194 Stephen King Trivia Questions with Answers
194 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
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
At the beginning of The Drawing of the Three, the second installment of The Dark Tower series, Roland is attacked by crablike creatures on the beach. What do they take from him?
Answer
The first two fingers of his right hand
In order to catch the Man in Black, Roland must make the ultimate sacrifice. What price must he pay?
Answer
The life of the boy, Jake Chambers
Stephen King credits a poem by Robert Browning as the inspiration behind The Dark Tower series. What is the name of the poem?
Answer
Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came