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Dean Koontz's "The Bad Place" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the best book in the Dean Koontz collection, "The Bad Place".

A multiple-choice quiz by Sedgewick87. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sedgewick87

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
253,497

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
503

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Frank wakes up in an alley-way at the very beginning of the book. What is the phrase swimming in his mind? Hint

Fireflies in a wind storm

Insect with a red back

I shot J.R.

Candy Pollard is chasing me

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Question 2 of 10

2. Candy's father was killed when he was very young.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did the strange insect come from originally? Hint

No insect was mentioned in the book

It was created in a lab in Colorado

Another planet

Frank manifested it with his powers

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Question 4 of 10

4. What type of Jukebox did Julie want, that Bobby didn't? Hint

The kind from "Happy Days"

Wurlitzer 700

Wurlitzer 500

Wurlitzer 950

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who exactly was "Mr. Blue?" Hint

Candy Pollard

Hal Yamataka

A bizarre entity from out of hell

Frank Pollard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Clint killed himself after Candy had murdered Felina.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color were the bizzare diamonds that the insects dug for? Hint

White

Green

Red

Blue

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Bobby's main phobia throughout the book? Hint

The dark

Birds

Insects

Water

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Clint fear was fused to one of his internal organs? Hint

Part of his shoe

A cockroach

A piece of garbage

He never had that fear

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed Candy in the end? Hint

Frank

Verbina

Violet

Bobby

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Frank wakes up in an alley-way at the very beginning of the book. What is the phrase swimming in his mind?

Answer: Fireflies in a wind storm

The only thing Frank can think of at first is the phrase "Fireflies in a windstorm." You don't find out what that means until later on when he teleports with Bobby.

2. Candy's father was killed when he was very young.

Answer: False

You find out in the last few chapters that due to inbreeding Candy's mother, Roselle, was also his father. She was responsible for his carnage and strong religious beliefs.

3. Where did the strange insect come from originally?

Answer: Another planet

Frank discovers the insect when he wakes up from one of his trips. The name of the planet it comes from is never mentioned.

4. What type of Jukebox did Julie want, that Bobby didn't?

Answer: Wurlitzer 950

Bobby and Julie were eating dinner at Ozzie's discussing their dream for the future when they began discussing the Jukebox. Bobby would have rathered a Rock-ola or a Packard Pla-mor.

5. Who exactly was "Mr. Blue?"

Answer: Candy Pollard

In the beginning of the book Frank is pursued by a strange blue light. You don't find out Mr Blue is Candy until later on.

6. Clint killed himself after Candy had murdered Felina.

Answer: True

After Candy had killed Clint's wife, Felina, Clint appeared and shot at him; Candy teleported out of the kitchen. When Candy returned he noticed that Clint and Felina's body were both missing. When he got to the bedroom,he saw Clint. Clint didn't acknowledge Candy, instead, he laid down next to Felina and shot himself.

7. What color were the bizzare diamonds that the insects dug for?

Answer: Red

Frank had a whole jar of these rare red diamonds. It is later discovered that the insects eat the dirt and use their bodies to filter out these diamonds.

8. What was Bobby's main phobia throughout the book?

Answer: Insects

Throughout the book there are scenes with Bobby showing his fear of insects. The most intense is probably when he is in Manfred's office with Clint.

9. What did Clint fear was fused to one of his internal organs?

Answer: He never had that fear

It was Bobby that was afraid a cockroach was fused to one of his internal organs. He nearly had a panic attack thinking about it.

10. Who killed Candy in the end?

Answer: Frank

Frank grabbed Candy's hand and began teleporting rabidly knowing that it was wearing him down. Candy and Frank ended up getting so completely fused together along with some animals and trash picked up along the trips that both Candy and Frank died.

Source: Author Sedgewick87

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