alongside Tracer?
Answer: Lena “Tracer” Oxton
Fortnite Riddles
Riddle: Who won the solo Fortnite World Cup Finals in 2019 and took home $3 million?
Answer: Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
Riddle: Where would a Fortnite player land if they jumped out of the Battle Bus over Dusty Depot or Dusty Divot?
Answer: Dusty Divot
Riddle: True or false: Fortnite Battle Royale was the first game mode released for Fortnite.
Answer: False (Save the World came first)
Riddle: How much wood, stone and metal does each material node provide?
Answer: 30 of each
Riddle: What item lets you redeploy your glider midair?
Answer: Grappler
Call of Duty Riddles
Riddle: Who is Call of Duty’s cover star for Modern Warfare (2019)?
Answer: Captain John Price
Riddle: In 2018, the Call of Duty World League delivered over what amount in prize money?
Answer: $6 million
Riddle: Which weapon class is the AX-50 sniper rifle in?
Answer: Marksman Rifle
Riddle: About how long is an average game of multiplayer Search and Destroy?
Answer: 5 to 10 minutes
Riddle: Which perk allows you to mantle objects faster in Modern Warfare?
Answer: Tracker
Starcraft II Riddles
Riddle: Who is the youngest player to ever with a major Starcraft II tournament?
Answer: Brood War legend Flash
Riddle: What are the three playable races in Starcraft II?
Answer: Terran, Protoss and Zerg
Riddle: How many minerals are required to train a Terran Marine?
Answer: 50 minerals
Riddle: On what planet is the single-player Wings of Liberty campaign set?
Answer: Mar Sara
Riddle: Who was the winner of the Global Finals at BlizzCon in 2019?
Answer: Cho “Maru” Seong Ju
PUBG Riddles
Riddle: How many total players land on Erangel or Miramar during a PUBG match by default?
Answer: 100
Riddle: Which 2018 tournament featured the largest prize pool ever for a PUBG event?
Answer: PUBG Global Invitational 2018
Riddle: How much health does a PUBG level 3 helmet provide?
Answer: It increases headshot damage reduction to 55%
Riddle: Which weapon was introduced during PUBG’s season 5 update?
Answer: The Skorpion pistol
Riddle: What studio developed PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds?
Answer: PUBG Corporation
General eSports Riddles
Riddle: When did eSports first appear?
Answer: As early as the 1972 Stanford versus MIT Spacewar Olympics
Riddle: Roughly how many people watched the 2018 League of Legends World Finals according to Riot Games?
Answer: Over 200 million globally
Riddle: In which country were the first large gaming tournaments hosted in the 1990s?
Answer: South Korea
Riddle: About how many people watch eSports worldwide as either fans or occasional viewers?
Answer: Over 400 million
Riddle: DOTA originally started out as a mod for which Blizzard game?
Answer: Warcraft III
Conclusion
How many of these eSports riddles could you solve correctly? As competitive gaming continues rising to new heights of popularity worldwide, even more fans are becoming educated on the history, culture and key details surrounding top titles.
From seasoned League of Legends summoners to newcomers just getting into Fortnite or CS:GO, tests of knowledge like these riddles can be fun ways for anyone to learn more eSports trivia.
Whether you want to impress friends with clever gaming riddles or study up on eSports facts for your own enjoyment, puzzles that combine education and entertainment create an engaging experience.
As massive tournaments like the International, League Worlds and Overwatch League Grand Finals continue breaking records, there will be no shortage of exciting eSports moments to memorialize in future rounds of questions.
