Children of the Night Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Cthulhu Mythos

Discworld comes from the writings of Terry Pratchett, Amtor from Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Boxen from C.S. Lewis. The short story was originally published in the April/May 1931 issue of "Weird Tales," a pulp fantasy magazine that printed early work by H.P. Lovecraft, who published "The Call of Cthulhu" in its pages. Robert E. Howard also published several of his Conan the Barbarian stories in the magazine. "Weird Tales" is considered one of the most influential of all fantasy magazines and was still in publication as of 2019, though it was briefly renamed in the mid-1990s before returning to its original name in 1998.

Answer: Vampires

The movie premiered at the Midnight Madness program of the Toronto International Film Festival in 1991. Directed by Tony Randel, the film stars Peter DeLuise, Karen Black, and Ami Dolenz.

Answer: Gothic Horror

The award is given to the best novel, short story, or biography published in the previous year in the Gothic horror genre. The Dracula Society also gives out the "Hamilton Deane Award" for the best dramatic performance in the Gothic horror or supernatural genre.

Answer: Richard Cory

Robinson's poem tells the tale of a wealthy man who inspires the envy of onlookers, only to commit suicide:

"So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head."

The poem, with substantial revision and modernization, forms the basis of the song "Richard Cory," which was written by Paul Simon in 1965 and recorded on Simon & Garfunkel's second studio album "Sounds of Silence."

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

It was Theodore Roosevelt's son Kermit who called the collection to the president's attention. Impressed by the poems, and aware of the poet's poor financial condition, Teddy Roosevelt offered him a position at the New York Customs office, which would require little work, but offer a salary so that Robinson could have financial support while also having the time to pursue his craft of poetry.

Although this particular collection of verse was not initially well received, the poet went on to fame. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times in the 1920s and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

Answer: Dr. Lois Lee

"Children of the Night" was a charitable organization started by Lois Lee to provide support to young prostitutes. Her organization garnered the support of such disparate figures as "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner and President Ronald Reagan, who gave her the President's Volunteer Action Award in 1984.

Answer: Count Dracula

In the novel, the baby's immune system may hold the key to the cure to both AIDS and cancer. However, the infant has a link to a clan and its leader to the original Dracula. The novel was published in 1992 and won the Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel.

Answer: indiscreet

Survivor is a rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The song "Children of the Night" appeared on their album "Eye of the Tiger," which was released in 1982. The song was written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan.

Answer: roll

The song appears on Whitesnake's 1987 album "Whitesnake." The lyrics run:

"Don't hide what you feel inside.
Don't let anybody stand in your way,
Just let the music take you higher.
Now are you ready to rock,
Children of the night?
Are you ready to roll,
Children of the night?"

Answer: shadows

This song appeared on the Stylistics 1973 album "Round 2" and was written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. It continues:

"Late at night an empty feeling creeps
Within my soul, I feel so lonely
So I go into the darkness of the night
All alone I walk the streets until I find
Someone who is just like me
Looking for some company
Children of the night..."