Put Your Halo Knowledge to the Ultimate Test

Reckon you know your way around a Needler or can spot a Flood from a mile off? Here’s your chance to prove it. This Halo quiz is packed with questions that’ll have even the most seasoned Spartans scratching their heads. From the lesser-known multiplayer arenas to those blink-and-you’ll-miss-them characters, it’s a proper challenge for anyone who’s spent hours in the boots of a UNSC soldier or tangled with the Covenant.

So, suit up, get your helmet on, and see if you can outsmart the quiz. Just remember, calling on Cortana for a hand is definitely taking the mickey – you’re on your own for this one.

Test Your Halo Smarts

All the questions here are multiple-choice, so you’ll need to pick the right answer from a few options. It’s just one of the many quiz types you’ll find at GamesRadar+, but this one’s got plenty to keep even the most die-hard fans on their toes. Don’t forget to let us know how you go in the comments, and if you’re keen for more, check out the rest of the GamesRadar+ Quiz Collection.

Here’s what you’re up against:

• Who first announced the original Halo game? Bonnie Ross, Bill Gates, or Steve Jobs?
• Which two Covenant weapons couldn’t Chief use in Halo: Combat Evolved? Needler and Plasma Pistol, Covenant Carbine and Needler, or Energy Sword and Fuel-rod cannon?
• Which Halo title scored the lowest on Metacritic? Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, or Halo 5: Guardians?
• What’s the name of the Halo 2 multiplayer map that came back in Halo 3 as Last Resort? Ascension, Midship, or Zanzibar?
• What’s the title of the first Halo novel? Halo: Until Dawn, Halo: First Strike, or Halo: The Fall of Reach?
• What’s the multiplayer badge for taking out an enemy charging at you with an electric sword? Mightier than the word, Stopping power, or Bulltrue?
• What’s Master Chief’s real name? John-115, John-117, or John-118?
• Which of these wasn’t an early code name for the original Halo? Monkey Nuts, Blam!, or Ringworld?
• What’s the last thing Chief says to Cortana before cryo sleep at the end of Halo 3?

  When you need me, wake me

  ,

  Wake me when you need me

  , or

  I’ll be here if you need me

  ?
• Who’s the only main character to appear and speak in Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, ODST, and Reach? Cortana, Sergeant Avery Johnson, or 343 Guilty Spark?
• Who’s the final character to die in Halo Reach? Five, Six, or Seven?
• What’s the meditative state Forerunners enter using a Cryptum in Halo 5? Xankara, Zankara, or Karhana?
• What was the working title for the cancelled Halo MMO? Titan, Project Overwatch, or Chronicles?
• Which TV show’s cast made up most of the ODST team? Firefly, Stargate, or Babylon 5?

Ready to Play?

Give the quiz a go and see how you stack up against other locals. Share your score and see if you’re the top Spartan in your crew. Good luck, and remember – no peeking at the answers!