Plants vs. Zombies
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50 free Plants Vs. Zombies trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Plants vs. Zombies turned a simple idea, a row of garden plants holding back a shuffling horde, into one of the best-loved strategy games ever made. Released by PopCap in 2009, it won over people who had never touched a tower defense game, and its sunflowers, peashooters and gibberish-talking neighbour Crazy Dave became some of gaming's most recognisable characters. This quiz covers the whole series. There are questions on the plants and what each one does, the zombies and their tricks, the pool, night and roof levels, and the mini-games and puzzle modes of the original. Others look behind the scenes at how the game was designed, named and scored, and at what came next: the time-travelling sequel, the Garden Warfare shooters, the card game and the spin-offs. It suits anyone who has defended a backyard, from players who finished Adventure mode once to fans who know every plant by heart. Each answer comes with a short explanation, so you will pick up a few stories about the game along the way.
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Q 01Which pop star's estate objected to a dancing zombie in Plants vs. Zombies that copied his look?
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's estate objected to the Dancing Zombie, modelled on his Thriller video, so PopCap replaced it with a generic disco dancer.
Q 02Which enemies invaded the yard in the first design of Plants vs. Zombies, before zombies took over?
Aliens
Aliens from the designer's earlier fish-tank game were the first invaders, until a sketch he dubbed the perfect zombie changed the whole theme.
Q 03Which singer had a huge 2019 hit that was inspired by the theme music of Plants vs. Zombies?
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish's Bad Guy was inspired in part by the game's theme music, composed a full decade before the song came out.
Q 04In Plants vs. Zombies, which plant must go on the backyard pool first so that most others can float?
Lily Pad
Lily Pad is the floating base for nearly every plant in the pool; only two water plants, Tangle Kelp and Sea-shroom, can do without it.
Q 05In Plants vs. Zombies 2, what snack does Crazy Dave travel back in time to eat a second time?
A taco
A taco is the whole reason for the trip: Crazy Dave enjoyed his so much that he fires up a time machine to eat it again, and overshoots by thousands of years.
Q 06Which military shooter series does the title of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare parody?
Call of Duty
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the title being spoofed, though the makers wanted a shooter far lighter in tone than its grim namesake.
Q 07What does Crazy Dave, the eccentric neighbour in Plants vs. Zombies, almost always wear on his head?
A saucepan
A saucepan is Crazy Dave's trademark headgear, worn even while he sells plant upgrades from the back of his car.
Q 08Which tough plant in Plants vs. Zombies exists to be chewed on, shielding the plants behind it?
Wall-nut
Wall-nut is the first defensive plant players unlock, and its only job is to stall zombies and buy time for the attackers behind it.
Q 09The plant-flattening Zomboni of Plants vs. Zombies is a zombie driving which real-world machine?
An ice resurfacer
An ice resurfacer of the kind made by Zamboni is what the zombie drives, leaving a slick trail behind it on which nothing can be planted.
Q 10Which zombie leader attacks from a robot he invented in the last level of Plants vs. Zombies?
Dr. Zomboss
Dr. Zomboss fights from the Zombot, a machine whose name blends zombie and robot, and it can only be damaged when it bends down to attack.
Q 11Which publisher bought PopCap in 2011 and turned Plants vs. Zombies into a multi-game franchise?
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts bought PopCap two years after the first release, then spun the series into sequels, shooters and a card game.
Q 12Which is the only plant in Plants vs. Zombies that can be planted directly onto the roof?
Flower Pot
Flower Pot is the only plant that can go straight onto the roof, whose slope also forces players to swap straight shooters for catapult plants.
Q 13What single-use machine guards the house end of each grass lane in Plants vs. Zombies?
A lawnmower
A lawnmower fires once when a zombie reaches it and clears the whole lane; the pool gets a pool cleaner and the roof a roof cleaner instead.
Q 21What hides most of the backyard during the fourth stage of Adventure mode in Plants vs. Zombies?
Fog
Fog rolls in over the night-time pool levels, so players must defend six lanes while seeing only part of the yard.
Q 22Which setting is the first world that players visit on their journey through Plants vs. Zombies 2?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt is where the sequel's journey through history begins, and its horde is made up of mummy zombies of several kinds.
Q 23What is the name of Crazy Dave's talking, time-travelling van in Plants vs. Zombies 2?
Penny
Penny is written as her owner's opposite: smart, serious and informative, she explains each new era to the player.
Q 14What does the zombie leading each extra-large wave in Plants vs. Zombies carry as it shuffles in?
A flag
A flag marks the zombie at the head of every huge wave, which arrives at the end of each level and often in the middle too.
Q 15Which plant in Plants vs. Zombies shoots down a Balloon Zombie by popping its balloon in mid-air?
Cactus
Cactus stretches upward to hit the balloon, dropping the zombie to the ground where any other plant can attack it.
Q 16Which single-use plant in Plants vs. Zombies destroys a zombie by leaping on top of it?
Squash
Squash crushes whatever it lands on, and that pun is why the game's designer singled the plant out as one of his favourites.
Q 17Which explosive plant in Plants vs. Zombies must spend time underground before it is armed?
Potato Mine
Potato Mine takes 15 seconds to arm itself before surfacing, and until then any passing zombie can simply eat it.
Q 18Which slow, sleepy pet collects coins for the player in the Zen Garden of Plants vs. Zombies?
A snail
A snail named Stinky picks up coins for only three minutes before dozing off, but a piece of chocolate keeps him awake and speedy for an hour.
Q 19Which zombie in Plants vs. Zombies smashes plants flat and hurls a tiny zombie when badly hurt?
Gargantuar
Gargantuar has the most health of any non-boss zombie in Adventure mode, and once half of it is gone he throws his Imp several squares ahead.
Q 20In the card game Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, plants spend sun to play cards; what do zombies spend?
Brains
Brains pay for every zombie card, mirroring the sun that plants spend, and each side fields eleven heroes to choose from.
Q 24Which plant in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare burrows underground to ambush zombies from below?
Chomper
Chomper is the plants' close-combat class, tunnelling under the battlefield to ambush a zombie and swallow it.
Q 25Which designer of Plants vs. Zombies also recorded the gibberish voice of Crazy Dave himself?
George Fan
George Fan first designed the game alone, then voiced its only human character, a parody of a man he knew named David.
Q 26After the zombies conquer the plants' home town in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, what do they rename it?
Zomburbia
Zomburbia is the zombies' new name for Suburbia, and the plants spend the sequel fighting to win their home back.
Q 27On which social network could people play Plants vs. Zombies Adventures until it shut down in 2014?
Facebook hosted the spin-off, which gave players a limited stock of plants and made them grow more on a farm between fights.
Q 28Which plant in Plants vs. Zombies turns the peas fired through it into flaming ammunition?
Torchwood
Torchwood was a favourite of the game's designer because it makes players think about how plants work together, not just what each one does.
Q 29Which plant in Plants vs. Zombies explodes on planting and covers its whole lane in fire?
Jalapeno
Jalapeno trades the wide blast of a Cherry Bomb for reach, hitting everything in one lane however far along it stands.
Q 30Which plant in Plants vs. Zombies has to be dropped onto a mushroom before that mushroom will work by day?
Coffee Bean
Coffee Bean is the only way to use mushrooms by day, since they otherwise fall asleep, which makes each one cost 75 sun more.