All WoW References

[TradePrince]

part 1 - ITEMS

Angelista's items
Angelista is listed in the "Special Thanks" section of the WoW credits, and is most likely a friend or relative of a Blizzard staff member. She's had 5 items named after her: [Angelista's Charm], [Angelista's Grasp], [Angelista's Touch], [Angelista's Sash] and [Angelista's Revenge]. There is also a shop in Stratholme (that you can't enter) that used to belong to a person named Angelista, as you can read her name on the shield hanging atop the former entrance.

Blue Suede Shoes
The [Blue Suede Shoes] drop from Kaz'rogal in Hyjal, and are a reference to a song by Carl Perkins (famously covered by Elvis Presley). The yellow flavor text on the item says says "Keep Off", and the song says "don't step on my blue suede shoes".

Boomstick
The [Rough Boomstick], [Precisely Calibrated Boomstick], and [Lovingly Crafted Boomstick] are all probably references to the line in Army of Darkness: "Now listen up, you primitive screwheads. See this? This... is my boomstick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington". The [Sawed-Off Shotgun] may also be a reference to this.

Booterang
The [Booterang] is a reference to the 'Rifleman's Creed', a part of basic United States Marine Corps doctrine. The flavor text written in yellow is: "This is your booterang. There are many like it but this one is yours.". The first line of 'My Rifle' is "This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life..."

Charlotte's Ivy and Lola's Eve (The Twin Stars)
The necklace [Charlotte's Ivy] could be seen as a reference to the book/movie Charlotte's Web. Together [Charlotte's Ivy] and [Lola's Eve] are seen as a (slightly odd) reference to the book 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov. In the book, the main protagonist becomes obsessed with a young girl called Dolores (variously referred to in the novel as Dolores, Dolly, Lolita, Lola, Lo, L). The girl's mother is called Charlotte.

Crimson Steer Energy Drink
[Crimson Steer Energy Drink] is a reward from a quest in Zangarmarsh, Secrets of the Daggerfen for Alliance and Us or Them for Horde. It is an obvious reference to "Red Bull Energy Drink"

Dawn Treaders
[Dawn Treaders] are a possible reference to the C. S. Lewis novel "Voyage of the Dawn Treader".

Doctor in the House
The book [Master First Aid - Doctor in the House], required to learn 375 first aid skill, can be seen as a reference to "House M.D.", the famous TV series with Hugh Laurie. It is also likely that this is simply a reference to the phrase "Is there a doctor in the house?" used commonly in (vintage) film. "Doctor in the House" was a British television comedy series in the 1970’s.

Empty Barrel & Hefty Barrel
You can sometimes receive an [Empty Barrel] as loot from the thunderers and stompers in the northeast of Un'Goro, which is a reference to Donkey Kong. This could also be a reference to "A barrel of monkeys.". This has been continued in Wrath of the Lich King with [Hefty Barrel]s dropping from Hardknuckle apes in Sholazar Basin.

Fight Club
There is a rare mace called [Fight Club], Presumably in reference to the Chuck Palahniuk book of the same name. Presumably, one does not talk about it.

Firefly
Several items are references the Firefly TV series, such as [An Antique Gun], [Mudder's Milk], [Broken Engine Part], and, of course, the [Captured Firefly].

Flintlocke's Piloting Pants
[Flintlocke's Piloting Pants] are a reference to the WoW comic "Flintlocke".

Jom Gabbar
[Jom Gabbar] is a "Dune" reference from the book of Frank Herbert, a Sci-Fi novel. It references to the "Gom Jabbar", which is a poisonous needle used by the Sisterhood to test the "humanity" of their students. It drops from the sandworm Ouro in TAQ

Lifelike Mechanical Toad
The [Lifelike Mechanical Toad] is a reference to Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. The novel is the basis for the movie "Blade Runner", but the toad is a reference to the novel, not the movie. In the novel, a lone android toad is discovered in a barren wasteland. And in WoW, you can learn how to make one.

Linken's Sword and Boomerang
The gnome, Linken, offers two rewards at the end of his rather long quest-line:

[Linken's Sword of Mastery]: In the Legend of Zelda games, it was common to take a weak or powerless sword and to travel all over the world in a quest to restore its power in order to defeat some evil power. The name is a reversal of the common name for Link's sword, "The Master Sword".
[Linken's Boomerang]: Another common feature is a boomerang, used to stun or disable enemies, or collect far away objects.
Malown's Slam Edit
[Malown's Slam], a hammer which drops off Postmaster Malown in Stratholme, is a reference to former NBA star Karl "The Mailman" Malone.

Nigh-Invulnerability Belt
The [Nigh Invulnerability Belt]'s name is a reference to the comic/cartoon/television character The Tick, who describes himself as "nigh-invulnerable".

Razor's Edge
[Razor's Edge]. Most likely a reference to the AC/DC album of the same name.

Red Riding Hood's Cloak
[Red Riding Hood's Cloak] is a reference to the famous fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. In the tale a wolf (often identified as the Big Bad Wolf) wants to eat the girl. Appropriately enough, this item drops from the Big Bad Wolf Opera Event in Karazhan.

Ruby Slippers
[Ruby Slippers] reference Dorothy's ruby slippers from the movie, The Wizard of Oz, which also had a hearthstone-like use: Dorothy was instructed to click her heels three times and say, "There's no place like home."

Rum Tum Tuber Surprise
[Runn Tum Tuber Surprise] is a reference to, The Rum Tum Tugger, one of the cats in T.S Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the musical Cats.

Seaforium Charge
The Seaforium Charge is a type of item made by engineers that blows open locks. It is a reference to the C-4 plastic explosive.

Stung
[Stung] is a reward choice from the Anok'suten Horde quest, in the Ghostlands. It is a reference to Sting, the glowing sword used by Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. The spider lord Anok'suten is a hint at Shelob, the spider queen wounded by Sting.

Sulfuras
The legendary weapon [Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros] is seen as the ultimate sign of mastery of Molten Core (MC). Due to this hammer's connection to MC, it could be seen as a reference to MC Hammer.

Tenacious Defender
[Tenacious Defender] is an item from Hellfire Ramparts whose name clearly references the name of the band Tenacious D. The quote found on the item's flavor text is a reference to the song "Wonderboy".

The 1 Ring
[The 1 Ring] is clearly a reference to "The One Ring" from the Lord of the Rings books. "The One Ring" was discovered at the bottom of a river by Smeagol (later Gollum) and his cousin, Deagol, while fishing. [The 1 Ring] is a random low-level fishing drop. This ring also has its own joke: It's the 1 Ring, and it grants the wearer several +1 enhancements to their stats. The One Ring was the most powerful magical ring in Middle Earth, but The 1 Ring (while being pretty good for its level) is one of the lowest-powered rings in World of Warcraft. It also appears that the popular pet site, Neopets, followed up on Blizzard's joke, and an item called "The Two Ring" is catchable from a fishing game. When moused-over, the tooltip states: "A slight upgrade." In patch 2.4, however, Blizzard actually implemented [The 2 Ring] as a reward from fishing daily quests.

The Arcanist's Cookbook
The Mage's book for the [Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas] is named [The Arcanist's Cookbook]. This is a reference to The Anarchist Cookbook, the 1970 book that contained instructions on how to make bombs, among other topics.

The Don
There are a number of "Don" items in WoW. [Don Rigoberto's Lost Hat], [Don Julio's Band], etc.

The Emperor's New Cape
The final boss of Blackrock Depths, Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, drops [The Emperor's New Cape]. The name of the cape is a reference to a story by Hans Christian Andersen that tells of a vain and greedy emperor who is told that his new clothes can only be seen by the noble and worthy. Being vain and rather dense, he pretends that he can see the clothes. In a parade, a small child points out that the emperor is stark naked. In the end, the emperor realizes that clothes that are only visible to the worthy are, in fact, no clothes at all. The cape is also invisible. The cape may also be a reference to the cartoon, "The Emperor's New Groove".

The Light And How To Swing It
The Paladin book for the [Royal Seal of Eldre'Thalas] is named [The Light and How to Swing It]. A 1994 album by lounge singer Tom Jones is titled The Lead And How To Swing It. This title was probably inspired by the 1965 Richard Lester film, The Knack...and How to Get It.

Tusken Helm
[Tusken Helm] is a mail helm that drops from Overlord Ramtusk in Razorfen Kraul. It is apparently a reference to an item of the same name in the MMORPG, Star Wars Galaxies. The SWG version drops from (you guessed it) Tusken Raiders. It may also be a play on words, considering Razorfen Kraul is full of quilboars, who have tusks.

Unstoppable Force & Immovable Object
The mace [The Unstoppable Force] and the shield [The Immovable Object] are references to the pseudo-physics/philosophical question: "What would happen if an unstoppable force met an immovable object?" In The Burning Crusade, there is a gray mace from random drop, [The Stoppable Force]. Whether or not "The Movable Object" will appear remains to be seen.

Wirt's Third Leg
[Wirt's Third Leg] is a running inside reference between Blizzard games. Wirt's Leg was first found in Diablo II. Wirt's Other Leg was found in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The fact that it is his "third" leg is becaus in diablo Wirt had lost a leg somehow, and had a wooden leg(see Wirt on the Diablo wiki). The term "third leg" is also likely a form of sexual innuendo.

Zandalarian Hero Charm/Medallion
There is a pair of trinkets called the [Zandalarian Hero Charm] and the [Zandalarian Hero Medallion], which is perhaps a reference to the Star Wars species Mandalorian, which are renowned as strong and fierce warriors and mercenaries with an immense capacity for self-healing. It just so happens that the charm trinket boosts your healing spells for a limited time, whilst the medallion trinket boosts your melee and ranged damage.

Staff of Prehistoria
The Staff of Prehistoria is used in Uldaman to unlock the boss Ironaya. To obtain the staff two items are needed, [Gni'kiv Medallion] and [The Shaft of Tsol]. When read backwards together these read LOST VIKING, a older Blizzard game.

part 2 - Emotes

Blood Elf Female
An option in the "/flirt" slash command produces "Is that a Mana Wyrm in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?". Originally spoken by Mae West to a police officer (saying "gun" instead of "Mana Wyrm"), it has been widely used and become something of a snowclone.
"Mirrors can't talk. Luckily for you, they can't laugh either.", is a reference to the fairy tale "Snow White", where the evil witch talks to her mirror.

Blood Elf Male
A possible "/flirt" slash command response is "I know every rose has its thorn, but if you would just pour some sugar on me, we could rock and roll and party every day." These reference the heavy rock songs "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison, "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard, and "Rock and Roll All Night" by Kiss
A possible "/silly" slash command response is "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" It could be said that this was taken from the 2005 song "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls. It could also be said that it was taken from the 1988 song "Swass" by Sir Mix-A-Lot, who co-wrote the "Don't Cha" song mentioned above.

Gnome Female
One of the gnome female's "/silly" slash commands results in the her saying: "Some day, I hope to find the nuggets on a chicken." This is most likely a reference to the well-known McDonald's Chicken McNugget food item. This also may be a reference to the Carl's Jr. franchises popular commercials asking where one would find the nuggets on a chicken. Most likely, however, it is simply a joke about the well known meal, Chicken Nuggets.
When a female gnome dies she shouts, "Sega!" like the old Sega TV ads in the 90's.

Gnome Male
A "/flirt" slash command if you are playing as a male gnome sometimes makes your character say "I like large posteriors and I cannot prevaricate." This verbosely paraphrases the opening line of one hit wonder Sir Mix-a-lot's single hit, Baby Got Back: "I like big butts and I cannot lie." This was also said by Brent Sienna from PVP Online to his girlfriend Jade Fontane when asked to stop telling people "he liked her junk in the trunk".

Human Female
One of the human female's "/silly" slash commands results in the following statement: "I can't wait until this quest is done and I can look for another Garibaldi artifact." is a reference to Alias, with Sydney Bristow always looking for Rambaldi artifacts.
Another "/silly" slash command is "Why does everyone automatically assume I know tailoring and cooking?" This could be a reference to the old belief that all women should be the ones to stay home, sew, and cook dinner for the family.

Human Male
One of the human male's "/silly" slash commands results in the following statement: "So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottum, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with a climactic ending called 'Hey, Look, the King's Back!'" This is a reference to the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The /flirt command "How ya doing?", a reference to Joey from the Friends tv show.

Orc Female
One of the "/flirt slash command options is "You had me at "Zugzug"". This is a reference to two films: Jerry Maguire, in which the title character's estranged girlfriend responds to his appearance and pleas for forgiveness with "You had me at "Hello"", and "Zugzug", which is orcish for 'Hello' or 'Okay'. Another possible explanation is the delightfully loopy Caveman, starring Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, and Shelley Long, which features a "language" including the phrase "zug-zug" to refer to sexual intercourse. Zugzug is also a phrase often spoken by orcs.

Orc Male
Male orc "/silly" slash command: "It's not easy being green." This is the title of a song performed by Kermit the Frog.
Male orc "/silly" slash command: "Orc smash!" This is in reference to the catch phrase/battle cry of the Incredible Hulk ("Hulk smash!"), a Marvel Comics character commonly depicted with massive musculature and green skin.

Tauren Female
"/silly" slash command: "In my native tongue, my name is Dances with Tassels." A reference to the Kevin Costner movie Dances with Wolves.
"Happy Tauren come from Mulgore." The Milk Advisory Board's commercials included the slogan "happy cows come from California."

Tauren Male
"/flirt" slash command: "Are you comfortable with complicated machinery?" May be a reference to the machinery Daedalus constructed to help Pasiphaë, as described in Wikipedia:Minotaur. This could also be a reference to Cow milkers.
"/flirt" slash command: "Here's the Beef" is a reference to a popular commercial campaign in the 80's in which old ladies asked each other "Where's the Beef"
"/silly" slash command: "Moo. There, ya happy now?" could be a reference to the popular misconception that Bulls are "male cows", when in fact cows are female cattle. Or, more likely, it simply parodies the popularity of bovine humor as a whole.

Troll Male
As is pointed out on the Joke page, male troll's "/silly" slash command about killing two dwarves in the morning, and then killing two dwarves at night. This a reference to the Toyes' song "Smoke two Joints" and follows the same scheme only replaces smoking joints with killing dwarves. This was removed by a recent patch, owing to "legal reasons" presumably related to copyright, although it is also possible that Blizzard was pressured to cut the joke because of the drug content. [1]

Draenei Female
"Are you thinking what I am thinking? Good. Bring an ample supply of butter, and Goblin Jumper Cables" Seems to be a reference to the show Kenan and Kel. At the end of every episode, Kenan would tell Kell to bring a number of objects somewhere for one of Kenan's schemes, using the line "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" This may also be in reference to a recurring line from "Pinky and the Brain." "Pinky, are your pondering what I'm pondering?" "I think so brain but how are going to get the rubber lederhosen on the mice?" This could also be in reference to a bit of humor from Jeff Foxworthy comparing "married" and "single" sex lives, with the line "There I was, tied to the bed, motor oil spread all over me. She walked in with a saddle, and a pair of jumper cables."
"Yes, they are real, and they can cut glass." This is a possible reference to a line spoken by Terri Hatcher's character, Sidra, in the Seinfeld television series, Season 4, Episode 19, The Implant. After Jerry's plot to find out if Sidra had breast implants becomes known to her, she says, "By the way, they're real, and they're spectacular!" It may also be a counter to the Female Dwarf joke, "No they're not real, but thanks for noticing."

Draenei Male
""We have it all figured out. Step One: We land the Exodar. Step Three: We defeat Legion and go home. But there is only one detail missing." is a reference to South Park, the episode where Tweak's underpants are stolen by the Underpants Gnomes. Their reasoning behind stealing them is illustrated on a diagram which reads "Step 1: Steal Underpants, Step 2: ???, Step 3: Profit."

Sorry for wall of text, it didn't allow me to split it into 2 parts. I will prolly add more references later on. Have nice read.

-TradePrince

[TradePrince]

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part 3 - Quests

A Little Help From My Friends
A quest in Un'Goro Crater named after the song by The Beatles and is given by the NPC ((NPC||Ringo}}, named after Ringo Starr, who sings the song.

[COLOR="blue"]The Absent Minded Prospector[/COLOR
]A quest in Darkshore referencing the film The Absent-Minded Professor

Against All Odds
One of the chain quests that starts in Shadowmoon Valley involving the Black Temple is named after a movie with the same name, as well as the song.

Alien Predators
The quest in Bloodmyst Isle which requires players to kill ravagers is named after the comic series "Alien vs Predator".

All Along the Watchtowers
Quest in Western Plaguelands, reference to a song by Bob Dylan, made famous by Jimi Hendrix.

A Not-So-Modest Proposal
The name of this quest is base on the satirical writing "A Modest Proposal: For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick" written by Jonathan Swift in 1729.

At War With The Scarlet Crusade
The three captains targeted in this quest chain (Captain Perrine, Captain Vachon and Captain Melrache) are named after former coaches of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team (Don Perry, Rogie Vachon and Barry Melrose).

Bad Medicine
One of the quests from the rebel camp in Stranglethorn Vale, this is also a title of a song by Bon Jovi.

Between a Rock and a Thistlefur
A quest in Ashenvale that contains the text "{name} we cannot allow... an expansion path gap", a reference to Dr. Strangelove.
This is also a reference to the saying "The Shamrock and the Thistle," referring to a person of Irish descent and a person of Scottish descent.
And of course, as a play on the classic phrase, "Between a rock and a hard place"

The Big Bone Worm
The Big Bone Worm , this is another reference to Frank Herbert's Dune, as are the quest rewards which reference to characters from the book.

[Dib'Muad's Crysknife] : Muad'dib, which is the fremen name of Paul Atreides
[Revered Mother's Crysknife] : Which is a reference to the Reverend Mother of the Bene Gesserit.
[Shani's Crysknife] : Which is a reference to Chani.
Part of the quest requires you to plant a [Fumper], which is a reference to a Thumper used for calling Sandworms in the book. Also, the name of the bone worm that is summoned during this quest, Hai'shulud, is a reference to the sandworms from the book, whose Fremen name is Shai-hulud.

Bone Collector
The title of the quest which involves collecting kodo bones in Desolace is named after the movie "The Bone Collector", based on the book of the same name by Jeffrey Deaver.

Bring me a Shrubbery!/Bring me another Shrubbery!
These quests, picked up from Sporeggar in Zangarmarsh, are likely a reference to the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and more specifically the demands of the Knights Who Say Ni.

Bungle in the Jungle
The title of the quest is based on a song of Jethro Tull called "Bungle at the Jungle".

Call of Air (multiple quests)
Alterac Valley Wing Commander names Guse, Jeztor, Mulverick, Slidore, Vipore and Ichman are references to Top Gun- movie character names Goose, Jester, Maverick, Slider, Viper, and Iceman.

Chasing A-Me 01
Quest in Un'goro Crater to find the mechanical gorilla, reference to the Kevin Smith movie Chasing Amy. The mechanical ape's name and in fact the whole quest is also a reference to the gorilla 'Amy' who forms a bridge of communications between men and apes in the book Congo by Michael Crighton. This may also be a possible reference to an alleged speech bug which made the player name come out as A_newbie 01 or something pertaining to that.

Cruel's Intentions
A quest in Outland is a reference to the movie titled "Cruel Intentions".

Serena Bloodfeather (AKA Cure for Harpies)
One of the Quest rewards for killing Serena Bloodfeather in the Barrens is the [Zhovur Axe]. Zovirax is a tradename treatment for the most common form of herpes, herpes simplex.
Additionally, the name itself puns off the sexually-transmitted disease, Herpes Simplex.
At the end of the quest, "Serena Bloodfeather", you get told "Thank you again for helping us suppress the Harpy epidemic." Suppression is the name given for herpes treatment.

Death From Above
This is an Alliance quest obtained from Sergeant Hammerhill in the Borean Tundra, who wants you to use a net to pull down and kill Scourged Flamespitters. This is named after a Battletech move where a battlemech jumps down on an enemy firing all of its weapons. It is a very dangerous move.

Deep Ocean, Vast Sea
An alliance quest in Darkshore, this is also the title of a Peter Murphy song.

Easy Strider Living
An alliance quest in Darkshore, the title seems to be a nod to Uriah Heep's 1970's hit Easy Livin'

Everything Counts in Large Amounts
A quest located in the Blasted Lands is a line of the chorus in the Depeche Mode song "Everything Counts".

The Family and the Fishing Pole
A quest located in Darkshore is a riff off of the Peter Gabriel song, "The Family and the Fishing Net". Gubber Blump, the NPC who you obtain the quest from, is a reference to the shrimp fishing business in the movie Forrest Gump (see also "Fruit of the Sea" below).

The Fel and the Furious
The title of one of the quests in Shadowmoon Valley is named after the movie, "The Fast and The Furious".

Fruit of the Sea
A clear reference to the movie Forrest Gump, where Gump's shrimp catching friend waxes similarly about all the ways that he loves shrimp.

Gnome Improvement
A quest in Gnomeregan has the name Gnome Improvement which might be a reference towards the popular mid-90's show called "Home Improvement" featuring Tim Allen and more.

Gordo's Task
In Tirisfal Glades Gordo asks you to bring Gloom Weed ("Master want weeds") to Junior Apothecary Holland. Probably a reference to marijuana, which is often connected to The Netherlands or Holland where usage of marijuana is not prosecuted.

Grand Theft Palomino
One of the Death Knight quests in the starting area. It refers to Grand Theft Auto, another video game.

Houses of the Holy
Quest in the Eastern Plaguelands named after the classic Led Zeppelin song and album.

I See Dead Draenei
Quest is a reference to the famous quote "I see dead people," from the movie "The Sixth Sense". "iseedeadpeople" was also a cheat code in Warcraft 3.

The Kessel Run
The Kessel Run is a route in Star Wars of smuggling Glitterstim spice between Kessel and Tatooine. Han Solo claims to have run this "in less than twelve parsecs". This would have required him to come dangerously close to a cluster of black holes. An NPC in Blood Watch, whether or not you complete this quest, refers to you as 'the one who made the Kessel Run in less than 15 minutes.'

Mark V is Alive!
A reference to Number Five in the movie Short Circuit. A constant phrase throughout the movie was: "Number 5 is alive!"

Once Were Warriors
A quest in Nagrand named after the novel with the same name made by Alan Duff.

Picking Up Some Power Converters
A quest in Toshley's Station in Blade's Edge. A reference to Star Wars: A New Hope, where Luke said to his uncle that he was going to go into Toshi Station to pick up power converters, which his uncle said he had to finish his chores in reply to. There is also an NPC droid outside the station that, when spoken to, introduces itself by saying it's fluent in over two forms of communication. This is obviously a reference to the droid C3PO from the Star Wars saga and that at most any one nonhuman or orc character knows only two languages.

Power Stones
The rewards of one of the quests in Uldaman which requires players to collect power stones is [Energized Stone Circle], [Duracin Bracers], and [Everlast Boots]. This is a reference to brands of batteries Energizer, Duracell, and Eveready.

Precious and Fragile Things Need Special Handling
A quest in the Azuremyst Isles taking its name from the first line of the Depeche Mode song "Precious".

Red Snapper - Very Tasty!
The quest in the Azuremyst Isles referencing the "Wheel Of Fish" scene in the film UHF by Weird Al.
Also a tribute to Oxhorn's brilliant short movie Red Snappah (itself a UHF reference) about gold farmers and opening AQ.

Returned Sevenfold
A quest in Sholazar Basin given by Avatar of Freya is a reference to the band Avenged Sevenfold who derived their name from the bible quote "vengeance seven times over" about Cain for slaying his brother.

Roll The Bones
A quest in Un'goro Crater to find dinosaur bones, which is referencing the Rush song "Roll The Bones" (the title track of their 1991 album.) Along with this, the World of Warcraft credits say "Happy 30th RUSH", as the game was released in 2004 and Rush's debut self-titled album was released in 1974.

Samophlange
A quest in Ratchet, referencing a Thundercats outtake reel where Panthro trips over his line and says "What the f--- is a samophlange?"

Saving Princess Stillpine
One of the quest in Bloodmyst Isle is most likely named after the movie "Saving Private Ryan".

The Scrimshank Redemption
Quest in Tanaris, reference to "The Shawshank Redemption".

The Shield of the Aesirites
The quest text for The Shield of the Aesirites, a quest in the Howling Fjord from NPC Captain Ellis, reads, in part, "Ye don't have to go home, but ye can't stay here..." in reference to the Oak Ridge Boys song 'You Don't Have to Go Home (But You Can't Stay Here)' or possibly the Semisonic song 'Closing Time' that includes the lyric, "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here."

To Legion Hold
Quest in Shadowmoon Valley, it consists of using a [Box o' Tricks] to disguise yourself and intercept a conversation between Warbringer Razuun and Jovaan. The Box o' Tricks is a wooden box that is actually the disguise itself and is a reference to the game Metal Gear, that has as one of its symbols, since Metal Gear Solid, the cardboard box Solid Snake use very often as disguise. Jovaan even gets to question the wooden box to Warbringer Razuun, like the soldiers of the Metal Gear games do when the box is not somewhere it's supposed to be.

Shauly Pore
A quest giver in Eco-Dome Midrealm, Netherstorm, Outland. A reference to Pauly Shore, as a neighboring NPC's remark on how he uses the word "buddy" as a punctuation.
Pauly Shore appeared in the film Bio-Dome which is very close in name to the location of this quest giver, "Eco-Dome".

Shrimpin' Ain't Easy
One of the daily Cooking quests given by Old Man Barlo at Silmyr Lake in Terokkar Forest. The title is a reference to "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" by Slick Rick".

Smelt On, Smelt Off
A quest in the line for Blacksmiths to specialize in Armorsmithing. The name is a fairly obvious reference to the Karate Kid's 'Wax on, wax off'.

Staghelm's Requiem
In the Alliance quest Staghelm's Requiem, Athramanis wants the player to kill troll players in the Alterac Valley battleground and "...return to me with their mojo. To reiterate: I want you to steal their mojo." In the second Austin Powers movie, Dr. Evil stole Austin's mojo.

There and Back Again
There and Back Again is a book that was 'translated' by J.R.R. Tolkien as The Hobbit.

Trapping the Light Fantastic
Quest in Blade's Edge Mountains Toshley asks you to collect 15 Razaani Light orbs. The title to this quest may be in reference to the popular song by the artist BT named "Tripping the Light Fantastic". The verb phrase "Tripping the Light Fantastic", has a long history beginning with the poet John Milton in 1645.
There is also an Ultra-Fractal coloring formula in the UF public database named "Trapping the Light Fantastic". This is likely a coincidence, as the formula name is based on the same song.

Triage / Alliance Trauma (First Aid)
Dying soldiers sometimes quote Pink Floyd's Goodbye Cruel Word ("Goodbye cruel world... I'm leaving you today...").
Some soldiers also claim to see Blue, which is a reference to the movie Old School ("I see Blue...He looks glorious!)

Welcome to the Jungle
Quest in Stranglethorn Vale, a reference to the song by Guns N' Roses.

When Smokey Sings, I Get Violent
Quest in the Eastern Plaguelands, referencing the song "When Smokey Sings" by ABC, a tribute to singer Smokey Robinson.

You, Robot
A quest in Netherstorm named after Isaac Asimov's book, "I, Robot".

[TradePrince]

I thought I will post more, but seems people here don't like references/trivias or are just ignoring this thread. So Im probaly not going to post here again.

[Reflection]

I enjoyed the read, good work! +rep

[TradePrince]

Thanks... I make post but nobody answers, then I "bump" it and somebody post. I should bump more often to keep this thread alive.

[Vaudville]

Staff of Prehistoria
The Staff of Prehistoria is used in Uldaman to unlock the boss Ironaya. To obtain the staff two items are needed, [Gni'kiv Medallion] and [The Shaft of Tsol]. When read backwards together these read LOST VIKING, a older Blizzard game.

Also a reference to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the movie, a staff is used to point the way to the supposed location of the Ark of the covenant.

Oddly enough I think that staff may also be called the staff of prophecies. I could be wrong.

[TradePrince]

Also a reference to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. In the movie, a staff is used to point the way to the supposed location of the Ark of the covenant.

Oddly enough I think that staff may also be called the staff of prophecies. I could be wrong.

Nice, didn't know about it, thanks for posting.

[TehVoyager]

Very interesting but some of them seem like Exagerations, where anything is used to claim it as a refrence to something else. like [captured firefly] is supposed to be a refrence to firefly? i dont think so, i think its just a captured firefly.

or the mechanical toad and the Phillip K Dick refrence. now if you learned it from a vendor in the middle of the desert, it would make more sense. as is i dont think its a refrence.

[Aldun]

Well, 90% of all quests are a reference (all quests with a name that don't describe what they want of you like WANTED, I doubt you'll ever find time to list 'em all =].