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Wednesday (TV Series) Quiz
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First question:

Wednesday is a spin-off series centred on which fictional family, originally created by cartoonist Charles Addams?

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Wednesday (TV Series)

1easyWednesday is a spin-off series centred on which fictional family, originally created by cartoonist Charles Addams?

💡 The Addams Family🔍

Charles Addams first drew the Addams Family characters for The New Yorker magazine in 1938, decades before they became a TV phenomenon.

2easyWhich streaming platform released Wednesday in November 2022?

💡 Netflix🔍

Wednesday broke Netflix records upon its release, becoming the most-watched English-language series in the platform's history at the time, accumulating over 1 billion viewing hours in its first month.

3easyWhich young actress plays the title role of Wednesday Addams in the series?

💡 Jenna Ortega🔍

Jenna Ortega reportedly learned to play the cello specifically for her role as Wednesday Addams, practising for hours each day to perform the iconic Thing & Wednesday duet scene.

4mediumWhich legendary Hollywood director directed the first four episodes of Wednesday's first season?

💡 Tim Burton🔍

Tim Burton's gothic visual style was considered a perfect fit for the Addams Family universe, and he also served as an executive producer on the series.

5mediumWhich 1981 song by The Cramps did Wednesday Addams dance to at the Rave'N school dance, in a scene that went viral?

💡 Goo Goo Muck🔍

Jenna Ortega choreographed Wednesday's iconic dance herself, and the scene helped propel 'Goo Goo Muck' by The Cramps back into the charts over 40 years after its release.

6mediumWhich actress, famous for playing the original Wednesday Addams in the 1990s films, appears in the Netflix series in a new role as the school's dorm mother?

💡 Christina Ricci🔍

Christina Ricci plays Marilyn Thornhill, the dorm mother at Nevermore Academy — a delightful nod to the franchise's history, with the original Wednesday Addams now keeping watch over a new generation of outcasts.

7mediumWhat is the name of the disembodied hand that serves as Wednesday's loyal companion and helper throughout the series?

💡 Thing🔍

Thing has been part of the Addams Family since the original 1960s TV series, but the Netflix show gave the character a much more active and expressive role than ever before.

8hardWhat is the full name of the sheriff of Jericho in season one, who has a complicated relationship with Wednesday throughout the series?

💡 Donovan Galpin🔍

Sheriff Galpin's complicated relationship with Wednesday is deepened by the fact that his son Tyler turns out to be the Hyde monster at the centre of the season's mystery.

9hardWhat is the full name of the pilgrim founder whose resurrection serves as the central threat in season one of Wednesday?

💡 Joseph Crackstone🔍

Joseph Crackstone was a Puritan pilgrim who founded Jericho and imprisoned outcasts in his meeting house before burning it down — his resurrection by a possessed Tyler forms the climax of season one.

10hardWhat is the name of the coffee shop in the town of Jericho where Wednesday frequently visits and takes on a part-time job during season one?

💡 The Weathervane🔍

Wednesday's stint at The Weathervane is where she meets barista Tyler Galpin, who becomes a significant figure in the season one mystery.

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