The Walking Dead is one of the most successful zombie franchises of all time. For over a decade ever since 2010, fans have followed the characters created by AMC as they trek through a post-apocalyptic world.
With so many seasons and over a hundred episodes, the show features plenty of shocking turns and major character deaths along the way in true, zombie apocalypse fashion. That is why the show title applies to both the survivors and the walkers.
Can you remember all the major events and demises from past seasons of The Walking Dead? If you want to test your knowledge of AMC's smash-hit series then start by taking this quiz. Not even the walkers themselves are able to pass this Walking Dead quiz, though granted their ability to retain information is somewhat limited. Take this quiz and see where you rank up against other hardcore fans of The Walking Dead.
We've dug back into the crazy decade to bring you this quiz on 1980s TV shows. How well will you do this time?
💀 How Well Do You Know “The Walking Dead”? Quiz Questions
Which of these correctly describes the type of zombie situation in The Walking Dead?
Only those exposed to radiation will turn into zombies after death
Only those exposed to a virus will turn into zombies after death
Only those bitten by walkers will turn into zombies after death
All humans are infected by a virus that turns them into zombies after death
Darryl ended up stabbing the zombie-version of his brother Merle. Before he became a zombie, who or what killed Merle Dixon?
Disease
Eaten by walkers
Shot by the Governor
Died chained to a rooftop
Why does nobody on The Walking Dead refer to the dead as zombies? Why are there no references to zombie movies or common zombie character traits?
AMC does not hold the patent to the word "zombie"
Part of the virus impacts humans' memory
In The Walking Dead, the concept of zombies didn't exist before the outbreak
"Zombie" was deemed an offensive word just before the outbreak began
When we first meet Michonne, she is accompanied by two walkers who have had their jaws and arms removed. We later learn that these two were her former boyfriend and his best friend. What were their names?
Mike and Terry
Jim and Bob
Andrew and Rick
Rick and Morty
Which of the following characters from The Walking Dead TV series does NOT appear in the comic books?
Darryl Dixon
Rick Grimes
Glenn Rhee
The Governor
What fact is true about Rick in the comic books but not true about him in the TV series?
One of his hands was severed
He's bald
He's dead
He is a military pilot
Who killed Lizzie in season 4 of The Walking Dead?
Rick
Darryl
Mika
Carol
Of the facts below, what is true of the zombies in The Walking Dead?
They have been made to look more decaying in recent seasons
Zombie actors make their own grunts, snarls, and sounds
AMC used actual zombies as actors in the series
Actors playing zombies eat ground beef when pretending to eat a person
At the end of season 1, we meet the last remaining doctor at the Center for Disease Control. The character's name is Edwin Jenner and is named after a real doctor from the 1700-1800s. What did the real Edwin Jenner do to become famous?
Cured werewolf-ism
Fought off a zombie invasion
Developed a vaccine for smallpox
Invented hospital gowns
What is the ratio of the dead to the living that is estimated in The Walking Dead?
100 to 1
1 to 1
5000 to 1
1000 to 1
What is the name of Negan's barbed-wire baseball bat?
Lucille
Steve the baseball bat
Barbie
Cactus Jack
What character has appeared in every episode of The Walking Dead?
Darryl
Rick
No character has appeared in every episode
Zombie #45
As season 1 opens, Rick Grimes awakens from a coma. What led to Rick being in a coma?
Car accident
A large turkey dinner
Plane crash
Shot in the line of duty as a police officer
What is NOT true of the zombies in The Walking Dead?
Animals also turn into zombies
They will not eat other walkers or the dead
Bites always lead to death
They are attracted to sounds
What famous person does NOT appear as a walker at any point in The Walking Dead.