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  The First "Salem's Lot"   great trivia quiz  
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I have loved this adaption of the Stephen King novel for years. If the book could have been duplicated on-screen it would have been even better, but at that time the movie makers didn't have the technology. This aired in 1979.
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  Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"    
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The Stephen King classic novel has been made into a TV movie once again. Has the intensity of the novel made its way on the TV screen? You decide. Comparison style questions to the first movie will be included.
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  Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"   popular trivia quiz  
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The Stephen King classic novel has been made into a TV movie once again. Has the intensity of the novel made its way on the TV screen? You decide. Some questions will be comparisons with the first movie.
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  Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"    
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The Stephen King classic novel has been made into a TV movie once again. There will be some questions comparing the two movies.
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trivia question Quick Question
What color are the letters in the sign of the antique store that read, 'Watch for grand opening'?

From Quiz "The First "Salem's Lot""





Salem's Lot Miniseries Trivia Questions
1. Who visits Dud Rogers at the dump after Mike is forced to fire him?

From Quiz Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Mr. Barlow

Mr. Barlow arrives as Dud is spray painting the word "jerk" on Mike's backhoe. Barlow (played by Rutger Hauer) offers Dud the chance to be more than he is, more than a crippled man who gets ridiculed regularly. Australia native Brendan Cowell plays Dud Rogers.

2. What town does the movie start off in?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Ximico

Ximico is located in Guatemala. In the book they were staying in Los Zapatos.

3. What actor plays the main character Ben?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: David Soul

David Soul also played in the TV series, 'Starsky and Hutch'. Marc Singer was in the mini series 'V', Richard Hatch was in 'Battle Star Galactica' and James Gandolfini is Tony Soprano.

4. When Ben, Mark, Dr. Cody and Father Callahan all go up to the Marsten house to search for Susan, who enters the house first?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Jimmie Cody

Father Callahan knocks on the door first. Then, Ben kicks the double doors open, and Jimmie leads the way inside.

5. How old is Ben in the opening scenes?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: 37

After they both fall to the street below, Father Callahan actually on the hood of a police car, they are rushed to the hospital. One of the paramedics tells the doctor, "Benjamin Mears, age 37.."

6. What is Ben's last name?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Mears

His full name is Benjamin Mears. You hear that later when the constable runs a background check on him. In the book Ben and Mark both have black hair, in the movie they are both blonde.

7. After the group enter the cellar, which of the vampires do they find first?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Ralphie

They find Ralphie and Danny Glick, then Mike Ryerson. They kill Mike first. After some searching, they find a secret cubby hole. One wooden coffin lies within, but it does not contain Barlow. Instead they find Susan Norton, beautiful and undead. Ben stops Jimmie from killing her, and begs for her to be left for later.

8. Male nurse to Ben: "Now give me one good reason, as a good Christian, I shouldn't let you die right here?" What was Ben's response?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Jerusalem's Lot

Since Ben chased the priest and sent them both out the window, the doctor is not feeling much sympathy for him. After this scene we are sent back in time, to when Ben arrived back in Salem's Lot after many years away.

9. Who directed 'Salem's Lot' ?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Tobe Hooper

He also directed "Poltergeist".

10. What is Susan Norton's job?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Waitress

Susan is waitressing in her family's cafe. Samantha plays Susan, a former Art student that had contacted Ben via email before his return to the Lot. Bonnie Bedelia's Susan was a teacher when Ben meets her by the lake.

11. On his way into town Ben passes a sign with the population of Salem's Lot. What does it state is the population?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: 2013

The sign also shows the elevation as 289.

12. How does Jimmie get Royce and Sandy to give up their baby?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Trades his new car for their old junk car

Royce is visibly changing when Jimmie drops off the $10,000. Jimmie is scared the baby will die if left in their care. So, he trades his new BMW to Royce and Royce makes Sandy hand over the baby. Jimmie convinces them there is a virus going around that the baby needs a vaccine for.

13. Which character sees Mike Ryerson acting weird while covering Danny Glick's grave?

From Quiz Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Charlie Rhodes

Charlie Rhodes goes outside to retrieve his new puppy from the cold and witnesses Mike as he begins to cover Danny's grave. Since Charlie's first dog, Champ, was killed and stuck on the iron fence around Harmony Hill Cemetery the priest told Mike and Floyd the ground was no longer consecrated. Apparently that gave Danny power over Mike and caused Mike to open his casket. Danny then turned Mike into a vampire as well. This is never seen, but implied heavily later.

14. When Ben meets Susan for the first time in the park she has one of his books open on the ground. What is the name of the book?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Air Dancer

She recognizes him right away from his picture on the back cover of the book.

15. Who is the school bus driver?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Charlie Rhodes

The characters are a bit more accurate to the novel this time around. Charlie is the school bus driver and his dog is Champ. There was NO Charlie seen in the Hooper movie and Champ was Mike's dog. Mike was also a groundskeeper in that movie, and he owns the dump in TNT's remake. Mike does dig and cover graves with his backhoe in the newer movie, seen later in the movie.

16. What color is the Jeep Ben drives?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: yellow

The Jeep is also a convertible.

17. Which two characters offer themselves up to their vampire family/friend?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Eva and Larry

Both Eva and Larry allow themselves to be turned. Eva tells Weasel she should have never made him wait all those years to be with her, and that this was her choice. Ed then sinks his fangs into her. Larry finds his daughter Ruth in the town dump with Dud Rogers and a mess of other vamps. He begs Ruth to take him and make him one of them. They decide not to, but eat him instead.

18. Dud Rogers was the first townie that we saw turned into a vampire by Barlow. Who did we see Dud turn into a vampire?

From Quiz Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Floyd

Dud, once slow and crippled, was now powerful and blindingly fast. Though Floyd was Dud's friend in life, in death Dud used him for food. It seemed to be a theme among the vampires to turn the people who knew them well. It was easier to lull those folks into trusting them. Dud also turned Ruth Crockett, but this was not seen on camera.

19. How many boys does the surly bus driver kick off the school bus?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: 3

Charlie sends the Glick brothers, Ralphie and Danny, off first. Then, Mark Petrie sounds off and makes him made. So, he kicks Mark off too. Mark flags downs a ride from someone, leaving his buddies to walk to school in the cold.

20. The town realtor, Larry Crockett, sends Ben to Eva Miller's Boarding House after informing him there is nothing available to rent. What street did Crockett say it was on?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Railroad St.

Larry, 'It's on Railroad St.' Ben, 'I remember.' Larry, 'You remember?' Larry didn't know Ben was originally from Salem's Lot.

21. How does Charlie Rhodes die?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: In a school bus full of teen vampires

The vampire kids trick him outside and into his school bus. Once inside they shut the door and block him in it. The bus contains several young vampires that attack him.

22. Floyd Tibbits attacks Ben outside of Eva's. Where did Ned Tebbets attack Ben in the first movie?

From Quiz Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Inside of Eva's

Ned waits for Ben inside his room at Eva's, room 6. Ben ends up in the hospital that night and Ned in jail. It is inside the jail that Barlow turns Ned. The newer movie has Floyd almost a vampire and completely covered to block out the sun. They are both taken into custody in this movie and Floyd tries to kill Ben in jail, but cannot get to him.

23. After Ben gets the news from Larry Crockett that the Marsten house was sold, where does he stay?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Eva's Rooms For Rent

David Soul's Ben also stayed with Eva. It was just referenced as 'Eva Miller's Boarding House' that time. Julia Blake played the Eva character in 2004, this time with the last name Prunier.

24. Which room did Ben stay in at Eva's?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: 6

You see the number displayed a few times. Once right off after Eva has explained to Ben the rules and again when Ben gets a early morning phone call from Jason Burke.

25. Who kills Matt Burke?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Father Callahan

Father Callahan visits Matt in the hospital. Having turned to the dark side, he murders Matt by running his cane into Matt's chest.

26. Mike: "What happened to me?" What did Matt Burke say in response?

From Quiz Pt. 2 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: "You died Mike, you died."

Mike comes back to Matt's house, after dying there. He offers himself up to Matt as a romantic partner, as he knows inherently now that Matt is gay. What he does not realize is that he is dead. He lifts up his hospital gown for Matt and he can see the autopsy incision, but looks over to a mirror and sees no reflection of his own, just Matt's. Matt's is so scared he has a heart attack after getting Mike to leave. He revokes his invitation, but it takes more convincing to get Mike out of the house. And like movie number one, Mike exits through the bedroom window.

27. How much money did Straker give the old lady for her wooden letter box?

From Quiz Pt. 1 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: $60

Straker (played by Donald Sutherland) offered her $10 to keep the box for herself. But, since she needed the money he bought it for $60.

28. What is the name of the town's newest establishment?

From Quiz The First "Salem's Lot"

Answer: Barlow and Straker Fine Antiques

The sign is displayed on the side of the building and can be seen from across the street at Crockett Realty.

29. Why didn't Mr. Straker buy the Marsten house himself?

From Quiz Pt. 3 TNT Revisits "Salem's Lot"

Answer: He had to be invited into the town, he couldn't buy his way in

Chief Parkins forced Larry to tell the truth about how Straker ended up in their town. He found out that Larry owned the house, and not Straker. He demanded to know why. After a brief struggle he had Larry admit the truth. He passed this onto Ben and Jimmie later in the movie.

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