The Handmaid's Tale Trivia Questions

92 questions across multiple rounds

A dystopian trivia theme built around The Handmaid's Tale, following June Osborne as a Handmaid forced into reproductive servitude under the totalitarian regime of Gilead.

Sample Questions

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  • What are the white bonnets that block the Handmaids' side vision called? Wings
  • Before Gilead, Commander Lawrence's wife Eleanor held which profession? Art professor
  • What is Gilead's public execution by hanging called? Salvaging
  • What is Janine's Handmaid name while posted to the Putnams? Ofwarren
  • What does the phrase 'Nolite te bastardes carborundorum' mean? Don't let the bastards grind you down
  • What is the title of the book Serena Joy wrote before Gilead? A Woman's Place
  • Which actor guest-starred as High Commander George Winslow? Christopher Meloni
  • What was Commander Fred Waterford's career before Gilead? Marketing
  • Which U.S. state is Nick Blaine originally from? Michigan
  • What are Gilead's secret police and informants called? The Eyes

The Handmaid's Tale trivia works because Gilead's society runs on a dense set of invented ranks, rituals and terminology, giving fans a rich, specific vocabulary to be tested on alongside the show's central characters and plot.

A strong Handmaid's Tale quiz can include June Osborne, Serena Joy Waterford, Commander Fred Waterford, Nick Blaine, Aunt Lydia and Moira, along with Gilead terms like the Colonies, Econowives, Particicution, Salvaging and the Mayday resistance network. The theme works because it rewards fans who track both the characters' fates and the show's dense invented world.

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