Quiz on Stranger Things

In which decade is Stranger Things set?

• 1980s ✓ (Correct answer)
• 1970s
• 1990s
• 1960s

Source: The show drips with 1980s nostalgia, from Reagan-era malls to synth soundtracks.

What sinister parallel dimension haunts the show?

• The Upside Down ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Backrooms
• The Nether
• The Void

Source: The Upside Down is a decaying mirror of Hawkins, drifting with spores and tendrils.

Which tabletop game do the boys obsessively play?

• Dungeons & Dragons ✓ (Correct answer)
• Warhammer
• Magic: The Gathering
• Risk

Source: Their D&D campaigns give the show its monster names, from the Demogorgon to the Mind Flayer.

Which member of the party has a crush on Eleven from the start?

• Mike Wheeler ✓ (Correct answer)
• Lucas Sinclair
• Dustin Henderson
• Will Byers

Source: Mike found Eleven hiding in the woods in the pilot, and the crush that followed anchors the whole series.

Whose mysterious disappearance sparked the fan campaign 'Justice for ___'?

• Barb ✓ (Correct answer)
• Nancy
• Holly
• Karen

Source: Barb's low-key season-one death sparked a fan campaign so loud Netflix eventually had to acknowledge it.

How does Joyce first try to communicate with the missing Will?

• Christmas lights ✓ (Correct answer)
• A ouija board
• Telephone
• Radio static

Source: Joyce strings alphabet Christmas lights so Will can blink out messages from the Upside Down.

In which fictional U.S. town is Stranger Things set?

• Hawkins ✓ (Correct answer)
• Haddonfield
• Derry
• Arkham

Source: Hawkins, Indiana is the show's home, but the other towns are all famous horror settings from King and Lovecraft.

Despite its 'Department of Energy' cover sign, what is the secret lab's real name?

• Hawkins National Laboratory ✓ (Correct answer)
• Indiana Research Bureau
• Roane County Facility
• Project MKUltra Lab

Source: The public sign reads 'Department of Energy' to mask decades of covert psychic experiments underneath.

What creature name do the kids give the season 1 monster?

• Demogorgon ✓ (Correct answer)
• Mind Flayer
• Demobat
• Vecna

Source: Named after a D&D demon, the flower-faced Demogorgon stalks Hawkins in season 1; the others arrive later.

What gleaming shopping mall opens in season 3?

• Starcourt Mall ✓ (Correct answer)
• Hawkins Galleria
• Cherry Lane Mall
• Bradley's Big Buy

Source: Starcourt Mall draws teens and a hidden Soviet base beneath its food court.

What ability does Eleven mainly use against her enemies?

• Telekinesis ✓ (Correct answer)
• Invisibility
• Pyrokinesis
• Time travel

Source: Eleven moves objects and crushes foes with her mind, usually leaving a trademark bloody nose.

Who plays Eleven in Stranger Things?

• Millie Bobby Brown ✓ (Correct answer)
• Sadie Sink
• Natalia Dyer
• Maya Hawke

Source: Millie Bobby Brown shaved her head for the role and was just twelve when filming began.

What does the Mind Flayer chiefly do to its human victims?

• Possesses their minds ✓ (Correct answer)
• Drains their memories
• Ages them rapidly
• Turns them invisible

Source: The Mind Flayer is a hive-mind that takes control of hosts like Will and Billy across seasons.

What is Chief Hopper's first name?

• Jim ✓ (Correct answer)
• Bob
• Hank
• Earl

Source: Jim Hopper, the gruff Hawkins police chief, becomes Eleven's adoptive father figure.

Which 1980s song shields Max from Vecna in season 4?

• Running Up That Hill ✓ (Correct answer)
• Time After Time
• Every Breath You Take
• Africa

Source: Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' anchored Max to reality and re-topped charts decades later.

Where is Hopper secretly imprisoned in season 4?

• A Soviet prison ✓ (Correct answer)
• An Alaskan base
• A missile silo
• A CIA facility

Source: Hopper, presumed dead, is shipped to a brutal Kamchatka prison guarding a captive Demogorgon.

Which ice cream parlor does Steve work at in season 3?

• Scoops Ahoy ✓ (Correct answer)
• Sailor's Cone
• Anchor Scoops
• Surfer Boy

Source: Scoops Ahoy forced Steve into a sailor uniform, and the show's catchiest summer gig.

Which sibling duo created and directs Stranger Things?

• The Duffer Brothers ✓ (Correct answer)
• The Wachowskis
• The Coen Brothers
• The Russo Brothers

Source: Twins Matt and Ross Duffer poured their 80s upbringing into the show they created and direct.

What was Vecna's birth name, given to him by his parents?

• Henry Creel ✓ (Correct answer)
• Victor Creel
• Martin Brenner
• Peter Ballard

Source: Vecna was once Henry Creel, lab subject One, before Eleven banished him to the Upside Down.

What was the show's original pitch title before becoming Stranger Things?

• Montauk ✓ (Correct answer)
• Eleven
• The Gate
• Project Indigo

Source: It was first set in Montauk, New York, echoing conspiracy lore before moving to fictional Hawkins.