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48 free Splatoon trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Splatoon is the shooter Nintendo built by asking what a shooter would look like if nobody got shot. Teams of squid kids spray ink across a map, swim through their own colour and dissolve on contact with water, and the whole thing runs on a fictional language, an in-universe pop scene and a post-apocalyptic Earth 12,000 years from now. These 48 questions cover the Wii U original, Splatoon 2 and its Octo Expansion, Splatoon 3 and Side Order, and the 2026 Switch 2 spin-off Splatoon Raiders. Expect Turf War rules, Ranked modes, Salmon Run quotas, Splatfest results that changed the story, the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook and Deep Cut, DJ Octavio and the Great Zapfish, Cap'n Cuttlefish, Judd the cat, and the development tale of the tofu prototype, the rabbits Nintendo nearly shipped and the squid noodles behind the Inklings' hands. Easy questions stick to the basics; the hard tier asks about weapon-class counts, the Kamabo Corporation and which game kept Splatoon off the top of the UK chart. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a squad night.
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Q 01The first Splatoon launched on which console, whose second screen showed a live map of the battle?
Wii U
Wii U: tapping a teammate on the GamePad's map launched the player across the stage to land beside them.
Q 02Which first-Splatoon dealer sold gear spotted on other players?
Spyke
Spyke: the back-alley sea urchin tracks down gear a player has admired on someone else and sells it the next day, at a higher price than the shops charge.
Q 03In Splatoon, what are the playable characters evolved from octopuses called?
Octolings
Octolings were enemy soldiers in the first game's story mode; players could not be one until a paid add-on for Splatoon 2 in 2018.
Q 04Which three-minute Splatoon mode is won by the team that inks the most floor?
Turf War
Turf War scores only the floor covered: splatting a rival earns nothing itself, it just clears them away until they respawn.
Q 05Splatoon 2 launched in July 2017 on which console?
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch: an unnamed Splatoon match appeared in the console's October 2016 reveal trailer, and the sequel was confirmed at the Tokyo presentation the following January.
Q 06Splatoon 3 set a Switch launch-sales record in which country?
Japan
Japan: its 3.45 million copies in three days beat every earlier Switch launch there, and Nintendo's shares jumped about 5% on the news.
Q 07What was the 2018 downloadable story add-on for Splatoon 2 called?
Octo Expansion
Octo Expansion sends an amnesiac test subject through a deep-sea subway of trials; finishing it unlocked a new playable species for online battles.
Q 08What is the title of Splatoon 3's 2024 single-player expansion?
Side Order
Side Order opens in a copy of Splatoon 2's hub square that has been drained of colour and emptied of its crowds.
Q 09Splatoon 3's expansion borrows mechanics from which game genre?
Roguelike
Roguelike: losing every life sends the player back to the bottom of the tower, keeping only the upgrades bought between runs.
Q 10In Splatoon 3's expansion, which idol fights beside the player as a flying drone?
Pearl
Pearl becomes a small flying robot that attacks enemies alongside the player, inside a virtual world built by her bandmate Marina.
Q 11Which 2026 Switch 2 spin-off sends Splatoon 3's idol trio to explore a chain of remote islands?
Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders is the series' first spin-off, swapping competitive team battles for a story-led adventure built mainly for one player.
Q 12In Splatoon, how do players quickly top up an emptying ink tank in mid-battle?
Swimming in their own ink
Swimming in their own ink: the tank refills slowly on foot but fast once submerged, so painting the floor is also how a team stays armed.
Q 13What is the co-op survival mode introduced in Splatoon 2?
Salmon Run
Salmon Run has four players fend off waves of Salmonids to meet a quota, and in Splatoon 2 it was open online only during set time slots.
Q 21What is the name of the idol duo in the first Splatoon?
Squid Sisters
Squid Sisters is only a stage name: the two singers are cousins, who became famous by winning a youth folk-singing contest back home.
Q 22Which Splatoon 3 idol group steals treasure to help the poor?
Deep Cut
Deep Cut spend most of the story mode as rivals, fighting the player over treasure before switching sides for the final battle.
Q 23Which of these is a member of the Splatoon 3 idol trio?
Big Man
Big Man is a manta ray who speaks only in cries of "Ay!", with what he actually means printed on screen for the player.
Q 14In Splatoon's co-op mode, what do players collect from defeated bosses to meet each wave's quota?
Golden Eggs
Golden Eggs drop when a boss is splatted, but they only count once carried back and dropped in the team's egg basket.
Q 15Which Ranked mode was brand new in Splatoon 2?
Clam Blitz
Clam Blitz: gather enough clams and they fuse into a Power Clam, the only thing that can break the barrier around the enemy's basket.
Q 16Which Nintendo accessory became an ink weapon in the first Splatoon?
NES Zapper
NES Zapper: the N-ZAP '85 copies the grey 1985 light gun, while the N-ZAP '89 is orange, as the real one became after a US law said toy guns must not look real.
Q 17How do Splatoon's pop idols appear at their real-world concerts?
Holograms
Holograms: the idols are projected on stage while a live band plays the games' songs, and recordings of the shows have been released as albums.
Q 18Which idol lost the first game's final Splatfest and became an antagonist in Splatoon 2?
Callie
Callie lost the 'Callie vs. Marie' vote, and the sequel has her go missing and turn up brainwashed by DJ Octavio.
Q 19Which side won Splatoon 2's final Splatfest, apparently shaping Splatoon 3's setting?
Chaos
Chaos beat Order in July 2019, and Splatoon 3's makers chose its chaotic look to match: a sun-scorched desert in place of tidy Inkopolis.
Q 20Which side won Splatoon 3's 'Grand Festival'?
Past
Past took it on the battlefield: Present drew 57% of the votes, but Past won every category decided by matches.
Q 24What codename is the amnesiac hero of Splatoon 2's expansion given?
Agent 8
Agent 8 is short for Applicant 10,008, the number a talking telephone reads out; a companion calls it a mouthful and trims it.
Q 25What must the player ink completely in Splatoon 2's expansion finale?
A statue
A statue: inking the giant human figure starves its solar cannon of sunlight, yet it fires anyway on reserve power and a pop idol's voice-powered cannon beats the beam back.
Q 26Which corporation manages the subway in Splatoon 2's expansion?
Kamabo Co.
Kamabo Co. lures test subjects with talk of a promised land, but those who pass are blended into a genetic ooze meant to breed a new master species.
Q 27In Splatoon 2's expansion, the player must collect four objects known as what?
Thangs
Thangs: the four pieces are promised as the way to the surface, but once assembled they form a giant blender meant for the player.
Q 28What is the title of Splatoon 3's single-player campaign?
Return of the Mammalians
Return of the Mammalians: furry animals died out long ago in the series' world, and the campaign's creeping Fuzzy Ooze turns sea creatures hairy.
Q 29Which fishy sidekick can the player throw at enemies and switches in Splatoon 3's story mode?
Smallfry
Smallfry is immune to the campaign's deadly Fuzzy Ooze and, once fed enough Power Eggs, eats it to clear the way forward.
Q 30What is the underground human-era settlement explored in Splatoon 3's campaign?
Alterna
Alterna was a shelter built by some of the last humans, and the villain plots to spread fur-growing ooze from the rocket still standing at its centre.