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50 free Avatar 2: the Way of Water trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Avatar: The Way of Water took thirteen years to follow the original, and James Cameron spent most of them inventing ways to film motion capture underwater. This quiz covers the film from every angle: the plot on Pandora's eastern seas, the Sully family and the Metkayina reef clan, the Tulkun Payakan, the return of Colonel Quaritch as a recombinant, and the cast, from Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña to Kate Winslet's record-breaking breath hold. It also digs into the production and release: the New Zealand shoot, the 48 frames-per-second scenes, the year-and-a-half Weta spent building an underwater capture system, the $2.3 billion box office, and the Oscar win. Difficulty ranges from questions any viewer will get to details for people who read the visual dictionary. Every answer has been checked against a primary source, so the score you share is one you can stand behind.
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Q 01Who directed Avatar: The Way of Water?
James Cameron
Cameron co-wrote it with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, and produced through his company Lightstorm Entertainment.
Q 02How many years after the events of the first film is The Way of Water set?
16
Long enough for Jake and Neytiri to have teenage sons.
Q 03Which reef-dwelling clan gives Jake's family refuge?
The Metkayina
Their chief Tonowari is played by New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis.
Q 04What are the Sully family's two sons called?
Neteyam and Lo'ak
Neteyam is the eldest; Lo'ak is the troublemaker who bonds with a Tulkun.
Q 05Kiri, the Sullys' adopted daughter, was born from the inert avatar of which character?
Dr. Grace Augustine
Sigourney Weaver plays both Grace and the teenage Kiri.
Q 06Which actress plays the teenage Kiri?
Sigourney Weaver
Weaver was nearly 70 when she performed the role of a 14-year-old.
Q 07Miles 'Spider' Socorro is the human son of which character?
Colonel Quaritch
Quaritch's recombinant recognises the boy as his son and tries to win him over.
Q 08Quaritch returns in the sequel in what form?
A recombinant: a Na'vi avatar with his memories
Stephen Lang says Cameron always intended Quaritch to come back, even while shooting the first film.
Q 09Payakan, who saves Lo'ak, is what kind of creature?
A Tulkun
Tulkun are whale-like, highly intelligent, and sworn to pacifism, which is why Payakan was exiled.
Q 10Why was Payakan exiled by the others of his kind?
He attacked the humans who killed his mother
Attacking anyone violates the Tulkun vow of pacifism.
Q 11Which Sully child is killed during the climactic battle?
Neteyam
He is fatally shot while rescuing Lo'ak, Tsireya and Spider.
Q 12What medical condition do Norm and Max diagnose Kiri with after her vision at the Spirit Tree?
Epilepsy
They warn she could die if she links with the Spirit Tree again.
Q 13Who plays Ronal, the pregnant wife of the reef clan's chief?
Kate Winslet
It reunited Winslet with Cameron 25 years after Titanic.
Q 14Which Sopranos star plays General Frances Ardmore, commander of the RDA's interests?
Q 21Roughly how long did the actress playing Ronal hold her breath in one underwater scene, a film-shoot record?
Over seven minutes
She beat the record Tom Cruise set on Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
Q 22Why couldn't the cast use scuba gear during underwater motion capture?
Air bubbles interfered with the sensors
Infrared light also failed underwater, so the system had to switch to ultraviolet.
Q 23Which VFX house spent a year and a half building a new underwater motion capture system for the film?
Weta Digital
Edie Falco
She joined in a live-action role alongside Brendan Cowell and Jemaine Clement.
Q 15Which Flight of the Conchords star plays marine biologist Dr. Ian Garvin?
Jemaine Clement
Marc Maron also auditioned for the part.
Q 16Who plays Tonowari, the reef clan's chief?
Cliff Curtis
He was one of 46 New Zealand cast members hired for the production.
Q 17Which actor from the first film announced in 2015 that she would NOT be returning for the sequel?
Michelle Rodriguez
Her character Trudy Chacón died in the first film; Weaver and Lang returned despite theirs dying too.
Q 18Which actor turned down an undisclosed role in the film?
Edward Norton
Marc Maron auditioned but lost out to Jemaine Clement.
Q 19Preliminary shooting began in August 2017 in which California city?
Manhattan Beach
Production moved to Wellington, New Zealand the following month.
Q 20Which country hosted the sequels' live-action filming and much of the visual effects work?
New Zealand
The government deal required a world premiere in Wellington and at least NZ$500 million spent locally.
Its VFX producer called it the biggest project the company had ever taken on, at nearly 3.3 billion thread hours.
Q 24Some scenes were shot at a higher frame rate than the standard 24 fps. What rate?
48 fps
The faster rate keeps fast-moving objects clearly visible, especially in 3D.
Q 25Which film was shot simultaneously with The Way of Water?
Avatar: Fire and Ash
By September 2020, 95% of the third film had been shot as well.
Q 26Cameron wrote and then threw out a 130-page script for the sequel. What was it titled?
Avatar: The High Ground
He felt it lacked the spiritual component of the original; it later became a comic book series.
Q 27Which real-world tragedy led Cameron to cut about ten minutes of gunplay from the film?
The Christchurch mosque shootings
The cuts came during editing in New Zealand, where the shootings had taken place.
Q 28James Horner, who scored the first Avatar, died in 2015. Who composed the sequel's score?
Simon Franglen
Franglen had worked with Cameron and Horner as a producer and arranger on Titanic and Avatar.
Q 29Which artist performed the film's original song 'Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)'?
The Weeknd
Swedish House Mafia co-produced it with Franglen.
Q 30Zoe Saldaña performs a vocal piece with the composer in the film. What is it titled?
'Song Chord'
It plays during Neytiri's mourning.