Trivia
The discovery of Fascism is accompanied by a quote from Adolf Hitler:
"The great masses of the people… will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."
The German version maintains the quote but attributes it to "a German dictator" rather than citing Hitler's name.
Civilization IV was named #1 Game of the Year in the 2005 PC Game Awards issue of Computer Games Magazine (March 2006).
Contributed by
PCGamer77 
(3025) on Feb 21, 2008.
The Spanish release has a terrible translation error, the Religion Civic "Organized Religion" says "Can build missionaries without monastery" and it's translated as "No se pueden contruir misioneros sin un monasterio", which is exactly the opposite.
Contributed by
DarkDante (3731) on Apr 06, 2006.
At the end of the game, players are rated based on their performance by a comparison to one of 10 world leaders. The lowest rating compares the player to former US Vice-President Dan Quayle, who is legendary for mistaken expressions such as "If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure", "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is" and "Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here."
In a parody of Nimoy providing voice talent, some leaders will respond to a proclamation of peace with, "May we all live long and prosper."
The main theme for Civilization IV is in fact a choral version of the Lord's Prayer in Swahili.
Contributed by
Rambutaan (299) on Nov 14, 2005.
Just as Sid Meier's Pirates reused some voice and music samples from Civilization III, one particular piece of instrumental music has been recycled in Civ IV. It can be heard when a Great Artist is used to create a Great Work in a city.
The introductory sequence of Civilization I has been remastered in Civilization IV and plays whenever you start loading a new map. Live orchestra samples have been used to bring the original theme to life and Leonard Nimoy (famous for his role as Mr. Spock in "Star Trek") narrates this sequence (along with other segments of the game).
Contributed by
Rambutaan (299) on Nov 03, 2005.
Due to a assembly error, French tech tree posters have snuck into some of the North American Civilization IV boxes. Owners of a flawed version can fill in a form online to get an English version sent by mail. 2K Games has also made available a downloadble PDF version on its website.
Contributed by
Sciere (118927) on Oct 27, 2005.
