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Quiz about Short Stories in Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Quiz about Short Stories in Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Short Stories in Nightmares and Dreamscapes Quiz


I started reading books by Stephen King when I was about 11 and fascinated with all things horrible and mysterious. Short stories are some of my favourites, and this is a quiz on "Nightmares and Dreamscapes".

A multiple-choice quiz by ecnalubma. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ecnalubma
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
267,136
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
696
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. When Mary and Clark go into the Rock-a-Boogie diner, where apparently they have a hell of a band, who was the redheaded waitress with the familiar voice? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Howard Mitla has a problem with a finger tapping and scratching in his bathroom drain. He also has a wife, who doesn't like the television show "Jeopardy" as it made her feel dumb. Who is Howard Mitla's wife? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Dolan's Cadillac, Mr Robinson has to calculate how large his trap needs to be. He takes his hypothetical maths problem to a friend who is a teacher at Las Vegas High School, where he learns a phrase that he feels is most appropriate. What is this phrase that the maths teacher informs him of? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In "The End Of the Whole Mess" Bobby Fornoy is referred to as the Messiah. His brother Howard states that Bobby was the kind of genius that only comes along every two or three generations, like Einstein or Newton. Bobby comes up with a cure for War, however there is a big side-effect. Which side-effect of the cure was not recognised prior to the administration of the antidote to society's ills? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Richard Dees is a reporter for the tabloid "Inside View" and is proud to take his own photographs for each story. When he comes across a lead for vampire story, he can't resist chasing after the Cessna Skymaster piloted by The Night Flier. What is the tail-number of the Skymaster 337 that Dees pursues? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Maddie Pace always seems to have a hard time making a decision. So much so, that she can't decide which kind of soup to buy for her husband Jack so she leaves the store without any and asks Jack later at home which kind he prefers. In "Home Delivery", what does Jack Pace tell his wife Maddie is his favourite kind of soup? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Bill Hogan buys his son Jack some Chattery Teeth at a gas station in Nevada. He also picks up a hitch-hiker who tries to rob him and gets to see a side of the novelty teeth that would make people think twice before buying some. He gives Bill a false name when Bill picks him up. What name does the boy use when he introduces himself in the car? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Clive's Grandpa explains time to him in "My Pretty Pony". Grandpa explains there are three kinds of time. What are the three kinds of time as Grandpa explains them? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which group of people, referred to as "The Ten O'Clock People", see the Batmen? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. We know that "Crouch End" is in England, where Lonnie Freeman went missing and his wife reported his disappearance to PC Farnham and PC Vetter. We also know that PC Vetter enjoys his lager. What is PC Vetter's choice of lager? Hint



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1. When Mary and Clark go into the Rock-a-Boogie diner, where apparently they have a hell of a band, who was the redheaded waitress with the familiar voice?

Answer: Janis Joplin

Born Janis Lyn Joplin on January 14,1943 and passing into Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon on October 4, 1970, she is the redheaded waitress with the "booze and cigarettes" voice that Mary recognises in the diner.
2. Howard Mitla has a problem with a finger tapping and scratching in his bathroom drain. He also has a wife, who doesn't like the television show "Jeopardy" as it made her feel dumb. Who is Howard Mitla's wife?

Answer: Violet

Violet Mitla, who worked as a dental assistant, wasn't a fan of Jeopardy. We learn this on the first page of the story, when she waits until Jeopardy is about to start before going to the store for ice-cream.
3. In Dolan's Cadillac, Mr Robinson has to calculate how large his trap needs to be. He takes his hypothetical maths problem to a friend who is a teacher at Las Vegas High School, where he learns a phrase that he feels is most appropriate. What is this phrase that the maths teacher informs him of?

Answer: Arc of descent

"Bubba" Robinson, as he is referred to by his highway repair colleagues, is focussed on having his revenge on the man who is responsible for the death of his wife Elizabeth. As it states in the beginning, revenge is a dish best served cold.
4. In "The End Of the Whole Mess" Bobby Fornoy is referred to as the Messiah. His brother Howard states that Bobby was the kind of genius that only comes along every two or three generations, like Einstein or Newton. Bobby comes up with a cure for War, however there is a big side-effect. Which side-effect of the cure was not recognised prior to the administration of the antidote to society's ills?

Answer: Alzheimer's Disease

Bobby Fornoy noticed that the citizens of La Plata Texas had markedly lower crime statistics than anybody would predict, so he set out to find out why. There was a protein in the water there that helped keep people calm. Bobby and his brother Howard (Bow-Wow) isolate the protein, synthesize the protein, and arrange to have a great deal of it transported and loaded into a volcano.

When the volcano erupts, it distributes the protein over the planet and takes effect on people all over the world. Unfortunately, the protein causes Alzheimer's Disease which they do not discover until afterwards.
5. Richard Dees is a reporter for the tabloid "Inside View" and is proud to take his own photographs for each story. When he comes across a lead for vampire story, he can't resist chasing after the Cessna Skymaster piloted by The Night Flier. What is the tail-number of the Skymaster 337 that Dees pursues?

Answer: N101BL

N101BL is the call-sign of the Cessna Skymaster 337 piloted by The Night Flyer, who often gives his name to control towers as Dwight Renfield. Renfield, of course, features in the novel "Dracula".
6. Maddie Pace always seems to have a hard time making a decision. So much so, that she can't decide which kind of soup to buy for her husband Jack so she leaves the store without any and asks Jack later at home which kind he prefers. In "Home Delivery", what does Jack Pace tell his wife Maddie is his favourite kind of soup?

Answer: Chicken Noodle. Kind that comes in the can.

Jack Pace was a man with simple tastes. He liked "Chicken Noodle. Kind that comes in the can." Maddie went back to the store the next day and bought the whole case of soup. This was before Jack died at sea, and then came back to visit Maddie.
7. Bill Hogan buys his son Jack some Chattery Teeth at a gas station in Nevada. He also picks up a hitch-hiker who tries to rob him and gets to see a side of the novelty teeth that would make people think twice before buying some. He gives Bill a false name when Bill picks him up. What name does the boy use when he introduces himself in the car?

Answer: Bryan Adams

A cassette case on the dashboard of the car belonged to the album "Reckless" by Bryan Adams. The wind-up teeth killed and then disposed of Bryan Adams, and then made their way back to the gas station where Bill had bought them. When Bill went back nine months later, the teeth were waiting for him.

The lady behind the counter stated she has saved them for him, as she remembered he had bought them for his son.
8. Clive's Grandpa explains time to him in "My Pretty Pony". Grandpa explains there are three kinds of time. What are the three kinds of time as Grandpa explains them?

Answer: Long time, Real time, My Pretty Pony time

Grandpa tries to explain to a young Clive that people's perspective of time changes over the course of their lives. He compares time to a pony, that will run away before you know it. Clive learns that the only way to keep time in check is to use the phrase "My Pretty Pony".
9. Which group of people, referred to as "The Ten O'Clock People", see the Batmen?

Answer: The group between the smokers and the non-smokers

Brandon Pearson tries to quit smoking when his daughter is born, and uses nicotine replacement patches. He finds that he is unable to completely kick the habit, so he gives up the patches and only has a couple of cigarettes per day. This group of people who are neither smokers or non-smokers are the ones to see the Batmen. In true Stephen King fashion, the Batmen are not at all friendly.
10. We know that "Crouch End" is in England, where Lonnie Freeman went missing and his wife reported his disappearance to PC Farnham and PC Vetter. We also know that PC Vetter enjoys his lager. What is PC Vetter's choice of lager?

Answer: Harp

PC Farnham disappeared after Doris Freeman reported her husband missing. He simply walked out of the door of the police station never to be seen again. We are not told what happens to him, but I've always assumed that he wandered into Crouch End Town and met up with the Blind Piper. PC Vetter passed away after retiring from the constabulary, and was found dead with a can of his beloved Harp in his hand.
Source: Author ecnalubma

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