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The Handmaid's Tale Trivia Quiz

The Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" has a variety of wild twists and turns. This quiz covers some of the interesting moments in the earlier seasons of the series.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mswolverine. Estimated time: 2 mins.

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Author
Mswolverine

Time
2 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
419,648

Updated
May 26 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which board game did commander Waterford play with June in secret? Hint

Monopoly

Checkers

Chess

Scrabble

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which phrase does June find etched into her closet at the Waterford home? Hint

"Blessed be the fruit"

"Nolite te bastardes carborundorum"

"May the lord open"

"Long live America"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why does Serena lose a finger? Hint

A Martha attacked her

She had a gardening accident

She reads the Bible out loud at a commanders meeting

She was caught writing

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why does Janine lose an eye? Hint

For attacking a wife

From a fight

In an accident at Loaves and Fishes

For talking back to the aunts

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the father of baby Nichole? Hint

Nick

Joseph

Fred

Luke

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Nick's real job within Gilead while living at the Waterford home? Hint

Eye

Guardian

Driver

Commander

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did June name her second child at birth? Hint

Holly

Moira

Nichole

Rita

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did June name her second child after? Hint

Her mom

Her aunt

Her best friend

Her grandmother

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which organization leads the secret rebellion within Gilead? Hint

The Canadian government

A labor union

Mayday

The American government

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did June think her mother ended up within Gilead? Hint

The colonies

As an econowife

As a Martha

On the wall

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which board game did commander Waterford play with June in secret?

Answer: Scrabble

Women in Gilead are not allowed to read or write. This made playing Scrabble particularly dangerous.

2. Which phrase does June find etched into her closet at the Waterford home?

Answer: "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum"

This phrase means "Don't let the bastards get you down". It became a symbol of resistance within Gilead.

3. Why does Serena lose a finger?

Answer: She reads the Bible out loud at a commanders meeting

In Gilead, women are not allowed to read or write. The punishment for doing so is amputation of a finger or a hand.

4. Why does Janine lose an eye?

Answer: For talking back to the aunts

Janine is combative after being captured by Gilead. The aunts make an example out of her by removing one of her eyes as punishment for being disobedient.

5. Who is the father of baby Nichole?

Answer: Nick

Nick and June carry on a secret relationship throughout the series. Many people in Gilead are unaware that baby Nichole is not the biological daughter of commander Waterford.

6. What was Nick's real job within Gilead while living at the Waterford home?

Answer: Eye

Nick was thought to be a driver. He was really an eye living in the Waterford home.

7. What did June name her second child at birth?

Answer: Holly

At birth June named the baby Holly. Serena later changed the baby's name to Nichole.

8. Who did June name her second child after?

Answer: Her mom

June and her mother had a contentious relationship. Despite this, she named her second child after her mother.

9. Which organization leads the secret rebellion within Gilead?

Answer: Mayday

Mayday is the organization that fights back against Gilead throughout the series.

10. Where did June think her mother ended up within Gilead?

Answer: The colonies

June sees her mother in a video of women working at the colonies and assumes she is still there.

Source: Author Mswolverine

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