Supernatural (American TV series) - Quiz
  • 1. Who directed the writing team of Supernatural?
A) Singer
B) Kripke
C) Carver
D) Gamble
  • 2. What website did the writing staff use to research folklore?
A) Google Books
B) Fandom
C) Wikipedia
D) IMDb
  • 3. What book inspired the first names of the Winchester brothers?
A) The Hero's Quest
B) The Winchester Mystery
C) American Folklore
D) On the Road
  • 4. What was the original surname planned for the brothers?
A) Singer
B) Winchester
C) Ford
D) Harrison
  • 5. The surname 'Winchester' was chosen as a tribute to what?
A) Winchester Mystery House
B) Harrison Ford
C) A local legend
D) A rock musician
  • 6. At what point in the first season was the monster-of-the-week format dropped?
A) The first episode
B) The tenth episode
C) The season finale
D) The fifth episode
  • 7. Why did the writers kill off John Winchester?
A) To avoid diluting the show's plotlines
B) Because the actor left
C) To end the series early
D) To focus on the brothers' relationship
  • 8. In which season were angels introduced?
A) Sixth season
B) Fifth season
C) Fourth season
D) Third season
  • 9. What was intended to be the series finale before the 2010 renewal?
A) The tenth episode
B) The fifth season premiere
C) The series pilot
D) Swan Song
  • 10. Who became the showrunner after Kripke departed?
A) Singer
B) Gamble
C) Carver
D) Dabb
  • 11. What structure did Dabb use from the twelfth season to the end?
A) A single climactic arc
B) A monster-of-the-week format
C) A cyclical structure
D) A parallel story arc
  • 12. The Winchester brothers often use aliases inspired by which group?
A) Members of Led Zeppelin
B) Famous urban legends
C) The writing staff
D) Classic film stars
  • 13. What did Carver do to extend storylines in seasons 8–10?
A) Introduced new villains
B) Killed off main characters
C) Changed the setting
D) Used a reset
  • 14. What types of episodes are included in nearly every season?
A) Documentary-style episodes
B) Black and white episodes
C) Musical episodes
D) Episodes that break the fourth wall
  • 15. What was the initial intended format for the show?
A) Serialized drama
B) Anthology series
C) Monster-of-the-week
D) Reality show
  • 16. Which vehicle do Sam and Dean consider their real home?
A) 1965 Pontiac GTO
B) 1971 Ford Mustang
C) 1969 Dodge Charger
D) 1967 Chevrolet Impala
  • 17. What is the primary way the brothers usually find supernatural events?
A) Receiving tips from the police
B) Searching newspapers and websites
C) Consulting local psychics
D) Listening to emergency radio scanners
  • 18. Which agency do Sam and Dean commonly impersonate to bypass local police?
A) Department of Homeland Security
B) FBI
C) Interpol
D) CIA
  • 19. Who is credited with characterizing the brothers' father's journal as a deus ex machina?
A) Leandra Parris
B) Denisse Morales
C) Sarah Elaine Neill
D) Rebecca Stone Gordon
  • 20. What is a common method used to ward off ghosts or demons?
A) Using iron chains
B) Planting garlic
C) Salting
D) Burning incense
  • 21. How did Bobby describe the concept of found family?
A) Family is the only thing that matters
B) We are only as strong as our family
C) Blood is thicker than water
D) Family don't end with blood
  • 22. What specific type of music do the brothers listen to while driving?
A) 1980s heavy metal
B) 1960s folk music
C) 1970s classic rock
D) 1990s grunge
  • 23. How is Hell depicted under Crowley's rule?
A) A dark, empty void
B) A frozen wasteland
C) A volcanic landscape
D) An endless, bureaucratic waiting line
  • 24. Which metafictional episode features the brothers trapped in a series of television show parodies?
A) Monster Movie
B) Fan Fiction
C) The French Mistake
D) Changing Channels
  • 25. In 'The French Mistake', what are the brothers sent to the real world as?
A) Actors Padalecki and Ackles
B) Supernatural entities
C) Government agents
D) Television critics
  • 26. What does the 1967 Impala represent for the brothers?
A) Wealth and status
B) Masculinity, freedom, and independence
C) Their connection to their mother
D) A family legacy of crime
  • 27. Which characters are commonly used by the brothers to combat supernatural entities?
A) Lucifer, Michael, and Raphael
B) Gordon, Rufus, and Ellen
C) John, Mary, and Adam
D) Bobby, Castiel, and Crowley
  • 28. How does the show portray the ethical binary of angels and demons?
A) Angels are always good and demons are always bad
B) Both angels and demons are portrayed as neutral
C) Angels are always bad and demons are always good
D) It blurs it by featuring cruel angels and kindly demons
  • 29. What does Sam usually do during the investigation process?
A) Drive the Impala to the next town
B) Purchase weapons
C) Research using libraries and the internet
D) Interrogate suspects
  • 30. Which actor joined the cast in the fourth season as the angel Castiel?
A) Osric Chau
B) Mark Pellegrino
C) Alexander Calvert
D) Misha Collins
  • 31. Which character is described as a powerful young Nephilim?
A) Castiel
B) Jack Kline
C) Gabriel
D) Crowley
  • 32. Which character turns out to be God?
A) Metatron
B) Dick Roman
C) Chuck Shurley
D) Amara
  • 33. Who played the thief Bela Talbot in the third season?
A) Katie Cassidy
B) Alona Tal
C) Lauren Cohan
D) Genevieve Cortese
  • 34. In which seasons was Mark Pellegrino a main cast member as the vessel for Lucifer?
A) 10–12
B) 12–14
C) 5–6
D) 13–15
  • 35. Which character is known as the Trickster?
A) Metatron
B) Crowley
C) Gabriel
D) Azazel
  • 36. Which actress played Ruby in the fourth season?
A) Katie Cassidy
B) Samantha Ferris
C) Lauren Cohan
D) Genevieve Cortese
  • 37. Who is the hacker character that assists the brothers?
A) Bela Talbot
B) Charlie Bradbury
C) Jo Harvelle
D) Kevin Tran
  • 38. Which character is introduced as a prophet?
A) Castiel
B) Kevin Tran
C) Jack Kline
D) Chuck Shurley
  • 39. How many seasons did Supernatural run for?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
  • 40. In what year did Supernatural end?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2019
D) 2018
  • 41. Where was the production of Supernatural based?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Vancouver, British Columbia
C) Toronto, Ontario
D) Los Angeles, California
  • 42. Which band performed the classic rock song 'Carry On Wayward Son'?
A) Boston
B) Kansas
C) Styx
D) Journey
  • 43. What is the name of the demon responsible for killing Sam and Dean's mother?
A) Crowley
B) Ruby
C) Lilith
D) Azazel
  • 44. Who is revealed to be the prophet and novelist Chuck Shurley?
A) God
B) Lucifer
C) Metatron
D) Michael
  • 45. Which of the following is an entity known as the Darkness?
A) Amara
B) Lilith
C) Abaddon
D) Rowena MacLeod
  • 46. What award did Supernatural win nine times?
A) People's Choice Awards
B) Golden Globe Awards
C) Primetime Emmy Awards
D) Saturn Awards
  • 47. Which spin-off of Supernatural aired from 2022 to 2023?
A) Ghostfacers
B) The Winchesters
C) Bloodlines
D) Wayward Sisters
  • 48. Where do angels and demons reside after death according to the series?
A) Hell
B) Heaven
C) Purgatory
D) The Empty
  • 49. How long did Eric Kripke develop the concept of Supernatural before it was picked up?
A) Two years
B) One year
C) Five years
D) More than ten years
  • 50. What show was Kripke's initial pitch for Supernatural modeled after?
A) Route 66
B) Star Wars
C) Kolchak: The Night Stalker
D) The X-Files
  • 51. How did Kripke describe the show's theme?
A) Star Wars in truck-stop America
B) Gothic horror in modern times
C) A tabloid reporter's travelogue
D) Family dynamics in the afterlife
  • 52. Who was commissioned by The WB to direct the pilot?
A) Robert Singer
B) Eric Kripke
C) David Nutter
D) McG
  • 53. When was the Supernatural project greenlit?
A) January 2005
B) March 2004
C) January 2007
D) February 2010
  • 54. Who was an executive producer for the pilot episode?
A) Andrew Dabb
B) Sera Gamble
C) Jeremy Carver
D) McG
  • 55. How many seasons did Kripke originally plan for the series to run?
A) Ten seasons
B) Seven seasons
C) Five seasons
D) Three seasons
  • 56. Which series did Eric Kripke work on after leaving Supernatural?
A) Kolchak
B) Revolution
C) The X-Files
D) Route 66
  • 57. What major event caused a production pause from March to August 2020?
A) The end of the lead actors' contracts
B) The 2007-2008 WGA strike
C) The COVID-19 pandemic
D) Budget cuts
  • 58. When did Padalecki, Ackles, and Collins reveal the final season?
A) January 2005
B) August 2020
C) February 2010
D) March 22, 2019
  • 59. Which show did Ackles have a recurring role in from 1998 to 2003?
A) Dawson's Creek
B) Smallville
C) Gilmore Girls
D) The X-Files
  • 60. Which show did Padalecki appear in from 2000 to 2007?
A) Gilmore Girls
B) Dawson's Creek
C) Angel
D) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • 61. What did Ackles attribute the casting of the leads to?
A) Immediate chemistry during their audition
B) Previous experience with The WB
C) The director's personal preference
D) Their physical resemblance
  • 62. Who believed his role as Bobby would only be for the first-season finale?
A) Pellegrino
B) Beaver
C) Sheppard
D) Collins
  • 63. Which of these shows was filmed locally in Vancouver and contributed actors to Supernatural?
A) The X-Files
B) Gilmore Girls
C) Dawson's Creek
D) Smallville
  • 64. Who noted that the casting strategy was used to attract viewers?
A) Ackles
B) Erin Giannini
C) Kripke
D) Padalecki
  • 65. Who was the production designer for the series?
A) Jerry Wanek
B) Jensen Ackles
C) Eric Kripke
D) Jared Padalecki
  • 66. How many American motel and hotel room sets did Jerry Wanek design during the 15-year production?
A) 150
B) 125
C) 200
D) 176
  • 67. What kind of aesthetic did the motel rooms provide for the dark settings?
A) Minimalist aesthetic
B) Futuristic aesthetic
C) Americana aesthetic
D) Victorian aesthetic
  • 68. What was located in the trunk of the 1967 Impala?
A) Emergency medical supplies
B) A cache for hidden weapons
C) A library of books
D) Extra clothing
  • 69. What color jacket does Sam usually wear?
A) Green
B) Brown
C) Black
D) Blue
  • 70. Dean's style is compared to which Star Wars character?
A) Luke Skywalker
B) Darth Vader
C) Ford (Han Solo)
D) Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • 71. Who does Castiel resemble when taking human guise?
A) A tax accountant
B) A wandering drifter
C) A local sheriff
D) A private investigator
  • 72. Which fictional character is mentioned as having a similar trench coat style to Castiel?
A) Doctor Who
B) John Constantine
C) James Bond
D) Sherlock Holmes
  • 73. Which actor is mentioned as an inspiration for Castiel's look?
A) Clint Eastwood
B) Harrison Ford
C) James Dean
D) Humphrey Bogart
  • 74. Where was the Supernatural pilot filmed?
A) Vancouver
B) Los Angeles
C) New York
D) Chicago
  • 75. Where was the majority of Supernatural filmed?
A) Los Angeles Studios
B) Universal Studios
C) Paramount Pictures
D) Canadian Motion Picture Park Studios
  • 76. What was the typical filming duration for one episode of Supernatural?
A) Ten days
B) Eight days
C) Two weeks
D) Five days
  • 77. Who was the primary cinematographer for the series?
A) Eric Kripke
B) Robert Singer
C) Bradley S. Creasser
D) Serge Ladouceur
  • 78. How many episodes did Serge Ladouceur film?
A) 327
B) 320
C) 300
D) 310
  • 79. What expressionist lighting style did Supernatural adapt from The X-Files?
A) High-key lighting
B) Chiaroscuro
C) Soft-focus lighting
D) Technicolor
  • 80. What process was used in the first season to desaturate colors?
A) Digital bleach bypass
B) Infrared cinematography
C) Polarization process
D) Color grading filter
  • 81. What was the name of the rig used for profile driving shots of the Impala?
A) Highways
B) Impala-Rig
C) Drive-Cam
D) Speedway
  • 82. Which episode used handheld cameras to mimic found-footage?
A) Scoobynatural
B) Monster Movie
C) Ghostfacers
D) The French Mistake
  • 83. Which episode was shot in black and white as a nod to Universal films?
A) Scoobynatural
B) The French Mistake
C) Ghostfacers
D) Monster Movie
  • 84. Who served as the visual effects supervisor for Supernatural?
A) Jared Padalecki
B) Jensen Ackles
C) Eric Kripke
D) Ivan Hayden
  • 85. What technique did the team use to make areas appear darker and colder?
A) Reducing camera exposure
B) Wetting down floors
C) Using CGI overlays
D) Painting the walls black
  • 86. Which genre heavily influenced the depiction of the spiritual world in the early seasons?
A) French art house films
B) Western cinema
C) Japanese horror films
D) Classical mythology
  • 87. What is the primary way angels reveal their true nature?
A) Levitating objects
B) Speaking in dead languages
C) A halo of fire
D) Wings' shadows or blinding white light
  • 88. Which theme was integrated into the show following the mid-2000s surge in cinematic horror?
A) Musical numbers
B) Torture themes
C) Political satire
D) Time travel
  • 89. What type of music is used to contrast victims' lives with the brothers' world?
A) Contemporary music
B) Classic rock
C) Silent score
D) Instrumental Americana
  • 90. What age demographic did WB president David Janollari want to target?
A) 18-to-49-year-olds
B) 12-to-34-year-olds
C) 25-to-54-year-olds
D) All ages
  • 91. On what platform was the pilot episode made available for a week before its 2005 debut?
A) iTunes
B) Yahoo
C) Netflix
D) YouTube
  • 92. Supernatural holds the record for being the longest-running series on which network?
A) TNT
B) The WB
C) The CW
D) ITV
  • 93. What was the title of the documentary that looked back on the first nine seasons?
A) The Winchester Legacy
B) A Very Special Supernatural Special
C) The Long Road Home
D) The History of Supernatural
  • 94. Why were many original rock songs replaced when the show was released on Netflix and iTunes?
A) The original artists requested removal
B) Music licensing issues
C) The music was too outdated
D) The fans requested new songs
  • 95. In which country did the series become the first commercial program made available for free digital download before television transmission?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) Australia
  • 96. Which cable network acquired the syndication rights for the show in 2009?
A) AXN
B) TNT
C) Space
D) ITV
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