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131 free Twin Peaks trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
49 free Twin Peaks trivia questions with answers. Welcome to the ultimate Twin Peaks trivia quiz! This challenging quiz tests your knowledge of David Lynch's iconic supernatural mystery series that captivated audiences worldwide. From Agent Dale Cooper to the Black Lodge, see how much you really remember about this legendary show.
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Q 01Which director co-created Twin Peaks with Mark Frost?
David Lynch
David Lynch co-created Twin Peaks with Mark Frost and directed six episodes of the original run himself, from the pilot to the season two finale.
Q 02What population number is displayed on the iconic 'Welcome to Twin Peaks' sign at the town's entrance?
51,201
The sign reads 'Population 51,201'. Lynch and Frost originally wanted 5,120, but ABC thought a town that small would not appeal to viewers, so the number was enlarged.
Q 03Which composer wrote the dreamy Twin Peaks theme and score, a lifelong collaboration with David Lynch?
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti wrote 'Laura Palmer's Theme' in about 20 minutes while Lynch described the scene beside him at the keyboard.
Q 04Which actor, already David Lynch's lead in Dune and Blue Velvet, plays FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks?
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle MacLachlan played Dale Cooper from the pilot through the 2017 revival, where he also plays Cooper's evil doppelgänger.
Q 05What is the illicit casino and brothel across the Canadian border frequented by Twin Peaks residents?
One-Eyed Jack's
One-Eyed Jack's, the casino and brothel just over the Canadian border, is secretly owned by Ben Horne; his daughter Audrey later goes undercover there.
Q 06What is the given name of the mysterious character known as the 'Log Lady'?
Margaret Lanterman
The Log Lady's real name is Margaret Lanterman. She is known for carrying a small log, which she claims speaks to her and provides cryptic messages related to the town's mysteries.
Q 07Which character is the rebellious, curious daughter of the town's wealthiest hotelier?
Audrey Horne
Audrey Horne, played by Sherilyn Fenn, is Ben Horne's daughter; she famously knots a cherry stem with her tongue and later goes undercover in her father's brothel.
Q 08In what year did the original Twin Peaks television series first air on the ABC network?
1990
Twin Peaks premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, captivating audiences with its unique blend of mystery, drama, and surrealism.
Q 09Despite her secret life, Laura was known for volunteering with which local organization?
Meals on Wheels
Laura Palmer volunteered for Meals on Wheels, a detail that highlighted the stark contrast between her public image and her hidden struggles.
Q 10Which Washington state town was a primary filming location for the fictional town of Twin Peaks?
Snoqualmie
While Twin Peaks is fictional, much of the show's exterior filming took place in and around Snoqualmie, Washington, along with nearby North Bend and Fall City.
Q 11Which actor plays Bobby Briggs, Laura Palmer's football-playing boyfriend?
Dana Ashbrook
Dana Ashbrook played Bobby Briggs from the pilot through the 2017 revival, where the former delinquent has become a sheriff's deputy.
Q 12Which FBI Special Agent leads the investigation into Laura Palmer's murder?
Dale Cooper
Dale Cooper arrives in the pilot to investigate Laura's murder, dictating his every observation to 'Diane' on a microcassette recorder.
Q 13What food item is the visiting FBI agent forever praising in 'Twin Peaks'?
Cherry pie
Cherry pie, which Agent Cooper pairs with a 'damn fine cup of coffee' taken black, is his standing pleasure at the town diner.
Q 21Which actress plays Donna Hayward, Laura's best friend, in the first two seasons, before the role was recast for the film?
Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle was replaced by Moira Kelly for the prequel film Fire Walk with Me.
Q 22'Fire Walk With Me' opens with the FBI investigating the murder of which earlier victim?
Teresa Banks
Teresa Banks, a drifter murdered a year before Laura, is the case Agent Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) works in the film's opening act before he vanishes.
Q 23In Twin Peaks: The Return, a dazed Agent Cooper spends most of the season living as whom?
Douglas Jones
Douglas 'Dougie' Jones is the Las Vegas insurance man whose life Cooper stumbles into, winning jackpot after jackpot as 'Mr. Jackpots' while his doppelgänger roams free.
Q 14Laura Palmer's body is found on a riverbank in the Twin Peaks pilot, wrapped in what?
Plastic
Plastic, the image that starts the whole series; in The Return, Cooper's trip back in time makes it vanish.
Q 15In the original Twin Peaks run, what is Sheriff Truman's first name?
Harry
Sheriff Harry S. Truman is the steadfast local law enforcement officer who forms a close working relationship and friendship with Agent Dale Cooper.
Q 16Which room at the Great Northern Hotel does Agent Cooper stay in?
Room 315
Agent Cooper takes Room 315 at the Great Northern; he is shot there in the season one finale, and the 315 key resurfaces in the 2017 revival.
Q 17Which actor plays the deranged former FBI agent Windom Earle?
Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth Welsh played Windom Earle, Cooper's former FBI partner, who escapes an asylum and stalks Cooper through the second season.
Q 18Which of these otherworldly spirits is also known as the One-Armed Man?
MIKE
Al Strobel plays him; the one-armed shoe salesman Phillip Gerard is his human host.
Q 19Which actor played the red-suited little man who dances in the Red Room?
Michael J. Anderson
Michael J. Anderson played the Man from Another Place; his eerie cadence came from speaking lines phonetically backwards, then reversing the film.
Q 20What is the name of the diner owned by Norma Jennings in 'Twin Peaks'?
The Double R Diner
Norma Jennings runs the Double R Diner, the town's gathering place, where Agent Cooper takes most of his meals and the sheriff's men drop in for pie.
Q 24What was the title of the pilot episode of 'Twin Peaks'?
Northwest Passage
The pilot is known as 'Northwest Passage', a name the show carried in development after Lynch and Frost moved its setting to the Pacific Northwest.
Q 25The mysterious 'Red Room' is often associated with which other otherworldly location?
The Black Lodge
The Red Room, with its distinctive red curtains and zig-zag floor, is a waiting room or an antechamber to the Black Lodge.
Q 26Which character does Carel Struycken play in Twin Peaks?
The Giant
The Giant, played by Carel Struycken, first appears to the wounded Cooper in the season two opener and is credited as 'the Fireman' in the 2017 revival.
Q 27Ben Horne's Ghostwood country-club project is intended to replace which local business?
Packard Sawmill
The Packard Sawmill stands on the land Ben Horne covets for Ghostwood Estates; the mill burns down in the season one finale.
Q 28Which actor plays the sardonic FBI forensics expert Albert Rosenfield?
Miguel Ferrer
Albert warms to the townsfolk over time, going so far as to hug the sheriff on a later visit, without ever losing his sharp tongue.
Q 29What kind of bird is Waldo, the witness to Laura's last night at the cabin?
A myna bird
Waldo is a myna bird kept at Jacques Renault's cabin; Leo Johnson shoots it through the sheriff's station window before it can repeat what it heard.
Q 30Laura Palmer's look-alike cousin, who comes to Twin Peaks after her death, is named what?
Maddy Ferguson
Maddy Ferguson, Laura Palmer's identical cousin from Missoula, Montana, arrives in Twin Peaks and becomes involved in the murder investigation.