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50 free Splatoon trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Splatoon is the shooter Nintendo built by asking what a shooter would look like if nobody got shot. Teams of squid kids spray ink across a map, swim through their own colour and dissolve on contact with water, and the whole thing runs on a fictional language, an in-universe pop scene and a post-apocalyptic Earth 12,000 years from now. These 50 questions cover the Wii U original, Splatoon 2 and its Octo Expansion, Splatoon 3 and Side Order, and the 2026 Switch 2 spin-off Splatoon Raiders. Expect Turf War rules, Ranked modes, Salmon Run quotas, Splatfest results that changed the story, the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook and Deep Cut, DJ Octavio and the Great Zapfish, Cap'n Cuttlefish, Judd the cat, and the development tale of the tofu prototype, the rabbits Nintendo nearly shipped and the squid noodles behind the Inklings' hands. Easy questions stick to the basics; the hard tier asks about weapon-class counts, the Kamabo Corporation and which game kept Splatoon off the top of the UK chart. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a squad night.
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Q 01The first Splatoon game launched in 2015 on which console?
Wii U
Its GamePad showed a live overhead map of the battle.
Q 02In which year was the first Splatoon released?
2015
It arrived in late May, a year after its E3 reveal.
Q 03What are the playable characters evolved from octopuses called?
Octolings
They belong to the wider Octarian species that lost the war a century before the first game.
Q 04What is the name of the three-minute mode in which teams compete to ink the most floor?
Turf War
Splatting enemies scores nothing directly; only covered floor counts.
Q 05Splatoon 2 launched in July 2017 on which console?
Nintendo Switch
It was formally unveiled in the Switch reveal trailer that January.
Q 06In which year did Splatoon 3 come out?
2022
It was teased at the end of a Nintendo Direct in February 2021.
Q 07What was the 2018 downloadable story add-on for Splatoon 2 called?
Octo Expansion
It follows an amnesiac agent through a subterranean subway of test trials.
Q 08What is the title of Splatoon 3's 2024 single-player expansion?
Side Order
It was the second half of the paid Expansion Pass.
Q 09Splatoon 3's expansion borrows mechanics from which game genre?
Roguelike
Players unlock 'color chips' on 'palettes' as they climb a spire.
Q 10How many floors does the spire in Splatoon 3's expansion have?
30
The player must reach the top to defeat a rogue artificial intelligence.
Q 11Which 2026 Switch 2 spin-off sends a trio of idols and a mechanic exploring new islands?
Splatoon Raiders
It is the series' first spin-off game.
Q 12Which island region does the 2026 spin-off explore?
Spirhalite Islands
The party includes an unnamed mechanic alongside the Splatoon 3 idols.
Q 13What is the co-op survival mode introduced in Splatoon 2?
Salmon Run
Four players fend off hostile Salmonids to meet a quota each wave.
Q 14In the co-op mode, what do players collect from Boss Salmonids to meet a quota?
Q 21Which side won Splatoon 3's 'Grand Festival'?
Past
Fans speculated the result might influence a fourth mainline game.
Q 22What is the name of the idol duo in the first Splatoon?
Squid Sisters
Their songs, like all the series' vocal music, are sung in a fictional language.
Q 23Which idol group features in Splatoon 3?
Deep Cut
The bandits-turned-idols repeatedly ambush Agent 3 underground.
Q 24Which of these is a member of the Splatoon 3 idol trio?
Golden Eggs
A standard shift has three waves, each with its own quota.
Q 15Which Ranked mode was brand new in Splatoon 2?
Clam Blitz
Teams hurl golden clams into baskets in the enemy base to drain a points counter.
Q 16Players must reach which level to unlock Ranked Battles?
10
Ranked modes last five minutes plus overtime.
Q 17What share of a zone must be inked to control it in Splat Zones?
70%
If two zones are in play, both must be held at once to run down the timer.
Q 18Splatoon 3 Splatfests ask players to choose between how many teams?
3
Earlier games offered just two sides, such as cats vs. dogs.
Q 19Which idol lost the first game's final Splatfest and became an antagonist in Splatoon 2?
Callie
Developers hinted the result shaped the sequel's story, then confirmed it.
Q 20Which side won Splatoon 2's final Splatfest, apparently shaping Splatoon 3's setting?
Chaos
The 'Chaos vs. Order' result fed the third game's apocalyptic world.
Big Man
He performs alongside Shiver and Frye.
Q 25What is the player designated in Splatoon 2's expansion?
Agent 8
The amnesiac recruit follows directions from a talking telephone.
Q 26Up to how many testing trials does Splatoon 2's expansion contain?
80
They are scattered through a subterranean subway station.
Q 27Which corporation manages the subway in Splatoon 2's expansion?
Kamabo Co.
The name nods to kamaboko, the Japanese fish cake.
Q 28In Splatoon 2's expansion, the player must collect four objects known as what?
Thangs
Collecting them is supposed to open the way to the surface.
Q 29What is the title of Splatoon 3's single-player campaign?
Return of the Mammalians
It was first shown in a dedicated trailer in September 2021.
Q 30What is the name of the small Salmonid that accompanies Agent 3 in Splatoon 3?
Smallfry
The pair are pulled underground by a mass of Fuzzy Ooze.