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97 free The Last of Us trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
50 free The Last of Us trivia questions with answers. Are you a true fan of The Last of Us? Put your knowledge to the test with our engaging trivia quiz covering the beloved post-apocalyptic series. From Joel and Ellie's journey to the infected and the Cordyceps plague, this quiz challenges fans on all aspects of the game and HBO adaptation.
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Q 01What is Joel's task when he first escorts Ellie in The Last of Us?
To deliver her to the Fireflies
To deliver her to the Fireflies was only a job at first: in the game, their leader Marlene promises Joel double his stolen weapons cache for smuggling Ellie across Boston.
Q 02Which infected stage in The Last of Us has a face split open by fungal plates?
Clickers
Clickers are long-infected hosts: the growth that splits the face has destroyed their eyes, so they find prey by sound alone.
Q 03Which Canadian province was the primary filming location for the first season of HBO's The Last of Us?
Alberta
Alberta doubled for nearly all of the American journey: Edmonton's legislature was draped in vines to play ruined Boston, on a shoot billed as the largest TV production in Canadian history.
Q 04Which animals do Joel and Ellie stop to watch near the end of the original The Last of Us?
Giraffes
Giraffes graze among the overgrown city ruins; the artists designed the scene to rekindle Ellie's lust for life when she has gone quiet before the final hospital chapter.
Q 05What is the name of Joel's daughter, shot by a soldier in the prologue of The Last of Us?
Sarah
Sarah dies in Joel's arms on outbreak night, and the broken watch she gave him stays on his wrist for the rest of the story.
Q 06What is the name of Ellie's horse in The Last of Us Part II?
Shimmer
Shimmer carries Ellie to Seattle and earns a page in her journal: looking out over a downtown street, she stops to sketch the horse.
Q 07Which faction fights the Washington Liberation Front for Seattle in The Last of Us Part II?
The Seraphites
The Seraphites, whom the WLF derisively call 'Scars' for their ritual facial cuts, fight the militia for Seattle and are the group Lev and Yara flee.
Q 08Who voices and performs Joel in The Last of Us games?
Troy Baker
Troy Baker plays Joel in the games, then turns up in the HBO series as James, one of the winter cannibals hunting Ellie.
Q 09The original The Last of Us launched in 2013 as an exclusive for which PlayStation console?
PS3
PS3 owners were teased first: ahead of the 2011 reveal, a Times Square billboard promised a PlayStation 3 exclusive 'you won't believe', without naming the game.
Q 10In the HBO episode 'Long, Long Time', what does Frank secretly grow to surprise Bill?
Strawberries
Strawberries are the surprise: Frank has quietly traded one of Bill's guns for the seeds, and the two men share the first fruit in the patch he planted.
Q 11Which infected stage wears fungal armor and lobs corrosive spore sacs?
Bloaters
Bloaters are the rare late stage, years in the making; their fungal plates soak up bullets like armour, which is why players reach for fire instead.
Q 12Who portrays Ellie in the HBO television adaptation of The Last of Us?
Bella Ramsey
Bella Ramsey was told to keep away from the game after the first audition so as not to copy the original Ellie, and watched gameplay clips online instead.
Q 13What is the name of Ellie's best friend, who is featured in the Left Behind downloadable content?
Riley
Riley has run away to join the Fireflies and sneaks Ellie into an abandoned mall for one last night together; both girls are bitten there, and only Ellie lives.
Q 21Which platform got The Last of Us Part I in 2023, after its PlayStation 5 debut?
Windows PC
Windows PC got the remake of the first game in March 2023, after a delay meant to ensure it arrived 'in the best shape possible'; it launched with crashes anyway, and Naughty Dog promised patches within a day.
Q 22Where in Seattle is the WLF's main base in The Last of Us Part II?
A football stadium
A football stadium houses the WLF: crops and livestock cover the pitch and classrooms fill the concourses, while the aquarium is only a hideout for a few of Abby's friends.
Q 23Which animal does Ellie hunt and then trade for medicine in the winter chapter of The Last of Us?
Deer
Q 14The Cordyceps fungus behind the infection in The Last of Us is inspired by a real fungus that affects what organisms?
Insects
Insects are the real hosts: one Cordyceps relative makes an ant climb a plant and clamp its jaws to a leaf, then kills it and grows a stalk from its head to shed spores.
Q 15Which settlement led by Joel's brother do Joel and Ellie settle in?
Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming draws its power from a hydroelectric dam the townsfolk get running again, so the walled town has electric light and something close to normal life.
Q 16Neil Druckmann's student pitch that became The Last of Us borrowed the gameplay of which 2001 PlayStation 2 game?
ICO
ICO's bond between a boy and the girl he leads by the hand shaped a 2004 class pitch made to zombie-film director George A. Romero; the idea resurfaced years later at Naughty Dog.
Q 17Which character is Joel's smuggling partner in the Boston quarantine zone in The Last of Us?
Tess
Tess is bitten on the way to the Capitol building and stays behind as soldiers close in, buying Joel and Ellie time and making him promise to finish the job.
Q 18What is Ellie's signature melee weapon in the original The Last of Us?
Switchblade
Switchblade: unlike the shivs Joel crafts, it never breaks, so Ellie can make silent kills without spending one; she still carries it in Part II.
Q 19Where does Joel take Ellie for her sixteenth birthday in The Last of Us Part II?
Museum
Museum exhibits are the gift: Ellie climbs a dinosaur statue, then sits in a space capsule while a tape of a real launch lets her imagine lift-off.
Q 20What one-word reply from Ellie ends the first The Last of Us game after Joel swears his story is true?
Okay
Okay is all she says: Joel has just sworn the Fireflies gave up on a cure, and the cut to black leaves players to decide whether she believes him.
Deer meat is her bargaining chip: she tracks the wounded animal's blood trail to two strangers, who want the carcass, and holds out for medicine for the injured Joel.
Q 24Who composed the scores for The Last of Us video games and the HBO adaptation?
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla also slips into the story himself: a banjo player modelled on him appears in Part II, and he sits in with the band in the season-two premiere.
Q 25In The Last of Us Part II, which WLF member and former Firefly is Abby's ex-boyfriend?
Owen
Owen, Abby's ex, has deserted the WLF and holed up in an aquarium, where he plans to sail to Santa Barbara in search of the regrouping Fireflies.
Q 26Which infected, found in wetter climates, bursts into acidic spores when killed?
Shamblers
Shamblers, introduced in Part II, appear mostly in the damp Pacific Northwest; they spray acid clouds in combat and burst into a final corrosive cloud when killed.
Q 27The January 2023 premiere of The Last of Us was HBO's biggest debut in over a decade behind which series?
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon alone had opened bigger since Boardwalk Empire in 2010; 4.7 million watched The Last of Us on its first night, and the finale drew 8.2 million.
Q 28Which cannibal leader does Ellie encounter during winter in The Last of Us Part I?
David
David leads the winter chapter's cannibals; Ellie hacks him to death with his own machete inside a burning restaurant, and Joel finds her moments later.
Q 29What does The Last of Us call the earliest stage of Cordyceps infection?
Runners
Runners are the freshly infected, still human-looking and fast, and they swarm in packs; the longer the fungus has a host, the slower and tougher it gets.
Q 30Which actor plays Joel in HBO's The Last of Us?
Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal plays Joel; no gamer, he handed the controller to his nephew within minutes, then kept a deliberate distance from the game so he would not imitate the original.