Welcome to the world of the Upside Down! If you’re a fan of Netflix’s hit show, Stranger Things, then you’re in for a treat.
Get ready to test your knowledge with this list of 50 trivia questions and answers all about the show! From characters and locations to plot points and lesser-known easter egg facts, these questions will challenge even the biggest fans.
So gather around your friends, get comfy on the couch, and let’s see how well you know Stranger Things!
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85 Stranger Things Trivia Questions And Answers
What is the first episode of the first season of the show called?
Answer: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers.
What is the name of the mall that serves as a central location in season three?
Answer: Starcourt Mall.
Can you name the ice cream parlor at Starcourt Mall where Steve works with Robin?
Answer: Scoops Ahoy!
What is the name of the town where the show takes place?
Answer: Hawkins.
Who created Stranger Things?
Answer: The Duffer Brothers (Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer).
What is the name of the arcade that the characters frequent?
Answer: The Palace Arcade.
What is the name of the boy’s group of friends?
Answer: The Party or AV Club.
What is the name of the government lab in Hawkins?
Answer: Hawkins National Laboratory.
Who is the actress that plays Eleven in the series?
Answer: Millie Bobby Brown.
Who is the chief of police in Hawkins?
Answer: Jim Hopper.
What is the name of the first season’s monster?
Answer: Demogorgon.
What is the name of the second season’s monster?
Answer: Shadow Monster or Mind Flayer.
What is the name of the third season’s monster?
Answer: The Mind Flayer.
The name of the Russian scientist that Hopper takes hostage in season 3 is what?
Answer: Alexei.
What is the name of Eleven’s mother?
Answer: Terry Ives.
Who is Nancy Wheeler’s boyfriend in the first season?
Answer: Steve Harrington.
Who is the first character to be taken by the monster?
Answer: Will Byers.
How many episodes are in the first season of “Stranger Things”?
Answer: 8.
Who is Will Byers’ older brother?
Answer: Jonathan Byers.
What is the name of the girl that Jonathan takes pictures of in the first season?
Answer: Nancy Wheeler.
What state does “Stranger Things” take place?
Answer: Indiana.
Which character says this quote: “Ahoy, ladies. Didn’t see you there. Would you like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me?”
Answer: Steve Harrington.
Which character says this quote: “It’s very metal what you did. That’s all I’m saying.”
Answer: Eddie Munson.
Who is the head of Hawkins National Laboratory?
Answer: Dr. Martin Brenner.
Season 1 of “Stranger Things” takes place in what year?
Answer: 1983.
What is Dustin’s pet in the first season and what was its name?
Answer: D’Artagnan, also referred to as Dart, was a creature originating from the Upside Down.
In what year was the first episode of Stranger Things released?
Answer: 2016.
What is the password to enter Castle Byers?
Answer: ‘Radagast’, the name of a wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings.
Who is the mayor of Hawkins in season three?
Answer: Larry Kline.
Who is the journalist investigating the case in season three?
Answer: Murray Bauman.
What is the name of the group of Russians working under the mall in season three?
Answer: The Grigori.
What is the name of the codebreaker that helps the group in season three?
Answer: Alexei.
What is the name of the man that Joyce starts dating in season three?
Answer: Bob Newby.
Who is the character that Joyce helps escape from the hospital in season three?
Answer: Hopper.
What is Eleven’s favorite food?
Answer: Eggo Waffles.
Of the main kids, which actor is the youngest?
Answer: Noah Schnapp (Will Byers).
What is the name of the Russian base underneath the mall in season three?
Answer: Starcourt Bunker.
What is the name of the arcade game that Dustin and Steve play in season two?
Answer: Dig Dug.
What is the name of the arcade game that Lucas and Max play in season two?
Answer: Dragon’s Lair.
For the Halloween party in season 2, what were Nancy and Steve dressed up as?
Answer: Lana (Rebecca de Mornay) and Joel (Tom Cruise) from the movie, Risky Business (1983).
In season 1, whose death and continued disappearance was overshadowed by Will Byers’ storyline, causing petitions that led to the makers addressing the character’s disappearance in season 2?
Answer: Barbara ‘Barb’ Holland (played by Shannon Purser).
Before working together on the show, Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair) already knew each other, as they had met while doing what?
Answer: Starring in different productions on Broadway at the same time. Gaten was in ‘Les Misérables’, Sadie was in ‘Annie’ and Caleb was in ‘The Lion King’.
Who is the scientist that Eleven seeks out for answers in season two?
Answer: Dr. Owens.
What is the name of the town where Eleven goes to find her mother in season two?
Answer: Chicago.
What is the name of the song that plays during the final scene of season two?
Answer: “Every Breath You Take” by The Police.
Who is the character that becomes possessed by the Mind Flayer in season three?
Answer: Billy Hargrove.
Dacre Montgomery (Billy) is also known for playing which colored ranger in the 2017 Power Rangers film?
Answer: The Red Ranger.
What is the name of the song that Dustin and Suzie sing together in season three?
Answer: “Never Ending Story”.
Which couple from the Stranger Things series eventually started dating in real life?
Answer: Natalia Dyer (Nancy) and Charlie Heaton (Jonathan).
What is the name of the character that helps Eleven uncover her past in season two?
Answer: Kali Prasad, also known as Eight.
What is the name of the government agent that takes over for Dr. Brenner in season two?
Answer: Dr. Owens.
Who is the character that plays the role of the group’s babysitter in season two?
Answer: Steve Harrington.
What is the name of the character that becomes Eleven’s closest friend in season two?
Answer: Max Mayfield.
Who is the character that works as a lifeguard at the pool in season three?
Answer: Billy Hargrove.
Who is the character that helps Steve and Robin escape from the Russian base in season three?
Answer: Dustin Henderson.
Who is the character that becomes a father in season two?
Answer: Jim Hopper.
This main character within the main friend group was the first actor cast in the show. Who was it?
Answer: Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin).
Filming of which season of Stranger Things was interrupted due to the pandemic?
Answer: Season 4.
What is the name of the character that becomes a newscaster in season three?
Answer: Nancy Wheeler.
Who is the character that becomes a reporter in season three?
Answer: Jonathan Byers.
Joseph Quinn plays which character in season 4?
Answer: Eddie.
Each season takes place during a holiday. Season 1 takes place around Thanksgiving 1983, Season 2 on Halloween 1984, Season 3 during July 4, 1985, and Season 4 during what?
Answer: Spring Break 1986.
Where did Dustin meet his girlfriend Suzie in season 3?
Answer: Camp Know Where, a science camp for children.
Max’s theme song in season 4 is _______ by Kate Bush.
Answer: “Running up that Hill” by Kate Bush. The use of the song led it to #1 on the US iTunes chart in the first week of the season’s release. In 1985, the song did not go higher than #30 on the US Billboard chart.
What happens to Eleven whenever she uses her powers?
Answer: She gets a nosebleed.
What is the name of the actress that plays Joyce Byers?
Answer: Winona Ryder.
What is the name of the newspaper where Nancy and Jonathan work in season 3 of “Stranger Things”?
Answer: The Hawkins Post.
What is the name of Lucas’ sister in “Stranger Things”?
Answer: Erica.
Which character says this quote: “Hold onto your butts, brochachos!”
Answer: Argyle.
Which character says this quote: “I can’t believe I’m going to die in a secret Russian base with Steve ‘The Hair’ Harrington.”
Answer: Robin.
Which character says this quote: “My fingers are like arrows! My arms, like iron! My feet, like spears! Resist, and I will end you!”
Answer: Murray Bauman.
The series’s logo resembles the font used on the covers for what?
Answer: The original 1980s editions of Stephen King novels, namely Cujo and Christine.
In season 4, what is the name of the store that the kids go to in order to stock up on weapons and gear?
Answer: War Zone.
In season 4, what is the name of the helicopter that Yuri pretends to fix up in order to fly out of Russia?
Answer: Katinka.
In season 4, Dustin and Mike have joined Hawkins High’s Dungeons & Dragons club, what is it called?
Answer: Hellfire.
Who is the first character to die in season 4?
Answer: Chrissy the cheerleader.
In season 4, where do Steve and Robin work?
Answer: Family Video.
What are the names of Mike Wheeler’s parents in the series?
Answer: Karen And Ted.
What was Victor Creel imprisoned for?
Answer: Creel apparently murdered his family and took their eyes, and is now residing in an asylum.
What is the vision that Vecna’s victims see before they are going to die?
Answer: A vision of a ticking grandfather clock.
What is Vecna’s real name?
Answer: Henry Creel, aka One.
During the Creel household flashbacks, at the time of the murder attack, what song was the radio playing?
Answer: “Dream a Little Dream of Me”.
In the Upside Down, how does Eddie attract/distract the hoard of demon bats?
Answer: He rocks out on the electric guitar.
After the destruction caused by the fight with Vecna, what do the citizens of Hawkins believe has happened to them?
Answer: They think they have survived a terrible earthquake.
What is the name of Jim Hopper’s biological daughter in the “Stranger Things” series?
Answer: Sarah.
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