Shadowy, vast, and terrifying, the Mind Flayer is one of the most mysterious forces in Stranger Things. This quiz focuses on its nature, powers, and plans.
In Stranger Things, the kids name the massive shadowy entity that looms over Hawkins after which Dungeons and Dragons creature?
The Mind Flayer
The Demogorgon
The Lich
The Beholder
The Mind Flayer is first clearly seen towering over Hawkins in season 2 when it appears to which character in a vision?
Eleven
Will Byers
Mike Wheeler
Jim Hopper
What main weakness of the Mind Flayer do the characters exploit when trying to force it out of Will in season 2?
It is vulnerable to heat
It cannot cross running water
It is weakened by loud music
It can be trapped by mirrors
The tunnels beneath Hawkins in season 2 are part of the Mind Flayer’s what?
Personal lair built by Demogorgons
Hive like network spreading the Upside Down
Underground human settlement
Secret escape route from Hawkins Lab
In season 3, the Mind Flayer gains a new physical form in Hawkins by doing what to rats and people?
Turning them into stone statues
Possessing them and melting them into a flesh monster
Teleporting them directly into the Upside Down
Transforming them into Demogorgons instantly
Who is the primary human host possessed by the Mind Flayer in season 3?
Murray Bauman
Billy Hargrove
Steve Harrington
Jonathan Byers
What do the kids use as a nickname for humans under the Mind Flayer’s control in season 3?
The Taken
The Hollow
The Flayed
The Turned
How is the Mind Flayer’s connection to the human world initially cut off at the end of season 2?
The Russian machine under Starcourt Mall is destroyed
Joyce burns the Byers house to the ground
Eleven closes the main gate at Hawkins Lab
Hopper blows up the tunnels under the pumpkin fields
In season 4, Vecna is shown to have what relationship to the Mind Flayer?
He and the Mind Flayer never interact at all
He is controlled by the Mind Flayer like Billy
He shapes and uses the Mind Flayer’s power as part of his own plan
He created the Mind Flayer in Hawkins Lab
What visual form does the Mind Flayer often take in Will’s drawings and visions?
A huge dragon breathing fire over the town
A horse headed beast standing in the woods
A massive wolf made of lightning
A giant spider like shadow looming over Hawkins
Starter
You know the Mind Flayer is scary, but some details about its plans and powers slipped past you.
Solid
Nice work. You understand how the Mind Flayer operates and how it threatens Hawkins.
Expert!
You could brief Dr. Owens on the Mind Flayer’s behavior, weaknesses, and long term strategy.
Each season reveals a bit more about the Mind Flayer, from shadowy visions to flesh and blood monsters. Rewatching with a focus on its hive mind makes the whole story feel even more connected. Stranger Things Trivia Quizzes
