In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, you won't only be playing the game as Mario and his partners, but you will get the chance to complete short scenes as Bowser and even Princess Peach. As the latter looks for a way to escape the X-Nauts, she meets and talks with TEC, a supercomputer hidden in the X-Naut lair.

In Chapter 4, TEC will request Princess Peach to answer a few questions in a quiz. This quiz will have a total of five questions that you must get correct to progress in the story, similar to the Thwomp Quiz in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Here are all the correct answers.

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TEC Quiz Answers in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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Once you fully wrap up Chapter 4 in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, found in Twilight Town, you will have a brief intermission as Princess Peach wanders around the X-Naut Headquarters. During this time, Peach will visit TEC in his computer room, and he will chat with her for a short period of time, implying that he wishes to protect her. Afterward, he will then ask her to answer a few questions on a quiz. If you can answer all five questions correctly, TEC will allow you to use the communicator and send a message to Mario. As you begin the quiz, here are all the correct answers to choose from.

Question

Correct Answer

What will happen if you collect seven Crystal Stars?

Thousand-Year Door opens.

What is the goal of Grodus, the leader of X-Nauts?

To conquer the world.

What is the legendary treasure that waits behind the Thousand-Year Door?

A 1,000-year-old demon soul.

What does Sir Grodus wish to do with this ancient demon's soul?

Bring the demon back to life.

What is required to seal up the demon again?

Crystal Stars.

After you've successfully answered all the questions, Peach will be allowed to send a message to Mario through the communicator, and her intermission scene will wrap up, leading to the next section of the game, where you will visit Keelhaul Key and add Admiral Bobbery to your team.

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What Happens If You Answer Incorrectly in the TEC Quiz?

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If you are taking the TEC Quiz and you get an answer wrong, there is no need to worry too much. You will not get a Game Over, or find yourself at the very beginning of a chapter. Instead, all that will happen is TEC will ask again, and you will be given another chance to answer. This will keep happening until you get the question correct, which is required to move through the story. You also won't receive any particular rewards for answering them all correctly in one go, instead, you will just continue through the storyline and travel to a new region.

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May 23, 2024
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Developer(s)
Nintendo
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Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)
RPG