Test Your Halo Knowledge With This Trivia Quiz

By GameSpot Staff on May 4, 2022 at 9:14AM PDT

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The Halo franchise is one of the most popular in the history of video games, almost single-handedly jump-starting the original Xbox and ushering in a huge number of sequels, spin-offs, books, and even a live-action series. With all that source material comes a large amount of lore and trivia, and if you think you truly know Halo, it's time to put that knowledge to the test. Can you get a perfect score on our Halo quiz, or will you crash and burn like the Pillar of Autumn on the legendary Halo ring?

Question 1: At what age was John-117 selected for the Spartan program?

A: 5

B: 6

C: 12

D: 18

Answer: B

The boy who would become the Master Chief was kidnapped from his parents at age 6.

Question 2: What role was humanity granted thousands of years ago, leading to a war with the Forerunners?

A: The Great Journey

B: The Prophetic Truth

C: The Mantle of Responsibility

D: The Source of All Life

Answer: C

The protector and controller of life is given the Mantle of Responsibility.

Question 3: Do you know what the ladies like?

A: Ladies like armor plating

B: Ladies like fast Banshees

C: Ladies like powered exosuits

D: Ladies like killing the Flood

Answer: A

Sergeant Johnson proclaims this during Halo 2's campaign.

Question 4: Whose helmet recorder captured the UNSC's encounter with the Flood on Halo?

A: Sergeant Johnson

B: Private Jenkins

C: Captain Keyes

D: Corporal Upham

Answer B:

Private Jenkins meets his unfortunate end when the Flood swarms his squad.

Question 5: What race existed before both the humans and the Forerunners and eventually caused a massive war?

A: Sangheili

B: Unggoy

C: Squirrels

D: Precursors

Answer: D

The Precursors not only came first, but are also largely responsible for the creation of the Flood.

Question 6: During its original development, Halo was once which of these genres?

A: Turn-based tactics

B: Space management simulator

C: Twin-stick shooter

D: Real-time strategy

Answer: D

It then switched to a third-person shooter before becoming the first-person shooter we know today.

Question 7: Who originally announced Halo to the world?

A: Bill Gates

B: Steve Jobs

C: A Rock

D: The Rock

Answer: B

At the time, the game was planned for Mac and PC, as Bungie hadn't been purchased by Microsoft yet.

Question 8: Which of these is not a vehicle featured in Halo?

A: Scarab

B: Shortsword

C: Leopard

D: Elephant

Answer: C

The other three are all part of the UNSC's arsenal.

Question 9: What is the name of the powerful ballistic weapon equipped on UNSC ships?

A: MAC cannon

B: FAR nuclear missile launcher

C: LINUX cannon

D: Tactical large-scale railgun

Answer: A

The MAC cannon is one of the only effective large-scale weapons against the Covenant fleet.

Question 10: Which of these directors was once attached to a Halo movie?

A: Michael Bay

B: Peter Berg

C: George Miller

D: Neill Blomkamp

Answer: D

The District 9 director created shorts to promote Halo 3 and was originally set to direct a Halo movie before the project was scrapped.

Question 11: In Halo 2, why was the Arbiter selected for his mission?

A: He had shown great bravery against insurrections in the Covenant

B: He had failed to stop the destruction of the first Halo ring

C: His father was the previous Arbiter

D: He had the coolest-sounding voice

Answer: B

His voice is very cool (it's the legendary Keith David) but the Arbiter was chosen because of his failure to stop the Master Chief from destroying Halo Installation 04.