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 Carrie
| What was the name of Carrie's deceased father? | Carrie
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Ralph. 'You never wanted to stick your tongue out at him-even when you knew he wasn't looking'.
| What was the name of the committee that investigated the circumstances regarding Carrie? | Carrie
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White Commission . Sue Snell testified before this committee.
| What is the name of the popular boy that reluctantly took Carrie to the prom? | Carrie
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Tommy Ross. Billy Nolan was Chris' boyfriend, Freddy Overlock was his friend and Henry Grayle was the principal.
| What was the name of the roadhouse where Chris and Billy had a room and Carrie met her demise? | Carrie
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The Cavalier. The Cavalier's parking lot is where Carrie died in the novel. Sue Snell had some kind of telekinetic converstaion with her right before she died.
| What was the name of the hangout where the kids from the high school frequented? | Carrie
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Kelly Fruit Company. After the tragedy in Chamberlin, since most of the kids he knew had died, the owner decided not to rebuild and take his insurance money and retire to Florida.
| What minor character was known as The Beak? | Carrie
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Freddy Holt. Another one of the school's misfits-with a gigantic nose. The principal assumed he was taking Carrie to the prom.
| What supernatural incident happend when Carrie was three that was witnessed by neighbors? | Carrie
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falling stones on the house. Carrie's telekinesis was witnessed for the first time from someone other than Margaret.
| What did a neighbor's mother give to her daughter to use and to antagonize Margaret White and therefore cause the above incident? | Carrie
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Bikini. 'I was wearing my 'Whore of Babylon' white bathing suit.'
| What college did Chris Hargensen get into? | Carrie
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Oberlin. Principal Henry Grayle to John Hargensen (Chris' hot-shot lawyer father):'I see she's been accepted to Oberlin. I suspect someone, possibly you has been pulling some pretty expensive strings.'
| What was dumped on Carrie and Tommy at the prom? | Carrie
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Pig Blood . Billy and his friends killed pigs at a nearby farm.
| What was the name of the little redhead that was part of the prom night prank with Chris Hargensen? | Carrie
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Tina Blake. They were 'thicker than thieves'.
| What was the theme of the Prom? | Carrie
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Springtime in Venice. 'Who picked these hokey themes?' Sue wondered.
| What was the name of the secretary in the school office? | Carrie
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Miss Fish. Henry Grayle:'Damn Miss Fish, do you have to sound so impressed?'
| What color(in the book) was Carrie's prom dress? | Carrie
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Red. In the book it was red. She made it herself. In the movie it was pink.
| What item did one of Carrie's classmates witness her using to blot her lipstick? | Carrie
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| What baseball team wanted to recruit Tommy Ross had he lived? | Carrie
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Boston Red Sox . Big time jock.
| How did Carrie kill her mother? | Carrie
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Stopped her heart. In the movie she flung knives at her-cool!
| Who played Carrie in the movie? | Carrie
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Sissy Spacek. Sissy Spacek was not the first choice. Her husband convinced the director to let her audition. Carrie Fisher and Amy Irving were considered for the part. Piper Laurie played Carrie's crazy mother.
| Who directed the movie "Carrie"? | Carrie
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Brian DePalma. Steven Speilberg was friends with DePalma. He met future and ex wife Amy Irving on the set.
| What year was the novel first published? | Carrie
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1974. Hope you liked this quiz.
Margaret White. Margaret White was played by Piper Laurie in the big screen version of Carrie. She was nominated for an Academy Award (best supporting actress), as was Sissy Spacek (best actress) in the title role of Carrie. Nominations unheard of for a horror film!
Chris Hargensen. Nancy Allen played Chris Hargensen in the film, and later married the film's director Brian De Palma!
Rita Desjardin. Miss Desjardin's intentions were good, but in the end, wasn't it partly her fault all this happened? Hmmmmmmmmm.
Sue Snell. Amy Irving made her big screen debut as Sue Snell in the movie version of Carrie.
Ewen High School. Were you fooled? Owen is actually Stephen King's son's name, and Overlook is the name of a hotel in another one of King's novels..."The Shining".
Tommy Ross. "If You've Got A Taste For Terror, Take Carrie To The Prom.", and that's exactly what terror tasting Tommy did!
Female breasts. Dirty Pillows? C'mon Marge, lighten up!
The closet. I guess Momma didn't find it a sin to keep her child locked up in a closet for hours at a time.
Blue Ribbon Laundry. The Blue Ribbon Laundry was the setting for one of Stephen King's short stories entitled "The Mangler" appearing in the collection "Night Shift".
Plug it up!. Carrie was experiencing her first menstrual cycle at this time, and had no idea what was happening to her. She thought she was bleeding to death. A very cruel joke girls!
Chamberlain, Maine. Derry and Castle Rock are two towns that hold a strong history in the works of Stephen King. Bangor is where the master himself resides.
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