Stranger Things Trivia Questions Every Superfan Should Try

I’ve always thought Stranger Things is one of those rare shows that turns even casual viewers into accidental experts. You remember random details without meaning to. A song cue, a bike ride, a waffle, a baseball bat with nails in it somehow lives in your brain forever.

One minute you’re casually rewatching a scene, and the next you’re arguing over who joined Hellfire when, which season hurt the most, and whether Steve Harrington has quietly become everybody’s favorite mom.

That’s exactly why Stranger Things trivia is so much fun. This show gives you everything to work with: small-town chaos, supernatural monsters, awkward teen drama, legendary friendships, suspiciously brave children, and enough 80s energy to power an entire arcade. If your group has ever paused an episode just to say, “Wait, what was the name of that place again?” you’re in the right mood for this list.

A quick way to run the game

• Start with the easy round so everyone can get on the board
• Use the harder questions later, once the confidence gets a little too high
• Save the quote round for last because that’s usually where the shouting starts

Easy Stranger Things trivia questions

What town is Stranger Things mainly set in?
Answer: Hawkins

What U.S. state is Hawkins in?
Answer: Indiana

Who goes missing at the start of Season 1?
Answer: Will Byers

What food does Eleven famously love?
Answer: Eggo waffles

What board game do Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will love to play?
Answer: Dungeons & Dragons

What is the name of Will’s mother?
Answer: Joyce Byers

What is the name of Will’s older brother?
Answer: Jonathan Byers

What is the name of the girl with psychokinetic powers?
Answer: Eleven

What is the creepy alternate dimension called?
Answer: The Upside Down

What is the name of Hawkins’ police chief in Season 1?
Answer: Jim Hopper

What number is tattooed on Eleven’s arm?
Answer: 011

What do the boys use to try to find Will in Season 1?
Answer: Walkie-talkies

How does Joyce first communicate with Will after he vanishes?
Answer: Through lights

What is the name of Mike’s little sister?
Answer: Nancy Wheeler

Who is Nancy dating at the start of the series?
Answer: Steve Harrington

What creature do the boys first call the monster in Season 1?
Answer: The Demogorgon

What is Dustin’s last name?
Answer: Henderson

What is Lucas’s last name?
Answer: Sinclair

Who is Mike’s best friend and eventual girlfriend with powers?
Answer: Eleven

What is the first season’s main Christmas decoration that becomes a lifeline for Joyce?
Answer: Christmas lights

Medium Stranger Things trivia questions

In what year does Season 1 take place?
Answer: 1983

What is Eleven’s real first name?
Answer: Jane

What is Eleven’s birth surname?
Answer: Ives

What nickname does Eleven call Dr. Brenner?
Answer: Papa

What school club are the boys part of?
Answer: The AV Club

What is the name of the middle school dance in Season 2?
Answer: The Snow Ball

Where do Max and Billy move from?
Answer: California

What is Max’s full name?
Answer: Maxine Mayfield

What is the name of Lucas’s younger sister?
Answer: Erica Sinclair

What costumes do the boys wear for Halloween in Season 2?
Answer: Ghostbusters costumes

What is the name of Dustin’s pet Demodog?
Answer: Dart

Where do Steve and Robin work in Season 3?
Answer: Scoops Ahoy

What is the name of the mall in Season 3?
Answer: Starcourt Mall

What is the name of Dustin’s girlfriend?
Answer: Suzie

What song do Dustin and Suzie sing together over the radio?
Answer: “The NeverEnding Story”

What is the name of the giant shadow creature in Season 2?
Answer: The Mind Flayer

What store does Bob Newby work at?
Answer: RadioShack

What is the name of the Hawkins newspaper where Nancy and Jonathan work?
Answer: The Hawkins Post

What is Billy’s job in Season 3?
Answer: Lifeguard

What arcade do the kids hang out at?
Answer: Palace Arcade

Hard Stranger Things trivia questions

Who created Stranger Things?
Answer: The Duffer Brothers

What is Hopper’s famous line about mornings?
Answer: “Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.”

What was the original working name for the Upside Down inside Hawkins Lab?
Answer: The Nether

What is the name of Eleven’s biological mother?
Answer: Terry Ives

What number is Kali known as?
Answer: 008

What is Vecna’s real name?
Answer: Henry Creel

Before becoming Vecna, what other subject number was Henry known as?
Answer: 001

Who is the first major victim of Vecna shown in Season 4?
Answer: Chrissy Cunningham

What song helps Max escape Vecna?
Answer: “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”

Who leads the Hellfire Club?
Answer: Eddie Munson

What pizza place does Argyle work for?
Answer: Surfer Boy Pizza

What is the name of the project used to restore Eleven’s powers in Season 4?
Answer: NINA

What is the surname of the family haunted by Vecna before he became Vecna?
Answer: Creel

Which famous horror actor plays Victor Creel?
Answer: Robert Englund

What language does Robin help decode in Season 3?
Answer: Russian

What flavor Slurpee does Alexei love?
Answer: Cherry

What is the name of the Russian prison guard who helps Hopper?
Answer: Dmitri

What nickname is Dmitri also known by?
Answer: Enzo

What is the name of Hopper’s daughter?
Answer: Sara

What illness did Sara Hopper die from?
Answer: Cancer

Character trivia questions

Which character says, “Friends don’t lie”?
Answer: Eleven

Which character is known for his big hair routine and unexpected babysitter energy?
Answer: Steve Harrington

Which character joins the Hawkins High basketball team?
Answer: Lucas Sinclair

Which character is obsessed with radio communication and science gadgets?
Answer: Dustin Henderson

Which character starts out as Nancy’s best friend and disappears early in Season 1?
Answer: Barb Holland

Which character is the Hawkins science teacher the kids go to for help?
Answer: Mr. Clarke

Which character becomes close friends with Steve while working at Scoops Ahoy?
Answer: Robin Buckley

Which character draws maps and clues while trapped in the Upside Down in Season 2?
Answer: Will Byers

Which character is a stoner, a driver, and one of Season 4’s funniest additions?
Answer: Argyle

Which character says she is “ten, you bald bastard” while roasting an adult?
Answer: Erica Sinclair

Which character is Max’s stepbrother?
Answer: Billy Hargrove

Which character runs conspiracy theories straight into actual plot relevance?
Answer: Murray Bauman

Which character dates Mike Wheeler?
Answer: Eleven

Which character has a crush on Vickie in Season 4?
Answer: Robin Buckley

Which character becomes possessed by the Mind Flayer in Season 2?
Answer: Will Byers

Which character gets pulled into the Russian prison storyline and still somehow keeps his sarcasm?
Answer: Jim Hopper

Which character is often called “Mouthbreather” by Steve early on?
Answer: Jonathan Byers

Which character is Mike’s older sister?
Answer: Nancy Wheeler

Which character invents the Cerebro radio tower?
Answer: Dustin Henderson

Which character is most closely linked to the phrase “Papa” in the show?
Answer: Dr. Martin Brenner

Quote and moment trivia questions

Who says, “She’s our friend and she’s crazy”?
Answer: Dustin Henderson

Who says, “Mornings are for coffee and contemplation”?
Answer: Jim Hopper

Who says, “Friends don’t lie”?
Answer: Eleven

Who says, “You can’t spell America without Erica”?
Answer: Erica Sinclair

Who says, “Why are you keeping this curiosity door locked?”
Answer: Mr. Clarke

Who says, “I dump your ass”?
Answer: Max Mayfield

Who says, “Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world”?
Answer: Jonathan Byers

What phrase does Joyce use to prove Will is still alive in Season 1?
Answer: “Right here”

What song plays during Eddie’s big guitar scene in the Upside Down?
Answer: “Master of Puppets”

What game are the boys playing in the very first episode before everything goes wrong?
Answer: Dungeons & Dragons

What nickname do fans often use for Steve because of how he protects the younger kids?
Answer: The babysitter

What object does Eleven crush with her mind in one of the show’s earliest classroom moments?
Answer: A Coke can

What does Hopper leave in the woods for Eleven before she openly returns to town?
Answer: Food and supplies

What do Steve and Robin have to wear while working at Scoops Ahoy?
Answer: Sailor uniforms

What event pulls almost everyone together for a big showdown in Season 3?
Answer: The battle at Starcourt Mall

What object does Max listen to on repeat to protect herself from Vecna?
Answer: Her Walkman

What tabletop club becomes central to Season 4?
Answer: Hellfire Club

What kind of creature attacks Bob Newby in Hawkins Lab?
Answer: Demodogs

What is the name of the homemade salt-bath setup used to boost Eleven’s powers in Season 1?
Answer: A sensory deprivation tank

What’s the best round to use if your group claims they know everything about the show?
Answer: The quote round. That’s usually where the real superfans show up.

By the end of this Stranger Things trivia round, somebody’s going to feel like a genius, somebody’s going to be shocked they forgot a major detail, and somebody will absolutely start arguing about which season was the best. Honestly, that’s part of the fun.

Pass these questions around at your next watch party, send them to your most competitive friend, or use them to settle once and for all who in your group really knows Hawkins best. Just don’t be surprised if one quick trivia round turns into a full series rewatch.