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The master of horror has provided a number of memorable lines - Heeeeeere's Stephen!
9 quizzes and 125 trivia questions.
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  Quotes From Stephen King Novels And Short Stories   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz contains quotes from the works of Stephen King, both novels and short stories. I provide the quotes and you decide which story each is from.
Average, 20 Qns, DillPickle, Nov 01 14
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DillPickle
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  Stephen King's Last Lines   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Identify a King book by its last line - must be pretty easy for a fan (these do include epilogues and such).
Difficult, 20 Qns, Funky_Nickie, May 30 13
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Funky_Nickie
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  Lines from Stephen King books   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz has quotes or lines from Stephen King books. I will give you the quote or line, you pick the book. Have fun!!!
Average, 15 Qns, YourMomma711, Sep 02 23
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YourMomma711
Sep 02 23
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  Stephen King Books' First Lines    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The first lines from novels and short stories by Stephen King will be given and you will have to decide which book the line is from.
Average, 15 Qns, HoneyBob, Dec 28 20
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HoneyBob
Dec 28 20
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  First Lines in King Novels    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Can you pick the novel with this opening line?
Average, 15 Qns, wallos, Jul 24 14
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wallos
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  Stephen King Novels - First Lines    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give you the first line from a Stephen King novel - you tell me which novel.
Average, 10 Qns, Amo_101, Apr 15 18
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Amo_101
Apr 15 18
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  Stephen King Short Story Openers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the opening lines of Stephen King's short stories. Also includes novellas. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, agwooding1, Jun 09 14
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agwooding1
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  What Stephen King Quotes    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As we all know, Stephen King always starts his books with a quote or two from songs, poems, or novels. Now let's see if you remember them. I provide the quote, you tell me in which King novel they appear. This quiz does NOT include Richard Bachman!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Jan 25 12
Very Difficult
PearlQ19 gold member
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  Missing Words in Quotes from Stephen King Novels    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten fill in the blank questions getting increasingly difficult.
Difficult, 10 Qns, 142857, Jul 14 02
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Quotes from Stephen King Novels Trivia Questions
1. "I've got a good job now, and no reason to feel glum." Which story is this from?

From Quiz Stephen King Short Story Openers

Answer: Everything's Eventual

"Everything's Eventual," was a short story from "Everything's Eventual," and was good enough for Stephen King to name the collection after it.

2. 'This is a story of a lover's triangle, I suppose you'd say'.

From Quiz Stephen King Novels - First Lines

Answer: Christine

'Christine' was first published in 1983. It is about Arnie Cunningham and his obsession with his '58 Plymouth Fury. It was made into a film in 1983.

3. "They're in those houses," Mark said tightly. "Right now, in all those houses. Behind the shades. In beds and closets and cellars. Under the floors. Hiding."

From Quiz Lines from Stephen King books

Answer: Salem's Lot

This was Stephen King's second book, published in 1975, and later made into a movie.

4. Which novel features a lot of quotes from "Paterson" by William Carlos Williams?

From Quiz What Stephen King Quotes

Answer: It

"They begin! The perfections are sharpened..."

5. (Firestarter) Very Easy: "Daddy, I'm _____."

From Quiz Missing Words in Quotes from Stephen King Novels

Answer: tired

This was said by Charlie, who was being chased down the streets of New York by "Shop" agents, as was her father.

6. '"Daddy, I'm tired" the little girl in the red pants and green blouse said fretfully.'

From Quiz First Lines in King Novels

Answer: Firestarter

Pretty easy. Charlie says this to her father as they keep on the run from The Shop.

7. 'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.'

From Quiz Stephen King Books' First Lines

Answer: The Gunslinger & Gunslinger

'The Gunslinger' is, of course, the first book in the amazing 'Dark Tower' series.

8. 'And that was how Louis met Judson Crandell, the man who should have been his father.'

From Quiz Quotes From Stephen King Novels And Short Stories

Answer: 'Pet Sematary'

Louis Creed meets the man who should have been his father in 'Pet Sematary'.

9. "Miss Sidley was her name, and teaching was her game." Which story is this from?

From Quiz Stephen King Short Story Openers

Answer: Suffer the Little Children

This short story was in the "Nightmares and Dreamscapes," collection. This is one of my favourite short stories by Stephen King and is about a teacher who begins to realise that her entire class of children have been taken over by a strange alien race. She eventually vows to do something about it.

10. 'Daddy, I'm tired', the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully. 'Can't we stop?'

From Quiz Stephen King Novels - First Lines

Answer: Firestarter

'Firestarter' was first published in 1980. It is about a little girl called Charlie who can light fires with her mind. It was made into a film in 1984 starring Drew Barrymore and in 2002 a TV movie sequal was made called 'Firestarter: Rekindled'.

11. "An old blue Ford pulled into the guarded parking lot that morning, looking like a small, tired dog after a hard run."

From Quiz Lines from Stephen King books

Answer: The Long Walk

This is the first line in Richard Bachman's second book, "The Long Walk."

12. Which book begins with the Ray Bradbury quote "It was a pleasure to burn"?

From Quiz What Stephen King Quotes

Answer: Firestarter

From "Fahrenheit 451". Quite a macabre quote, but very suitable somehow.

13. (Needful Things) Very Easy: "Enter freely, and leave some of the _________ you bring!"

From Quiz Missing Words in Quotes from Stephen King Novels

Answer: happiness

This was said by the owner of Needful Things as Brian entered the store for the first time.

14. 'David put his head back against the seat, closed his eyes, and began to pray.'

From Quiz Stephen King's Last Lines

Answer: Desperation

This book is about a town with an unlikely name of Desperation and the dark secret hidden beneath it.

15. 'Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.'

From Quiz First Lines in King Novels

Answer: Cujo

Castle Rock was the setting for a number of King's stories.

16. 'I was surprised, maybe even stunned, but the idea that Johanna Arlen Noonan might have been leading another life, one I knew nothing about, never crossed my mind.'

From Quiz Quotes From Stephen King Novels And Short Stories

Answer: 'Bag of Bones'

Mike Noonan reflects on the death of his wife in 'Bag of Bones.'

17. "Charles needed to go to the bathroom very badly." Which story is this from?

From Quiz Stephen King Short Story Openers

Answer: Here There Be Tygres

"Here There Be Tygres," is a story from "Skeleton Crew." The story is about a young boy who is frightened to go to the toilet because there is a tiger in there. Eventually the tiger eats his mean teacher. A strange one.

18. 'Almost everyone thought the man and the boy were father and son.'

From Quiz Stephen King Novels - First Lines

Answer: 'Salem's Lot

'Salem's Lot' was first published in 1975. It is about a town where most of the citizens became vampires. In 1979 it was made into a two-part mini-series, then later it was edited to make it a TV movie.

19. "I love to see this guy get a beatin'."

From Quiz Lines from Stephen King books

Answer: The Dead Zone

This was said at the carnival while Johnny was taking chances at the Wheel of Fortune.

20. Which story begins with this Wilson Pickett quote: "I'm gonna kiss you, girl, and hold ya - I'm gonna do all the things I told ya - In the midnight hour"?

From Quiz What Stephen King Quotes

Answer: The Langoliers

King also quotes from a poem by Stephen Crane about a creature sitting in the desert, eating its bitter heart.

21. (The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon) Easy: "1-800-54-_____!"

From Quiz Missing Words in Quotes from Stephen King Novels

Answer: GIANT

This advertisement jingle was frequently sung by Trisha.

22. 'From the Early Recovery Dept., Nosy hears that Vincent Bragg, who broke his arm playing football last October...'

From Quiz Stephen King's Last Lines

Answer: Dolores Claiborne

This line comes from the Scrapbook at the end.

23. 'This is the story of a lover's triangle, I suppose you'd say _______.'

From Quiz First Lines in King Novels

Answer: Christine

The rest of the line names Arnie, Leigh and Christine which would make the question a little too easy.

24. 'Oh! Oh, Jesus! Gross!'

From Quiz Stephen King Books' First Lines

Answer: Desperation

'Desperation' is closely related to 'The Regulators', wrote by King's alter ego Richard Bachman.

25. 'It's aggravations I mostly want to talk about-- can you sit a spell with me?'

From Quiz Quotes From Stephen King Novels And Short Stories

Answer: 'Needful Things'

An old-timer amuses a visitor with tales of recent happenings in 'Needful Things'.

26. "Everything, Sam Peebles decided later, was the fault of the goddammed acrobat." Which story is this from?

From Quiz Stephen King Short Story Openers

Answer: The Library Policeman

This short story (which is more of a novella) is in "Four Past Midnight." It is about a man who borrows a book from a deranged librarian and when he tries to return it he discovers that she doesn't work there. He is then hunted down by a strange phantom known as the library policeman for having not returned the book. Incredibly scary and one of his most graphic works. This will shock you for weeks to come.

27. 'Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.'

From Quiz Stephen King Novels - First Lines

Answer: Cujo

'Cujo' was first published in 1981. It is about the adventures of a rabid dog and a small boy called Tad Trenton in Castle Rock, Maine, which is the setting for for many of Stephen King's stories. It was made into a film in 1983.

28. "On the path you were safe."

From Quiz Lines from Stephen King books

Answer: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

"The Girl..." is a different Stephen King story..."The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted." (first line)

29. In which novel does one of the characters loves to sing "Scooby Doo, Where Are You"?

From Quiz What Stephen King Quotes

Answer: Dreamcatcher

"Ooby-Ooby-Doo, where-are-ooh? We gah-sum urk oo-do-now!" Duddits loved his Scooby Doo lunchbox, and he always sang the song.

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