The Summer of "Stand By Me" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Castle Rock

At the beginning of "Stand By Me", an adult Gordie talks of Castle Rock, the small town in Oregon where he was raised. Gordie says Castle Rock consisted of 1,281 people, but as a kid it felt like the whole world.

Answer: Secret knock

Gordie, Chris and Teddy are in the tree house when Vern comes to the door. One is supposed to do the secret knock before one can enter the tree house; Vern can never remember the secret knock, but they let him in anyway.

Answer: Vern

After overhearing his brother Billy, and Billy's friend, Charlie, say they saw the dead body of Ray Brower near the train tracks on Back Harlow road, Vern goes to the tree house to inform Gordie, Chris and Teddy, and asks them if they want to go see the body.

Answer: Canteen

Gordie's older brother Denny recently died in a Jeep accident. When Gordie goes into Denny's room to get the canteen from his closet, he is reminded of the time Denny gave him his New York Yankees cap.

Answer: Blue Point Diner

The day they leave to find the body, Chris and Gordie meet in town. Outside the Blue Point Diner, Chris shows Gordie the gun he stole from his father's cabinet. Neither Chris nor Gordie know the gun is loaded, so Gordie pulls the trigger, and the bullet hits a trashcan.

Answer: Drew a treasure map

Vern buried a quart jar of pennies under his porch and drew a treasure map so he could dig them up later. When Vern's mom cleaned his room, she threw away the map. At the time the events in the story take place, Vern had spent nine months searching for the pennies and still has not found them. At the end of "Stand By Me", when Vern heads home, he stops in the street to pick up a penny.

Answer: Picking blueberries

In the tree house, when Vern is telling Gordie, Chris and Teddy the location of Ray Brower's body, adult Gordie narrates and says Ray had gone out to pick blueberries three days before and no one had seen him since.

Answer: Seeing the deer

Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern camp for the night. In the morning, Gordie is awake before the others; he is sitting on the train tracks, reading a comic book, when a deer wanders near by. Gordie and the deer look at each other for a moment. Adult Gordie says that transcending moment with the deer is the one part of the journey that he kept to himself.

Answer: Vern

When Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern make it to Back Harlow road, the split up to look for Ray Brower's body. Chris and Gordie search the right side of the train tracks, while Teddy and Vern search the left. Vern is the first to see Ray's body, the others join him, and all four stand speechless.

Answer: His mom puts him on the 10 Most Wanted List

At the end of "Stand By Me", Vern, Teddy, Chris and Gordie part and head home. Vern is the first to leave, followed by Teddy. Teddy tells Gordie and Chris that he should get home before his mom puts him on the 10 Most Wanted List.