Q 01/05

On which website did the Backrooms originate in a 2019 thread?

A) Reddit

B) Tumblr

C) 4chan

D) Discord

Answer · why

C) 4chan

4chan. An anonymous user asked for 'disquieting images that just feel off', and a reply to the yellow-room photo gave the place its name and its first...

Q 02/05

According to the original Backrooms post, what does the place stink of?

A) Old moist carpet

B) Stale cigarette smoke

C) Burnt wiring

D) Wet paint

Answer · why

A) Old moist carpet

Old moist carpet. The founding post builds its dread from the senses: that stink, 'the madness of mono-yellow' and fluorescent lights at 'maximum hum-...

Q 03/05

In which US city was the original Backrooms photograph taken?

A) Oshkosh, Wisconsin

B) Duluth, Minnesota

C) Peoria, Illinois

D) Dayton, Ohio

Answer · why

A) Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Nobody knew where the picture came from until May 2024, when four Discord users traced it to a web page archived in 2003.

Q 04/05

What kind of business had formerly filled the building in the original Backrooms photo?

A) A bowling alley

B) A furniture store

C) A bank

D) A car dealership

Answer · why

B) A furniture store

A furniture store. Its showroom partitions and false inner walls, left standing after the store closed, are what turned one upper floor into a maze of...

Q 05/05

Which hobby shop chain posted the photo that became the Backrooms on its renovation blog in 2003?

A) Hobby Lobby

B) Michaels

C) HobbyTown

D) Games Workshop

Answer · why

C) HobbyTown

HobbyTown. Its local branch posted the pictures as a renovation update, noting water damage that meant the room had to be stripped out; sixteen years ...