Dean Koontz Trivia

1. Two distinct animals are mentioned in this book and are part of the main body of the story. What kind of animals are they?

From Quiz Watchers

Answer: Golden retriever and a gorilla

According to the book, both animals are chosen for their high levels of intelligence as test subjects. In real life, both of these animals are also considered highly intelligent.

From Quiz We Do Our Work By The Light of The Moon

Answer: The 'joint' doesn't look like a joint

Dylan thought that a joint should be dim with mahogany tables. He and Shep were hungry, though, so he dealt with it.

From Quiz Dean Koontz's "Velocity" Characters

Answer: Henry Friddle

Henry fell off the roof of his home while attempting to urinate on Ned's dining room windows. Ned hated Henry and his wife because they made a lawn gnome resembling Ned. Ned tells this story at the bar so much Billy rolls his eyes every time he hears it.

From Quiz "False Memory": A Dean Koontz Classic

Answer: Walking Valet

When she was walking her dog, Valet, she started to realize that she wasn't herself and something was wrong. She thought everybody was against her.

From Quiz "Intensity" by Dean Koontz

Answer: University of California

Chyna Shepard and Laura Templeton are heading to Laura's house for their break from college. Laura begins the book driving extremely fast because she doesn't want to be late for dinner.

From Quiz Enter The House of Thunder

Answer: 1980

The year is stated at the beginning of the story as a horrible year for Susan Thorton.

From Quiz The Servants of Twilight

Answer: Scavelo

The two soon meet up with Charlie who becomes their private detective.

From Quiz "The Door To December": A Dean Koontz Story

Answer: They were totally disfigured.

After a later doctor confirmation, nothing human had killed these people. All bones were shattered; they looked like goop.

From Quiz The Key To Midnight

Answer: Moonglow Lounge

Joanna owns the bar and even sings at it.

From Quiz The Darkest Evening of the Year

Answer: Carl

Carl destroyed his wife's figurines while abusing her, their children and the dog, because they were the link to the only hope she had in her life.

From Quiz Dean Koontz's "Hideaway"

Answer: A drunk truck driver.

The truck driver, Bill Cooper, was an alcoholic since his wife, Myra, left him. He felt horrible after the accident.

From Quiz A Difficult "Strangers" Quiz

Answer: index finger

Ginger got away safely after being restrained in an alley in Boston. She is a tough Jewish doctor with superior smarts and beauty to go along with it.

From Quiz "The Face" Part 2

Answer: vicious racial epithets

In the book, it said that Corky harbored no malice toward any particular group, but regarded humanity in general disdain.

From Quiz "The Face" - Part 1

Answer: Head of Security

Ethan had once worked as a detective for the police.

From Quiz "The Good Guy" Dean Koontz

Answer: Stone mason

He was a hard-working mason, trying to live a quiet, ordinary life.

From Quiz "The Husband"

Answer: Killed a dog walker across the street from Mitch

Mitch Rafferty was planting flowers for a client when he received a phone call from his Holly's kidnappers. They demanded two million dollars or Holly would be killed. To make sure Mitch knew they were serious, a man across the street who was walking a dog was shot in the head. The man turned out to be Mitch's old roommate and one of Holly's kidnappers.

From Quiz Dean Koontz's "The Bad Place"

Answer: Fireflies in a wind storm

The only thing Frank can think of at first is the phrase "Fireflies in a windstorm." You don't find out what that means until later on when he teleports with Bobby.

From Quiz "The Taking" by Dean Koontz

Answer: semen

Page 19 of the hardcover: "Under that spice-market variety of exotic aromas, the rain had exuded the fecund scent of semen."

From Quiz "Life Expectancy" by Dean Koontz

Answer: Syndactyly

Syndactyly is the webbing of fingers and/or toes. Amelia is the absence of arms or legs. (answers.com) Anencephaly is a defect of the neural tube. What happens is the head end of the neural tube doesn't close, which causes a large portion of the brain, cranium and scalp to not develop. The brain that does develop is usually not covered by bone or skin. (answers.com) Situs inversus is "a rare congenital disorder in which the major visceral organs are reversed from left to right as a mirror image of the normal condition..." (answers.com)

From Quiz Dean Koontz, "The Face of Fear"

Answer: dancer

Edna Mowry worked as a stripper at the Rhinestone Palace.

From Quiz "Whispers" another great Dean R. Koontz book

Answer: Warner Brothers

Warner Brothers not only bought the screenplay but they agreed to let Hilary have complete control over the production of the movie.

From Quiz Watchers

Answer: Travis

At the start of the book we first met Travis Cornell, a young, dark- haired man who was driving in his pick-up truck, carrying only Oreos and orange Koolaid for food.

From Quiz "Intensity" - Dean Koontz' Best

Answer: Laura

Her driving techniques made Chyna nervous!

From Quiz Dean R. Koontz 'Lightning'

Answer: Paul Markwell

Paul Markwell was drunk the night Laura's mother went into labor. If he had delivered Laura she would have been crippled for life.

From Quiz The House of Thunder - Koontz

Answer: Susan

Story is centered around Susan.

From Quiz Watchers

Answer: Einstein

This name is given to the dog after it shows some very uncanny abilities like turning the hot water faucet off and getting a can of beer out of the refrigerator.

From Quiz We Do Our Work By The Light of The Moon

Answer: Autism

This leads to both frustrating and entertaining moments throughout the book. One example is Shep naming off as many nice variations for a vulgar word as he can think off.

From Quiz Dean Koontz's "Velocity" Characters

Answer: How're they hangin', Kemosabe?

Billy knows Steve is only ten years younger than himself, but thinks that Steve acts twenty years less mature.

From Quiz "False Memory": A Dean Koontz Classic

Answer: Half-brother

Skeet was Dusty's half-brother. This is the only reason why Dusty keeps him in his crew.

From Quiz "Intensity" by Dean Koontz

Answer: Spider

The killer tells the spider to come to him and it does. When it is in his hand, he gobbles it up. Chyna almost throws up.

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