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Horrifying Short Stories Trivia Quiz

Brevity may be the soul of wit, but it can also make for terror!

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
astorian

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,683

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2774

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which Stephen King story does the narrator gradually cut himself apart and eat himself? Hint

Chattery Teeth

The Finger

Lunch at the Gotham Cafe

Survivor Type

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what famed story does a couple use magic first to resurrect their dead son, and then to send him away? Hint

Sometimes They Come Back

The Monkey's Paw

The Gold Bug

From Beyond

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which theme is common to Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"? Hint

Deadly spiders

Haunted houses

Being buried alive

Satanic rituals

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote the horror tale "Lamb to the Slaughter," in which a housewife bludgeons her husband to death with a frozen leg of lamb, then cooks it and serves it to the police? Hint

H.P. Lovecraft

Roald Dahl

Flannery O'Connor

Peter Straub

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the Fredric Brown story "Answer," the most powerful computer in the universe is created, and is asked "Is there a God?" What is the computer's chilling reply? Hint

Yes, NOW there is a God.

No, you are alone in the cosmos.

Yes, and He has told me to destroy you all.

No, but there is a Devil.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What terrible discovery does "Young Goodman Brown" make, in a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne? Hint

His son has been taken away by demons

He is dead, and in Hell

His wife and neighbors are all witches

His house is occupied by ghosts

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Question 7 of 10

7. The prize in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is eternal life.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete the title of Lord Dunsany's most popular (and most gruesome) horror tale: "Two Bottles of ___"

Answer: (Hot Dog!)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the title of an H.P. Lovecraft tale:
"Herbert West: _______ "

Answer: (It's alive! It's alive!)

10. Who wrote the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," in which a captured Confederate soldier imagines an elaborate escape and return to his home in the brief seconds before he is hanged? Hint

Rudyard Kipling

Stephen Crane

Ambrose Bierce

Mark Twain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which Stephen King story does the narrator gradually cut himself apart and eat himself?

Answer: Survivor Type

A revolting and yet compelling look at how far a hungry desert island castaway would go to stay alive.

2. In what famed story does a couple use magic first to resurrect their dead son, and then to send him away?

Answer: The Monkey's Paw

W.W. Jacobs' story drives home the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for. You might get it!"

3. Which theme is common to Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

Answer: Being buried alive

Edgar Allan Poe was expelled from both the U.S. Military Academy and the University of Virginia, for excessive drinking.

4. Who wrote the horror tale "Lamb to the Slaughter," in which a housewife bludgeons her husband to death with a frozen leg of lamb, then cooks it and serves it to the police?

Answer: Roald Dahl

This gruesome story made for a popular episode of the television series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." (And you thought Roald just wrote cute kiddie stories like "Willy Wonka!")

5. In the Fredric Brown story "Answer," the most powerful computer in the universe is created, and is asked "Is there a God?" What is the computer's chilling reply?

Answer: Yes, NOW there is a God.

A powerful warning against putting too much confidence or giving too much power to machines.

6. What terrible discovery does "Young Goodman Brown" make, in a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Answer: His wife and neighbors are all witches

This story is found in Hawthorne's "Twice-Told Tales."

7. The prize in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is eternal life.

Answer: False

The "prize" is death. "The Lottery" reflects Shirley Jackson's fear and distrust of people in small towns like Bennington, Vermont, where she lived with her husband and four children.

8. Complete the title of Lord Dunsany's most popular (and most gruesome) horror tale: "Two Bottles of ___"

Answer: Relish

If you haven't read the story, believe us, you don't want to know why a man would need so much relish!

9. Complete the title of an H.P. Lovecraft tale: "Herbert West: _______ "

Answer: Reanimator

The story was the basis of the gory film "Reanimator."

10. Who wrote the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," in which a captured Confederate soldier imagines an elaborate escape and return to his home in the brief seconds before he is hanged?

Answer: Ambrose Bierce

This story was adapted into an Oscar-winning short film, which was later used as the final episode of TV's "The Twilight Zone."

Source: Author astorian

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