Papers, Please Trivia

Papers, Please trivia highlights the bleak humor, moral tension, and meticulous document-checking that made Lucas Pope’s indie puzzle simulation stand out. Developed and published through 3909 LLC, the game debuted for Windows and OS X on August 8, 2013, followed by Linux in February 2014 and iOS in December 2014.

Easy Papers, Please Trivia

13 questions

These easy Papers, Please trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.

Question 1
Who created Papers, Please?
Answer: Lucas Pope
Papers, Please was created by indie developer Lucas Pope.
Question 2
On what date was Papers, Please first released?
1. A.July 8, 2013
2. B.August 18, 2013
3. C.September 8, 2013
4. D.August 8, 2013
Answer: August 8, 2013
The game's first release date was August 8, 2013.
Question 3
Papers, Please first launched on which platform in 2013?
1. A.Microsoft Windows
2. B.PlayStation 3
3. C.Nintendo 3DS
4. D.Xbox 360
Answer: Microsoft Windows
The game launched for Microsoft Windows in 2013.
Question 4
Which Apple desktop operating system got Papers, Please on its original launch day?
1. A.macOS Sonoma
2. B.tvOS
3. C.OS X
4. D.iOS
Answer: OS X
OS X also received the game on its original launch day.
Question 5
When did the Linux version of Papers, Please release?
1. A.January 12, 2014
2. B.February 12, 2013
3. C.March 12, 2014
4. D.February 12, 2014
Answer: February 12, 2014
The Linux version released on February 12, 2014.
Question 6
When did Papers, Please arrive on iOS?
1. A.December 12, 2013
2. B.December 12, 2014
3. C.November 12, 2014
4. D.December 2, 2014
Answer: December 12, 2014
The iOS version released on December 12, 2014.
Question 7
What kind of game is Papers, Please?
1. A.A racing game
2. B.A fighting game
3. C.A city builder
4. D.A puzzle simulation video game
Answer: A puzzle simulation video game
Papers, Please is a puzzle simulation video game.
Question 8
What is the name of the fictional country where Papers, Please takes place?
1. A.Kolechia
2. B.Grestin
3. C.Obristan
4. D.Arstotzka
Answer: Arstotzka
The fictional country in the game is Arstotzka.
Question 9
What job does the player perform in Papers, Please?
Answer: Immigration inspector
The player works is an immigration inspector.
Question 10
Most of Papers, Please takes place at what kind of location?
1. A.A courthouse
2. B.A train station
3. C.A military base
4. D.border checkpoint
Answer: A border checkpoint
Most of the game takes place at a border checkpoint.
Question 11
In which city is the checkpoint located?
1. A.Arstotz City
2. B.Kolech City
3. C.East Grestin
4. D.West Grestin
Answer: East Grestin
The checkpoint is located in East Grestin.
Question 12
Was Papers, Please developed and published by a big studio or independently?
1. A.By a movie studio
2. B.independently
3. C.By a major AAA studio
Answer: Independently
The game was developed and published independently.
Question 13
Through what company did Lucas Pope publish Papers, Please?
Answer: 3909 LLC
Lucas Pope published the game through 3909 LLC.

Papers, Please Family Trivia

12 questions

These family Papers, Please trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.

Question 1
What is the in-game date shown on the very first workday in Papers, Please?
Answer: November 23, 1982
The first workday begins on November 23, 1982.
Question 2
Which checkpoint is opened after the war, causing the border post to reopen?
Answer: Grestin checkpoint
The border post reopens because the Grestin checkpoint is finally opened after the war.
Question 3
The inspector’s booth works under which government office?
1. A.Ministry of Travel
2. B.Ministry of Records
3. C.Ministry of Admission
4. D.Ministry of Labor
Answer: Ministry of Admission
The booth belongs to the Ministry of Admission.
Question 4
Which family member is listed as one of the inspector’s dependents at home?
1. A.His grandfather
2. B.wife
3. C.His cousin
4. D.His sister
Answer: His wife
One of the inspector’s dependents is his wife.
Question 5
Besides his wife, which child is also part of the inspector’s household?
1. A.His daughter
2. B.His nephew
3. C.His brother
4. D.son
Answer: His son
Another dependent in the inspector’s home is his son.
Question 6
Which in-law does the inspector support at home?
1. A.His father-in-law
2. B.His sister-in-law
3. C.His aunt-in-law
4. D.mother-in-law
Answer: His mother-in-law
The inspector also supports his mother-in-law.
Question 7
Which older relative lives with the inspector’s family too?
1. A.His cousin
2. B.His brother
3. C.uncle
4. D.His grandfather
Answer: His uncle
The inspector’s uncle lives with the family is well.
Question 8
In most workdays, the inspector’s pay depends mainly on what?
Answer: The number of people processed
Wages are usually paid based on the number of people processed each day.
Question 9
If the inspector makes checkpoint mistakes, what official penalty can be issued?
1. A.Trophies
2. B.Vacations
3. C.Promotions
4. D.citations
Answer: Citations
Mistakes at the checkpoint can lead to official citations.
Question 10
What reference item helps the inspector check the current border rules?
1. A.A passport printer
2. B.rule book
3. C.A map
4. D.A calculator
Answer: A rule book
A rule book is used to verify current border requirements.
Question 11
Which booth device is used to check fingerprints and other records?
1. A.document scanner
2. B.The loudspeaker
3. C.The stamp tray
4. D.The wall clock
Answer: The document scanner
The inspection booth has a document scanner for checking fingerprints and other records.
Question 12
What does the inspector use to call the next entrant forward?
1. A.A hand bell
2. B.A passport lamp
3. C.A desk buzzer
4. D.intercom loudspeaker
Answer: An intercom loudspeaker
The inspector can use an intercom loudspeaker to call the next entrant.

Fun Papers, Please Trivia

13 questions

These fun Papers, Please trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.

Question 1
How many issuing nations show up across the game’s documents?
1. A.Eight
2. B.Seven
3. C.Five
4. D.Six
Answer: Seven issuing nations are represented.
The document set in Papers, Please includes seven issuing nations.
Question 2
Which foreign nation sounds like it might also be a moody geography lecture: Antegria or Kolechia?
1. A.Arstotzka
2. B.Cobrastan
3. C.Antegria
4. D.Kolechia
Answer: Antegria is one of the foreign nations in Papers, Please.
Antegria is explicitly listed is one of the foreign nations in the game.
Question 3
A traveler from which nation could legally step up to your booth: Impor or Springfield?
1. A.Impor
2. B.Springfield
3. C.Wakanda
4. D.Hyrule
Answer: Impor is one of the countries whose citizens may approach the checkpoint.
Impor is one of the in-game countries represented at the checkpoint.
Question 4
Which featured nation in Papers, Please sounds like it should come with a dramatic border theme song?
Answer: Obristan is one of the nations featured in the game.
Obristan is one of the named nations featured in Papers, Please.
Question 5
What fictional country in Papers, Please has a name that sounds oddly upbeat for a border queue?
Answer: Republia is one of the fictional countries in Papers, Please.
Republia is one of the fictional countries represented in the game.
Question 6
Which country name in Papers, Please is literally a federation with a very official-sounding title?
Answer: The United Federation is another country represented in the game.
The United Federation is one of the countries represented in the game.
Question 7
At the end of a checkpoint decision, what two words can the inspector stamp onto documents?
Answer: APPROVED or DENIED.
The inspector’s stamps are the classic pair: APPROVED and DENIED.
Question 8
Where does the inspector check the day’s ever-changing rulebook without leaving the desk?
Answer: On the bulletin.
The inspection interface includes a bulletin listing the current day’s rules.
Question 9
If two details don’t quite agree and you want to compare them directly, what tool do you use?
Answer: Inspection mode.
Players can compare two pieces of information by using inspection mode.
Question 10
What feature acts like a paperwork snitch by highlighting mismatched information?
Answer: The discrepancy detector.
The discrepancy detector is the tool that highlights conflicting document details.
Question 11
Which sheet can suddenly make the desk feel a lot more like a police bulletin board?
Answer: The wanted criminals sheet.
A wanted criminals sheet can appear at the inspector’s desk.
Question 12
Which booth upgrade lets you stop guessing and start checking fingertips?
Answer: Fingerprinting.
One booth upgrade adds a fingerprinting feature.
Question 13
Later on, which upgrade helps detect contraband with a more invasive look?
Answer: The search scanner.
The booth later gains a search scanner specifically for contraband detection.

Funny Papers, Please Trivia

13 questions

These funny Papers, Please trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.

Question 1
Which recurring character keeps wandering back into your booth like he forgot he was already denied three times?
Answer: Jorji Costava
Jorji Costava is a recurring comic character in the game.
Question 2
When Jorji confidently invents a homeland on the spot, what fake country does he claim to be from?
Answer: Cobrastan
Jorji Costava claims to be from the fake country of Cobrastan.
Question 3
What inspection tool lets you point at two clashing details and basically say, 'Care to explain this mess?'?
Answer: A discrepancy
The player can question invalid details by pointing out a discrepancy to an entrant.
Question 4
If a traveler’s papers can’t agree on what their own name is, what classic rejection reason have they earned?
Answer: A mismatched name
One frequent reason to reject entrants is a mismatched name across documents.
Question 5
What number-related paperwork blunder can sink an entrant even if they swear everything is 'totally normal'?
Answer: An incorrect passport number
Another common failure is an incorrect passport number.
Question 6
Which passport detail can betray a forged document when the city listed isn’t actually valid?
Answer: The issuing city
An invalid issuing city is grounds for document rejection.
Question 7
What tiny official mark can doom paperwork when it’s mysteriously absent, as if the bureaucracy itself forgot its homework?
Answer: A missing seal
A missing seal can invalidate some official papers.
Question 8
What painfully ordinary problem gets some entrants rejected with all the drama of spoiled milk?
Answer: Expired documents
Some entrants are turned away simply because their documents are expired.
Question 9
Which bright red booth control lets the inspector escalate from 'please wait' to 'guards, this one'?
Answer: The detention switch
The inspector can detain certain entrants using a red detention switch.
Question 10
Who’s the guard you call in when the line produces someone detention-shaped?
Answer: Calensk
A guard named Calensk can help remove detained entrants.
Question 11
During security incidents, which nearby booth feature becomes more than just decorative workplace architecture?
Answer: The guard station
The booth also has a guard station used during security incidents.
Question 12
Which basic body detail can you cross-check when someone’s paperwork says one thing and their actual existence says another?
Answer: Height
An entrant’s height is one of the details that can be cross-checked.
Question 13
During a body scan, what measurement can be checked besides a traveler’s patience level?
Answer: Weight
An entrant’s weight can be checked during a body scan.

Hard Papers, Please Trivia

14 questions

These hard Papers, Please trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.

Question 1
At the 2014 Independent Games Festival, which top overall honor did Papers, Please take home?
Answer: The Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
Papers, Please won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2014 Independent Games Festival.
Question 2
Besides its top festival victory, which specific design-focused award did Papers, Please also win at the 2014 Independent Games Festival?
Answer: Excellence in Design.
At the 2014 IGF, the game also received the Excellence in Design award.
Question 3
Which BAFTA category did Papers, Please win at the 2014 BAFTA Games Awards?
Answer: Strategy and Simulation.
Papers, Please won the Strategy and Simulation award at the 2014 BAFTA Games Awards.
Question 4
At the 2014 BAFTA Games Awards, Lucas Pope personally won which award for Papers, Please?
Answer: Game Design.
Lucas Pope won the BAFTA for Game Design for Papers, Please.
Question 5
Before its BAFTA success, Papers, Please earned which prize at the 2013 IndieCade festival?
Answer: The Grand Jury Prize.
The game received the Grand Jury Prize at IndieCade 2013.
Question 6
Grestin isn’t just one blob on the map—what is the name of the half opposite East Grestin?
Answer: West Grestin.
The city of Grestin is divided into East Grestin and West Grestin.
Question 7
The checkpoint operates on the border between which two nations?
Answer: Arstotzka and Kolechia.
The border checkpoint is specifically located between Arstotzka and Kolechia.
Question 8
What is the name of the underground organization that becomes entangled with the inspector’s work?
Answer: EZIC.
The game features the underground organization EZIC.
Question 9
Which recurring checkpoint guard becomes a notable familiar face over the course of the game?
Answer: Sergiu Arvi.
Sergiu Arvi is the guard who appears repeatedly at the checkpoint.
Question 10
Which recurring entrant is tied to Sergiu Arvi’s storyline?
Answer: Elisa.
Elisa is a recurring entrant connected to Sergiu Arvi’s story.
Question 11
Name the EZIC contact who directly interacts with the inspector.?
Answer: Vonel.
Vonel is an EZIC contact who interacts with the inspector.
Question 12
Coded messages to the inspector are associated with which named figure?
Answer: M. Vonel.
M. Vonel is associated with coded messages delivered to the inspector.
Question 13
For completionists chasing every branch, how many possible endings does Papers, Please have?
Answer: 20 possible endings.
The game has 20 possible endings.
Question 14
One escape-oriented outcome sees the inspector flee to which country?
Answer: Obristan.
One ending path allows the inspector to flee to Obristan.

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Easy Papers, Please Trivia

Who created Papers, Please?

On what date was Papers, Please first released?

Papers, Please first launched on which platform in 2013?

Which Apple desktop operating system got Papers, Please on its original launch day?

When did the Linux version of Papers, Please release?

When did Papers, Please arrive on iOS?

What kind of game is Papers, Please?

What is the name of the fictional country where Papers, Please takes place?

What job does the player perform in Papers, Please?

Most of Papers, Please takes place at what kind of location?

In which city is the checkpoint located?

Was Papers, Please developed and published by a big studio or independently?

Through what company did Lucas Pope publish Papers, Please?

Papers, Please Family Trivia

What is the in-game date shown on the very first workday in Papers, Please?

Which checkpoint is opened after the war, causing the border post to reopen?

The inspector’s booth works under which government office?

Which family member is listed as one of the inspector’s dependents at home?

Besides his wife, which child is also part of the inspector’s household?

Which in-law does the inspector support at home?

Which older relative lives with the inspector’s family too?

In most workdays, the inspector’s pay depends mainly on what?

If the inspector makes checkpoint mistakes, what official penalty can be issued?

What reference item helps the inspector check the current border rules?

Which booth device is used to check fingerprints and other records?

What does the inspector use to call the next entrant forward?

Fun Papers, Please Trivia

How many issuing nations show up across the game’s documents?

Which foreign nation sounds like it might also be a moody geography lecture: Antegria or Kolechia?

A traveler from which nation could legally step up to your booth: Impor or Springfield?

Which featured nation in Papers, Please sounds like it should come with a dramatic border theme song?

What fictional country in Papers, Please has a name that sounds oddly upbeat for a border queue?

Which country name in Papers, Please is literally a federation with a very official-sounding title?

At the end of a checkpoint decision, what two words can the inspector stamp onto documents?

Where does the inspector check the day’s ever-changing rulebook without leaving the desk?

If two details don’t quite agree and you want to compare them directly, what tool do you use?

What feature acts like a paperwork snitch by highlighting mismatched information?

Which sheet can suddenly make the desk feel a lot more like a police bulletin board?

Which booth upgrade lets you stop guessing and start checking fingertips?

Later on, which upgrade helps detect contraband with a more invasive look?

Funny Papers, Please Trivia

Which recurring character keeps wandering back into your booth like he forgot he was already denied three times?

When Jorji confidently invents a homeland on the spot, what fake country does he claim to be from?

What inspection tool lets you point at two clashing details and basically say, 'Care to explain this mess?'?

If a traveler’s papers can’t agree on what their own name is, what classic rejection reason have they earned?

What number-related paperwork blunder can sink an entrant even if they swear everything is 'totally normal'?

Which passport detail can betray a forged document when the city listed isn’t actually valid?

What tiny official mark can doom paperwork when it’s mysteriously absent, as if the bureaucracy itself forgot its homework?

What painfully ordinary problem gets some entrants rejected with all the drama of spoiled milk?

Which bright red booth control lets the inspector escalate from 'please wait' to 'guards, this one'?

Who’s the guard you call in when the line produces someone detention-shaped?

During security incidents, which nearby booth feature becomes more than just decorative workplace architecture?

Which basic body detail can you cross-check when someone’s paperwork says one thing and their actual existence says another?

During a body scan, what measurement can be checked besides a traveler’s patience level?

Hard Papers, Please Trivia

At the 2014 Independent Games Festival, which top overall honor did Papers, Please take home?

Besides its top festival victory, which specific design-focused award did Papers, Please also win at the 2014 Independent Games Festival?

Which BAFTA category did Papers, Please win at the 2014 BAFTA Games Awards?

At the 2014 BAFTA Games Awards, Lucas Pope personally won which award for Papers, Please?

Before its BAFTA success, Papers, Please earned which prize at the 2013 IndieCade festival?

Grestin isn’t just one blob on the map—what is the name of the half opposite East Grestin?

The checkpoint operates on the border between which two nations?

What is the name of the underground organization that becomes entangled with the inspector’s work?

Which recurring checkpoint guard becomes a notable familiar face over the course of the game?

Which recurring entrant is tied to Sergiu Arvi’s storyline?

Name the EZIC contact who directly interacts with the inspector.?

Coded messages to the inspector are associated with which named figure?

For completionists chasing every branch, how many possible endings does Papers, Please have?

One escape-oriented outcome sees the inspector flee to which country?

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