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Some Lovecraft Questions Trivia Quiz

These are mostly basic Lovecraft questions, with a few surprises mixed in.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lofgeornost. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Lofgeornost

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,578

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1631

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (10/10), Guest 189 (7/10), Guest 194 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What do the first two initials of H.P. Lovecraft's name stand for? Hint

Howard Phillips

Henry Price

Horace Pendergast

Horus Paul

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which New England state is Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham located? Hint

Vermont

Connecticut

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the university found in Arkham? Hint

Hazleden

Draven

Ogunquit

Miskatonic

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which individual, often referred to in Lovecraft's stories, is described as the 'mad Arab'? Hint

Nyarlathotep

Iranon

Abdul Alhazred

Kaman-Thah

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Question 5 of 10

5. What dreaded tome is said to have been written by the 'mad Arab'?

Answer: (Two Words)

6. The Hugo Award winning novella, 'Gilgamesh in the Outback,' depicts an afterlife world in which H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard help to reunite the ancient hero of the title with his friend, Enkidu. Who wrote this novella? Hint

Roger Zelazny

Robert Silverberg

Fritz Leiber

Gene Wolfe

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Question 7 of 10

7. Joseph Curwen, a century and a half after his death, manipulates his descendant into a practice of revivification in which story? Hint

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Pickman's Model

The Dunwich Horror

The Shadows of Time

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not a character or entity from Lovecraft's work? Hint

Randolph Carter

Tcheriapin

Cthulhu

Crawford Tillinghast

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Question 9 of 10

9. August Derleth founded which small press to publish Lovecraft's works? Hint

Miskatonic Books

Arkham House

Del Rey

Providence Publishers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Circa 1970, 'The Dunwich Horror' was made into a film starring which actor? Hint

Dean Stockwell

Jason Robards

Gary Busey

Peter Fonda

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Apr 21 2024 : Guest 12: 10/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 189: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do the first two initials of H.P. Lovecraft's name stand for?

Answer: Howard Phillips

2. In which New England state is Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham located?

Answer: Massachusetts

The town itself is fictional, but is based on Salem.

3. What is the name of the university found in Arkham?

Answer: Miskatonic

In his Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, Robert Anton Wilson has made various characters alumni of Miskatonic U.

4. Which individual, often referred to in Lovecraft's stories, is described as the 'mad Arab'?

Answer: Abdul Alhazred

Iranon, Kaman-Thah and Nyarlathotep are men and a god taken from Lovecraft's work. Abdul Alhazred is the 'mad Arab' who authored the dreaded Necronomicon.

5. What dreaded tome is said to have been written by the 'mad Arab'?

Answer: The Necronomicon

There are not many extant copies. Miskatonic University's library has one locked away. People tend to lose some portion of their soul when they examine its ghoulish pages.

Answer: Robert Silverberg

The story makes some interesting speculations about the individual characters of the two pulp writers.

7. Joseph Curwen, a century and a half after his death, manipulates his descendant into a practice of revivification in which story?

Answer: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

A great, long story, set in both Colonial Salem and 1920s Providence.

8. Which of the following is not a character or entity from Lovecraft's work?

Answer: Tcheriapin

Tcheriapin is the contemptible title character from a Sax Rohmer tale.

9. August Derleth founded which small press to publish Lovecraft's works?

Answer: Arkham House

10. Circa 1970, 'The Dunwich Horror' was made into a film starring which actor?

Answer: Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell with a very cheesy mustache.

Source: Author Lofgeornost

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