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What Stephen King Quotes Trivia Quiz

As we all know, Stephen King always starts his books with a quote or two from songs, poems, or novels. Now let's see if you remember them. I provide the quote, you tell me in which King novel they appear. This quiz does NOT include Richard Bachman!

A multiple-choice quiz by PearlQ19. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
PearlQ19

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which novel features a lot of quotes from "Paterson" by William Carlos Williams? Hint

Dreamcatcher

Insomnia

Wizard and Glass

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which book begins with the Ray Bradbury quote "It was a pleasure to burn"? Hint

Hearts in Atlantis

Salem's Lot

Firestarter

Desparation

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which story begins with this Wilson Pickett quote: "I'm gonna kiss you, girl, and hold ya - I'm gonna do all the things I told ya - In the midnight hour"? Hint

The Mist

Stand by Me

Secret Window, Secret Garden

The Langoliers

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which novel does one of the characters loves to sing "Scooby Doo, Where Are You"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is the only novel where every single chapter begins with a quote? Hint

The Dark Half

The Shining

Christine

The Dead Zone

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Question 6 of 10

6. "We need help, the poet reckoned." (Edward Dorn). Which famous novel begins with this quote? Hint

The Gunslinger

The Stand

Bag of Bones

Rose Madder

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which novel has a quote from the Bible at the beginning of each part? Hint

Carrie

Needful Things

The Green Mile

Pet Sematary

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete this quote that appears several times in "It": "Out of the blue..."

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which novel does this Bob Dylan quote appear: "Everybody's guessed that baby can't be blessed until she finally sees that's she's like all the rest"? Hint

Carrie

Dolores Claiborne

Christine

Gerald's Game

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the poem by Robert Browning called upon which the "Dark Tower" series was loosely based? Hint

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

The Gunslinger's Quest

The Dark Tower

Childe Roland and the Dark Tower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which novel features a lot of quotes from "Paterson" by William Carlos Williams?

Answer: It

"They begin! The perfections are sharpened..."

2. Which book begins with the Ray Bradbury quote "It was a pleasure to burn"?

Answer: Firestarter

From "Fahrenheit 451". Quite a macabre quote, but very suitable somehow.

3. Which story begins with this Wilson Pickett quote: "I'm gonna kiss you, girl, and hold ya - I'm gonna do all the things I told ya - In the midnight hour"?

Answer: The Langoliers

King also quotes from a poem by Stephen Crane about a creature sitting in the desert, eating its bitter heart.

4. In which novel does one of the characters loves to sing "Scooby Doo, Where Are You"?

Answer: Dreamcatcher

"Ooby-Ooby-Doo, where-are-ooh? We gah-sum urk oo-do-now!" Duddits loved his Scooby Doo lunchbox, and he always sang the song.

5. Which is the only novel where every single chapter begins with a quote?

Answer: Christine

All the quotes have something to do with cars such as "I got no car and it's breakin' my heart - But I got a driver, and that's a start..." (Lennon & McCartney).

6. "We need help, the poet reckoned." (Edward Dorn). Which famous novel begins with this quote?

Answer: The Stand

King also quotes from "Don't Fear The Reaper", "What's That Spell", and of course "Baby, Can You Dig Your Man", among other songs.

7. Which novel has a quote from the Bible at the beginning of each part?

Answer: Pet Sematary

The story of Lazarus, of course, the man, who was raised from the dead by Jesus.

8. Complete this quote that appears several times in "It": "Out of the blue..."

Answer: and into the black

Neil Young.

9. In which novel does this Bob Dylan quote appear: "Everybody's guessed that baby can't be blessed until she finally sees that's she's like all the rest"?

Answer: Carrie

From "Just Like A Woman". Carrie wrote it down in her school book.

10. What is the poem by Robert Browning called upon which the "Dark Tower" series was loosely based?

Answer: Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

It's very long, but you can really see what inspired King.

Source: Author PearlQ19

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