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50 free Wednesday trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Wednesday Addams fan? Put your knowledge of the hit Netflix series to the test with our comprehensive Wednesday trivia quiz. From character details to plot twists and production facts, discover how much you really know about this darkly comedic masterpiece.
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Q 01Who portrays Wednesday Addams in the 2022 Netflix series?
Jenna Ortega
Ortega took fencing, archery, canoeing and German lessons to prepare, and was cast partly to reflect the character's Latina heritage.
Q 02In the Netflix series 'Wednesday,' what is the name of the boarding school Wednesday Addams attends?
Nevermore Academy
The school is her parents' alma mater, a private academy for outcasts and monsters where Wednesday tries to master her visions and solve a murder.
Q 03Which director executive-produced Netflix's 'Wednesday' and directed four season-one episodes?
Tim Burton
Tim Burton was a key creative force behind the series, serving as an executive producer and directing several episodes, shaping its distinctive gothic aesthetic.
Q 04What special ability does Wednesday Addams discover she possesses in the Netflix series?
Psychic visions
Wednesday inherits psychic abilities from her mother and ancestor, allowing her to see glimpses of the past and future.
Q 05What is the name of Wednesday Addams' colorful werewolf roommate in the Netflix series?
Enid Sinclair
Enid keeps trying to befriend Wednesday despite her total lack of interest, and the two go on to win the Poe Cup race together.
Q 06Which real building stood in for Wednesday's boarding school in the Netflix series?
Cantacuzino Castle
The castle in the Carpathian town of Bușteni provided the gothic exterior, topped up with computer-generated imagery.
Q 07In the Netflix series, Wednesday writes unpublished novels about a teen girl detective with what name?
Viper de la Muerte
Wednesday's three unpublished novels star this detective, whom a therapist later suggests is a thinly veiled self-insert.
Q 08What instrument does Wednesday Addams often play in the Netflix series?
Cello
Wednesday is an accomplished cellist, often playing macabre pieces on the instrument.
Q 09What is the name of the disembodied hand that serves the Addams family and assists Wednesday?
Thing
Thing is a sentient, disembodied hand that acts as a loyal companion and helper to the Addams family, especially Wednesday.
Q 10In the Netflix series, what type of psychic is Wednesday Addams, since her visions run dark?
Raven
Ravens have a cynical personality and see negative outcomes in their visions; Wednesday's mother has the opposite temperament.
Q 11Christina Ricci, Wednesday in the 1990s films, played which character in the Netflix series?
Marilyn Thornhill
The seemingly kindly dorm mother is revealed as Laurel Gates, mastermind of the season-one murders.
Q 12In the Netflix series, what is the fictional town called that sits next to Wednesday's boarding school?
Jericho
The whole town was built as a set at Buftea Studios outside Bucharest, and its founder is central to the season-one mystery.
Q 13What record did 'Wednesday' break on Netflix shortly after its release?
Most hours viewed in a single week
Q 21In which US state is Wednesday's boarding school set in the Netflix series?
Vermont
The New England setting was built entirely in Romania, where the whole town next to the school went up on a studio backlot.
Q 22Which actress plays Morticia Addams in the Netflix series 'Wednesday'?
Catherine Zeta-Jones
She was originally cast in an undisclosed capacity and was promoted to the main cast for season two.
Q 23What common nickname is often used for Wednesday, especially in the context of the work week?
Hump Day
'Hump Day' is a popular term for Wednesday, signifying that one has made it over the 'hump' of the work week, with the weekend in sight.
Its 341 million hours in week one edged past Stranger Things 4's 335 million to set the English-language mark.
Q 14What is Wednesday Addams' middle name in most adaptations of the character?
Friday
Her full name is Wednesday Friday Addams; both names come from a days-of-the-week nursery rhyme.
Q 15In the Netflix series, where in New Jersey was Wednesday a student before her expulsion and transfer?
Nancy Reagan High School
It was her eighth school in five years; she had perfect grades the whole way through.
Q 16The English name for the day 'Wednesday' is derived from the name of which Germanic god?
Woden
The name 'Wednesday' comes from the Old English 'Wōdnesdæg,' meaning 'Woden's day,' the Germanic equivalent of the Norse god Odin.
Q 17Who played Wednesday Addams in the 1990s live-action Addams Family films?
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci's portrayal of Wednesday Addams in the 1991 and 1993 films is widely recognized and helped define the character for a generation.
Q 18The first season of Netflix's 'Wednesday' was shot in which country?
Romania
Filming ran from September 2021 to March 2022 in the Carpathian town of Bușteni, with a real castle standing in for the school.
Q 19The Romance-language names for Wednesday (mercredi, miércoles) come from the Latin 'day of' which Roman god?
Mercury
The Romans equated the Germanic god Woden with this deity, which is why the English and Romance names for the day line up.
Q 20Which American cartoonist created Wednesday and her macabre family?
Charles Addams
In his original single-panel cartoons the family members had no names at all; they were only christened for the 1964 TV series.
Q 24Which secret group at Wednesday's school was founded by her ancestor Goody Addams?
Nightshade Society
It began as a group fighting for equality between outcasts and normies and drifted into an elite social club with a hidden library.
Q 25The character Wednesday Addams was named based on a line from which traditional nursery rhyme?
"Monday's Child"
Actress and poet Joan Blake, an acquaintance of the cartoonist, is credited with suggesting the name.
Q 26Which 1981 song by the Cramps plays during Wednesday's much-imitated dance scene?
Goo Goo Muck
Ortega choreographed the dance herself, drawing on Siouxsie Sioux, Bob Fosse and 1980s goth-club footage.
Q 27In the 2019 animated 'The Addams Family' film, Wednesday keeps what kind of pet, named Socrates?
A squid
That version of Wednesday also has braided pigtails that end in nooses, swapped for weights in the sequel.
Q 28In season one, which 17th-century town founder tried to burn Wednesday's ancestor Goody Addams alive?
Joseph Crackstone
Goody survived, killed him and sealed his crypt with a bloodlock made from her own blood, which the season-one villain schemes to break.
Q 29Besides English, German and Italian, which language is Wednesday shown speaking in the Netflix series?
Tagalog
Ortega took German lessons for the part alongside fencing, archery and canoeing.
Q 30Which longtime Tim Burton collaborator composed the theme for Netflix's 'Wednesday'?
Danny Elfman
He co-composed the score with Chris Bacon; the soundtrack also folds in Vivaldi, Elgar and Saint-Saëns.