Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then this quiz arrived. Think you know the world of Avatar?
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Ten questions for those who grew up on this show and those who came to it later. No mercy.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. Created by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, it follows Aang, a 12-year-old Air Nomad frozen in ice for a hundred years, and his friends as they attempt to stop the Fire Nation's century-long war of conquest.
This is a show that rewards attention. The lore is deep and the character arcs are earned. This quiz covers the full three-book run: characters, nations, bending and the moments you've never forgotten.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Blue arrow tattoos
Blue arrow tattoos, the mark of an airbending master.
Correct answer: Yip yip!
Yip yip! And a lot of fur comes off in the process.
Correct answer: Meat
Meat, which makes a stay with the vegetarian Air Nomads rather hard on him.
Correct answer: Earth Kingdom
Earth Kingdom, from the wealthy Beifong family of Gaoling.
Correct answer: Iroh
Iroh, former general, and the kindest man in any given room.
Correct answer: My cabbages!
My cabbages! And Aang keeps on wrecking them, though he eventually gets his own company.
Correct answer: Ozai
Ozai, voiced by Mark Hamill in the English version.
Correct answer: Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, from 2005 to 2008.
Correct answer: To keep balance between the nations and spirits
To keep balance between the nations and spirits, which is a lot to ask of a twelve-year-old.
Correct answer: 12
12, and strictly 112 if you count the iceberg, which he prefers not to.
Want to warm up before playing or double-check something? Open any question to reveal the correct answer and a short explanation.
Correct answer: Appa
Appa is Aang's sky bison and one of the last of his kind. Sky bisons are considered the original airbenders, and Appa has been Aang's companion since childhood.
Correct answer: The Southern Water Tribe
Katara and Sokka are from the Southern Water Tribe, a community at the South Pole that was decimated by Fire Nation raids. Katara is one of the last remaining waterbenders there.
Correct answer: Metalbending
Toph invents metalbending by sensing the trace impurities of earth within refined metal. She becomes the first metalbender in history, and this technique later becomes central to The Legend of Korra.
Correct answer: The cycle ends forever
If the Avatar dies while in the Avatar State, the connection to all previous Avatars is severed and the cycle ends permanently. This is why the Avatar State is as dangerous as it is powerful.
Correct answer: She is his sister
Azula is Zuko's younger sister and daughter of Fire Lord Ozai. She is a prodigy capable of generating blue fire and lightning, abilities that even adult firebenders rarely master.
Correct answer: Ba Sing Se
Ba Sing Se is the largest city in the world of Avatar and the seat of the Earth King's power. Its enormous walls are said to be impregnable, until the events of Book 2.
Correct answer: 3
The series has three Books: Book 1 (Water), Book 2 (Earth) and Book 3 (Fire). Each Book corresponds to one of the elements Aang must master to become a fully realised Avatar.
Correct answer: Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko created the show, inspired by Asian cultures, philosophy and martial arts. They later created the sequel series The Legend of Korra.
Correct answer: The Jasmine Dragon
Uncle Iroh names his tea shop in Ba Sing Se "The Jasmine Dragon." It becomes a haven of peace, and a cover identity, during the events of Book 2.
Correct answer: His own father, Fire Lord Ozai
Ozai burned Zuko's face during an Agni Kai (firebending duel) as punishment for what he saw as Zuko's disrespect in a war council meeting. This event defines Zuko's psychology for most of the series.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Kyoshi
Kyoshi, of the Earth Kingdom, who lived for 230 years and did not suffer fools.
Correct answer: Kuruk
Kuruk, whose lost love is at the heart of the Koh story. The cycle goes Fire, Air, Water, Earth.
Correct answer: Wan Shi Tong
Wan Shi Tong, He Who Knows Ten Thousand Things, and he does not forgive a lie.
Correct answer: Blue fire and lightning
Blue fire and lightning, two rare skills she masters very young.
Correct answer: Zuko
Zuko, in a mask, breaking Aang out of a Fire Nation fortress.
Correct answer: Jet
Jet, who has a straw in his mouth, a crew of orphans, and a very bad plan for a dam.
Correct answer: The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra, from 2012 to 2014, with four Books of its own.
Correct answer: A bear named Bosco
A bear named Bosco, whom he adores, and who is very calm about the whole affair.
Correct answer: The Ocean Spirit
The Ocean Spirit, after Zhao has killed the Moon Spirit, and Zuko's offered hand was refused.
Correct answer: A solar eclipse
A solar eclipse, when firebenders lose their power for a few minutes.