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Quiz about Odd Questions About Stephen King

Odd Questions About Stephen King Quiz

I tried to find a variety of off-the-wall questions. I hope they don't stump you too much. This quiz is suited for the avid King reader and nut like myself. Have fun. Note: A few questions do reference King movies, but they are mainly about his books.

A multiple-choice quiz by RoseRedSK. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
RoseRedSK

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,343

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

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2860

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Question 1 of 25

1. In the movie version of 'Needful Things', Alan Pangborn lived on a boat. What was the boat's name? Hint

Sampson

Frannie

Pequod

Nettie

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Question 2 of 25

2. In the book 'The Stand: Complete and Uncut', Stu told Frannie of a strange gentleman whom he'd met a few years earlier, while he was pumping gas for Hap. Who was the famous man?

Answer: (Two Words--first and last name, or last name only)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the character that Jake was forced to meet under the city in 'DT 3'? Hint

Mother Abigail

Randal Flagg

Tick Tock Man

Blaine

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which one of these was NOT one of the gate keepers Roland mentioned in 'The Wastelands'? Hint

Turtle

Bear

Lizard

Fish

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Question 5 of 25

5. In 'It', the children travelled under Derry to find Pennywise. What did Bev keep in her armpit the entire way down? Hint

Cigarettes

Map

Gum

Matches

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Question 6 of 25

6. In the book version of 'The Stand', what did Frannie name the baby at the end? Hint

Amy

Abigail

Peter

Stuart

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Question 7 of 25

7. In what two books was Arapahoe Street the place a character or characters lived? Hint

'The Stand' and 'The Talisman'

'Misery' and 'The Stand'

'The Shining' and 'Deloris Claiborne'

'The Shining' and 'The Stand'

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Question 8 of 25

8. How many people was Roland forced to kill in 'tull', when they attacked him? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. What color was the exterior of Blaine? Hint

Silver

Blue

Pink

Black

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Question 10 of 25

10. Harold Lauder shared his middle name with one of the characters of 'Rose Red'. What was the name they shared? Hint

Emery

Albert

Stanley

Aloysius

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Question 11 of 25

11. In 'The Stand' Frannie had to tell Jess about the baby, and she kept thinking of a famous book. Which one was it? Hint

'Gone With The Wind'

The Bible

'Romeo and Juliet'

'The Scarlet Letter'

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Question 12 of 25

12. In 'Storm of The Century', Andre Linoge carried a cane with a wolf's head on it. In what other movie did the same cane pop up?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 25

13. In 'The Black House', Jack rubbed something on the tip of his nose to keep from being hurt on the road up to the house. What was it? Hint

Vaseline

Honey

Lemon juice

Butter

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Question 14 of 25

14. In what short story did Homer go off with a younger woman? Hint

'Rainy Season'

'The Breathing Method'

'Mrs. Todd's Shortcut'

'The Mist'

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Question 15 of 25

15. What two characters, from two different movies, share this phrase: 'Not there, Not there, Not there'? Hint

Gage Creed ('Pet Semetary') and Ben Hanscomb ('It')

Danny Torrance ('The Shining') and William Beaumont ('Dark Half')

Emery Waterman ('Rose Red') and Annie Wilkes ('Misery')

Danny Torrance ('The Shining') and Emery Waterman ('Rose Red')

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Question 16 of 25

16. When Paul Sheldon explained Misery's death, and then brought her back to life at the insistence of Annie Wilkes, what insect did he say had stung the character?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 17 of 25

17. George Hatfield was beaten by Jack Torrance in 'The Shining' for slashing Jack's tires. He showed up in another book, getting in trouble for cheating. What book was it?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which of the following books did Stephen King have removed from print? Hint

'The Tommyknockers'

'Misery'

'Rage'

'The Stand'

19. In the book 'It', Georgie went into the basement to get the paraffin, to keep his paper boat afloat. What mesmerized him, and kept him standing on the stairs, instead of going back up to Bill? Hint

Windex

A Can of Turtle Wax

Mold

The Paraffin Box

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Question 20 of 25

20. In 'Bag of Bones' who did Mike sit down and have lunch with because there were no other seats?

Answer: (Full name--He lived in Derry)

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Question 21 of 25

21. In what two mini-series did the men from the popular comedy show 'Wings' appear? Hint

'The Shining' and 'Rose Red'

'The Shining' and 'Storm of The Century'

'Rose Red' and 'Storm of The Century'

'It' and 'The Shining'

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Question 22 of 25

22. In 'Storm of The Century', Mike told a famous story from the Bible to the guys in the truck. What was the man's name in the story?

Answer: (One Word--Three Letters)

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Question 23 of 25

23. In what two books did the 'Eclipse' play a major role? Hint

'Gerald's Game' and 'Storm of the Century'

'Dolores Claiborne' and 'Gerald's Game'

'Storm of the Century' and 'Dolores Claiborne'

'Desperation' and 'Storm of the Century'

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which of the following towns was NOT a location for one of SK's books? Hint

Sidewinder, CO

Oguinquit, ME

Erie, PA

Arnette, TX

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Question 25 of 25

25. What was the maiden name of Stephen King's wife?

Answer: (One word--It's a type of tree)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the movie version of 'Needful Things', Alan Pangborn lived on a boat. What was the boat's name?

Answer: Pequod

It was also Glenn Bateman's middle name in 'The Stand'.

2. In the book 'The Stand: Complete and Uncut', Stu told Frannie of a strange gentleman whom he'd met a few years earlier, while he was pumping gas for Hap. Who was the famous man?

Answer: Jim Morrison

Stu told Frannie about how he'd asked Jim, 'Aren't you famous?' He was positive it was Jim, years after he had died.

3. Who was the character that Jake was forced to meet under the city in 'DT 3'?

Answer: Tick Tock Man

Jake was forced to meet the only true survivor of the war or bomb that had infected the rest, The Tick Tock man, who loved Jake's broken watch.

4. Which one of these was NOT one of the gate keepers Roland mentioned in 'The Wastelands'?

Answer: Lizard

Roland tried to remember the poem of the Guardians, or gate keepers, and he got as far as bear, fish and turtle.

5. In 'It', the children travelled under Derry to find Pennywise. What did Bev keep in her armpit the entire way down?

Answer: Matches

Bev had to keep the matches under her arm, otherwise they would have gotten wet on their trek through the mud and gunk in the sewers.

6. In the book version of 'The Stand', what did Frannie name the baby at the end?

Answer: Peter

In the movie her name was Abigail, after you know whom. In the book, Frannie named him after her father.

7. In what two books was Arapahoe Street the place a character or characters lived?

Answer: 'The Shining' and 'The Stand'

In the beginning of 'The Shining' we saw Danny sitting on the curb waiting for his dad. He was in front of their apartment building on Arapahoe street in Boulder. 'The Stand' is the obvious answer.

8. How many people was Roland forced to kill in 'tull', when they attacked him?

Answer: 58

Roland was forced to kill 58 people, everyone in the town of Tull.

9. What color was the exterior of Blaine?

Answer: Pink

Eddie Dean thought it was weird that a train with a male name had the color pink on the outside.

10. Harold Lauder shared his middle name with one of the characters of 'Rose Red'. What was the name they shared?

Answer: Emery

One was named Harold Emery Lauder, the other Emery Waterman.

11. In 'The Stand' Frannie had to tell Jess about the baby, and she kept thinking of a famous book. Which one was it?

Answer: 'The Scarlet Letter'

She kept thinking of lines from the 'Scarlet Letter', that was how nervous she was about telling Jess.

12. In 'Storm of The Century', Andre Linoge carried a cane with a wolf's head on it. In what other movie did the same cane pop up?

Answer: The Stand

At the end of the movie 'The Stand', Stu was standing in front of the nursery looking at Abigail. He tapped on the glass with his cane, and if you looked closely enough, you would have noticed it was the exact same cane that Andre Linoge carried in 'SOTC'.

13. In 'The Black House', Jack rubbed something on the tip of his nose to keep from being hurt on the road up to the house. What was it?

Answer: Honey

Jack amazed the others by rubbing honey on the end of his nose, to keep from letting what happened to Mouse happen to the rest of them.

14. In what short story did Homer go off with a younger woman?

Answer: 'Mrs. Todd's Shortcut'

Homer drove off with Mrs. Todd, to travel the roads that only she can. She'd found worlds in which people did not reside, and he couldn't wait to go. This was my absolute favorite short story.

15. What two characters, from two different movies, share this phrase: 'Not there, Not there, Not there'?

Answer: Danny Torrance ('The Shining') and Emery Waterman ('Rose Red')

Danny screamed it when he was in room 217, and Emery said it in exactly the same way when lying in bed with the dead movie star.

16. When Paul Sheldon explained Misery's death, and then brought her back to life at the insistence of Annie Wilkes, what insect did he say had stung the character?

Answer: Bee

He stated that Misery had been stung by a bee, and that her allergy had caused her to go into a coma, and therefore appear dead. He told her they'd saved Misery, who'd been buried alive, before she suffocated.

17. George Hatfield was beaten by Jack Torrance in 'The Shining' for slashing Jack's tires. He showed up in another book, getting in trouble for cheating. What book was it?

Answer: The Talisman

He was found at Thayer School, the school Richard Sloat attended, and was being reprimanded for cheating. This must have been a pattern for the boy. Perhaps the character will show up again in another of King's works.

18. Which of the following books did Stephen King have removed from print?

Answer: 'Rage'

SK had 'Rage' pulled off the shelves and out of print, allegedly because a young boy had acted out the killings in the book.

Answer: A Can of Turtle Wax

Georgie spotted the turtle on the turtle wax can. He couldn't remember where he'd seen that turtle before, and realized that he'd been in the basement for a while, a place he was terrified of.

20. In 'Bag of Bones' who did Mike sit down and have lunch with because there were no other seats?

Answer: Ralph Roberts

Mike had to have lunch with Ralph Roberts because the diner they were in had no extra seats.

21. In what two mini-series did the men from the popular comedy show 'Wings' appear?

Answer: 'The Shining' and 'Storm of The Century'

22. In 'Storm of The Century', Mike told a famous story from the Bible to the guys in the truck. What was the man's name in the story?

Answer: Job

He told the story of Job and the bet between the Devil and God. He put his own twist on it to get his point across.

23. In what two books did the 'Eclipse' play a major role?

Answer: 'Dolores Claiborne' and 'Gerald's Game'

24. Which of the following towns was NOT a location for one of SK's books?

Answer: Erie, PA

Erie was never a place that SK visited in his books, even though I think it's beautiful, and that the water of Lake Erie would make an awesome setting for a book.

25. What was the maiden name of Stephen King's wife?

Answer: Spruce

Tabitha King used to be Tabitha Spruce.

Source: Author RoseRedSK

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