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2 Anne Rice quizzes and 35 Anne Rice trivia questions.
1.
  Anne Rice    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Anne Rice is well known for her horror novels. This quiz has some questions about her novels and some about her personal life.
Difficult, 25 Qns, Morrigan716, Jul 26 08
Difficult
Morrigan716 gold member
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  Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about Anne Rice, the author...and maybe a few questions about her wonderful writing.
Difficult, 10 Qns, MarciZ6, Oct 23 18
Difficult
MarciZ6
Oct 23 18
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Anne Rice Trivia Questions
1. Easy first question: Who were Anne's husband and son?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: Stan and Christopher

Stan Rice is a poet, and Christopher is an author as well.

2. When was Anne Rice born?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: October 4, 1941

She was born Howard Allen O'Brien at Mercy Hospital in New Orleans.

3. When was Anne Rice born?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: October 4, 1941

Though that seems like quite a long time ago, she's still going strong.

4. What was her major at San Francisco State College?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Political Science

5. What was Anne Rice's birth name?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: Howard O'Brien & Howard & O'Brien

Her mother, Katherine O'Brien, gave her a man's name because she thought it would make her stronger. Her birth name was Howard O'Brien, same as her father. She quickly began calling herself Anne in the first grade.

6. Which novel did she dedicate to herself?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 'Belinda'

'Belinda' was written under the name Ann Rampling. She got the name from actress Charlotte Rampling because she loved her looks and poise.

7. How many typewriters does Rice own?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 2

One is a black portable typewriter that she took to college in 1958, and the othr is an IBM electric on which she wrote 'Interview With the Vampire'.

8. What Gothic writers did she read to prepare for 'The Witching Hour'?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James

9. What is Rice's favorite animal, which she uses in her vampire novels?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Dog

Her own dog, Mojo was used in 'Tale of the Body Thief'.

10. How long did it take Anne to write "Interview with the Vampire"?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: 5 months

She'd already written the short story, and with some tweaking, she morphed it into the best selling novel it is today.

11. 'Interview With The Vampire' began as a short story. How many years later did Rice publish it as a novel?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 6

It was finally published in 1976.

12. Who was the model for Lestat's character?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: Stan Rice-her husband

Tom Cruise? Please God, don't let anyone have picked him. Lelio Padavani is an actual person, and a singer, but I just typed in the name "Lelio" and that's how I got that name. Lestat Douay is completely name up.

13. What is her son's name?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Christopher

Christopher Rice was born March 11, 1978.

14. One year Anne Rice threw the Halloween ball for The Vampire Lestat Fan Club. What did she call it?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: The Memnoch Ball

The Vampire Lestat Fan Club is run by Lestat's fans, and they usually throw the Halloween balls.

15. How old was she when she moved to Texas?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 16

She moved to Richardson, Texas when she was 16.

16. Who was the model for Claudia's character?

From Quiz Anne Rice - More Than Just Vampires

Answer: Michele

Because Anne's daughter died at such a young age, she found a way to immortalize Michele in her writing. When Claudia died it was because "she was meant to die", as was her daughter, Anne said.

17. How many houses have Rice and her husband owned?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 10

One each in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and Sonoma County, {California;} one in Seven Points, {Texas;} one in Destin, {Florida;} and four in New Orleans--on Phillip, First, and Amelia Streets, and St. Elizabeth's Orphanage.

18. Which vampire film most strongly influenced Rice's childhood ideas about vampires?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: 'Dracula's Daughter'

She saw it as a child and it is still her favorite scary movie.

19. What does Rice like to snack on when she is writing?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Brie cheese and macadamia nuts

When celebrating book or movie sales, she eats Symphony Bars.

20. When did Anne marry her husband Stan?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: October 14, 1961

They met in journalism class in Richardson, Texas when Stan Rice sat down beside her.

21. Which New Orleans cemetery did Rice often walk through and play in as a child?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Lafayette Cemetery

Lestat hides his valuables here.

22. A seven-foot statue of what movie monster stands in Rice's office?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Pumpkinhead

Not what you'd expect.

23. Whom did she originally want to play Lestat in any film that was made of her vampire novels?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Rutger Hauer

She decided this while watching 'Blade Runner'.

24. Anne Rice's husband Stan is a poet and what else?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Artist

Rice uses her husband's poetry in some of her novels.

25. What character does Rice often describe as her 'alter ego'?

From Quiz Anne Rice

Answer: Lestat

It is often said that an author's main character is based on themself.

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