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Dolores Claiborne Trivia Quiz

A quiz about a movie based on one of Stephen King's best.

A multiple-choice quiz by ER15. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ER15

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,997

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
760

Last 3 plays: vlk56pa (23/25), DizWiz (25/25), fado72 (25/25).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. What day did Selena say she had to be in Phoenix? Hint

Monday

Saturday

Wednesday

Friday

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Question 2 of 25

2. When Dolores was unpacking Selena's things, how many bottles of pills did she pull out of the bag? Hint

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Question 3 of 25

3. What 2 numbers multiplied together did Joe say would equal 28? Hint

14 and 7

15 and 4

14 and 4

15 and 2

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Question 4 of 25

4. Everyday Vera liked the windows open for how long? Hint

2 hours

30 minutes

1 hour

1hour and 30 minutes

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Question 5 of 25

5. How much did Vera pay Dolores for touching up the house once a week while she lived in her Baltimore home? Hint

$15.00

$12.00

$13.00

$14.00

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who did Peter give the story to (the one in Phoenix Selena wanted)? Hint

Mariam

Mary Ann

Maureen

Marcia

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who sent the fax about Dolores to Selena's office? Hint

Frank

John

Andy

Peter

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Question 8 of 25

8. How much money did Vera leave Dolores in her will? Hint

$3,000,000

$500,00

$175,000

$1,600,000

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Question 9 of 25

9. How old was the will? Hint

6 months old

15 years old

8 years old

32 years old

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Question 10 of 25

10. When Vera asked for her china pig Dolores said, 'There are only _____ of them lying around.' How many did she say there were? Hint

500

200

1000

700

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Question 11 of 25

11. When Dolores asked Vera why she threw herself down the stairs, what was her response? Hint

'I'm tired of being old'

'I hate the smell of being old'

'I'm tired of the smell of being old'

'I hate being old'

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Question 12 of 25

12. What grade did Selena skip? Hint

seventh

second

sixth

third

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Question 13 of 25

13. What did Selena have on the chain around her neck (that didn't belong to her)? Hint

Her grandmother's diamond heart

Her grandmother's locket

Her grandmother's cameo

Her great grandmother's crucifix

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Question 14 of 25

14. How long had Dolores been saving money for Selena when Joe transfered it to another account? Hint

2 years

11 years

43 years

27 years

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Question 15 of 25

15. In what room in the Donovan house did Dolores have her 'so called' hysteric? Hint

Living room

Vera's bedroom

Dining room

Drawing room

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Question 16 of 25

16. How did Dolores discover the well in the yard? Hint

Running from Selena

Running from Joe

Chasing after Selena

Chasing after Joe

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Question 17 of 25

17. Dolores told Selena that for _____ hours of sleep she didn't look so good. Hint

13 hours

11 hours

10 hours

12 hours

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Question 18 of 25

18. According to Vera, what kind of world do we live in? Hint

Depressingly unfair

Depressingly masculine

Depressingly cruel

Depressingly unjust

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Question 19 of 25

19. According to Vera, what time was the eclipse to occur? Hint

5:30

4:00

5:00

4:30

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Question 20 of 25

20. Right before the eclipse, Joe wanted to know if they invented a pill to cure what? Hint

Ugly

Fat

Stupid

Dumb

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Question 21 of 25

21. How much of Selena's money did Joe spend? Hint

$500

$300

$400

$200

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Question 22 of 25

22. Joe said that Selena was two things. What were they? Hint

Liar and a tease

Brat and a tease

Brat and a liar

Liar and a witch

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Question 23 of 25

23. When Joe and Selena were on the ferry, how much did Joe's coffee and Selena's hot chocolate cost? Hint

55 cents

50 cents

60 cents

75 cents

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Question 24 of 25

24. At the hearing, John asked Selena when her last visit home was. How many years was it? Hint

10 years

12 years

15 years

18 years

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Question 25 of 25

25. Why was John so desperate to have Dolores put away for Vera's death? Hint

Dolores and his wife didn't get along

He couldn't prove that she killed Joe 18 years earlier

He wanted to get back at her for always being so vicious

There was a fight between their families

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Most Recent Scores

Oct 04 2024 : vlk56pa: 23/25
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Oct 04 2024 : 1nn1: 19/25
Oct 04 2024 : xchasbox: 9/25
Oct 04 2024 : workisboring: 23/25
Oct 04 2024 : Dagny1: 10/25
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What day did Selena say she had to be in Phoenix?

Answer: Monday

She told her mother in the beginning that she had to be in Phoenix on Monday after she had asked her how long she would be staying.

2. When Dolores was unpacking Selena's things, how many bottles of pills did she pull out of the bag?

Answer: 6

She pulled out two the first time, then two the second time, and then was even more shocked when she pulled out the last two.

3. What 2 numbers multiplied together did Joe say would equal 28?

Answer: 14 and 4

'14 times 4 equals 28?'

4. Everyday Vera liked the windows open for how long?

Answer: 2 hours

'I like all the windows open for 2 hours everyday.'

5. How much did Vera pay Dolores for touching up the house once a week while she lived in her Baltimore home?

Answer: $12.00

She recieved {$40.00} from Memorial Day through the summer, but only {$12.00} during the off-season.

6. Who did Peter give the story to (the one in Phoenix Selena wanted)?

Answer: Maureen

'I gave the story to Maureen.'

7. Who sent the fax about Dolores to Selena's office?

Answer: John

Detective John Mackey sent it to her.

8. How much money did Vera leave Dolores in her will?

Answer: $1,600,000

In the movie she left her 1 million, 6 thousand dollars, but in the book she left her 3 million.

9. How old was the will?

Answer: 8 years old

Det. Mackey was convinced she killed Vera for the money, because she had to have known about it if the will was eight years old.

10. When Vera asked for her china pig Dolores said, 'There are only _____ of them lying around.' How many did she say there were?

Answer: 200

'Well there are only 200 of 'em lyin' around, which one d'ya want?'

11. When Dolores asked Vera why she threw herself down the stairs, what was her response?

Answer: 'I hate the smell of being old'

Dolores: 'Why'd you do this Vera?' Vera: 'Because I hate the smell of being old.'

12. What grade did Selena skip?

Answer: seventh

'How can a straight A student who managed to skip the whole seventh grade wind up with C's and D's?'

13. What did Selena have on the chain around her neck (that didn't belong to her)?

Answer: Her grandmother's cameo

Joe gave it to her.

14. How long had Dolores been saving money for Selena when Joe transfered it to another account?

Answer: 11 years

She wanted to know how Joe could take away what took eleven years to put in.

15. In what room in the Donovan house did Dolores have her 'so called' hysteric?

Answer: Drawing room

In the movie she had it in the drawing room, but in the book she had it in Vera's room.

16. How did Dolores discover the well in the yard?

Answer: Chasing after Selena

She was chasing after Selena and almost fell in.

17. Dolores told Selena that for _____ hours of sleep she didn't look so good.

Answer: 12 hours

'For twelve hours of sleep you don't look so good.'

18. According to Vera, what kind of world do we live in?

Answer: Depressingly masculine

'Unfortunately, we live in a depressingly masculine world.'

19. According to Vera, what time was the eclipse to occur?

Answer: 5:00

She told Dolores it would be at 5:00.

20. Right before the eclipse, Joe wanted to know if they invented a pill to cure what?

Answer: Ugly

'What? Did they invent a pill to cure ugly?'

21. How much of Selena's money did Joe spend?

Answer: $500

Dolores got all of it back except for the $500 he spent.

22. Joe said that Selena was two things. What were they?

Answer: Liar and a tease

After Dolores confronted Joe about what he'd been doing to Selena he said that she was a liar and a tease.

23. When Joe and Selena were on the ferry, how much did Joe's coffee and Selena's hot chocolate cost?

Answer: 60 cents

'That'll be 60 cents.'

24. At the hearing, John asked Selena when her last visit home was. How many years was it?

Answer: 15 years

She told him fifteen years.

25. Why was John so desperate to have Dolores put away for Vera's death?

Answer: He couldn't prove that she killed Joe 18 years earlier

He wanted to make sure she didn't get away with murder again, even though she didn't kill Vera.

Source: Author ER15

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