FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Quiz about AmericaSide in The Dark Tower

America-Side in "The Dark Tower" Quiz

While most of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series takes place in a world that has moved on, much of it is set in the United States of the 20th century. How much do you remember about the people and events from America-side?

A multiple-choice quiz by chooken. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
chooken

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,342

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
375

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these has the vacant lot NOT been? Hint

2 Hammarskjold Plaza

It has been all of these

Tom & Jerry's Artistic Deli

Chew Chew Mama's

NEXT>

Question 2 of 15

2. Reverend Harrigan is the twin of one of the Calla-folk. Who is his Calla counterpart? Hint

Eben Took

Wayne Overholser

Jamie Jaffords

Henchick of the Manni

NEXT>

Question 3 of 15

3. From where did Odetta's parents select her name? Hint

Her father's favourite book

Her mother's home town

A famous folk singer

A dead relative

NEXT>

Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these is NOT true about Jack Mort Hint

All of these are true

He wears women's underwear

He has green eyes

He has gold-rimmed glasses

NEXT>

Question 5 of 15

5. Which famous battle does Jake reference when fighting in the Dixie Pig? Hint

The Alamo

Gallipoli

Iwo Jima

Thermopylae

NEXT>

Question 6 of 15

6. What sort of business does Ted Brautigan's uncle Tim own? Hint

Mortuary

Electronics

Furniture

Books

NEXT>

Question 7 of 15

7. What is Jimmie Polio's real surname? Hint

Plio

Polido

Polino

Polingo

NEXT>

Question 8 of 15

8. Who is not one of Balazar's men? Hint

Kevin Blake

Tricks Postino

George Biondi

Csaba Drabnik

NEXT>

Question 9 of 15

9. What job does Callahan take up in Kentucky? Hint

House-painting

Construction work

Grave-digging

Laying asphalt

NEXT>

Question 10 of 15

10. According to Eddie, what company should Aaron Deepneau remember? Hint

IBM

Microsoft

Apple

Sony

NEXT>

Question 11 of 15

11. Whose tag does Jake first see graffitied on the vacant lot fence?

Answer: (Two Words)

NEXT>

Question 12 of 15

12. Whose husband apparently invented the internet? Hint

Justine Anderson

Ruth Beemer

Irene Tassenbaum

Laurie Chambers

NEXT>

Question 13 of 15

13. In Eddie Dean's world, where is Co-op City located? Hint

Jersey

Bronx

Brooklyn

Manhattan

NEXT>

Question 14 of 15

14. Where did Jake see a young Eddie playing basketball with Henry? Hint

Nineteenth Street

Ninth Avenue

Markey Avenue

Piper Crescent

NEXT>

Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of Odetta's mother's friend, who suffered from two false pregnancies? Hint

Jessica Beasley

Petra Jesserling

Bonnie Avery

Jane Sargus

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these has the vacant lot NOT been?

Answer: Chew Chew Mama's

Hammarskjold Plaza is owned by the Tet Corporation - an entity founded by Eddie and Roland to protect the Rose. Among other things, the rose cures acne, sings, and keeps the universe in existence! Put that on your resume.

2. Reverend Harrigan is the twin of one of the Calla-folk. Who is his Calla counterpart?

Answer: Henchick of the Manni

Harrigan is the street preacher Jake, Callahan, and later Mia and Susannah, meet in New York. He's the spitting image of Henchick, though I'd be surprised if Henchick ever said anything about God Bombs.

3. From where did Odetta's parents select her name?

Answer: Her mother's home town

While there was a famous folk singer and human rights activist called Odetta Holmes (possibly King's inspiration for her?), Odetta's parents actually named her after Odetta, Arkansas - Alice Holmes' hometown.

4. Which of these is NOT true about Jack Mort

Answer: He has green eyes

Jack Mort has blue eyes. He was Walter's pawn, and dressed as a priest when he pushed Jake into the path of an oncoming car. He was shot down by the police in the same train station where Odetta lost her legs at his hands.

5. Which famous battle does Jake reference when fighting in the Dixie Pig?

Answer: Thermopylae

When the vampires and can-toi are chasing him through a doorway into the kitchen of the Dixie Pig, Jake remembers the Battle of Thermopylae, when the Spartans forced the Persians to follow them through a narrow pass and picked them off one-by-one.

6. What sort of business does Ted Brautigan's uncle Tim own?

Answer: Furniture

Ted's childless uncle offers to pay for Ted's eduction if Ted follows him into the furniture business afterward. Instead, Ted attempts to enlist in the army as a psychic.

7. What is Jimmie Polio's real surname?

Answer: Polino

Jimmie is known as "Jimmie Polio" because of his club foot. Jimmy was known as an outrageous liar, and would choose to have his friend Skipper Brannigan with him in a fight.

8. Who is not one of Balazar's men?

Answer: Csaba Drabnik

Csaba Drabnik, the mad Hungarian, is one of Henry's friends. In Henry's final minutes, Kevin Blake is the goon he plays Trivial Pursuit with.

9. What job does Callahan take up in Kentucky?

Answer: Grave-digging

It is while grave-digging that Callahan's co-worker Pete Petacki is targeted by a type three vampire posing as hot jail-bait. Callahan disposes of her before she has a chance.

10. According to Eddie, what company should Aaron Deepneau remember?

Answer: Microsoft

Eddie relates a few other choice companies to John Cullum, but as far as Deepneau is concerned, Microsoft is the way to go. Eddie might as well give him the information - Henry wasted it in the 80s.

11. Whose tag does Jake first see graffitied on the vacant lot fence?

Answer: Bango Skank

That Bango Skank sure gets around. Susannah even sees his name on a ladies-room toilet stall in 1999, while she's hiding in there with Mia.

12. Whose husband apparently invented the internet?

Answer: Irene Tassenbaum

Irene is a staunch Republican and joins Jake and Roland briefly on their journey. Her husband works for a branch of North Central Positronics.

13. In Eddie Dean's world, where is Co-op City located?

Answer: Brooklyn

Though Keystone World's Co-op City is in The Bronx, Eddie's is in Brooklyn. Stephen King apparently doesn't know where Co-op City is, which may explain the difference in Eddie's level of the tower.

14. Where did Jake see a young Eddie playing basketball with Henry?

Answer: Markey Avenue

Markey is also the name of the Academy Jake makes up when he's busted skipping school at the Art Gallery. Just another example of Jake's semi-psychic abilities - the name occurs to him automatically.

15. What was the name of Odetta's mother's friend, who suffered from two false pregnancies?

Answer: Jessica Beasley

One of the reasons Odetta doesn't bring up her pregnancy straight away - if there's anything Jessica taught her, you can be wrong. Of course, Susannah wasn't wrong - not that her pregnancy was anything but natural.

Source: Author chooken

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor LeoDaVinci before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.