Stephen King: Master of Horror & Beyond!

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What punk band got their name from a Stephen King novel?

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Answer: Pennywise
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What is the last name of the family in Stephen King's novel "The Shining"?

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Answer: Torrance
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What former adult media star was in Stephen King's 1993 miniseries about a town possessed by aliens?

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Answer: Traci Lords
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In what book by Stephen King is Peter convicted of his father's murder?

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Answer: The Eyes Of The Dragon
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What is the name of the girl in the Losers Club from the novel "IT"?

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Answer: Beverly Marsh
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What movie did Stephen King appear in as a minister?

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Answer: Pet Sematary
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What did Stephen King do for his hometown in Maine in 1992 with the proceeds from his books?

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Answer: Built A New Little-League Field
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In the book "Desperation", what was found in the car Mary and her husband were driving that initially got them arrested?

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Answer: A Bag Of Marijuana
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What is Stephen King's favorite baseball team?

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Answer: Boston Red Sox
10.

Who played Annie Wilkes in the film version of "Misery"?

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Answer: Kathy Bates
11.

Richard Thomas starred in Steven King's "It", but what is he best known for?

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Answer: Playing John Boy On The Waltons
12.

What Stephen King novel about a misfit student was written under the pen name Richard Bachman?

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Answer: Rage
13.

In "The Stand", who performed the song "Baby Can You Dig Your Man"?

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Answer: Larry Underwood
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In the movie "The Stand", what is the first song played?

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Answer: Don't Fear The Reaper
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In Stephen King's "Carrie", what type of powers did Carrie have?

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Answer: Telekinetic
16.

What Stephen King novel features a mouse named Mr. Jingles?

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Answer: The Green Mile
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In "Bag of Bones", what spells out clues to Mike Noonan?

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Answer: Magnets On The Refrigerator
18.

In "The Talisman", according to Captain Farren, God himself never ventures where?

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Answer: Beyond The Outposts
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What movie, based on a Stephen King novel, includes the phrase "Here's Johnny!"?

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Answer: The Shining
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Where did Louis bury Church, in Stephen King's novel "Pet Sematary"?

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Answer: Micmac Burial Ground
21.

The true form of IT, in the Stephen King book of the same name, was what?

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Answer: Spider
22.

What ailment plagues Melly Moores in "The Green Mile"?

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Answer: A Brain Tumor
23.

What movie was based on the Stephen King short novel "Cycle of the Werewolf"?

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Answer: Silver Bullet
24.

What is the name of Jack's wife in "The Shining"?

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Answer: Wendy
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What is the name of the hotel in "The Shining"?

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Answer: The Overlook
26.

In what city do the Good Guys meet in the movie "The Stand"?

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Answer: Boulder
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Who played Jack Torrence in the movie "The Shining"?

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Answer: Jack Nicholson
28.

In "The Stand", what was the word Tom Cullen used when trying to spell everything?

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Answer: Moon
29.

In Stephen King's "The Stand", Mother Abigail walked into the woods to cleanse herself of what sin?

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Answer: Pride
30.

What is the title of the short story by Stephen King that was made into the movie "Stand By Me"?

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Answer: The Body
31.

What is full title of the short story that was made into the movie, "The Shawshank Redemption"?

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Answer: Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption
32.

Who was the savior in Stephen King's "Desperation"?

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Answer: The Boy, David
33.

Where did King's wife, Tabitha, find his first book "Carrie"?

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Answer: In His Trash Can
34.

What other movie did John Coffey's actor play before "The Green Mile"?

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Answer: Armageddon
35.

In "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King, what was the son's name?

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Answer: Gage
36.

In what two Stephen King movies does Drew Barrymore play a leading role?

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Answer: Cat's Eye And Firestarter
37.

What is the Gunslinger's name?

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Answer: Roland
38.

For what baseball team does author Stephen King root?

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Answer: Red Sox
39.

What former Red Sox pitcher's name is part of a book's title?

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Answer: Tom Gordon
40.

Who is not a character in Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series?

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Answer: Sandra Dean
41.

What was Stephen King's first collection called?

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Answer: Night Shift
42.

What is Stephen King's first novel called?

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Answer: Carrie
43.

What is Louis's job in "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King?

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Answer: Doctor
44.

What university did Stephen King attend?

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Answer: Maine
45.

Whose crucifixion did Stephen King describe in "The Stand"?

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Answer: Heck Drogan
46.

Who was not with Larry Underwood's gang, on the trip to Boulder in "The Stand"?

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Answer: Shirley Hammet
47.

What was Peter's dinner while he was in prison in Stephen King's novel "Eyes Of The Dragon"?

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Answer: Fatty Meat, Salty Bread, And Watery Ale
48.

What happened to the House on Maple Street in Stephen King's collection "Nightmares And Dreamscapes"?

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Answer: It Blasted Off Into Space With The Children's Evil Stepfather Inside
49.

Who does Stephen King not quote in "The Stand"?

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Answer: Bing Crosby
50.

How did the gunslinger lose his finger in Stephen King's novel "The Drawing of the Three"?

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Answer: A Lobstrosity Ate It
51.

What year and model car was featured in the movie "Christine", based on a Stephen King book?

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Answer: 1958 Plymouth Fury
52.

How many phone calls were placed by Mike Hanlon in "IT"?

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Answer: 6
53.

What number was Ray Garraty in "The Long Walk"?

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Answer: 47
54.

Who played Vicky in the movie version of "Children Of The Corn"?

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Answer: Linda Hamilton
55.

What was the final bill total in "Quitters Inc"?

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Answer: $5,000.50
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Who does David Drayton leave behind on a trip to the supermarket in Stephen King's "The Mist"?

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Answer: His Wife
57.

What was the main difference changed from the book to the TV-Movie of the Tommyknockers?

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Answer: Bobbi Lives
58.

Who was the abusive husband in "Rose Madder"?

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Answer: Norman
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What do Jonas and his friends call themselves in "Wizard and Glass"?

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Answer: Big Coffin Hunters
60.

Who performed the first favor for Leland Gaunt?

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Answer: Brian Rusk
61.

What is the name of the robot bear in "The Drawing of Three"?

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Answer: Shardik
62.

In the beginning of "Graveyard Shift", how much does Hall make an hour?

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Answer: $1.78
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What was Beverly Marsh's profession as an adult?

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Answer: A Fashion Designer
64.

In what Stephen King movie did toy teeth drag away their victims?

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Answer: Quick Silver Highway
65.

The place where the largest number of King's stories take place is?

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Answer: Castle Rock
66.

George Bannerman, who is in several Stephen King novels, has what occupation?

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Answer: Retired Sheriff
67.

What is Mr. King's full name?

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Answer: Stephen Edwin King
68.

What happens to the boy at the end of "Cujo"?

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Answer: He Dies
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Who was King's first hardcover publisher?

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Answer: Doubleday
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What book's characters are named after Stephen King's children?

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Answer: Eyes Of The Dragon
71.

In Stephen King's "The Shining", what did Jack Torrance call martinis?

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Answer: Martians
72.

What eerie occurrence happened at the Overlook Hotel?

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Answer: The Topiary Animals Move
73.

What was the name of the sheriff of Castle Rock until his demise in "Cujo"?

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Answer: Sheriff Bannerman
74.

In "The Dark Half", what did the bumper sticker on George Stark's Toranado say?

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Answer: High Toned Son Of A Bitch
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In "The Eyes Of The Dragon", what was the name of Peter's horse?

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Answer: Peony
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Who was the first person to die in "Wizard And Glass"?

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Answer: An Old Man From Ritzy
77.

In "The Stand: Complete and Uncut Edition" what was the deaf-mute's name?

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Answer: Nick Andros
78.

What was the title of the first "Green Mile" book?

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Answer: The Two Dead Girls
79.

Name the student who goes over the edge in "Rage"?

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Answer: Charles Decker
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After what seventies rock star was Captain Trips in "The Stand" named?

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Answer: Jerry Garcia
81.

What name was Roland known, to the Big Coffin Hunters?

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Answer: Will Dearborn
82.

What's the name of the main character in the Stephen King book "Bag of Bones"?

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Answer: Michael Noonan
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What was the name of the young man killed on Doc's first day at work in "Pet Sematary"?

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Answer: Victor Pascow
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What happened to the man's wife in "Bag of Bones"?

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Answer: Died Of A Brain Aneurysm
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What is Rose's husband's favorite method of torture in "Rose Madder"?

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Answer: Biting
86.

In "The Stand", what is Charlie Campion's wife's name?

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Answer: Sally
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What is Mother Abigail's last name in the book "The Stand"?

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Answer: Freemantle
88.

In "The Stand", what is the real name of "Trashcan Man"?

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Answer: Donald Merwin Elbert
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In Stephen King's "The Stand", who is Lloyd Henreid's accomplice in his pre-prison crime spree?

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Answer: Poke
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What band did Larry Underwood play with before starting his solo career in "The Stand"?

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Answer: The Tattered Remnants
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In "The Stand", what did Lloyd place under his mattress just in case?

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Answer: A Rat
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In the book "The Stand", who did Larry Underwood meet in New York?

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Answer: In The Book, Rita In The Movie, Nadine
93.

In "The Stand", who made the statement, I told you, I do not dream?

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Answer: Nadine
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What does the talking doll in the episode of the "X-Files" that Stephen King co-wrote say?

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Answer: Let's Have Fun
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What was the prologue to "Insomnia" called?

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Answer: Winding The Deathwatch
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What month did "Gerald's Game" take place in?

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Answer: October
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Who was the main character in "Bag Of Bones"?

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Answer: Mike Noonan
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What was the name of Gerald's wife in "Gerald's Game"?

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Answer: Jesse
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What was the name of the main character in "Insomnia"?

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Answer: Ralph Roberts
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What was the name of the title character's husband in "Dolores Claiborne"?

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Answer: Joe St. George
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