Iron Hands Quiz Answers

Easy (1 point):
1. Special SCC question: Name the volcano who's silence will herald the second coming of Ferrus Manus?
Karaashi, the Ice Pinnacle. From IA:IH.
2. Where do the Iron Hands show their squad specialisation? (eg. tactical, assault, devastator.)
On the outside left greave (lower leg armour). From IA:IH.
3. Why do the Iron Hands have so few suits of Terminator Armour?
Because Ferrus Manus and the IH Veterans were all-but wiped out in the Isstvan drop-site massacre, and most of their TDA suits were lost. From IA:IH.

Moderate (2 points):
4. ‘The machine is strong. We must purge the weak, hated flesh and replace it with the purity of metal. Only through permanence can we truly triumph, only through the machine can we find victory. Punish the flesh. Iron in mind and body…' Who said this?
‘… Hail the Machine!' It was Paullian Blantar, Iron Father of the Kaargul clan. From IA: Techmarines and, ahem, Codex: Necrons!
5. What is strange about the Iron Hands Scout Company?
Trick question, the IH don't have a dedicated scout company! All ten companies / clans act as independent battle companies with their own scouts. From IA:IH.
6. During the 13th Black Crusade traitor forces invaded Medusa prompting one of the largest gatherings of armoured might since the Battle of Tallarn during the Horus Heresy. Which excommunicated Armoured regiment led the traitor attack on the Iron Hands?
The Haradni 13th Heavy Armoured Regiment. The IH won by the way. From IA: After the Storm, a post EoT article in UK WD 286.

Difficult (3 points):
7. In 999.M41 the Iron Hands were petitioned to search for an important Imperial servant in the Sentinel worlds by Lord Inquisitor Goreden. Who were they asked to track down?
Inquisitor Czevak, who was being hunted by Ahriman of the Thousand Sons. From C:EoT and Fanatic Magazine 1.
8. The work of techmarine Suprema Lysol Blane of the Imperial Fists was to be included in the Codex Astartes until it was vetoed by the Iron Fathers of the Iron Hands chapter. What was Blane's theory?
That the Iron Warriors intimately connected the crews to their armoured vehicles in a similar way to dreadnoughts, and that by targeting points on the enemy tanks that could cripple the pilots the vehicles could easily be rendered inoperable. It has been suspected that the Iron Hands follow a similar practice to the Iron Warriors in this respect, and were protecting their own interests in suppressing this information. From IA: Chaos Tanks, UK WD 275.
9. The Brazen Claws are a second founding successor chapter of the Iron Hands who follow the dictates of the Codex Astartes more closely than their parent Chapter. How do they show to which company they belong to on their armour?
The colour of the chest eagle. From 2nd edition Codex: Ultramarines.

Bonus Rogue Trader era question (3 points):
10. How do Iron Hands apothecaries differ from the regulation battledress of white armour?
They wear normal chapter colours apart from the right arm, shoulder pad and back/medic-pack which are white. From IA: Medics in WD 102(!)

World Eaters Chapter Specific Quiz Answers

 

Easy (1 pt each):
1. What is the battlecry of the World Eaters?
Cookies for the cookie ja-, er, 'Blood for the Blood God' From IA:WE
2. Angron's mind was poisoned against the Emperor at their first meeting. Which event could Angron never forgive the Emperor for?
He teleported Angron away from his slave army before they could make their last doomed stand. Angron saw this as an insult to his martial honour. From IA:WE.
3. What colour was the armour of the pre-Heresy World Eaters?
White with blue backpack, shoulderpads, and belt buckle. From IA:WE

Moderate (2 pts each):
4. Where did Kharn ‘die'?
In the Seige of the Emperors palace , but to paraphrase the words of John Cleese in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' - 'He got better.' From new 3rd ed C:CSM.
5. Which two legions took part in the Cleansing of Ariggata alongside the World Eaters?
Ultramarines and the Luna Wolves / Sons of Horus (whatever they were calling themselves that week). From IA:WE.
6. What did the World Eaters construct in Temple Square during the siege of the Emperors Palace?
A 60 foot high pyramid of scorched skulls. From the Horus Heresy article reprint in UK WD 268.

Difficult (3 pts each):
7. Special SCC question: According to the Codicium Imperialis, name the three World Eater companies that accompanied Angron's Chosen company in the First War for Armageddon?
The warband of Kossolax the Foresworn, Lord Skckalick'e Elite and the Skull Takers of Hans Kho'Ren. They are listed as companies but as has been mentioned the WE were effectively scattered into warbands after Skalathrax. From the First War for Armageddon article in UK WD 279 and 'The Battle for Armageddon' fluff book.
8. How many loyal World Eater marines took part in the Eisenstein Incident to warn the Emperor of Horus' treachery?
OK, 13 led by Varren (14?) in everyone elses copy of Space Marine rulebook, or 15 led by Varren (16) in my apparently unique and very valuable copy. Anywhere from 13-16 gets the points.
9. What important part in the history of the World Eaters did Captain Aurellian play?
He was the Grey Knight Captain who banished Angron to end thefirst war for Armageddon, at the cost of his own life. (No-one said he led the Eisenstein loyalists - by cunning trick was foiled!) From the First War for Armageddon article in UK WD 279.

Bonus Black Library Question (3 pts):
10. What was the result of the World Eaters ambush on the Ketzok 17th armoured regiment commanded by Colonel Ortiz?
The ambushing World Eaters themselves got ambushed and wiped out by The Tanith First & Only - Gaunts Ghosts. From Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett.

Ultramarines & Alpha Legion Double Header Quiz

The Answers:

Ultramarines section:
Easy (1 pt each):
1. What is the battlecry of the Ultramarines?
Courage and Honour! (IA:UM)
2. How can ultramarine veteran sergeants be identified from their uniform?
Red sarge helmet, white vet stripe. From IA:UM.
3. Special SCC question: Where on Macragge does Roboute Guilliman lie in stasis?
In the Fortress of Hera, in the Temple of Correction, in the Shrine of the Primarch. (From IA:UM). Alternatively the Ultramarines BFG fleet article in UK WD 284 suddenly throws Castra Manga into the mix as the UL fortress where he resides. Any reasonable answer got the points.

Moderate (2 pts each):
4. Name the primarch that Guilliman ‘killed', and the Primarch that in turn ‘killed' him.
According to highly suspect documents Guilliman killed Alpharius of the Alpha Legion (from IA:AL). Fulgrim of the Emperors Children poisoned Guilliman, but he was put in a stasis chamber before he died, and some say his wounds are slowly healing. (From IA:UM).
5. What colour shoulderpad rims do the reserve assault company wear?
Grey. From 2nd ed Codex:Ultramarines.
6. Which battle did Guilliman call ‘a huge waste of time, effort, and the Emperors bolt shells'?
The battle of Tesstra, where the ‘loyal' Alpha Legion allowed the rebellious guardsmen to fortify the capital city before they proceeded with the attack. (Otherwise it would have been too easy!) From IA:AL.
7.Name the Inquisitor who helped the Ultramarines crush a genestealer uprising on Ichar IV?
=][= Angmar! From 2nd ed Codex: Tyranids.
8. The Gauntlets of Ultramar are potent artefacts worn by the Ultramarines Chapter Master. When they were examined by techno-magi what did they discover about the mechanism within their armoured shells?
They discovered that they couldn't get inside! Some kids must have put superglue in the lock or something… LOL From 3rd ed Codex: Space Marines.

Difficult (3 pts each):
9. Who is the only Ultramarine to be able to get away with referring to his chapter master as ‘Young Calgar'?
Chaplain Cassius. From CA: UM special characters in UK WD 256.
10. Who was the Ultramarines ‘Master of Sanctity' in 987.M41?
Tow Takka-Chow. From the IA:UM in waaaay back in WD97!
11. What are Brother Severus of Tarentus and Captain Fabian jointly credited as being the first to do?
They were the first to kill a Tyranid Hive Tyrant in close Combat. Severus was in a dread though… From IA:Dreadnoughts.
12. Name one of the squads which boarded the vessel ‘Hunter of the Void'.
Notaras, Gorius, Adrianus, Gladius, Constantius and Primus were Terminator squads that boarded the genestealer infested space hulk. From the Space Hulk mission in UK WD 201.
13. The most famous action of the Land Raider ‘Prometheus' variant was during the defence of a planet by a contingent of Ultramarines against a much larger Eldar force. Name the planet in question.
Masali, from the FW Prometheus fluff in Citadel Journal 41 among others.

Bonus ‘First Born' Black Library Question (3 pts):
14. Name one of the Ultramarine successor chapters present at the disastrous parade to celebrate the triumph of Warmaster Dolsene in the Ophidian Suppression.
The White Consuls or the Aurora Chapter. From the second Eisenhorn novel ‘Malleus' by Dan Abnett. (I thought a Uriel Ventris question would have been too obvious!)


Alpha Legion section:
Easy (1 pt each):
15. What is the battlecry of the Alpha Legion?
‘For the Emperor' and similar to taunt and confuse the enemy. From IA:AL.
16. Who, according to Inquisitor Kravin, found the final Primarch Alpharius?
Horus, although I did accept the ‘space-pirates, me-hearties' answer too, depending how you look at things. From IA:AL.
17. What colour was the Alpha Legion power armour pre-heresy?
Purpley blue, as compared to the bluey green of the post heresy armour. I was lenient on this question. From IA:AL.

Moderate (2 pts each):
18. According to the Imperial Assessment of force dispositions at the outset of the 13th Black Crusade how many confirmed sightings of the Alpha Legion were recorded?
None! There were 20+ unconfirmed sightings, sneaky so that got you half marks. From C:EoT.

Difficult (3 pts each):
19. Which other traitor legion do the Alpha Legion have a particularly bitter rivalry with and why?
The Word Bearers. Their cults are in competition for followers, and this has extended to their sponsor legions. From IA: Word Bearers.

Bonus Rogue Trader era Question (3 pts):
20. Back in the mists of time, (before GW had thought of Chaos Undivided,) the Alpha Legion devoted themselves to which god of Chaos?
Slaanesh. From the legion banners on page 166 of the classic RT era book, ‘Realm of Chaos - Slaves to Darkness'.

Death Guard Quiz Answers

The Answers:

Easy (1 pt each):
1. What is the battlecry of the Death Guard.
They have none. They are silent and deadly... (Fill in the rest of the gag yourself!) From IA:DG
2. According to the ‘Shadow Journal' who were the only two brother Primarchs that Mortarion bonded with?
Horus & Kurze. (Night Haunter) From IA:DG.
3. What is Nurgles sacred number?
Seven. From many sources, including IA:DG.
4. What are Blight Grenades made from?
Shrunken heads of those killed by Nurgles favourite plagues. From the new 3rd ed Codex: Chaos Space Marines.
5. Special SCC question: Who commanded the Deathguard loyalists in the Eisenstein Incident?
Captain Garro. Most recently from IA:DG.

Medium (2 pts each):
6. Who had all the Death Guard navigators killed and becalmed the fleet in the warp during the Horus Heresy?
Captain-Epistolary Typhon, AKA Typhus. From ‘Heroes & Villains - Typhus' in UK WD 282.
7. Which agri-world in the Agripinaa system was turned into a daemon-world dedicated to Nurgle during the 13th Black Crusade?
Ulthor. From the EoT 2003 summer campaign and also ‘Death by a thousand cuts' EoT article in UK WD 287.

Difficult (3 pts each):
8. When the champions of Mortarion ride the plague fleets to war, their number are swelled by foul, diseased beastmen. What name are these beastmen of Nurgle best known as?
Pestigors. From the classic RT era tome Realm of Chaos - Lost & the Damned. However from the number of people who got this right I suspect a more recent source (WHFB?) was quoted as a guess.
9. In M36 an Adeptus Mechanicus team found schematics on the perdita world of Barbarus. +++Cross-ref. Gareox prerogative+++ What did they use this data to construct?
The Despoiler class battleships. Based on the Terminus Est. The inherent flaw soon became apparent. From ‘Heroes & Villains - Typhus' in UK WD 282 and the BFG rulebook.
10. What are ‘Bahk'ghuranhi'aghkami'?
Great Unclean Ones - the Greater Daemons of Nurgle. From RoC-LatD.

The ‘B&C Gets Into White Dwarf At Last' bonus question (3 pts):
11. Which B&C member got a Death Guard Tactica published in White Dwarf?
Kenshin138 - the mod with the very appropriate member number: 7! From UK WD 291

The ‘Just what has this got to do with Nurgle?' Terminator Honours question:
A regular character in the excellent PowerPuff Girls cartoon bears a remarkable similarity to Slaanesh. Name Him.
HIM! Talk about the answer being in the question! Honestly, he has the lobster claws, the whole camp thing going on… just watch the show, you will see what I mean. I wonder if Craig McCracken is a GW fan?