How can players find Cornifer?

Follow his humming and paper scraps

Hollow Knight Map Quiz: Cornifer, Quills and Getting Lost

This hollow knight map quiz follows a trail of paper scraps through the dark. Play 10 interactive questions on Team Cherry's 2017 game, the humming cartographer Cornifer, Iselda's shop in Dirtmouth, needing a Quill to fill in maps, updates made only when resting at benches, the Wayward Compass charm, map pins, Stag Stations and the Forgotten Crossroads.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Studio
Which studio made Hollow Knight?
Year
When was Hollow Knight released?
Map
Who sells area maps while exploring?
Find
How can players find Cornifer?
Shop
Who runs the map shop in Dirtmouth?
Quill
What must players buy to draw what they explore?
Bench
When does the map update?
Compass
Which charm shows the Knight's location on the map?
Stag
What fast travel network links areas?
First
Which area lies just below Dirtmouth?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which studio made Hollow Knight?
Answer: Team Cherry
It is based in Australia.
Q2: When was Hollow Knight released?
Answer: 2017
It began as a Kickstarter.
Q3: Who sells area maps while exploring?
Answer: Cornifer
He hums as he works.
Q4: How can players find Cornifer?
Answer: Follow his humming and paper scraps
Paper trails mark his path.
Q5: Who runs the map shop in Dirtmouth?
Answer: Iselda
She is Cornifer's wife.
Q6: What must players buy to draw what they explore?
Answer: A Quill
Without it, maps stay blank.
Q7: When does the map update?
Answer: When resting at a bench
Benches also save progress.
Q8: Which charm shows the Knight's location on the map?
Answer: Wayward Compass
It takes a charm notch.
Q9: What fast travel network links areas?
Answer: Stag Stations
A giant stag carries the Knight.
Q10: Which area lies just below Dirtmouth?
Answer: Forgotten Crossroads
It is the first big zone.

Charting a Fallen Kingdom

Hollow Knight, released in 2017 by Australian studio Team Cherry after a Kickstarter campaign, makes mapping part of the adventure. Players do not start with a map; instead they must find Cornifer, a humming cartographer who sells maps of each area. Following his humming and the paper scraps he drops leads to him.

Cornifer's wife Iselda runs the map shop in Dirtmouth, the town above the ruins, selling pins and a Quill. Without the Quill, maps cannot be filled in, and the map only updates when the Knight rests at a bench, which also saves progress.

The Wayward Compass charm shows the Knight's location on the map, using a charm notch. Stag Stations form a fast travel network, carried by a giant stag. Just below Dirtmouth lies the Forgotten Crossroads, the first big zone to chart.

What This Quiz Teaches

Gaming fans will enjoy these questions.

Who makes Hollow Knight
How maps are bought
How maps update
Which charm helps
How fast travel works

Did You Know?

Getting lost is part of the design.
Pins mark benches and vendors.
Some areas hide map scraps.
Silksong is the long-awaited sequel.
The art is hand-drawn.