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Anne Rice Trivia Quiz

Anne Rice is well known for her horror novels. This quiz has some questions about her novels and some about her personal life.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. When was Anne Rice born? Hint

October 31, 1942

October 18, 1948

October 12, 1943

October 4, 1941

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Question 2 of 25

2. What was her major at San Francisco State College? Hint

Journalism

Music

English

Political Science

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which novel did she dedicate to herself? Hint

'Exit to Eden'

'The Vampire Lestat'

'Belinda'

'The Witching Hour'

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Question 4 of 25

4. How many typewriters does Rice own? Hint

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Question 5 of 25

5. What Gothic writers did she read to prepare for 'The Witching Hour'? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James

Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker

Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Byron

Stephen King and Poppy Z. Brite

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Question 6 of 25

6. What is Rice's favorite animal, which she uses in her vampire novels? Hint

Cat

Bird

Bat

Dog

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Question 7 of 25

7. 'Interview With The Vampire' began as a short story. How many years later did Rice publish it as a novel? Hint

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is her son's name? Hint

Louis

Lestat

David

Christopher

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Question 9 of 25

9. How old was she when she moved to Texas? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. How many houses have Rice and her husband owned? Hint

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which vampire film most strongly influenced Rice's childhood ideas about vampires? Hint

'Nosferatu'

'Dracula'

'The Vampire Lovers'

'Dracula's Daughter'

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which of Rice's characters is often said to be based on her daughter Michelle? Hint

Morrigan

Jesse

Claudia

Deborah

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Question 13 of 25

13. In the original version of 'Interview with the Vampire' does Claudia die?

Yes

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which of her novels did Rice perceive as a structural failure? Hint

'Interview With the Vampire'

'The Vampire Lestat'

'The Witching Hour'

'Taltos'

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Question 15 of 25

15. Is the human skull in Rice's office real?

Yes

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of her characters experiences the stigmata? Hint

Lestat

Tonio

Armand

Gretchen

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Question 17 of 25

17. What does Rice like to snack on when she is writing? Hint

Pepper Jack cheese and hazel nuts

Cheddar cheese and walnuts

Brie cheese and macadamia nuts

Swiss cheese and pecans

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Question 18 of 25

18. When did Anne marry her husband Stan? Hint

October 14, 1962

October 31, 1961

October 14, 1961

October 31, 1962

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Question 19 of 25

19. Rice wrote 'Interview with the Vampire' in five months?

True

False

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Question 20 of 25

20. Does Anne Rice write under any pseudonyms?

Yes

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which New Orleans cemetery did Rice often walk through and play in as a child? Hint

Louisiana State Cemetery

Lafayette Cemetery

New Orleans Cemetery

The County Cemetery

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Question 22 of 25

22. A seven-foot statue of what movie monster stands in Rice's office? Hint

Dracula

Frankenstein's Monster

Lestat

Pumpkinhead

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Question 23 of 25

23. Whom did she originally want to play Lestat in any film that was made of her vampire novels? Hint

Rutger Hauer

Antonio Banderas

Tom Cruise

Patrick Stewart

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Question 24 of 25

24. Anne Rice's husband Stan is a poet and what else? Hint

Actor

Artist

Doctor

Lawyer

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Question 25 of 25

25. What character does Rice often describe as her 'alter ego'? Hint

Lestat

Claudia

Louis

Armand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Anne Rice born?

Answer: October 4, 1941

She was born Howard Allen O'Brien at Mercy Hospital in New Orleans.

2. What was her major at San Francisco State College?

Answer: Political Science

3. Which novel did she dedicate to herself?

Answer: 'Belinda'

'Belinda' was written under the name Ann Rampling. She got the name from actress Charlotte Rampling because she loved her looks and poise.

4. How many typewriters does Rice own?

Answer: 2

One is a black portable typewriter that she took to college in 1958, and the othr is an IBM electric on which she wrote 'Interview With the Vampire'.

5. What Gothic writers did she read to prepare for 'The Witching Hour'?

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James

6. What is Rice's favorite animal, which she uses in her vampire novels?

Answer: Dog

Her own dog, Mojo was used in 'Tale of the Body Thief'.

7. 'Interview With The Vampire' began as a short story. How many years later did Rice publish it as a novel?

Answer: 6

It was finally published in 1976.

8. What is her son's name?

Answer: Christopher

Christopher Rice was born March 11, 1978.

9. How old was she when she moved to Texas?

Answer: 16

She moved to Richardson, Texas when she was 16.

10. How many houses have Rice and her husband owned?

Answer: 10

One each in Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, and Sonoma County, {California;} one in Seven Points, {Texas;} one in Destin, {Florida;} and four in New Orleans--on Phillip, First, and Amelia Streets, and St. Elizabeth's Orphanage.

11. Which vampire film most strongly influenced Rice's childhood ideas about vampires?

Answer: 'Dracula's Daughter'

She saw it as a child and it is still her favorite scary movie.

12. Which of Rice's characters is often said to be based on her daughter Michelle?

Answer: Claudia

Her daughter Michelle died of leukemia as a child.

13. In the original version of 'Interview with the Vampire' does Claudia die?

Answer: No

She goes off with some vampire boys who like to bedevil people.

14. Which of her novels did Rice perceive as a structural failure?

Answer: 'The Vampire Lestat'

But her fans didn't think so!

15. Is the human skull in Rice's office real?

Answer: No

It looks real, but she is too superstitious to have a real skull so close to her!

16. Which of her characters experiences the stigmata?

Answer: Gretchen

Raised Catholic, and feeling a deep affinity with the saints, Rice hoped one day to experience the stigmata.

17. What does Rice like to snack on when she is writing?

Answer: Brie cheese and macadamia nuts

When celebrating book or movie sales, she eats Symphony Bars.

18. When did Anne marry her husband Stan?

Answer: October 14, 1961

They met in journalism class in Richardson, Texas when Stan Rice sat down beside her.

19. Rice wrote 'Interview with the Vampire' in five months?

Answer: False

She wrote it in five weeks.

20. Does Anne Rice write under any pseudonyms?

Answer: Yes

Under A.N. Roquelaure she wrote 'The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty', 'Beauty's Punishment', and 'Beauty's Release'. She wrote "Belinda" under the name Ann Rampling.

21. Which New Orleans cemetery did Rice often walk through and play in as a child?

Answer: Lafayette Cemetery

Lestat hides his valuables here.

22. A seven-foot statue of what movie monster stands in Rice's office?

Answer: Pumpkinhead

Not what you'd expect.

23. Whom did she originally want to play Lestat in any film that was made of her vampire novels?

Answer: Rutger Hauer

She decided this while watching 'Blade Runner'.

24. Anne Rice's husband Stan is a poet and what else?

Answer: Artist

Rice uses her husband's poetry in some of her novels.

25. What character does Rice often describe as her 'alter ego'?

Answer: Lestat

It is often said that an author's main character is based on themself.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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