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Quiz about The Shining
Quiz about The Shining

The Shining Quiz for Experts | Stephen King


Stephen King has written a lot of novels that have held me in suspense and terror, The Shining was definitely one of them! This is a general knowledge quiz on the book. I hope you have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Phoenix101. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Phoenix101
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
72,814
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
6683
Last 3 plays: teenagewife (9/10), Guest 142 (9/10), yeats1 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of Danny's 'imaginary friend' who shows him things he has no way of knowing? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of The Overlook's previous caretaker who killed his family and himself? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What relation of Dick Halloran's also had a very strong shine? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What does Dick always smell before a premonition? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the number of the room where Danny, Dick and Delores (the maid with a tiny shine) saw the dead woman in the bathtub? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of The Overlook's phantom bartender?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. Jack's favoured weapon was what type of mallet?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. When Danny is trying to be brave in the snow while attempting to escape the hedge animals he tells himself to be more like his father and who else?

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. What did Jack and the Hotel forget that eventually lead to its destruction and the survival of Danny, Dick and Wendy?

Answer: (One Word starts with 'the')
Question 10 of 10
10. What did 'redrum' really stand for?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of Danny's 'imaginary friend' who shows him things he has no way of knowing?

Answer: Tony

Tony is Dany's future self coming to guide him.
2. What was the name of The Overlook's previous caretaker who killed his family and himself?

Answer: Grady

Grady also tries to convince Jack that he would be management material if he could just control his son and wife.
3. What relation of Dick Halloran's also had a very strong shine?

Answer: His grandmother

He calls her 'Grams'. He tells Danny that they had conversations all afternoon when he was a boy but they never opened their mouths.
4. What does Dick always smell before a premonition?

Answer: Oranges

In 1955 while stationed in Germany with the army, he smelled oranges and suddenly knew his brother had been killed.
5. What was the number of the room where Danny, Dick and Delores (the maid with a tiny shine) saw the dead woman in the bathtub?

Answer: 217

The corpse attacks Danny despite Dick's reassurance that they are no more harmful than scary pictures in a book. In the movie, the room number was 237.
6. What is the name of The Overlook's phantom bartender?

Answer: Lloyd

Jack was an alcoholic, another weakness that the Hotel used to control him.
7. Jack's favoured weapon was what type of mallet?

Answer: Roque

Roque is played in innings, like cricket, on a gravel court and one side of the head is hard rubber while the other is wood.
8. When Danny is trying to be brave in the snow while attempting to escape the hedge animals he tells himself to be more like his father and who else?

Answer: The Secret Agent Man

9. What did Jack and the Hotel forget that eventually lead to its destruction and the survival of Danny, Dick and Wendy?

Answer: Boiler

The boiler was supposed to be the caretaker's major concern but they forgot about it.
10. What did 'redrum' really stand for?

Answer: murder

Tony tried to warn Danny but he didn't understand. Very creepy book.
Source: Author Phoenix101

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