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Quiz on The Last of Us

20 questions · June 27, 2026

Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "The Last of Us": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.

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Question 1

Easy

Which hardened smuggler is the protagonist at the center of the first game?

Source: Joel, a Texas smuggler hardened by loss, anchors the entire saga.

Question 2

Easy

What is the name of the teenage girl Joel escorts across the country?

Source: Ellie, a sharp-tongued 14-year-old, becomes the story's beating heart.

Question 3

Easy

Why is Ellie so valuable to the survivors and factions around her?

Source: Ellie is immune to the Cordyceps infection, making her humanity's possible cure.

Question 4

Easy

Which actor plays Joel in the HBO television adaptation?

Source: Pedro Pascal traded the Mandalorian's helmet for Joel's grizzled stare.

Question 5

Easy

In the prologue, which family member does Joel lose on the outbreak's first night?

Source: Joel's daughter Sarah dies in his arms in the opening minutes, the gut-punch that defines him.

Question 6

Easy

What type of organism causes the outbreak in The Last of Us?

Source: It's based on the real Cordyceps fungus, which hijacks insect brains and sprouts from their corpses.

Question 7

Easy

Which studio developed The Last of Us video game?

Source: Naughty Dog, better known for Uncharted, built the post-apocalyptic classic.

Question 8

Easy

On which console did The Last of Us originally launch?

Source: It launched on the PS3 in 2013, right at the end of that console's life.

Question 9

Easy

What are the blind infected that hunt using echolocation called?

Source: Clickers are blind, navigating purely by the chilling clicks they emit.

Question 10

Easy

What is the name of the militia group desperately searching for a cure?

Source: The Fireflies are a rebel militia convinced a vaccine can still save the world.

Question 11

Medium

What relation is Tommy to Joel?

Source: Tommy is Joel's younger brother, leading the Jackson settlement.

Question 12

Medium

Which instrument does Ellie learn to play, becoming a recurring emotional motif?

Source: Ellie's guitar becomes one of Part II's most powerful recurring symbols.

Question 13

Medium

Which actor plays Ellie in the HBO series?

Source: Bella Ramsey, fresh off Game of Thrones, took on the role of Ellie for HBO.

Question 14

Medium

In The Last of Us Part II, which new character drives the revenge story?

Source: Abby, a hardened soldier, is the controversial co-lead players are forced to control.

Question 15

Medium

In which Wyoming town do Joel and Tommy settle in Part II?

Source: Jackson, Wyoming becomes the rare thriving community in a broken world.

Question 16

Medium

Where on her body does Ellie carry the bite that should have turned her?

Source: The bite on Ellie's forearm never turned her, the mystery at the heart of the plot.

Question 17

Medium

Which real insect-controlling fungus inspired the game's infection?

Source: Cordyceps really exists, turning ants into 'zombies' before bursting from their heads.

Question 18

Hard

What is the name of the largest, most heavily mutated infected enemy?

Source: Bloaters are years-old infected, armored in fungal plates and hurling spore bombs.

Question 19

Hard

In Part II, what is the name of Abby's militia faction in Seattle?

Source: The WLF, nicknamed the Wolves, rule Seattle's ruins in Part II.

Question 20

Hard

Who composed the haunting, guitar-driven score for the games?

Source: Gustavo Santaolalla, an Oscar-winning Argentine, gave the games their unmistakable sound.

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