Stephen King's 'Needful Things' The Movie Quiz

Answer: Rottweiler

The dog's name is Ave Maria, and she belongs to Nettie Cobb, played by Amanda Plummer. Ave is an American Rottweiler. She guards The Dot while her owner works.

Answer: Polly Chalmers

Polly Chalmers, played by Bonnie Bedelia, owned The Dot, which was a restuarant in Castle Rock. Polly suffered from severe arthritis in her hands.

Answer: Brian Rusk

Brian Rusk, played by Shane Meier, was the first customer of Leland Gaunt. Brian entered the store and began calling out to see if anyone was there. He was scared when he first saw Gaunt.

Answer: A Topps 1956 Mickey Mantle baseball card

Gaunt asked Brian what he wanted most in the world, and Brian said he wanted a 1956 Mickey Mantle baseball card. Gaunt replied, 'Topps or Fleer?' Brian wasn't so sure which one, so Gaunt gave him the Topps.

Answer: {$.95}

Brian gave Gaunt all the money he had, which was {$.95.} Gaunt said that would be half of what the card would cost him, but Gaunt only accepted the {$.95} as a partial payment. He said the other half could be paid with a deed.

Answer: Nettie Cobb

Polly asked Nettie to bring a pie to the proprietor of Needful Things. Nettie brought Ave with her, and when they entered the store, she was surprised to find Wilma Wadlowski Jerzyck in the store. Ave started barking at Wilma, and Wilma threatened to kill the dog.

After everyone left, Gaunt saw Nettie looking at a little figurine, and he offered to sell it to her. Nettie was afraid to touch it, but Gaunt told her she could pick it up. When she did she saw flashbacks of her husband hitting her and smashing her figurines.

The flashbacks also showed Nettie killing her husband with a knife.

Answer: Buster

Whenever anyone called Dan Keeten 'Buster', he became extremely violent. Dan, who was played by J.T. Walsh, hated the nickname ever since he was called it when he was a little boy.

Answer: Alan Pangborn

Alan Pangborn, played by Ed Harris, was the sheriff of the small town of Castle Rock, and fiancee to Polly Chalmers. Pangborn was the only person in town who didn't do business with Gaunt.

Answer: Apple

Gaunt offered a piece of the pie that Nettie brought him to Alan. Gaunt said that the pie was the best he ever tasted.

Answer: Our Lady Of The Serene Waters

Our Lady Of The Serene Waters Church is ministered by Reverend Willie Rose, who was played by Don S. Davis.

Answer: The clothes had turkey excrement on them

Unbeknownst to Wilma, Brian Rusk, as part of his deed, splattered turkey excrement on her clean clothes. Wilma, who was played by Valri Bromfield, thought Nettie did it, and she vowed to get even with her.

Answer: 'Dice And The Devil'

Unbeknownst to Reverend Rose, he was entering the devil's lair. When he entered, he carried a book entitled, 'Dice And The Devil'. The reason for this was he was opposed to a casino opening in Castle Rock.

Answer: Toy race track

Keeton went to Needful Things out of curiosity. He met Leland Gaunt, who happened to know what predictament Keeton was in. Gaunt offered him a toy race track that could foretell the outcome of the horse races. The name of the toy was The Day's Winnings.

This was right up Keeton's alley. Keeton was due to be indicted in four days for taking {$20,000.00} dollars out of Castle Rock's community fund.

Answer: Green apples

Brian, still under Gaunt's influence, smashed Wilma's windows with green apples. It was set up to seem like it was Nettie who had did it.

Answer: Hugh Priest

Hugh Priest, played by Duncan Fraser, II, entered Nettie's house. Priest was under orders from Gaunt because he had purchased a high school jacket from Gaunt. Priest had a deed to do, and he was going to do it for Gaunt.

Answer: She was skinned

Hugh Priest skinned the dog and hung the poor animal in Nettie's bathroom. When Nettie came home she screamed at the sight of her pet.

Answer: Wilma Jerzyck

Nettie thought Wilma murdered the dog, but in actuality it was Hugh Priest. Nettie vowed to get even with Wilma.

Answer: Tickets

Nettie, who was under orders from Gaunt, papered Dan's house with tickets. Dan thought it was Deputy Norris Ridgewick who papered his house, because Ridgewick had given him a parking ticket the day before.

Answer: Rat trap

The next morning at the police station, Ridgewick saw a gift bag and wanted to know who it was for. When one of the workers told him they didn't know, he put his right hand in the bag. He immediately yanked it back with a rat trap attached.

Answer: Wilma and Nettie

Nettie entered Wilma's house with a butcher's knife, prepared to kill her, but Wilma fought back. The reason Nettie wanted to kill Wilma was because she thought Wilma killed Ave. The two women fought, Wilma with a cleaver and Nettie with a knife. A few minutes later both women were dead, and the town of Castle Rock was in an uproar over the double murders.