Penny Dreadful Quiz

Try out this Penny Dreadful quiz to test your knowledge. Penny Dreadful trivia explores the characters, lore, and supernatural threats of the TV series set in a dark, myth-soaked Victorian London.

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Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
What creature is Ethan Chandler revealed to be?
Question 2 · Medium · 20 pts
In the series finale, what does Vanessa ask Ethan to do?
Question 3 · Medium · 20 pts
What became part of the entertainment with the penny dreadful format: the cover art, the next installment, or the binding?
Question 4 · Medium · 20 pts
If a penny dreadful ended with the hero in mortal danger and you had to come back for more, what storytelling device were you just hit with?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
What do the labels "penny dreadful," "penny awful," and "penny horrible" reveal about contemporary naming practices?
Question 6 · Easy · 10 pts
Which phrase was also used for penny dreadfuls: "penny blood," "penny gold," or "penny light"?
Question 7 · Easy · 10 pts
What reading habit were penny dreadful stories designed to encourage?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
What was one big reason penny dreadfuls reached so many readers?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which part of 19th-century publishing did penny dreadfuls belong to?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
What publication pattern did penny dreadfuls rely on?
Question 11 · Medium · 20 pts
What phrase best sums up the classic penny dreadful recipe: expensive realism or inexpensive serialized suspense?
Question 12 · Medium · 20 pts
What did the low cost of penny dreadfuls make easier than buying an expensive book?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Penny dreadfuls became especially prominent during which century?
Question 14 · Medium · 20 pts
Penny dreadfuls are evidence that what existed long before modern clickbait?
Question 15 · Medium · 20 pts
Why is the name "penny dreadful" so sticky in the memory? Because it sounds like a what and a warning?

What creature is Ethan Chandler revealed to be?

In the series finale, what does Vanessa ask Ethan to do?

What became part of the entertainment with the penny dreadful format: the cover art, the next installment, or the binding?

If a penny dreadful ended with the hero in mortal danger and you had to come back for more, what storytelling device were you just hit with?

What do the labels "penny dreadful," "penny awful," and "penny horrible" reveal about contemporary naming practices?

Which phrase was also used for penny dreadfuls: "penny blood," "penny gold," or "penny light"?

What reading habit were penny dreadful stories designed to encourage?

What was one big reason penny dreadfuls reached so many readers?

Which part of 19th-century publishing did penny dreadfuls belong to?

What publication pattern did penny dreadfuls rely on?

What phrase best sums up the classic penny dreadful recipe: expensive realism or inexpensive serialized suspense?

What did the low cost of penny dreadfuls make easier than buying an expensive book?

Penny dreadfuls became especially prominent during which century?

Penny dreadfuls are evidence that what existed long before modern clickbait?

Why is the name "penny dreadful" so sticky in the memory? Because it sounds like a what and a warning?