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Stephen King's second collection of short stories was originally titled "Night Moves". As well as the novella "The Mist", it contains 19 short stories and two poems, along with an epilogue in which the author describes the origins of a number of the stories, which were written over a period of years. "The Reaper's Image" (first published in 1969) was his second published story; "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" was written in 1983.
8 Skeleton Crew quizzes and 95 Skeleton Crew trivia questions.
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  Stephen King's 'The Mist'   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
'The Mist' is a mini-novel that is included in 'Skeleton Crew' by Stephen King. It's a terrific story of a group of people trapped in a store by a mysterious mist and the horrible creatures it brings to town.
Average, 15 Qns, hungreee, Jul 16 12
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  Skeleton Crew    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Skeleton Crew" is a collection of excellent short stories by Stephen King, and is my favorite collection by King. This quiz tests your knowledge on a few of these short stories.
Average, 10 Qns, AlienGoddess, Jun 10 06
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  Stephen King's 'The Raft'    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
It's not possible to choose a favourite Stephen King story as there are so many, but here is a quiz about one of my fave short stories. Hope you enjoy.
Average, 20 Qns, sandyparis, Sep 07 08
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  Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz from a selection of short stories from Stephen King's book 'Skeleton Crew'. I found this story quite disturbing so I guess it must be a good one. Hope you enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, sandyparis, Apr 21 08
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  The Dangers of "The Mist"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Mist" is probably my favorite short story by Stephen King. It's such a great story! This quiz will test your knowledge of "The Mist". Follow your senses and have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, AlienGoddess, Sep 15 07
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AlienGoddess
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  Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A short story in "Skeleton Crew", "The Mist", brings excitement to you readers. Stephen King is one of a kind and "The Mist" proves his greatness. Take this quiz and see if you understood this story. Good luck. There are spoilers in this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, Dead Man Inc, Jan 15 08
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  "Here There Be Tygers" by Stephen King    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is another one of Stephen King's short stories, a little weird maybe but I see there hasn't been a quiz on this story yet so here goes. Hope you enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, sandyparis, Dec 15 19
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Dec 15 19
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  Short Story 'The Mist' by Stephen King    
Multiple Choice
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Here are a few questions about the short story 'The Mist'. Hope you enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, Seajay, Jun 10 06
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trivia question Quick Question
In "Uncle Otto's Truck", what color was the title truck?

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Skeleton Crew Trivia Questions
1. What force of nature started the huge storm that impacted the life of David?

From Quiz Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"

Answer: Water cyclone

The water cyclone interested Billy, but scared David.

2. What was the surname of Mark and his wife Marilys?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'

Answer: Oates

3. Who is the main character in this story?

From Quiz "Here There Be Tygers" by Stephen King

Answer: Charles

Woodsy was the name of an owl on a poster in the school corridor.

4. Deke and friends attended a university in Pittsburgh. What was the name of the university?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Raft'

Answer: Horlick University

It was at this University, drinking one night, that they decided to go out to the raft.

5. What were the names of the supermarket's two managers?

From Quiz Short Story 'The Mist' by Stephen King

Answer: Bud Brown and Ollie Weeks

Page 51 in paperback

6. Where does the mist roll in from?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Mist'

Answer: across the lake

The morning after the storm little Billy Drayton and his dad Dave are outside cleaning up when they see the mist rolling in across Long Lake where they live.

7. What did Stephanie write at the bottom of the grocery list for David?

From Quiz Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"

Answer: Bottle of Lancers

David thought this was a good idea. Too bad he never saw his wife again.

8. What was Mrs. Todd's first name from the story "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"?

From Quiz Skeleton Crew

Answer: Ophelia

"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" is a story told by an old man named Homer, who knew Ophelia Todd before she disappeared. Mrs. Todd was always looking for a shortcut. She finally found the ultimate shortcut on a very scary road, which also had the power to make a person younger. Mrs. Todd disappeared, and it is implied that later Homer went with her. Homer always thought that when Mrs. Todd drove, she looked like the goddess Diana.

9. How many people belonging to Norton's "Flat-Earth Society", including Norton himself, went out into the mist and were consequently slaughtered?

From Quiz The Dangers of "The Mist"

Answer: 5

Norton was the head of the "Flat-Earth Society" who refused to believe that there were deadly creatures in the mist. His group consisted of an elderly woman, a boy in his twenties, a young girl, and the man who took the clothesline from David to show how far they got. That clothesline came back chewed up and soaked with blood. No one from this group lived.

10. What were the names of their two children?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'

Answer: Ricky and Patricia

Ricky was twelve and Patricia was nine.

11. Charles was in third-grade. Who was his teacher?

From Quiz "Here There Be Tygers" by Stephen King

Answer: Miss Bird

Charles didn't like Miss Bird. He felt she was out to destroy him. Ms Sharpe wasn't a teacher in the story, I made her up.

12. Who came up with the idea of going to the raft?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Raft'

Answer: Randy

Randy suggested going to the raft one last time to say goodbye before winter arrived but quickly regretted doing so.

13. What color was Mrs. Carmody's pantsuit?

From Quiz Short Story 'The Mist' by Stephen King

Answer: yellow

14. Who rides into town to go to the store with Dave and Billy?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Mist'

Answer: Brent Norton

Norton is the guy who has a house next to Dave...they don't get along very well.

15. What is the name of the unfortunate bag-boy who gets killed by a monster?

From Quiz Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"

Answer: Norm

Jim and Myron were the two jerks who made this possible. LaFleur then got beat up by David.

16. What major part of the beach was missing from the story "Beachworld"?

From Quiz Skeleton Crew

Answer: Ocean

"Beachworld" is a very strange story about a spaceship crash onto a planet that was basically one big beach. There was no ocean, just miles of sand and dunes. The survivors soon saw that the sand was somehow alive, and it drove one of the survivors crazy. When the rescue ship came, the crazy man was left behind, and the beach attacked the ship as it tried to leave, but the ship got away. The man who was left behind was actually eating sand at the end of the story!

17. Which planet are the family making the 'Jaunt' to?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'

Answer: Mars

After getting notification from Texaco Water that he was being transferred to Whitehead City Mark and his wife decided that all of them would go for the two years Mark would be stationed on Mars.

18. What was the name of the school Charles attended?

From Quiz "Here There Be Tygers" by Stephen King

Answer: Acorn Street Grammar School

19. What was the name of the lake the foursome travelled to?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Raft'

Answer: Cascade Lake

They travelled the 40 miles to Cascade Lake in Deke's Camaro.

20. What was the name of the first person killed by the fog?

From Quiz Short Story 'The Mist' by Stephen King

Answer: John Lee Frovin

"Something in the fog took John Lee and I heard him screaming!"

21. What's the name of the supermarket they go to?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Mist'

Answer: Federal Foods

When they get to Bridgeton the only things open are the pharmacy and Federal Foods.

22. Who did not believe David and Ollie about the bag-boy experience?

From Quiz Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"

Answer: Brent

Brent then formed the Flat Earth Society.

23. In "Uncle Otto's Truck", what color was the title truck?

From Quiz Skeleton Crew

Answer: Red

"Uncle Otto's Truck" is about a haunted truck. After Uncle Otto used the truck to kill his business partner, he kept the truck across from his house and went crazy watching it. He was convinced that the truck was slowly moving closer to him. Uncle Otto was found dead after swallowing three quarts of oil. The red color of the truck was commented on several times.

24. Who invented the Jaunt?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'

Answer: Victor Carune

Victor Carune invented the Jaunt as part of a private research project that was funded by some government money. Carune was a bit of an eccentric. Hal Shelburn was a character in one of King's other short stories 'The Monkey'. Don't need to tell you about the remaining two.

25. What was the name of the group of people who didn't believe there was something in the fog?

From Quiz Short Story 'The Mist' by Stephen King

Answer: Flat-Earth Society & Flat Earth Society & Flat Earthers & Flat-Earthers & Flatearthers

26. Once the mist rolls up to the supermarket who is the first person inside the store to be attacked by a strange creature?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Mist'

Answer: Norm the bag boy

Everyone goes into the loading dock area and they decide they need to open the overhead door to see if they can get the generator started back up...Norm the bag boy goes out and is grabbed by a giant tentacle. They try to pull him back in, but the tentacle is stronger and just rips him away.

27. Finish this line said by Mrs. Carmody: "Prepare to meet your _______!"

From Quiz Stephen King's Novella "The Mist"

Answer: God

She said this to Michael Hatlen.

28. In "The Monkey", how did Hal get rid of the toy monkey when he was a child?

From Quiz Skeleton Crew

Answer: He threw it down the well

"The Monkey" is a story about a toy monkey; whenever it clapped its cymbals, someone nearby would die violently. Hal found the monkey as a child and threw it down an old well when he discovered its secret. He found it again as an adult, and he and his young son Petey got rid of the monkey, this time by throwing it in a deep lake.

29. What sense did the creatures from the mist primarily rely on?

From Quiz The Dangers of "The Mist"

Answer: Smell

It was difficult to see because the mist was so thick. Hearing was also not very useful as sounds could get distorted in the mist. Scent was the key in enabling the creatures to smell and find their prey.

30. In which year did Mark say the Jaunt had been invented?

From Quiz Stephen King's 'The Jaunt'

Answer: 1987

He said the Jaunt had been invented in 1987, some 320 years ago.

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