Hawkins Lab Quiz: Dr. Brenner, Eleven and the Gate

This Hawkins Lab quiz slips past the fences of the Department of Energy facility at the heart of Stranger Things. Play 10 interactive questions on Dr. Martin Brenner, whom Eleven calls Papa, the number tattoo, the sensory deprivation tank, the gate to the Upside Down opened in 1983, the Rainbow Room, the experiments inspired by MKUltra and Vecna's past.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Show
In which show is Hawkins Lab?
Town
Which fictional town is the lab in?
Agency
Which department runs the lab in the story?
Doctor
Who runs the experiments on Eleven?
Papa
What does Eleven call Brenner?
Tattoo
What is on Eleven's wrist?
Tank
What does Eleven use to reach distant places with her mind?
Gate
What did Eleven accidentally open in the lab?
Inspired
Which real secret program inspired the lab's experiments?
Vecna
Which villain was once a test subject at the lab?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which show is Hawkins Lab?
Answer: Stranger Things
The Duffer Brothers created it.
Q2: Which fictional town is the lab in?
Answer: Hawkins, Indiana
The show starts in 1983.
Q3: Which department runs the lab in the story?
Answer: Department of Energy
It is a cover for experiments.
Q4: Who runs the experiments on Eleven?
Answer: Dr. Martin Brenner
Matthew Modine plays him.
Q5: What does Eleven call Brenner?
Answer: Papa
He raised her in the lab.
Q6: What is on Eleven's wrist?
Answer: The number 011
It marks her test subject number.
Q7: What does Eleven use to reach distant places with her mind?
Answer: A sensory deprivation tank
The void appears dark and watery.
Q8: What did Eleven accidentally open in the lab?
Answer: A gate to the Upside Down
She touched the Demogorgon.
Q9: Which real secret program inspired the lab's experiments?
Answer: MKUltra
It tested mind control.
Q10: Which villain was once a test subject at the lab?
Answer: Vecna, also called One
He was Henry Creel.

Secrets Behind the Fences of Hawkins

Hawkins National Laboratory is the secret government facility in Stranger Things, presented as a Department of Energy site in the town of Hawkins, Indiana. The show, created by the Duffer Brothers, begins in 1983, when strange events start after an experiment goes wrong.

Dr. Martin Brenner, played by Matthew Modine, raised children with powers in the lab, including Eleven, who calls him Papa and carries the number 011 on her wrist. In a sensory deprivation tank, Eleven reached out with her mind and accidentally opened a gate to the Upside Down after contacting the Demogorgon.

The experiments echo MKUltra, a real CIA mind control program. Season 4 revealed that Henry Creel, also called One and later Vecna, was once held at the lab and killed many children in the Rainbow Room. The fifth and final season was released in late 2025.

What This Quiz Teaches

TV fans will enjoy these questions.

What the lab is
Who runs it
How Eleven was raised
What gate opened
What inspired the experiments

Did You Know?

Eleven loves Eggo waffles.
The lab sits behind tall fences.
Barb disappears early in season 1.
Will Byers vanishes in the Upside Down.
Hopper is the town's police chief.