This True Blood trivia quiz covers all seven seasons of HBO's Louisiana vampire drama in 50 free questions with answers: Sookie Stackhouse and the telepathy that made her a target, Bill Compton and Eric Northman, Merlotte's and Fangtasia, the synthetic blood that let vampires come out of the coffin, and the villains of each year from Rene and Maryann to Russell Edgington, the Authority and Hep-V. There are questions on the cast (Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Nelsan Ellis), on Alan Ball and how he found Charlaine Harris's novels, on the title sequence and Jace Everett's "Bad Things", the ratings, the awards, the divisive finale and the reboot that never happened. It starts with questions any viewer will get and builds to ones for people who have watched Bon Temps burn twice. It suits a rewatch party or a solo test of how much you remember. Every answer has been checked against a reference source, and each question shows its explanation and citation once you have answered. Play the full set for a shareable score.
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Q 01In which fictional Louisiana town is True Blood set?
Bon Temps
The name means "good times" in French, which is not how most residents would describe seven seasons of murders and maenads.
Q 02What supernatural ability does waitress Sookie Stackhouse have?
Telepathy
The show later explains it through her part-faerie heritage, revealed in season three.
Q 03On which network did True Blood air from 2008 to 2014?
HBO
It ran seven seasons and 80 episodes, from September 7, 2008 to August 24, 2014.
Q 04The series is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a novel series by which author?
Charlaine Harris
The 13 books ran from Dead Until Dark in 2001 to Dead Ever After in 2013 and were later rebranded as the True Blood novels.
Q 05Which writer created True Blood after finding the first novel in a bookshop?
Alan Ball
The creator of Six Feet Under was killing time before a dentist appointment in a Barnes & Noble when he picked up Dead Until Dark.
Q 06The show's creator had earlier won an Oscar for writing which film?
American Beauty
Alan Ball took Best Original Screenplay for the 1999 film before creating Six Feet Under for HBO.
Q 07What is the brand name of the synthetic drink that let vampires "come out of the coffin"?
Tru Blood
HBO really did sell a carbonated blood-orange soda in the bottle as a promotion.
Q 08What is vampire blood called when humans take it as a drug?
V
Jason's addiction to it in season one leads him to Amy Burley, who ends up murdered like the rest.
Q 09What is the name of the bar where Sookie waits tables?
Merlotte's Bar and Grill
Its owner, Sam Merlotte, is a shapeshifter who tends to keep an eye on Sookie in the form of a dog.
Q 10How old is vampire Bill Compton when he walks into Merlotte's in the pilot?
173
He was turned against his will during the Civil War by his maker, Lorena.
Q 11Eric Northman is the vampire sheriff of which numbered district?
Area 5
The 1,000-year-old Viking runs Fangtasia in Shreveport with his progeny Pam, a former San Francisco brothel madam.
Q 12What is the name of the vampire bar Eric owns?
Fangtasia
The neon-lit tourist trap is where Sookie first meets Eric while hunting a killer in season one.
Q 13Who plays Sookie Stackhouse?
Anna Paquin
She won a Golden Globe for the role in 2009, sixteen years after winning an Oscar at 11 for The Piano.
Q 14The actress who plays Sookie married which True Blood co-star in August 2010?
Q 21The season-two villain Maryann Forrester is what kind of creature?
A maenad
Michelle Forbes played the follower of Dionysus who turned Bon Temps into one long black-eyed orgy.
Q 22Godric, the 2,000-year-old vampire whose disappearance drives season two, is sheriff of which district?
Area 9 in Texas
The Dallas storyline also introduces the anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun church.
Q 23Which supernatural species does werewolf Alcide Herveaux introduce to the show in season three?
Werewolves
Joe Manganiello's character is hired by Eric to help Sookie find the kidnapped Bill.
Stephen Moyer
The Sookie and Bill actors wed in Malibu and had twins in 2012.
Q 15The actor who plays Eric Northman is the son of which Swedish screen veteran?
Stellan Skarsgård
He served 18 months in the Swedish Navy before returning to acting, and later won an Emmy for Big Little Lies.
Q 16Which actor played the short-order cook and medium Lafayette Reynolds?
Nelsan Ellis
The Juilliard graduate won a Satellite Award for the role; Lafayette dies early in the books but fan demand kept him alive on screen.
Q 17Rutina Wesley replaced which actress as Tara after the original pilot?
Brook Kerr
The pilot was shot in summer 2007 and picked up that August, just before the writers' strike halted production.
Q 18Which song plays over True Blood's opening titles?
"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
The sequence by Digital Kitchen was shot in Louisiana in four days and earned an Emmy nomination for main title design.
Q 19The season-one killer, Rene Lenier, turns out to really be a man named what?
Drew Marshall
He murdered women who slept with vampires, faked a Cajun accent and was engaged to Arlene the whole time.
Q 20For killing a vampire, Bill must turn which 17-year-old into a vampire in season one?
Jessica Hamby
The vampire he killed was Longshadow, and Jessica went on to marry Hoyt in the series finale.
Q 24Russell Edgington, played by Denis O'Hare, holds what title?
Vampire King of Mississippi
The 2,800-year-old made his point in season three by murdering a news anchor on live television.
Q 25What is revealed about Sookie's ancestry in season three?
She is part faerie
Her grandfather Niall, played by Rutger Hauer, turns up in season six.
Q 26Which werepanther clan from Hotshot does Jason get tangled up with in season three?
The Norrises
Crystal Norris is his love interest; the Pelts are the werewolf family of Alcide's ex, Debbie.
Q 27When Sookie returns from Faerie in season four, how long has she been gone in Bon Temps?
A year
For her it was a few minutes; in the meantime Bill has become King of Louisiana.
Q 28Who leads the coven of witches that torments the vampires in season four?
Marnie
The spirit of a 16th-century witch, Antonia, possesses her, and one of her spells wipes Eric's memory.
Q 29Which character is shot in the season-four finale cliffhanger?
Tara
Season five opens with Pam turning her into a vampire to save her.
Q 30Bill and Eric are arrested by the Vampire Authority in season five for killing whom?
Nan Flanagan
The American Vampire League spokeswoman had been the public face of vampire rights since season one.