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50 free Markiplier trivia questions with answers — pop culture quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Markiplier started a YouTube channel in March 2012 after a breakup, a layoff, an appendectomy and an adrenal tumor, intending to make sketch comedy. Instead he played Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and a decade later he is one of the biggest creators on the platform, with a film career to match. This quiz covers the origin of the name, the AdSense mishap that forced a channel switch, the Five Nights at Freddy's videos that made him 'King of FNaF', the Unus Annus experiment, the You're Welcome Tour, the interactive YouTube Originals, the podcasts, the charity calendars, and Iron Lung, the horror film he wrote, directed, financed and starred in. Every answer is explained, so you come away knowing the story, not just the stats.
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Q 01What is Markiplier's real name?
Mark Edward Fischbach
He was born June 28, 1989 and pronounces the surname FISH-bahk.
Q 02In which city was Markiplier born?
Honolulu, Hawaii
His father was a German American military officer who met his mother while stationed in South Korea; the family later moved to Cincinnati.
Q 03Markiplier's maternal grandfather was a defector from which country?
North Korea
His mother's family story is told in the 2022 documentary Markiplier from North Korea and her 2025 book of the same name.
Q 04What did Markiplier study at the University of Cincinnati?
Biomedical engineering
He dropped out in 2012 to focus on YouTube, only two semesters from graduating.
Q 05Which two long-time collaborators did Markiplier meet in sixth grade and freshman year of college?
Wade Barnes and Bob Muyskens
The three now host the podcast Distractible together.
Q 06Which medical problem in 2012 pushed Markiplier to 'do something else' with his life?
An adrenal tumor
That same year he went through a breakup, a layoff, an eviction from his mother's house, an emergency appendectomy and debt.
Q 07The name Markiplier is a portmanteau of Mark and which word?
Multiplier
He planned to play every character in comedy sketches; he later called it a 'really dumb name'.
Q 08What was the first game Markiplier played in a Let's Play series?
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
The channel passed 94,000 subscribers within its first year.
Q 09Why did Markiplier abandon his first channel and start 'markiplierGAME' in 2012?
Problems with his AdSense account
The account issue blocked him from monetizing videos, so he moved to the channel now simply named Markiplier.
Q 10On what date did Markiplier register his first YouTube channel?
March 6, 2012
He originally meant to upload comedy sketches and action videos before pivoting to gaming.
Q 11In early 2014 Markiplier moved to which city for business opportunities?
Los Angeles
He later lived there with the Cyndago duo Daniel Kyre and Ryan Magee.
Q 12With whom did Markiplier co-host the 2015 South by Southwest Gaming Awards?
Janet Varney
That year he also appeared in YouTube Rewind and ranked sixth among the most influential celebrities for US teens.
Q 13Which late-night host did Markiplier visit in 2015 after a backlash over Let's Play jokes?
Jimmy Kimmel
He appeared alongside fellow YouTuber Jenna Mae on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Q 21How many subscribers did Unus Annus have in its final minutes before deletion?
4.56 million
Its last 12-hour livestream peaked at more than 1.5 million concurrent viewers.
Q 22Which character does Markiplier voice in the Cartoon Network series Villainous?
5.0.5
He has voiced the bear-like creation since 2017.
Q 23In the podcast drama The Edge of Sleep, Markiplier plays a night watchman who discovers what?
Everyone who fell asleep has died
The 2019 QCode series was remade for television in 2024 and hit Amazon Prime Video's Top 10.
Q 14Which talent agency did Markiplier sign with in November 2016?
William Morris Endeavor
His first project with them was a live tour; he moved to UTA in 2023.
Q 15What was the name of Markiplier's 2017 live tour across the US and Europe?
You're Welcome
He and four fellow YouTubers performed 31 shows mixing music, comedy, improv and audience participation.
Q 16In January 2018 Markiplier began making exclusive Twitch content through a deal with which company?
Disney Digital Network
Two months later his YouTube channel reached 20 million subscribers.
Q 17How many possible endings does the interactive special A Heist with Markiplier have?
31
Released in October 2019 as his first YouTube Original, it casts the viewer and Mark as two burglars.
Q 18Which company co-produced A Heist with Markiplier and In Space with Markiplier?
Rooster Teeth
An earlier interactive project, A Date with Markiplier, had come out in 2017.
Q 19What does 'Unus Annus', the name of Markiplier's 2019–2020 channel, mean in Latin?
One year
The channel uploaded daily for a year and was deleted, as promised, on November 14, 2020.
Q 20Which YouTuber co-founded Unus Annus with Markiplier?
Ethan Nestor
Formerly known online as CrankGameplays, he also joined the You're Welcome Tour.
Q 24Which two actresses co-star with Markiplier in the 2024 TV version of The Edge of Sleep?
Lio Tipton and Eve Harlow
The remake was produced by New Regency.
Q 25What is the name of the podcast Markiplier hosts with Barnes and Muyskens?
Distractible
It hit No. 1 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts when it launched in May 2021.
Q 26Go! My Favorite Sports Team is a comedy podcast Markiplier co-hosts with whom?
Tyler Scheid
The premise pairs Scheid's enthusiasm with Markiplier's total lack of sports knowledge.
Q 27In Space with Markiplier was nominated for Outstanding Interactive Media at which awards?
The Children's and Family Emmys
The two-part 2022 special casts the viewer as captain of a collapsing spaceship.
Q 28Which indie horror game by David Szymanski did Markiplier adapt into a 2026 film?
Iron Lung
He directed, produced, wrote and financed it himself, and it took $13 million in its opening week.
Q 29Who co-stars with Markiplier in his 2026 horror film?
Caroline Rose Kaplan
The film was released on January 30, 2026.
Q 30How much did his 2026 horror film gross in its opening week at the US box office?
$13 million
It was his theatrical debut as director, producer, writer and star.