99949 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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After Ben and Mark succeed in killing Barlow, they flee the town and the rest of the vampires. One year later, they return to try and finish the job. What is Ben's idea for destroying the vampires?
Answer
He lights the surrounding forest on fire, hoping it will consume the town
Barlow does not turn Father Callahan into a vampire, but he does make him "unclean." How does Barlow sully the priest?
Answer
Barlow forces Callahan to drink the vampire's blood
The Marsten house in Salem's Lot is rumored to be haunted, and Ben Mears has a haunting experience from his childhood that supports that rumor. What was his experience?
Answer
Seeing a hanging ghost on the porch
For what reason has the protagonist, Ben Mears, returned to Salem after a 25 year absence in the novel Salem's Lot.
Answer
To write his next novel
Jake Epping visits his friend Al one day to find him on deaths door, whereas the day before, he was completely healthy. What explanation is given for his sudden lack of health?
Answer
Al spent 4 years beyond the portal and his cancer progressed
In Cujo, how is it that the St. Bernard becomes infected with rabies?
Answer
Sticks his nose down a rabbit hole and is bitten by a bat
King cites a real life event as providing the inspiration for his novel Cujo. What was this event?
Answer
Visiting a mechanic whose St. Bernard almost bit him
When Annie discovers that Paul has been snooping, she punishes him. What is his punishment?
Answer
She cuts off his foot with an axe
As Paul explores Annie's house in Misery, he discovers something that leads him to believe that he is not Annie's first (or last) victim. What is it that he discovers?
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A scrapbook with newspaper clippings about previous victims
What was the name of the first short story that King had professionally published in 1967?
Answer
The Glass Floor
Shortly after King married his wife, Tabitha, he struggled to find work as a teacher. What did he do to make ends meet during this period?
Answer
Wrote and published short stories to men's magazines
In IT, what self depracating name to the core group of friends give themselves?
Answer
The Loser's Club
Who is the first casualty of the novel, IT by Stephen King?
Answer
Bill Denbrough's little brother, Georgie
In the novel IT, what is the name and appearance that the monster gives itself?
Answer
Pennywise, the clown
Survivors of the global pandemic in The Stand are beset with dreams of one of two people, depending on the nature of their heart. Who are they?
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Mother Abigail and Randall Flagg
There are numerous names for the worldwide pandemic in The Stand. What are two of them?
Answer
Superflu and Captain Tripps
In the novel The Shining, what is the incident that caused Jack Torrance to lose his teaching job?
Answer
Assaulting a student
In The Shining, there is an element of horror to the hedge maze that is excluded from the film by Stanley Kubrick. What is this element?
Answer
Hedge animals that come to life
Where is Stepehen King's town and state of residence?
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Bangor, Maine
In book 7 of The Dark Tower series, the Crimson King has installed a group of psychics at something of a broadcast station. What are they called and what is their job?
Answer
Breakers, using their abilities, break down the "beams" of existence.
In the foreword to each installment of the Dark Tower series, Stephen King cites another famous writer of fantasy as his (King's) inspiration. Which author is it?
Answer
J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Book 5 of The Dark Tower opens on a small village whose children are routinely stolen by "Wolves." What state are these children returned in?
Answer
They are mentally handicapped, or "roont"
Roland and his young friends come across a very dangerous enemy in Wizard and the Glass. What is it that makes them so dangerous?
Answer
They are trained gunslingers who never passed their test
At the end of their train ride, where and when do Roland and his ka-tet find themselves?
Answer
Topeka Kansas in the aftermath of a world epidemic