Fortnite Quiz
Victory Royale, V-Bucks, Kevin the Cube and the black hole: 15 questions on the biggest game of a generation.
Which company develops Fortnite?
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Epic Games
Fortnite is made by Epic Games, the North Carolina studio founded by Tim Sweeney in 1991, which also created the Gears of War series and the Unreal Engine used by much of the industry.
Epic's name was originally Potomac Computer Systems, and its first game was the shareware title ZZT.
Up to how many players drop into a standard Fortnite Battle Royale match?
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100
A standard match holds up to 100 players, playing solo or in duos, trios or squads, who parachute onto the island and fight until a single player or team remains as the storm closes in.
The 100 player format was borrowed from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which popularised battle royale earlier in 2017.
What phrase flashes on screen when you win a Fortnite match?
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Victory Royale
Winning a match earns a Victory Royale, the on screen banner that became a playground catchphrase and gives the game's wins their nickname of dubs among players.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner is PUBG's victory message and Booyah belongs to Garena Free Fire.
What is Fortnite's in-game currency called?
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V-Bucks
V-Bucks, short for Vindertech Bucks, are bought with real money or earned through the Battle Pass and spent on cosmetic skins, emotes, gliders and pickaxes rather than gameplay advantages.
Epic's decision to sell V-Bucks directly inside the iPhone app in 2020 triggered its long legal fight with Apple.
What flying vehicle carries players over the island at the start of each match?
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Battle Bus
Every match begins aboard the Battle Bus, a blue school bus held aloft by a hot air balloon, and players choose when to jump out and glide to their preferred landing spot.
Thanking the bus driver became a running joke until Epic added an actual button for it in 2018.
In which year did Fortnite Battle Royale launch?
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2017
Epic released the free Battle Royale mode on September 26, 2017, only two months after Fortnite's original co-op game, and it passed ten million players within two weeks.
The mode was built in about two months after Epic staff became hooked on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
What is the name of Fortnite's original co-op mode, in which players fight husks after a storm wipes out most of humanity?
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Save the World
Fortnite: Save the World launched in paid early access on July 25, 2017 as a four player survival game about building forts against zombie-like husks, and it is where the game's name came from.
The storm, the husks and the fort building gave the whole game its name, long before Battle Royale took over.
Which DJ held Fortnite's first in-game concert in February 2019?
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Marshmello
Marshmello's ten minute set at Pleasant Park on February 2, 2019 was Fortnite's first live concert and drew more than ten million players, proving that games could host real events.
Players had their weapons disabled during the show and could use low gravity to bounce along to the beat.
Which rapper's Astronomical show in April 2020 drew a record 12.3 million concurrent players?
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Travis Scott
Travis Scott's Astronomical premiered on April 23, 2020 during lockdown, with a skyscraper sized avatar stomping across the map, and Epic reported 12.3 million players attending at once.
Across its five showings the event was experienced 45.8 million times and debuted the song The Scotts.
Which game engine, also made by Epic, powers Fortnite?
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Unreal Engine
Fortnite runs on Epic's own Unreal Engine, moving from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 with the launch of Chapter 3 in December 2021, and it serves as a showcase for the engine's features.
Unreal Engine 5 also powers games from other publishers, including Black Myth: Wukong and the recent Tekken 8.
Which Marvel villain could players become in Fortnite's May 2018 Infinity Gauntlet limited time mode?
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Thanos
The Infinity Gauntlet mode arrived on May 8, 2018 to tie in with Avengers: Infinity War, and whoever grabbed the gauntlet transformed into Thanos. It is widely regarded as Fortnite's first major crossover.
Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo suggested the idea after playing Fortnite during breaks from editing the film.
What nickname did players give the mysterious purple cube that roamed the map in 2018?
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Kevin
The cube appeared near Paradise Palms on August 24, 2018, slowly rolled across the island leaving runes behind, and the community christened it Kevin, a name Epic later embraced officially.
Kevin eventually sank into Loot Lake and lifted its central island into the sky at the start of Season 6.
What was the name of the October 2019 live event that pulled the whole map into a black hole and ended Chapter 1?
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The End
The End took place on October 13, 2019: a rocket launch opened rifts, a meteor struck and the island vanished into a black hole. The game then stayed offline for about 36 hours before Chapter 2 began.
During the blackout Fortnite's official accounts deleted all their posts and streamed nothing but the black hole.
How many seasons did Fortnite's Chapter 1 run for before the black hole?
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10
Chapter 1 ran from Season 1 in October 2017 to Season X in 2019, ten seasons in all, with Season X named with a Roman numeral to mark the tenth. The End closed it out on October 13, 2019.
Season X brought back locations from earlier seasons, and its Dusty Depot revival ended with a rocket launch.
Which toy brand teamed up with Epic in December 2023 for a survival-crafting mode inside Fortnite?
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LEGO
LEGO Fortnite launched on December 7, 2023, turning the island into a brick built survival and crafting world. It arrived alongside Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival as part of Epic's push to make Fortnite a platform.
More than 1,200 existing Fortnite skins were given matching LEGO minifigure versions when the mode launched.
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Fortnite Battle Royale launched in September 2017 and passed ten million players in two weeks. Since then it has hosted a Travis Scott concert watched by 12.3 million players at once, let everyone become Thanos, and shut itself down for 36 hours by sucking the whole map into a black hole.
These 15 questions cover the basics every player knows, from V-Bucks and the Battle Bus to Victory Royale, then dig into Fortnite's history: the first concert, the purple cube called Kevin, the end of Chapter 1 and the LEGO crossover. It suits anyone who has ever landed at Tilted Towers, with a few questions only true veterans will remember.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Easy. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
Is the Fortnite Quiz for beginners?
The first questions on Epic Games, V-Bucks and the Battle Bus are easy for any player, while the later ones on Kevin the Cube and The End event test long-time fans.
Does the quiz cover Fortnite live events?
Yes. It includes the Marshmello and Travis Scott concerts, the Thanos crossover, the black hole that ended Chapter 1 and the LEGO Fortnite launch.
Are the answers explained?
Every question has an instant explanation plus a bonus fact, so you pick up Fortnite history as you play.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which company develops Fortnite?
Epic Games Fortnite is made by Epic Games, the North Carolina studio founded by Tim Sweeney in 1991, which also created the Gears of War series and the Unreal Engine used by much of the industry. Epic's name was originally Potomac Computer Systems, and its first game was the shareware title ZZT. - Up to how many players drop into a standard Fortnite Battle Royale match?
100 A standard match holds up to 100 players, playing solo or in duos, trios or squads, who parachute onto the island and fight until a single player or team remains as the storm closes in. The 100 player format was borrowed from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which popularised battle royale earlier in 2017. - What phrase flashes on screen when you win a Fortnite match?
Victory Royale Winning a match earns a Victory Royale, the on screen banner that became a playground catchphrase and gives the game's wins their nickname of dubs among players. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner is PUBG's victory message and Booyah belongs to Garena Free Fire. - What is Fortnite's in-game currency called?
V-Bucks V-Bucks, short for Vindertech Bucks, are bought with real money or earned through the Battle Pass and spent on cosmetic skins, emotes, gliders and pickaxes rather than gameplay advantages. Epic's decision to sell V-Bucks directly inside the iPhone app in 2020 triggered its long legal fight with Apple. - What flying vehicle carries players over the island at the start of each match?
Battle Bus Every match begins aboard the Battle Bus, a blue school bus held aloft by a hot air balloon, and players choose when to jump out and glide to their preferred landing spot. Thanking the bus driver became a running joke until Epic added an actual button for it in 2018. - In which year did Fortnite Battle Royale launch?
2017 Epic released the free Battle Royale mode on September 26, 2017, only two months after Fortnite's original co-op game, and it passed ten million players within two weeks. The mode was built in about two months after Epic staff became hooked on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. - What is the name of Fortnite's original co-op mode, in which players fight husks after a storm wipes out most of humanity?
Save the World Fortnite: Save the World launched in paid early access on July 25, 2017 as a four player survival game about building forts against zombie-like husks, and it is where the game's name came from. The storm, the husks and the fort building gave the whole game its name, long before Battle Royale took over. - Which DJ held Fortnite's first in-game concert in February 2019?
Marshmello Marshmello's ten minute set at Pleasant Park on February 2, 2019 was Fortnite's first live concert and drew more than ten million players, proving that games could host real events. Players had their weapons disabled during the show and could use low gravity to bounce along to the beat. - Which rapper's Astronomical show in April 2020 drew a record 12.3 million concurrent players?
Travis Scott Travis Scott's Astronomical premiered on April 23, 2020 during lockdown, with a skyscraper sized avatar stomping across the map, and Epic reported 12.3 million players attending at once. Across its five showings the event was experienced 45.8 million times and debuted the song The Scotts. - Which game engine, also made by Epic, powers Fortnite?
Unreal Engine Fortnite runs on Epic's own Unreal Engine, moving from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 with the launch of Chapter 3 in December 2021, and it serves as a showcase for the engine's features. Unreal Engine 5 also powers games from other publishers, including Black Myth: Wukong and the recent Tekken 8. - Which Marvel villain could players become in Fortnite's May 2018 Infinity Gauntlet limited time mode?
Thanos The Infinity Gauntlet mode arrived on May 8, 2018 to tie in with Avengers: Infinity War, and whoever grabbed the gauntlet transformed into Thanos. It is widely regarded as Fortnite's first major crossover. Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo suggested the idea after playing Fortnite during breaks from editing the film. - What nickname did players give the mysterious purple cube that roamed the map in 2018?
Kevin The cube appeared near Paradise Palms on August 24, 2018, slowly rolled across the island leaving runes behind, and the community christened it Kevin, a name Epic later embraced officially. Kevin eventually sank into Loot Lake and lifted its central island into the sky at the start of Season 6. - What was the name of the October 2019 live event that pulled the whole map into a black hole and ended Chapter 1?
The End The End took place on October 13, 2019: a rocket launch opened rifts, a meteor struck and the island vanished into a black hole. The game then stayed offline for about 36 hours before Chapter 2 began. During the blackout Fortnite's official accounts deleted all their posts and streamed nothing but the black hole. - How many seasons did Fortnite's Chapter 1 run for before the black hole?
10 Chapter 1 ran from Season 1 in October 2017 to Season X in 2019, ten seasons in all, with Season X named with a Roman numeral to mark the tenth. The End closed it out on October 13, 2019. Season X brought back locations from earlier seasons, and its Dusty Depot revival ended with a rocket launch. - Which toy brand teamed up with Epic in December 2023 for a survival-crafting mode inside Fortnite?
LEGO LEGO Fortnite launched on December 7, 2023, turning the island into a brick built survival and crafting world. It arrived alongside Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival as part of Epic's push to make Fortnite a platform. More than 1,200 existing Fortnite skins were given matching LEGO minifigure versions when the mode launched.
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