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Lovecraftian gods Trivia Quiz

A bunch of Lovecraft questions. Most of them are very hard and you might have to do some research for them.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sevorak. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sevorak

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,748

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1098

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is 'the Unspeakable'? Hint

Hastur

Dagon

Cthulhu

Nyarlathotep

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is 'the Blind Idiot God'? Hint

Cthuga

Yig

Azathoth

Glaaki

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which god generally appears as a cluster of floating spheres?

Answer: (Two Words with hyphen)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the sunken city where Cthulhu is trapped? Hint

Dunwich

Irem

R'lyeh

Yuggoth

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the 'Crawling Chaos'? Hint

Nyarlathotep

Hastur

Yig

Cthulhu

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the symbol of Hastur? Hint

A fiery red cloud

A worm

A yellow, stylized 'Y'

A humanoid figure with an octupus head

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the race of beings created by Cthulhu that are imprisoned in R'yleh with him? Hint

Deep Ones

Star spawn

Elder Things

Byakhee

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Question 8 of 10

8. What element is Cthuga an elemental of? Hint

Fire

Water

Air

Earth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is 'The Thing that Should not Be'? Hint

Nyogtha

Ithaqua

Yig

Tsathoggua

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the legendary book written of in many of Lovecraft's book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is 'the Unspeakable'?

Answer: Hastur

According to the mythos, Hastur was the half-brother of Cthulhu.

2. Who is 'the Blind Idiot God'?

Answer: Azathoth

Azathoth is thought to be the creator of all things.

3. Which god generally appears as a cluster of floating spheres?

Answer: Yog-Sothoth

Yog-Sothoth is a being who is one with all space and time, and is thought to be the gateway through wich the other gods will enter the world.

4. What is the name of the sunken city where Cthulhu is trapped?

Answer: R'lyeh

According to Lovecraft, R'lyeh is 47 degrees 9 minutes south, 126 degrees 43 minutes west.

5. Who is the 'Crawling Chaos'?

Answer: Nyarlathotep

Nyarlathotep is the only god that regulary interacts with humans.

6. What is the symbol of Hastur?

Answer: A yellow, stylized 'Y'

7. What is the name of the race of beings created by Cthulhu that are imprisoned in R'yleh with him?

Answer: Star spawn

Star spawn appear as smaller versions of Cthulhu.

8. What element is Cthuga an elemental of?

Answer: Fire

Cthulhu is a water elemental, Hastur is an air elemental, and I don't know of a Lovecraftian earth elemental.

9. Who is 'The Thing that Should not Be'?

Answer: Nyogtha

10. What is the legendary book written of in many of Lovecraft's book?

Answer: The Necronomicon

In Lovecraft's words, 'Necronomicon' means 'An Image (or Picture) of the Law of the Dead.' Literally translated, it means '(The Thing) Concerning the Customs of the Dead.'

Source: Author Sevorak

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