Stephen King Quiz
Stephen King Quiz Questions
1. Under what pseudonym did Stephen King publish some of his earlier works?
(a) Richard Bachman
(b) John Doe
(c) James Patterson
(d) Mark Twain
2. What is the name of the small town that frequently appears in Stephen King’s novels?
(a) Derry
(b) Salem
(c) Castle View
(d) Haven
3. In which state is Stephen King primarily based?
(a) Maine
(b) New York
(c) Massachusetts
(d) California
4. What is the name of the possessed car in Stephen King’s novel?
(a) Christine
(b) Cujo
(c) The Green Mile
(d) Pet Sematary
5. Which of these characters is not a creation of Stephen King?
(a) Pennywise
(b) Hannibal Lecter
(c) Danny Torrance
(d) Jack Torrance
6. What is the name of the prison where many of Stephen King’s stories take place?
(a) Shawshank State Penitentiary
(b) Alcatraz
(c) Folsom Prison
(d) Sing Sing
7. Which novel by Stephen King was adapted into a critically acclaimed miniseries starring Tim Curry?
(a) The Shining
(b) It
(c) Carrie
(d) Salem’s Lot
8. What is the name of the child with psychic abilities in The Shining?
(a) Danny Torrance
(b) Georgie Denbrough
(c) Carrie White
(d) Gage Creed
9. What is the name of the creature that terrorizes the characters in Pet Sematary?
(a) Church
(b) Zelda
(c) The Wendigo
(d) The Boogeyman
10. Which Stephen King novel explores the concept of a pandemic?
(a) The Stand
(b) The Shining
(c) Carrie
(d) Salem’s Lot
11. Which novel features a group of children facing off against an evil entity?
(a) It
(b) The Shining
(c) Carrie
(d) Salem’s Lot
12. What is the name of the small town where the events of Salem’s Lot unfold?
(a) Derry
(b) Salem
(c) Castle Rock
(d) Jerusalem’s Lot
13. Which novel features a writer who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
(a) The Stand
(b) 11/22/63
(c) The Green Mile
(d) Doctor Sleep
14. What is the name of the psychic child in Doctor Sleep?
(a) Danny Torrance
(b) Abra Stone
(c) Carrie White
(d) Georgie Denbrough
15. Which novel features a mysterious outsider who is suspected of being a serial killer?
(a) The Outsider
(b) The Green Mile
(c) Finders Keepers
(d) Mr. Mercedes
16. Which novel is part of the Dark Tower series?
(a) The Shining
(b) The Stand
(c) The Gunslinger
(d) Misery
17. What is the name of the magical tower that is the central focus of the Dark Tower series?
(a) The Dark Tower
(b) The Crimson King
(c) Mid-World
(d) The Beam
18. Which Stephen King novel was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman?
(a) The Green Mile
(b) The Shawshank Redemption
(c) Misery
(d) The Stand
19. What is the name of the demonic entity that terrorizes the children in Stephen King’s novel “It”?
(a) Pennywise the Clown
(b) The Creeper
(c) The Boogeyman
(d) The Shape
20.What is the name of the psychic girl in Stephen King’s novel “Carrie”?
(a) Carrie White
(b) Wendy Torrance
(c) Georgie Denbrough
(d) Danny Torrance
21. What is the name of the writer who becomes a prisoner of his number one fan in Stephen King’s novel “Misery”?
(a) Paul Sheldon
(b) Jack Torrance
(c) Johnny Smith
(d) John Coffey
22. What is the name of the supernatural entity that possesses people in Stephen King’s novel “The Shining”?
(a) The Overlook Hotel
(b) The Doctor
(c) The Grady Twins
(d) The Shining
23. Which novel explores the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic?
(a) The Stand
(d) The Dead Zone
(c) The Waste Lands
(d) The Eyes of the Dragon
24. Which novel features a young boy with telekinetic abilities?
(a) Firestarter
(b) Carrie
(c) The Shining
(d) The Dead Zone
25. What is the name of the monstrous dog in Stephen King’s novel “Cujo”?
(a) Cujo
(b) Old Chief
(c) Bandit
(d) Shadow
Stephen King Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Under what pseudonym did Stephen King publish some of his earlier works?
(a) Richard Bachman
2. What is the name of the small town that frequently appears in Stephen King’s novels?
(c) Castle View
3. In which state is Stephen King primarily based?
(a) Maine
4. What is the name of the possessed car in Stephen King’s novel?
(a) Christine
5. Which of these characters is not a creation of Stephen King?
(b) Hannibal Lecter
6. What is the name of the prison where many of Stephen King’s stories take place?
(a) Shawshank State Penitentiary
7. Which novel by Stephen King was adapted into a critically acclaimed miniseries starring Tim Curry?
(b) It
8. What is the name of the child with psychic abilities in The Shining?
(a) Danny Torrance
9. What is the name of the creature that terrorizes the characters in Pet Sematary?
(c) The Wendigo
10. Which Stephen King novel explores the concept of a pandemic?
(a) The Stand
11. Which novel features a group of children facing off against an evil entity?
(a) It
12. What is the name of the small town where the events of Salem’s Lot unfold?
(d) Jerusalem’s Lot
13. Which novel features a writer who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
(b) 11/22/63
14. What is the name of the psychic child in Doctor Sleep?
(b) Abra Stone
15. Which novel features a mysterious outsider who is suspected of being a serial killer?
(a) The Outsider
16. Which novel is part of the Dark Tower series?
(c) The Gunslinger
17. What is the name of the magical tower that is the central focus of the Dark Tower series?
(a) The Dark Tower
18. Which Stephen King novel was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman?
(b) The Shawshank Redemption
19. What is the name of the demonic entity that terrorizes the children in Stephen King’s novel “It”?
(a) Pennywise the Clown
20.What is the name of the psychic girl in Stephen King’s novel “Carrie”?
(a) Carrie White
21. What is the name of the writer who becomes a prisoner of his number one fan in Stephen King’s novel “Misery”?
(a) Paul Sheldon
22. What is the name of the supernatural entity that possesses people in Stephen King’s novel “The Shining”?
(a) The Overlook Hotel
23. Which novel explores the aftermath of a devastating flu pandemic?
(a) The Stand
24. Which novel features a young boy with telekinetic abilities?
(a) Firestarter
25. What is the name of the monstrous dog in Stephen King’s novel “Cujo”?
(a) Cujo