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The Netflix drama quickly became a favorite of audiences with its winning cast and edge-of-your-seat storytelling. See how much you know about Stranger Things!
What game are the boys playing at the beginning of the series?
Chess
Monopoly
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons was first developed in 1974 by Gary Gygax and became a staple of nerd culture by the early '80s.
Frogger
Who is taken by the monster in the first episode?
Dustin Henderson
Lucas Sinclair
Mike Wheeler
Will Byers
The first episode is entitled "The Vanishing of Will Byers."
What name do the boys give the monster?
The Baatezu
The Demogorgon
The Demogorgon is a creature in Dungeons and Dragons known as the Prince of Demons.
The Basalisk
The Beholder
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While searching for Will in the woods, who do the boys meet?
Eleven
One question left unanswered by the first season is whether the existence of a person named "Eleven" means that there are subjects one through ten (and possibly beyond) still held in the lab.
Chief Hopper
Jonathan Byers
Barb Holland
Who is the second person taken by the monster?
Steve Harrington
Nancy Wheeler
Barb Holland
Shannon Purser, who portrayed Barb, had to quit her day job after the show premiered because fans kept showing up there to see her.
Terry Ives
What government agency runs the laboratory where Eleven was held?
The Department of Defense
The Department of Justice
The Department of Energy
After the show became a hit, the Department of Energy released documents showing that they do in fact conduct research on parallel universes.
The Department of Parks and Recreation
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To what food is Eleven particularly partial?
Beanie Weenies
Eggo Waffles
Millie Bobby Brown, who played Eleven, confirmed in an interview that season two will contain yet more Eggo Waffles!
Twinkies
Big Macs
What attracts the monster?
Blood
The monster only shows up when a character is bleeding, except when it takes Will, who was not injured.
Hormones
Alcohol
Eggo Waffles
What does Joyce use to communicate with Will after the monster takes him?
Smoke signals
Morse Code
Christmas lights
Shortly after the show was released, an app was released to allow viewers to create and share their own Christmas light messages.
Semaphore
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What Beetlejuice and Girl, Interrupted actress plays Will's mother, Joyce Byers?
Angelina Jolie
Winona Ryder
Ryder's performance in Stranger Things was widely praised as a return to form for the actress.
Geena Davis
Brittany Murphy
What happens to Eleven when she uses her special powers?
She's temporarily blinded.
Her nose bleeds.
The strain of using her powers has a clear physical impact on Eleven, as her nose bleeds and she's left with no energy even for walking.
She gets headaches.
She has seizures.
How does Eleven first prove to the other boys that Will is still alive?
Through a walkie-talkie
The voice coming through the walkie-talkie is distorted but it is obviously Will; the boys become convinced that Will is still alive.
Through the TV
Through an FM radio
She goes into a trance and speaks with his voice
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What name do the boys give to the dimension the monster inhabits?
The Twilight Zone
The Upside Down
The boys make up the name after a discussion with their science teacher who explains the concept of multiple dimensions using an analogy about an acrobat and a flea.
The Briny Deep
The Inside Out
After being taken to the monster's dimension, where does Will hide?
The school
Benny's diner
Castle Byers
Castle Byers is the name Will gives to his clubhouse, located in the woods behind his home.
Mike's house
What is the name of the government project in which scientists experimented on Terry Ives and Eleven?
Project MK Ultra
This was a real experiment conducted by the military in the 1960's, using LSD on sometimes unwitting suspects to develop chemical weapons to be used against the Soviets.
Operation Northwoods
Operation Overlord
The Manhattan Project
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Where is Will's "body" discovered in episode three?
The woods
The school
The road by his house
The quarry
After the "body" is discovered, Will's father Lonnie Byers returns to Hawkins to apparently comfort Joyce, but Joyce soon discovers that his motivation is really to sue the quarry.
When Will's "body" is discovered at the end of episode three, a Peter Gabriel of what David Bowie classic plays?
"Ziggy Stardust"
"Changes"
"Starman"
"Heroes"
The Peter Gabriel version was not released until 2010, but Bowie's original dates to 1977 and is about two lovers separated by the Berlin Wall.
What does Eleven force the bully Troy to do after an assembly for Will's death at the school?
Cry
Vomit
Pee his pants
When Troy again confronts the boys, Eleven breaks his arm with telekinesis.
Say "I love you" to Mike
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What Clash song does Will sing to himself while he is captured?
"White Riot"
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
The 1982 song was the Clash's only number one hit on the UK charts.
"Rock the Casbah"
"London Calling"
Who breaks into the laboratory in episode five, before being knocked unconscious and wiretapped?
Chief Hopper
Inside the laboratory, Hopper discovers a portal to the Upside Down and residue left behind by the monster.
Mike Wheeler
Eleven
Jonathan Byers
How did Chief Hopper's daughter die?
cancer
Hawkins is a fictional city and largely an homage to the small towns depicted in 1980's cinema.
car accident
influenza
he never had a daughter
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What item belonging to Jonathan does Steve break?
His glasses
His calculator
His camera
Jonathan's favorite hobby is photography, and he captures a glimpse of the monster on film just before it captures Barb.
The windshield of his car
Who does the show imply is Eleven's mother?
Joyce Byers
Nancy Wheeler
Barb Holland
Terry Ives
Chief Hopper finds Terry and discovers that she was experimented on by the government with LSD while pregnant.
What device does Eleven use to facilitate her ability to see the Upside Down?
Geodesic dome
Orgone collector
Sensory deprivation tank
1,200 pounds of Epsom salt were used to allow Eleven to float in the sensory deprivation tank used at the school in episode seven!
Telescope
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How do Nancy and Jonathan attract the monster when they attempt to trap it?
Nancy punches Jonathan in the nose
Jonathan punches Steve in the nose
Shoot a deer
Cut their hands open
In reality, this would be a poor strategy when you are about to engage in close-quarters combat with a monster from another dimension.
What signals that the monster is approaching?
A chill in the air
Flickering lights
The portal to the Upside Down disrupts electromagnetic fields, so whenever something passes through that portal, it interferes with nearby electronics.
Heavy breathing
Ominous music
Who kills the monster?
Chief Hopper
Eleven
Eleven appears to disintegrate the monster, but seems to be destroyed in the process. Whether either or both of them continue to exist is one of the mysteries that viewers hope will be answered in season two.
Jonathan Byers
Steve Harrington
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What holiday is being celebrated at the end of the show?
New Year's Eve
Valentine's Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Will believes that one of his Christmas gifts is an Atari, which was incredibly popular in the 1983 Christmas season but crashed soon thereafter. That failure was largely due to the poor performance of the video game version of E.T. -- a film that Stranger Things pays homage to on many occasions.
What does Chief Hopper leave in the woods in the final episode?
A walkie talkie
A picture of his daughter
Eggo Waffles
Leaving the Eggo Waffles has fueled speculation that Eleven is still alive. Ironically, the actress who plays Eleven says that she hates Eggo Waffles.
His badge
What spell does Will cast to win the D&D quest?
Magic Missile
Fireball
The spell deals 8d6 damage to any target that fails a saving dexterity throw! (That's a lot, for those of you who haven't played D&D.)
Cloud of Daggers
Lightning Bolt
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What does Will cough up in the sink?
A black slug
The slug shows that Will brought something back from the Upside Down with him and likely foreshadows the plot of season two.
Blood
Phlegm
Bile
From what 1986 coming of age film starring River Phoenix, Cory Feldman, and Wil Wheaton did all the boys read during their auditions?
Stand by Me
The movie is about four young boys journey to find a dead body and is based upon a Stephen King novella entitled The Body.
Goonies
IT
E.T.
What twin siblings produced Stranger Things and directed many episodes?
The Duffer Brothers
The Duffer Brothers also wrote for the Fox series Wayward Pines.
The Wachowski Sisters
Giovanni and Marissa Ribisi
The Olsen Twins
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Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin in the series, got his start on Broadway, including playing Gavroche in which one that is based upon a Victor Hugo novel?
Rent
Les Miserables
Matarazzo has also played in a theater production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the television series The Blacklist.
Phantom of the Opera
Cats
Dr. Martin Brenner is portrayed on the show by Matthew Modine. Modine was made famous playing Private Joker in what Stanley Kubrick Vietnam War film?
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
The Deer Hunter
Full Metal Jacket
The film also starred Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine drill sergeant, who brought tremendous realism to his role.
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