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Stephen King's second novel, set in the town of Jerusalem's Lot (shortened by locals to 'Salem's Lot) established him firmly as one of the preeminent authors in the genre.
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  Multiple Choice Quiz about 'Salem's Lot   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When two ominous individuals move into the creepy, old house on the hill, certain citizens notice their friends and neighbors changing for the worse in Stephen King's early novel, "'Salem's Lot". See what you know about this vampire novel. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Nov 26 16
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  Stephen King's "Salem's Lot"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Hi! This blood curdling quiz is over the book written by Stephen King. It's all about vampires. Enjoy! :)
Average, 15 Qns, Erykah_03, Nov 24 16
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  Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz is about the plot and characters of 'Salem's Lot'.
Tough, 20 Qns, DillPickle, Mar 16 06
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  Characters of "Salem's Lot"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I describe you a character from Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" and you tell me the name of that character. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, MsDeadstar, Sep 17 11
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  Dead Man Inc's "Salem's Lot" Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everybody loves the perfect vampire story. Stephen King delivers in one of his first novels entitled "Salem's Lot". Think you know all about this blood-sucking tale? Good luck! SPOILER ALERT :)
Average, 10 Qns, Dead Man Inc, Jul 19 14
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  Test yourself! 'Salem's Lot Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on a very popular Stephen King book. Note that if you've only seen the movie, don't take this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Brodz, Dec 21 06
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  Salem's Lot    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This has to be one of Stephen King's scariest books. Even though vampires have been done to death (no pun intended), Stephen King manages to put a new spin on it. Try out this quiz. I hope you enjoy it.
Tough, 10 Qns, mehdi, May 12 06
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  The Horrifying Story of "'Salem's Lot"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"'Salem's Lot" is a great and very scary book by Stephen King. Have fun taking this quiz on the vampires and their town!
Tough, 10 Qns, AlienGoddess, Dec 16 16
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trivia question Quick Question
What weapon did Mark Petrie use to harm Straker and escape the Marsten house?

From Quiz "Dead Man Inc's "Salem's Lot" Quiz"





Salems Lot Trivia Questions
1. Ben Mears is the main character, but he gets to know a girl, who falls in love with him. Name the character.

From Quiz Characters of "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Susan Norton

Ben Mears meets Susan Norton in the park and almost immediately they fall in love. Later in the book Susan is turned into a vampire and Ben is forced to stake her.

2. When Ben Mears first came back to Salem's Lot, he met a very smart and attractive girl. Where did Ben first see Susan Norton?

From Quiz Dead Man Inc's "Salem's Lot" Quiz

Answer: The park

Susan was reading one of Mears' books. The two went out for ice cream and became romantically connected throughout the story.

3. What is Ben's new book supposed to be about?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: The Marsten House

Ben mentions this many times during the book. It's inspired by a clear memory he had when he was a boy, seeing Hubie Marsten hanging, and opening his eyes.

4. At the beginning of the story Ben and Mark are living in a small village in Mexico but what is the name of the village?

From Quiz Salem's Lot

Answer: Los Zapatos

It translates as 'the shoes', a name which amused Ben.

5. How was Ben's wife killed?

From Quiz The Horrifying Story of "'Salem's Lot"

Answer: Motorcycle crash

Ben's wife Miranda died in a motorcycle accident before Ben came back to 'salem's Lot. In the beginning of the book it is mentioned that Ben planned to never ride a motorcycle again.

6. What animal was Jerusalem's Lot named after?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'

Answer: Sow

Charles Tanner, a local farmer, owned a sow named Jerusalem. He was always warning the children to 'keep out of Jerusalem's wood lot.'

7. A new antique shop opens in Lot. What is the bald-headed owner, who is not a vampire, named?

From Quiz Characters of "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Straker

Straker is the vampire Barlow's partner and his daytime guy. He protects Barlow while he is sleeping and runs the antique shop. He is seen in public, though Barlow stays in the shadows. He captures Susan and Mark when they try to kill the vampires at the Marsten place. Mark kills him but Barlow also feeds from him after waking up, hanging him upside down from the ceiling.

8. How much did Straker pay Larry Crockett for the Marsten House?

From Quiz Dead Man Inc's "Salem's Lot" Quiz

Answer: One dollar

At first, Larry thought he was joking. But, of course, he sold it to him and so began the vampire story.

9. What type of attraction did Straker and Barlow open in the town of 'Salem's Lot?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: Antiques shop

Mears soon discovers that the owners of the mysterious Marsten House are a certain Kurt Barlow and Richard Straker who plan to open an antique shop in the center of town to house wares for tourists passing through town. This information is held by the town's real estate agent, Lawrence Crockett, who recounts his odd experience with Straker in his office. Straker had seemed to know the whole deal, inside and out, and upon checking out the legal work, Crockett found no reason not to sell it to him. Shortly after the duo moves in, Danny and Ralphie Glick pass through a forest in town. Soon, they are pursued by an unknown creature who takes Ralphie and leaves Danny on the forest path. When Danny returns home to his worried parents, Ralphie is nowhere to be found. What they don't know is that across town, Ralphie is becoming the first sacrifice to the creature settling in 'Salem's Lot.

10. What did Ben tell Susan that he took from the Marsten House, to join the club?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: Snow globe

He tells this to Susan while driving back from their date, and she obviously doesn't believe that he saw Hubie hanging.

11. 'Salem's Lot or Jerusalem's Lot was incorporated in 1765 but where did it get its name from?

From Quiz Salem's Lot

Answer: A pig

The pig belonged to a farmer named Charles Belknap Tanner.

12. Who came to Mark's bedroom window as vampires?

From Quiz The Horrifying Story of "'Salem's Lot"

Answer: Danny Glick

Danny Glick came to Mark's window after he became a vampire and asked to be let in. Mark sent him away with a cross from his monster collection.

13. Where is Jerusalem's Lot located?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'

Answer: Maine

Jerusalem's Lot, like Castle Rock, is a fictional town in Maine.

14. A young boy is going to see Mark with his older brother but he gets lost in the woods and they never find him again. What is the name of that young boy?

From Quiz Characters of "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Ralphie Glick

Someone, probably Straker, captured Ralphie Glick in the woods. He was killed and sacrificed at midnight to Barlow.

15. Where did Danny Glick end up dying?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: The hospital

As time goes by in 'Salem's Lot, Hank Peters and the Royal Delivery Service are called in to help move furniture to the new antiques shop and the Marsten House. Although most of the furniture is to be sent to the new shop in town, one large box is to be brought down to the basement of the Marsten House. Hank is also instructed to leave a large padlock on the table in the basement. The men don't question the loud clunking sound from the box as they navigate the dark basement, and on the way back out, Hank forgets the padlock and needs to rush back down to leave it. Both men are clearly frightened. Meanwhile, Danny Glick falls into an unstable condition and is taken to the hospital. A few days later, despite the fact that he seems to be going back to normal, he dies in his room.

16. Who is Matt Burke's doctor?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: Jimmy Cody

In the movie, Bill Norton plays Matt's doctor, who soon dies as he falls on a saw trying to go down the cellar.

17. At what time did Danny and Ralphie Glick leave their home when they were going to visit Mark?

From Quiz Salem's Lot

Answer: 7:30 pm

According to Ralphie they were going to play with Mark's electric trains but they were actually going to look at his model monster collection.

18. Which vampire bit Jimmy Cody?

From Quiz The Horrifying Story of "'Salem's Lot"

Answer: Marjorie Glick

Jimmy Cody was Matt Burke's doctor. He was bit by Mrs. Glick, Danny's mother, when he and Ben went to view her body to see if she would rise as a vampire.

19. Who was the first child to disappear?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'

Answer: Ralphie Glick

Ralphie Glick, Danny's younger brother, disappeared without a trace while they were walking by Taggert stream on the way to Mark Petrie's house.

20. There was also a young mother in the Lot. This young mother had a ten-month-old baby and she used to hit her baby when he just wouldn't shut up. Name the baby.

From Quiz Characters of "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Randy McDougall

Randy McDougall really didn't have that good luck. He was beaten multiple times by his 17-year old mom and later he was turned into a vampire. Poor Randy.

21. Who was the first person Matt called when he heard Mike Ryerson's voice inviting somebody into his home?

From Quiz Dead Man Inc's "Salem's Lot" Quiz

Answer: Ben

Matt called Ben and Eva got him right away. The two tried to inspect the scene. When they got into Matt's spare bedroom, they found Mike dead.

22. Which character brought Mike Ryerson home?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: Matt

After the funeral of Danny Glick, Mike Ryerson is instructed to bury the coffin. However, due to an abnormal sensation, he ultimately decides to dig the coffin back up and open the top. He finds what he was looking for: the body of Danny Glick, and all the while, he's watching him with his eyes wide open. Mike faints and wakes up in the forest a while later. Later that week, Matt Burke stops by the bar and finds a nervous and ill-seeming Mike Ryerson. He offers to take him home and gives him a bed in the spare bedroom. Mike constantly worries about his own well-being and fears for himself in the night. Matt leaves him in the room with the window locked, but in the middle of the night he hears noises from the room. Now afraid, Matt takes a large Bible from his living room and calls Ben, who is staying at a boarding house in town. He also tells him to bring a crucifix.

23. Who calls the ambulance when Matt Burke has a heart attack?

From Quiz 'Salem's Lot

Answer: Susan Norton

He has a heart attack when he sees Mike Ryerson as a vampire saying "You're going to sleep just like the dead, teacher."

24. The local boozer in 'Salem's Lot is known as Dell's. Can you remember the names of the three barmaids?

From Quiz Salem's Lot

Answer: Jackie, Toni and Shirley

Jackie is the only barmaid that we actually know anything about. She sounds as charming as a Pit Bull!

25. Where was Barlow's ultimate hiding place by the end of the book?

From Quiz The Horrifying Story of "'Salem's Lot"

Answer: The cellar of Eva Miller's boarding house

Ben, Mark, and Jimmy finally figure out where Barlow was hiding during the day. Jimmy died because of the trap that was set in the cellar, and Ben and Mark eventually pound a stake through Barlow's heart.

26. What happened to the first child to disappear?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'

Answer: sacrificed

Ralphie Glick was kidnapped by Straker and sacrificed to the dark master.

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