94+ Books Trivia Questions with Answers
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What famous last words of The Dark Tower series also began the series?
- The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
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When Roland finally climbs the steps of the Dark Tower and climbs to the top, what does he find?
- The tower creates a time loop and sends him back to the beginning
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During the battle of the Devar-Toi in Thunderclap, Eddie is mortally wounded. As he dies, he gives a warning to Susannah, Jake and Roland. What does he warn against?
- "Beware the Dandelo."
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Roland's son, Mordred, is able to shapeshift. What is the shape he takes when he needs to feed?
- A giant spider
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There is a deadly weapon used by the Wolves of the Calla (a golden ball) to kill their enemies, and it conspicuously shares a name with a device found in another piece of contemporary fiction. What is the object?
- Sneetches from Harry Potter
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At the beginning of Wolves of the Calla, the townsfolk first approach Roland and his group in the country outside town. How does Roland convince them that they are truly gunslingers?
- He tosses several plates in the air for Jake to shoot down
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What is the name of the dog-like creature that befriends Jake Chambers and follows the group through their journey?
- Oy, the Billy Bumbler
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Vampires make a notable appearance in another of Stephen King's works. Which novel(s) does he use vampires as a plot element?
- The Dark Tower series
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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?
- He lights the surrounding forest on fire, hoping it will consume the town
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Barlow does not turn Father Callahan into a vampire, but he does make him "unclean." How does Barlow sully the priest?
- Barlow forces Callahan to drink the vampire's blood
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During the confrontation between Father Callahan, the local priest, and Kurt Barlow (a vampire) how is is demonstrated that father Callahan's faith is too weak to challenge such a creature?
- He is unable to throw his crucifix away
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At the beginning of Salem's Lot, Ben learns that, for some reason, the Marsten house has been bought. Who purchases house which is widely thought to be haunted?
- A foreigner named Kurt Barlow
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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?
- Seeing a hanging ghost on the porch
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For what reason has the protagonist, Ben Mears, returned to Salem after a 25 year absence in the novel Salem's Lot.
- To write his next novel
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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?
- Al spent 4 years beyond the portal and his cancer progressed
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In 11/22/63, where does Jake Epping find a portal from 2007 back to 1963?
- In the basement of his friend Al's diner
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In Cujo, how is it that the St. Bernard becomes infected with rabies?
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- Sticks his nose down a rabbit hole and is bitten by a bat
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King cites a real life event as providing the inspiration for his novel Cujo. What was this event?
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- Visiting a mechanic whose St. Bernard almost bit him
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In response to questions about the inspiration behind Misery, King cites a very clear correlation between the character Annie and something in his own life. What is this thing?
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- Substance abuse/drug addicition
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When Annie discovers that Paul has been snooping, she punishes him. What is his punishment?
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- She cuts off his foot with an axe
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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
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In the novel Misery, Paul Sheldon is caught in a snowstorm and crashes his car en route to Los Angelis. Which city and state does the accident occur in?
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- Sidewinder, CO
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What was the name of the first short story that King had professionally published in 1967?
- The Glass Floor
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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?
- Wrote and published short stories to men's magazines
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After a 27 year period of dormancy, IT returns to plague the town of Derry, ME. Who is the first casualty of this cycle of murders?
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- Adrian Mellon
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In the performance of the Ritual Of Chüd, Billy Denbrough meets the antithesis of IT, Maturin. Maturin is a key element of the plot in another one of King's works. Which book(s) does the reader encounter Maturin?
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- The Dark Tower series
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After the friends successfully destroy the monster in IT, 27 years go by before it reappears. Which of the friends commits suicide rather than return to face their childhood terror?
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- Stan Uris
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In IT, what self depracating name to the core group of friends give themselves?
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- The Loser's Club
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Who is the first casualty of the novel, IT by Stephen King?
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- Bill Denbrough's little brother, Georgie
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IT, in the Stephen King novel of the same name, appears to people as their worst fear. What is Eddie Kaspbrak's worst fear?
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- A disease ridden leper
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In the novel IT, what is the name and appearance that the monster gives itself?
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- Pennywise, the clown
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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?
- Mother Abigail and Randall Flagg
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There are numerous names for the worldwide pandemic in The Stand. What are two of them?
- Superflu and Captain Tripps
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In the novel The Shining, what is the incident that caused Jack Torrance to lose his teaching job?
- Assaulting a student
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There is a notable character who, in the film, is killed by Jack Torrance. In the book, however, they live. Which character is this?
- Dock Hollorann
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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?
- Hedge animals that come to life
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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?
- Breakers, using their abilities, break down the "beams" of existence.
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