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50 free Lost trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Lost fan? Put your knowledge of the mysterious island, unforgettable characters, and mind-bending plot twists to the test. This comprehensive trivia quiz covers everything from the Dharma Initiative to the final reveal, challenging both casual viewers and devoted fans alike.
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Q 01The majority of the series 'Lost' was filmed on which Hawaiian island?
Oahu
The tropical beauty and diverse landscapes of Oahu, Hawaii, served as the primary filming location for the mysterious island in 'Lost'.
Q 02What was the primary goal of the scientists who built the island's research stations?
Altering an equation predicting doomsday
The Lost Experience alternate reality game revealed the Initiative's aim: alter one of the six factors of the Valenzetti Equation, which predicts how long humanity has before it wipes itself out.
Q 03On Lost, the captured leader of the Others claimed to be 'Henry Gale' from Minnesota, who had reached the island how?
In a hot air balloon
In a hot air balloon, he claimed; the real Henry Gale was found dead in the jungle, and the impostor's story fell apart.
Q 04What nickname did the camp's con man habitually use for the survivors' surgeon?
Doc
Sawyer called Jack 'Doc' from the first season onward, a nod to Jack Shephard being the spinal surgeon who took charge of the beach camp.
Q 05Who was the first major character among the Oceanic 815 survivors to die on the island?
Boone Carlyle
Boone Carlyle was the first main survivor to die, in season one's 'Do No Harm', after the Beechcraft plane he climbed into toppled from a cliff.
Q 06What did a drowning Charlie write on his hand in the Looking Glass to warn Desmond?
'Not Penny's boat'
Charlie wrote 'Not Penny's boat' on his palm before drowning, warning Desmond that Naomi's freighter had not been sent by Penny Widmore and was no rescue.
Q 07On Lost, who was the manipulative leader of the Others, first met posing as a castaway named 'Henry Gale'?
Ben Linus
Ben Linus led the Island natives called the Others and was initially known as Henry Gale to the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815.
Q 08What did Desmond Hume need to survive his consciousness jumping through time?
A 'constant'
Desmond needed a 'constant', someone present in both time periods to anchor his mind; in season four's 'The Constant' his was Penny Widmore.
Q 09Which enigmatic, long-lived figure was revealed as the island's true protector, 'the man in charge' to the Others?
Jacob
Jacob, first shown in the season five finale, had protected the island for nearly two thousand years and personally touched the candidates meant to replace him.
Q 10Which character on the island was well-known for giving other survivors a variety of nicknames?
Sawyer
He hung a label on almost everyone in camp, and very few of them were flattering.
Q 11What sequence of numbers won a survivor a record lottery jackpot before turning up all over the island?
4 8 15 16 23 42
Hurley won the lottery with 4 8 15 16 23 42, then found the same numbers stamped on Station 3's sealed door and typed into its computer every 108 minutes.
Q 12Which Dharma station was the island's communications hub?
The Flame
The Flame had a large satellite dish for sending and receiving messages, and a basement full of explosives that eventually destroyed it.
Q 13In the pilot's opening, Jack wakes in the jungle and follows what through the bamboo?
A yellow Labrador
Q 21What was the name of the sailboat Libby gave Desmond for his attempt to sail around the world?
The Elizabeth
The boat was the Elizabeth, named for Libby (Elizabeth) by her late husband David; she gave it to Desmond so he could enter Widmore's round-the-world race.
Q 22Which character was paralyzed before the island but could walk again after the crash?
John Locke
John Locke had used a wheelchair since his con-man father pushed him from an eighth-floor window; on the island he stood and walked within minutes of the crash.
Q 23What was the name of the woman Desmond Hume was desperately trying to get back to?
Penelope Widmore
The dog was Vincent, Walt's yellow Labrador, who darts past Jack in the bamboo grove in the opening seconds of the pilot and survives the entire series.
Q 14Which airline's Flight 316 carried Jack, Kate and Hurley back toward the island?
Ajira Airways
Ajira Airways Flight 316, bound from Los Angeles to Guam, was the flight Eloise Hawking told the returning survivors to board; Frank Lapidus landed it on Hydra Island's runway.
Q 15Which character was known for the phrase 'We have to go back!'?
Jack Shephard
Jack Shephard famously uttered the phrase 'We have to go back!' after escaping the island, believing it was the only way to save those left behind.
Q 16Which station held Jack in a former shark tank early in season three?
The Hydra
The Hydra, the zoological station on the smaller island, held Jack in a glass-walled former shark tank while Kate and Sawyer were kept outside in animal cages.
Q 17How much was the record lottery jackpot won with the recurring numbers before the crash?
$114 million
Hurley's Mega Lotto ticket paid $114 million, and he came to believe the numbers were cursed after misfortune struck everyone around him.
Q 18Which alias did Lost's James Ford use as head of security among the island's 1970s scientists?
Jim LaFleur
As 'Jim LaFleur', Sawyer told Horace Goodspeed he was a shipwrecked captain bound for Tahiti and ran Dharma security under that name for three years.
Q 19What was the common name for Station 3, which housed the button?
The Hatch
The Hatch got its name from the sealed underground entrance; inside, a two-person crew had to type a code into a computer every 108 minutes.
Q 20Which character was a former bassist for the rock band Drive Shaft?
Charlie Pace
Charlie Pace was a one-hit-wonder rock star, the bassist for the band Drive Shaft, whose most famous song was 'You All Everybody'.
Penelope Widmore, or Penny, was Desmond Hume's true love, and his efforts to return to her were a central motivating factor for his character.
Q 24Which survivor had been a torturer in Iraq's Republican Guard?
Sayid Jarrah
Sayid Jarrah served as a communications officer in Iraq's Republican Guard, where he was made to torture prisoners; on the island he used those skills to interrogate captives.
Q 25How did Christian Shephard die just days before his son's flight took off?
An alcohol-induced heart attack
Christian Shephard died of an alcohol-induced heart attack in a Sydney alley; his son was flying the coffin home when the plane went down, and his figure kept appearing on the island afterward.
Q 26Which actor played the leader of the Others, a character promoted to series regular from season three?
Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson was booked for a handful of season-two episodes as the captured stranger, but his unsettling performance led the writers to make him a series regular from season three.
Q 27When Desmond's mind jumps through time in season four, which year does it keep returning to?
1996
Desmond's consciousness flips between the freighter in 2004 and his army days in 1996, when he gets Penny's number and she promises to wait for his Christmas Eve 2004 call.
Q 28What type of animal, not native to tropical islands, was famously encountered by the survivors?
Polar bear
A polar bear on a tropical island was one of the earliest mysteries the survivors ran into; a research station on the far side of the island had kept the bears for experiments.
Q 29Who played the character Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes?
Jorge Garcia
Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes, the kind-hearted and often comedic survivor, was portrayed by actor Jorge Garcia.
Q 30On Lost, the smoke monster took human form in the season-five finale and became known by what name?
The Man in Black
The Man in Black first appeared as a middle-aged man dressed in black, and the survivors learned he was the island protector's twin brother.