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Fallout Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Fallout? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Brotherhood of Steel was founded by a group of pre-war US Army soldiers led by a general named Maxson.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

It was founded by Captain Roger Maxson, who led a mutiny against the US government—he was never a general at the time.

2.

In Fallout 3, you can encounter a character named 'Moriarty' who is a direct reference to Sherlock Holmes.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Moriarty is a reference to the antagonist from Sherlock Holmes, but the name also evokes the villainous Colonel Moriarty from Fallout 1.

3.

The Nuka-Cola Quantum recipe originally contained a pre-war secret military energy drink ingredient.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Quantum's glowing effect comes from a small amount of radioactive strontium, a secret military additive that was never approved for public consumption.

4.

The Fallout TV show is canon and reveals that the Great War started because of a Chinese spy in a Vault.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The show is canon, but the Great War's actual cause remains intentionally ambiguous across all games—no single spy triggered it.

5.

The Vault Boy's iconic thumbs-up pose is a reference to a nuclear blast safety tip.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Artist Tramell Ray Isaac based it on the old 'duck and cover' advice—if the blast's mushroom cloud is bigger than your thumb, you're too close.

6.

You can complete Fallout: New Vegas without ever killing anyone, including the final boss.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The game forces at least one kill during the final battle sequence—you cannot resolve the final confrontation non-lethally.

7.

The Super Mutants in Fallout 4 were created by the Institute's FEV experiments, not the Master's.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Fallout 4's Super Mutants are indeed from the Institute's illegal FEV research, distinct from the Master's strain in the West Coast.

8.

The original Fallout was originally going to use the GURPS tabletop system before negotiations broke down.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Interplay licensed GURPS from Steve Jackson Games, but creative differences led them to scrap it and invent the SPECIAL system instead.

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