Q 01/05

Which city is home to the Magnus Institute, the paranormal research body in The Magnus Archives?

A) Birmingham

B) Glasgow

C) London

D) Bristol

Answer · why

C) London

London is home to the Magnus Institute, whose neglected archive new Head Archivist Jonathan Sims sets out to record.

Q 02/05

In The Magnus Archives, which medium captures the statements that resist digital recording?

A) Cassette tapes

B) Wax cylinders

C) Shellac records

D) Reels of film

Answer · why

A) Cassette tapes

Cassette tapes are the only way Jonathan Sims can record some statements while he tries to digitise the archive in season 1.

Q 03/05

Which company produces The Magnus Archives, the horror podcast written by Jonathan Sims?

A) Night Vale Presents

B) Rusty Quill

C) Gimlet Media

D) Audible Originals

Answer · why

B) Rusty Quill

Rusty Quill makes the podcast, which has won more than 40 awards and led to live shows, books and games.

Q 04/05

Which ghost-story writer's tale 'Count Magnus' gave the podcast The Magnus Archives its name?

A) H. P. Lovecraft

B) Algernon Blackwood

C) Sheridan Le Fanu

D) M. R. James

Answer · why

D) M. R. James

M. R. James wrote the favourite story of Jonathan Sims, who grew up reading his collected ghost stories and credits them for his narrative style.

Q 05/05

Which entity, one of the Dread Powers, does the Magnus Institute serve in The Magnus Archives?

A) The Eye

B) The Spiral

C) The Stranger

D) The Vast

Answer · why

A) The Eye

The Eye is the fear the Magnus Institute serves, a truth Jonathan Sims only learns at the end of season 2.