Resident Evil Lore Quiz: 15 Questions for Real Fans
Fifteen questions on the Resident Evil story, from the Spencer Mansion and Raccoon City to Rockfort Island, Kijuju and Mother Miranda's village. Every answer comes with a short explanation and a link to the page that covers it.
How well do you know Umbrella's mess? This quiz covers the main Resident Evil story, from the Arklay Laboratory leak to Ethan Winters' last stand in Mother Miranda's village. Every answer explains itself and links to the page where we cover it with sources. Full spoilers. (Resident Evil; Resident Evil Village)
Resident Evil lore quiz
0/15 answered · 0 correct1. Which virus did James Marcus create by crossing the Progenitor virus with leech DNA?
2. Which building do Chris, Jill, Barry and Wesker run into in the first game?
3. Which S.T.A.R.S. officer turned out to be working for Umbrella all along?
4. Who is Leon sent to rescue in Resident Evil 4?
5. What is the Tyrant Umbrella sends into Raccoon City to kill the last members of S.T.A.R.S.?
6. Who found the Progenitor virus in West Africa with Oswell Spencer?
7. Which virus does a dying William Birkin inject himself with?
8. Where is Claire held prisoner at the start of Code: Veronica?
9. How do Chris and Sheva finally kill Wesker in Resident Evil 5?
10. Who ruled the village in Resident Evil Village through four lords?
11. In Village, Ethan learns he actually died in 2017. Who killed him?
12. What is the name of the train full of the dead that Rebecca Chambers finds in Resident Evil 0?
13. In Revelations, who secretly backed the Veltro terrorists to make his own agency look necessary?
14. In Resident Evil 6, which scientist did Derek Simmons turn into a copy of Ada Wong?
15. In Revelations 2, whose body did Alex Wesker choose to receive her mind?
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- Resident Evil story explained, every main game in order. (Resident Evil; Resident Evil Village)
- The t-virus and the Progenitor virus it came from. (Resident Evil 0; Resident Evil 5)
- Resident Evil 0 explained, with Rebecca, Billy and the Ecliptic Express. (Resident Evil 0)
- Albert Wesker, from S.T.A.R.S. captain to the volcano. (Resident Evil; Resident Evil 5)
- Nemesis, the Tyrant built to hunt S.T.A.R.S. (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)
- Code: Veronica story and Rockfort Island. (Resident Evil Code: Veronica)
- Resident Evil: Revelations story and Morgan Lansdale's plot. (Resident Evil: Revelations)
- Carla Radames, the woman made into a copy of Ada. (Resident Evil 6)
- Natalia Korda and Alex Wesker's plan. (Resident Evil: Revelations 2)
- Resident Evil Village story, Mother Miranda and Ethan's end. (Resident Evil Village)
Frequently asked questions
- How hard is this Resident Evil quiz?
- The first few questions are ones most players will know. It gets harder as it goes, and the last questions dig into Resident Evil 0, Revelations and Resident Evil 6.
- Where do the answers come from?
- Every answer is taken from the games themselves, as covered on our cited story pages. Nothing comes from the films or from fan theory.
- Does the quiz cover the films?
- No. It sticks to the main games and the two Revelations side stories. The films have their own continuity and their own pages.
- Does the quiz spoil the games?
- Yes. Questions and answers cover twists from across the series, up to Resident Evil Village.
Sources
- GameResident Evil 0, Capcom, 2002
- GameResident Evil, Capcom, 1996
- GameResident Evil 2, Capcom, 1998
- GameResident Evil 3: Nemesis, Capcom, 1999
- GameResident Evil Code: Veronica, Capcom, 2000
- GameResident Evil 4, Capcom, 2005
- GameResident Evil: Revelations, Capcom, 2012
- GameResident Evil 5, Capcom, 2009
- GameResident Evil: Revelations 2, Capcom, 2015
- GameResident Evil 6, Capcom, 2012
- GameResident Evil Village, Capcom, 2021
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