Grand Theft Auto Quiz
Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City and Los Santos: 15 questions on gaming's biggest crime saga.
Which company publishes the Grand Theft Auto series?
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Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games has published every Grand Theft Auto since the label was created in 1998 under Take-Two Interactive, with its Edinburgh studio Rockstar North leading development of the main entries.
The original 1997 game was published by BMG Interactive, the games arm of the music group BMG, before Take-Two bought the rights.
Which of these characters is one of the three playable protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V?
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Trevor Philips
GTA V lets players switch between Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips, the volatile desert meth dealer voiced by Steven Ogg, whose story strands weave together across Los Santos and Blaine County.
GTA V earned about $800 million in its first 24 hours on sale in September 2013, more than any entertainment launch before it.
What is the name of the Rottweiler that Franklin looks after in Grand Theft Auto V?
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Chop
Chop officially belongs to Franklin's friend Lamar Davis but lives with Franklin for most of the story, and players can walk him, play fetch and even control him briefly during the mission named after him.
Chop returns in GTA Online's 2021 update The Contract, visibly older and slower, with Franklin remarking that he does not get around much any more.
Liberty City, the setting of Grand Theft Auto III and IV, is modelled on which real city?
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New York City
Liberty City is Rockstar's version of New York, and the 2008 GTA IV rendition includes stand-ins for four of the five boroughs, with Broker for Brooklyn, Algonquin for Manhattan, Dukes for Queens and Bohan for the Bronx.
The neighbouring state of Alderney in GTA IV stands in for New Jersey, while Staten Island is the one borough that did not get a counterpart.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, with its pastel suits and synth-pop radio, is set in which year?
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1986
Vice City takes place in 1986, dropping Tommy Vercetti into a neon take on Miami Vice era Miami complete with period radio stations, cocaine cartels and a wardrobe straight out of Scarface.
The game was released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2002, just a year after GTA III, and reused its engine while adding motorbikes and flyable helicopters.
Which protagonist returns home to Los Santos after his mother's murder in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?
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Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson, better known as CJ, comes back from Liberty City in 1992 for his mother's funeral and is immediately framed by corrupt officer Frank Tenpenny, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.
San Andreas is widely cited as the best-selling PlayStation 2 game, and its map spans three cities plus the countryside and desert between them.
In Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko Bellic arrives in Liberty City to join which cousin, who had promised him a life of luxury?
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Roman
Roman Bellic lured Niko to America with emails about mansions and women, but in reality he runs a struggling taxi depot in Broker and owes money to loan sharks.
Roman's constant phone calls inviting Niko to go bowling became one of the most famous running jokes in gaming.
Which city in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the series' take on Las Vegas?
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Las Venturas
Las Venturas is a desert gambling city of casinos and neon, with San Fierro standing in for San Francisco and Los Santos for Los Angeles, giving the game three cities in one fictional state.
Carcer City is the grim setting of Rockstar's 2003 game Manhunt and exists in the same fictional universe as the GTA cities.
Grand Theft Auto III, the series' leap into 3D in 2001, launched as a timed exclusive on which console?
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PlayStation 2
GTA III arrived on the PlayStation 2 in October 2001 and reinvented the series as a 3D open world, later reaching Windows in 2002 and the Xbox in 2003.
The silent protagonist of GTA III is never named in the game itself, but he is called Claude when he reappears in San Andreas.
Which Hollywood actor voiced Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
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Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta, famous for Goodfellas, gave Tommy Vercetti his voice, heading a cast that also included Burt Reynolds as property developer Avery Carrington and Dennis Hopper as film director Steve Scott.
Samuel L. Jackson joined the series two years later as crooked cop Frank Tenpenny in San Andreas.
Grand Theft Auto V became the fastest entertainment product ever to reach $1 billion in sales, hitting the mark in how many days?
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3 days
GTA V took about $800 million on launch day in September 2013 and crossed $1 billion within three days, beating any film or game that had come before it.
Guinness World Records later recognised GTA V as the fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion, one of several records it set that autumn.
The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, released in December 2023, introduced which female protagonist?
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Lucia
Lucia Caminos is the first female protagonist in a 3D Grand Theft Auto game, partnering with Jason Duval in a Bonnie and Clyde style story set in the Florida-inspired state of Leonida.
The trailer leaked a day early on 4 December 2023, prompting Rockstar to publish it ahead of schedule, and it passed 90 million YouTube views in 24 hours.
The 2005 Hot Coffee scandal, over a hidden sex minigame unlocked by a mod, forced a rating change for which GTA game?
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San Andreas
The ESRB re-rated San Andreas from Mature to Adults Only in July 2005 after the Hot Coffee content was found on the retail discs, pulling it from major stores until a cleaned-up version shipped.
The minigame's name comes from the girlfriends inviting CJ inside for coffee, the cue that triggered the hidden scene.
The original Grand Theft Auto in 1997 was made by which Dundee studio, later renamed Rockstar North?
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DMA Design
DMA Design, founded by David Jones in 1988 and already famous for Lemmings, built the top-down original in Dundee, Scotland, and became Rockstar North in 2002 after Take-Two bought it.
The game started life as a cops-and-robbers project called Race'n'Chase, and testers reportedly enjoyed playing the criminal far more than the police.
Which brothers were among the founders of Rockstar Games in New York in 1998?
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Houser
Sam and Dan Houser, both from London, set up Rockstar Games in December 1998 with Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman as Take-Two's premium label, and Dan co-wrote the stories from GTA III to GTA V.
The Stamper brothers founded Rare, the Oliver twins created Dizzy and the Collyers started Codemasters, three other British gaming dynasties.
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Grand Theft Auto started life in 1997 as a top-down chase game from a small studio in Dundee, Scotland, and grew into the most profitable entertainment launch in history when GTA V took $1 billion in three days. Along the way it gave us Tommy Vercetti's neon 1986, CJ's return to Los Santos, Niko Bellic's immigrant story and a bowling-obsessed cousin.
These 15 questions cover the whole series: the real cities behind Liberty City and Las Venturas, the actors behind the voices, the Hot Coffee scandal, the founders of Rockstar and the first details of GTA VI. Casual players should manage the opening questions, while the later ones are aimed at fans who know their DMA Design from their Rockstar North.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. 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
How many Grand Theft Auto games are there?
Counting the main numbered entries there are six, from the 1997 original to GTA VI, plus major standalone titles such as Vice City, San Andreas, Chinatown Wars and the Liberty City Stories games, along with GTA Online.
Which real cities are the GTA cities based on?
Liberty City is New York, Vice City is Miami, Los Santos is Los Angeles, San Fierro is San Francisco and Las Venturas is Las Vegas. GTA VI's state of Leonida is a take on Florida.
Who makes Grand Theft Auto?
Rockstar Games publishes the series and its Edinburgh studio Rockstar North, formerly DMA Design, leads development. Rockstar is owned by Take-Two Interactive.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which company publishes the Grand Theft Auto series?
Rockstar Games Rockstar Games has published every Grand Theft Auto since the label was created in 1998 under Take-Two Interactive, with its Edinburgh studio Rockstar North leading development of the main entries. The original 1997 game was published by BMG Interactive, the games arm of the music group BMG, before Take-Two bought the rights. - Which of these characters is one of the three playable protagonists in Grand Theft Auto V?
Trevor Philips GTA V lets players switch between Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips, the volatile desert meth dealer voiced by Steven Ogg, whose story strands weave together across Los Santos and Blaine County. GTA V earned about $800 million in its first 24 hours on sale in September 2013, more than any entertainment launch before it. - What is the name of the Rottweiler that Franklin looks after in Grand Theft Auto V?
Chop Chop officially belongs to Franklin's friend Lamar Davis but lives with Franklin for most of the story, and players can walk him, play fetch and even control him briefly during the mission named after him. Chop returns in GTA Online's 2021 update The Contract, visibly older and slower, with Franklin remarking that he does not get around much any more. - Liberty City, the setting of Grand Theft Auto III and IV, is modelled on which real city?
New York City Liberty City is Rockstar's version of New York, and the 2008 GTA IV rendition includes stand-ins for four of the five boroughs, with Broker for Brooklyn, Algonquin for Manhattan, Dukes for Queens and Bohan for the Bronx. The neighbouring state of Alderney in GTA IV stands in for New Jersey, while Staten Island is the one borough that did not get a counterpart. - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, with its pastel suits and synth-pop radio, is set in which year?
1986 Vice City takes place in 1986, dropping Tommy Vercetti into a neon take on Miami Vice era Miami complete with period radio stations, cocaine cartels and a wardrobe straight out of Scarface. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2002, just a year after GTA III, and reused its engine while adding motorbikes and flyable helicopters. - Which protagonist returns home to Los Santos after his mother's murder in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?
Carl Johnson Carl Johnson, better known as CJ, comes back from Liberty City in 1992 for his mother's funeral and is immediately framed by corrupt officer Frank Tenpenny, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. San Andreas is widely cited as the best-selling PlayStation 2 game, and its map spans three cities plus the countryside and desert between them. - In Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko Bellic arrives in Liberty City to join which cousin, who had promised him a life of luxury?
Roman Roman Bellic lured Niko to America with emails about mansions and women, but in reality he runs a struggling taxi depot in Broker and owes money to loan sharks. Roman's constant phone calls inviting Niko to go bowling became one of the most famous running jokes in gaming. - Which city in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the series' take on Las Vegas?
Las Venturas Las Venturas is a desert gambling city of casinos and neon, with San Fierro standing in for San Francisco and Los Santos for Los Angeles, giving the game three cities in one fictional state. Carcer City is the grim setting of Rockstar's 2003 game Manhunt and exists in the same fictional universe as the GTA cities. - Grand Theft Auto III, the series' leap into 3D in 2001, launched as a timed exclusive on which console?
PlayStation 2 GTA III arrived on the PlayStation 2 in October 2001 and reinvented the series as a 3D open world, later reaching Windows in 2002 and the Xbox in 2003. The silent protagonist of GTA III is never named in the game itself, but he is called Claude when he reappears in San Andreas. - Which Hollywood actor voiced Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
Ray Liotta Ray Liotta, famous for Goodfellas, gave Tommy Vercetti his voice, heading a cast that also included Burt Reynolds as property developer Avery Carrington and Dennis Hopper as film director Steve Scott. Samuel L. Jackson joined the series two years later as crooked cop Frank Tenpenny in San Andreas. - Grand Theft Auto V became the fastest entertainment product ever to reach $1 billion in sales, hitting the mark in how many days?
3 days GTA V took about $800 million on launch day in September 2013 and crossed $1 billion within three days, beating any film or game that had come before it. Guinness World Records later recognised GTA V as the fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion, one of several records it set that autumn. - The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, released in December 2023, introduced which female protagonist?
Lucia Lucia Caminos is the first female protagonist in a 3D Grand Theft Auto game, partnering with Jason Duval in a Bonnie and Clyde style story set in the Florida-inspired state of Leonida. The trailer leaked a day early on 4 December 2023, prompting Rockstar to publish it ahead of schedule, and it passed 90 million YouTube views in 24 hours. - The 2005 Hot Coffee scandal, over a hidden sex minigame unlocked by a mod, forced a rating change for which GTA game?
San Andreas The ESRB re-rated San Andreas from Mature to Adults Only in July 2005 after the Hot Coffee content was found on the retail discs, pulling it from major stores until a cleaned-up version shipped. The minigame's name comes from the girlfriends inviting CJ inside for coffee, the cue that triggered the hidden scene. - The original Grand Theft Auto in 1997 was made by which Dundee studio, later renamed Rockstar North?
DMA Design DMA Design, founded by David Jones in 1988 and already famous for Lemmings, built the top-down original in Dundee, Scotland, and became Rockstar North in 2002 after Take-Two bought it. The game started life as a cops-and-robbers project called Race'n'Chase, and testers reportedly enjoyed playing the criminal far more than the police. - Which brothers were among the founders of Rockstar Games in New York in 1998?
Houser Sam and Dan Houser, both from London, set up Rockstar Games in December 1998 with Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman as Take-Two's premium label, and Dan co-wrote the stories from GTA III to GTA V. The Stamper brothers founded Rare, the Oliver twins created Dizzy and the Collyers started Codemasters, three other British gaming dynasties.
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