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Take this Carrie Quiz! Average Trivia | Stephen King

This is a quiz on the first published Stephen King novel.

A multiple-choice quiz by AlchemyGirl. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
AlchemyGirl

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,591

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3351

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (10/10), Guest 49 (6/10), Guest 104 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first event that showed Carrie's strange talent? Hint

Shattering lamp

Headaches

Moving hairbrushes

Falling rocks

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the caring gym teacher who severely punished the girls after they made fun of Carrie in the shower room? Hint

Mrs. Wallace

Mrs. Archer

Ms. Coleman

Miss Desjardin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where does Carrie's mother work? Hint

She is a nurse

Blue Ribbon Laundry

She does not have a job

She works at The Kelly Fruit Company

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the only girl who is known to feel sorry for Carrie? Hint

Chris

Margaret

Kelly

Sue

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Question 5 of 10

5. What color does Carrie's mother strongly disapprove of, during the book? Hint

Pink

Red

Green

Black

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who asks Carrie to the prom? Hint

Tim Johnson

Billy Nolan

Tommy Ross

She went to the prom by herself.

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many pigs were killed? Hint

Two

Four

Six

None

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Question 8 of 10

8. While most people who do not read "Carrie" carefully would think that Carrie just made the fire that started in the gym, but that is not the case. What really started the fire in the gym? Hint

A match

Water from the sprinklers

A cigarette

Lightning

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Margaret White die? Hint

Her lungs exploded

Carrie choked her

She killed herself

Her heart stopped

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the nickname given to prom night? Hint

The Deadly Prom

The Black Prom

The Dark Prom

The Terrible Prom

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Mar 20 2024 : Guest 72: 10/10
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 49: 6/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 104: 6/10
Feb 27 2024 : Mookie325: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first event that showed Carrie's strange talent?

Answer: Falling rocks

Carrie's mother yells at Carrie after she talks to the girl that lives in the house next door, so Carrie, without realizing it, makes the rocks come. Later on, Carrie tells her mother that she will make it happen again if she does not get her way.

2. What was the name of the caring gym teacher who severely punished the girls after they made fun of Carrie in the shower room?

Answer: Miss Desjardin

Miss Desjardin is an unmarried gym teacher who is sympathetic of Carrie.

3. Where does Carrie's mother work?

Answer: Blue Ribbon Laundry

Margaret White works at the Blue Ribbon Laundry Mat, which also appears in Stephen King's short story "The Mangler."

4. Who is the only girl who is known to feel sorry for Carrie?

Answer: Sue

Sue feels very bad after the shower incident and still thinks about it, even days after the event took place.

5. What color does Carrie's mother strongly disapprove of, during the book?

Answer: Red

When Carrie buys the material for her prom dress, her mother tells her that she knew it would be red, although in reality it is pink.

6. Who asks Carrie to the prom?

Answer: Tommy Ross

Tommy's girlfriend, Sue Snell, wants Tommy to ask Carrie to the prom because she still feels guilty about the locker room incident.

7. How many pigs were killed?

Answer: Two

Two pigs were killed by Billy Nolan and his friends. They planned to rig the gym so pig blood would pour over Carrie, when she won prom queen.

8. While most people who do not read "Carrie" carefully would think that Carrie just made the fire that started in the gym, but that is not the case. What really started the fire in the gym?

Answer: Water from the sprinklers

Carrie just wanted to soak the kids at the prom, but instead caused an electrical fire, due to the band's equipment.

9. How did Margaret White die?

Answer: Her heart stopped

Carrie makes her mother's heart stop in a dramatic scene after the events of prom night.

10. What was the nickname given to prom night?

Answer: The Black Prom

The prom's nickname was also the title of a book written by Sue Snell.

Source: Author AlchemyGirl

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