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Quiz about The Life of Dean Koontz
Quiz about The Life of Dean Koontz

The Life of Dean Koontz Trivia Quiz


You think you know Dean Koontz, but you have no idea.

A multiple-choice quiz by shrilledgeep. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
shrilledgeep
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
104,234
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
477
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Question 1 of 25
1. What is Dean's mother and father's name? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What is Dean's wife's full maiden name? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who was Dean's father figure when he was a child? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Dean used to write pornography strictly for the money.


Question 5 of 25
5. Dean's mother eventually died due to what? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Why was Dean reluctant to have children? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Where did Dean grow up? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Dean and his wife made a deal for her (solely) to support him while he wrote novels for how many years? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Dean was a teacher for disciplinary students at one time.


Question 10 of 25
10. Dean had a childhood dog who almost asphyxiated him with its chain in the backyard one day while playing. What was its name? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What breed was Koontz's dog Trixie? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Dean's father had the following problem: Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Where does Dean live as of 2002? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Dean is single.


Question 15 of 25
15. Where did Dean go to college? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Koontz's first real fiction sale was: Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. During a job as a ________
_________, Dean was robbed at gunpoint by two men.
Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Some of Dean's relatives thought he would turn out like his father because of his career progress and: Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Which of the following have been one of Dean's pseudonyms? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What was the main contributing factor to the use of Dean's pseudonyms? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What year was Dean born? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Koontz's sister Janie had sextuplets at the age of 16.


Question 23 of 25
23. Dean once had a dog named ... Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Aunt _______ was Dean's aunt whom would have constant mood swings and refused to go to his wedding reception. Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Once Dean dedicated a novel to Lisa Tuttle and the publisher wrote "To Dad" instead.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is Dean's mother and father's name?

Answer: Florence & Ray

2. What is Dean's wife's full maiden name?

Answer: Gerda Cerra

He has dedicated many of his books to her and some of them are even co-written by her.
3. Who was Dean's father figure when he was a child?

Answer: Uncle Ray

He spent most of his time with Uncle Ray.
4. Dean used to write pornography strictly for the money.

Answer: True

He sent some of his stuff to Playboy once, but then decided that kind of writing wasn't his cup of tea.
5. Dean's mother eventually died due to what?

Answer: Stroke

She had many earlier strokes that caused the slow loss of her mental stability.
6. Why was Dean reluctant to have children?

Answer: He feared that he'd be a bad father

He didn't want to be the poor father figure to his own kids that his father his own father had been to him.
7. Where did Dean grow up?

Answer: Bedford, Pennsylvania

8. Dean and his wife made a deal for her (solely) to support him while he wrote novels for how many years?

Answer: 5

She said she would pay the bills while he wrote for five years. If he still didn't get anywhere, he probably wouldn't.
9. Dean was a teacher for disciplinary students at one time.

Answer: True

This is what eventually turned him against school administration and government authority.
10. Dean had a childhood dog who almost asphyxiated him with its chain in the backyard one day while playing. What was its name?

Answer: Tiny

His mother forced him to give up Tiny because of this incident.
11. What breed was Koontz's dog Trixie?

Answer: Golden Retriever

He models lots of the dogs in his stories after his own. Trixie died in 2007.
12. Dean's father had the following problem:

Answer: Alcoholism

Ray Koontz was a serious alcoholic and it affected Dean's life dramatically.
13. Where does Dean live as of 2002?

Answer: Southern California

Most of the settings in his more books take place there.
14. Dean is single.

Answer: False

He married Gerda Ann Cerra in 1966.
15. Where did Dean go to college?

Answer: Shippensburg State College

He lived at the Shippensburg State College's dorm rooms for his freshman year.
16. Koontz's first real fiction sale was:

Answer: Kittens

He sold this piece while still in college when he was 20.
17. During a job as a ________ _________, Dean was robbed at gunpoint by two men.

Answer: Park Ranger

The day after, his picture was in the newspaper.
18. Some of Dean's relatives thought he would turn out like his father because of his career progress and:

Answer: his carelessly long hair

Because of jobs and meetings, he had to keep it short a lot of the time.
19. Which of the following have been one of Dean's pseudonyms?

Answer: Brian Coffey

20. What was the main contributing factor to the use of Dean's pseudonyms?

Answer: his editors suggested it

His editors suggested it because of his changing style of writing. They thought it would confuse and mislead people, so he published certain genres under different names.
21. What year was Dean born?

Answer: 1945

He was born on July 9th.
22. Koontz's sister Janie had sextuplets at the age of 16.

Answer: False

TRICK QUESTION! - He's an only child.
23. Dean once had a dog named ...

Answer: Lucky

Lucky was put to sleep because of his constant regurgitation. *I'm serious*
24. Aunt _______ was Dean's aunt whom would have constant mood swings and refused to go to his wedding reception.

Answer: Kate

She also refused to go to the actual wedding ceremony, but she showed up anyway.
25. Once Dean dedicated a novel to Lisa Tuttle and the publisher wrote "To Dad" instead.

Answer: True

He eventually dedicated another novel to her in the list of dedicatees.
Source: Author shrilledgeep

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