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Quiz about Stephen King Books First Lines
Quiz about Stephen King Books First Lines

Stephen King Books' First Lines Quiz


The first lines from novels and short stories by Stephen King will be given and you will have to decide which book the line is from.

A multiple-choice quiz by HoneyBob. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
HoneyBob
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
51,611
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
5832
Last 3 plays: blackandgreen (10/15), Guest 209 (10/15), Guest 24 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. 'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.'

Answer: (Two Words (if you dont know this...)
Question 2 of 15
2. 'Sally.' Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. 'Oh! Oh, Jesus! Gross!' Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. 'When the scratching started, Howard Mitla was sitting alone in the Queens apartment where he lived with his wife.' Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. 'I parked the heap around the corner from Keenan's house, sat in the dark for a moment, then turned off the key and got out.' Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. 'It was her third time with live ammunition... and her first time on the draw from the holster Roland had rigged for her.' Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. 'Brian Engle rolled the American Pride L1011 to a stop at Gate 22 and flicked off the FASTEN SEATBELT light at exactly 10:14 P.M.' Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'The May 23rd issue of People magazine was pretty typical.' This is the first line of the first chapter of which novel? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. 'Daddy, I'm tired,' the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully.' Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. 'The two things Sarah remembered about that night later were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune and the mask.' Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. 'An old blue Ford pulled into the guarded parking lot that morning, looking like a small, tired dog after a hard run.' Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. 'I came to you because I want to tell you my story,' the man on Dr Harper's couch was saying.' Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. 'September 15th was Kevin's birthday, and he got exactly what he wanted: a Sun.' Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. 'He kept doing things without letting himself think about them.' Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. 'It was fourteen years of hell, all told, but she hardly knew it.' Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 19 2024 : blackandgreen: 10/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 209: 10/15
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 24: 10/15
Mar 10 2024 : Twotallgnome: 11/15
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 165: 8/15
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 173: 10/15
Feb 20 2024 : Guest 174: 14/15
Feb 06 2024 : Guest 49: 13/15
Feb 02 2024 : Guest 98: 5/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.'

Answer: The Gunslinger

'The Gunslinger' is, of course, the first book in the amazing 'Dark Tower' series.
2. 'Sally.'

Answer: The Stand

3. 'Oh! Oh, Jesus! Gross!'

Answer: Desperation

'Desperation' is closely related to 'The Regulators', wrote by King's alter ego Richard Bachman.
4. 'When the scratching started, Howard Mitla was sitting alone in the Queens apartment where he lived with his wife.'

Answer: The Moving Finger

This story is from a collection of short stories by King called 'Nightmares and Dreamscapes'.
5. 'I parked the heap around the corner from Keenan's house, sat in the dark for a moment, then turned off the key and got out.'

Answer: The Fifth Quarter

6. 'It was her third time with live ammunition... and her first time on the draw from the holster Roland had rigged for her.'

Answer: The Waste Lands

'The Waste Lands' is the third book in the 'Dark Tower' series.
7. 'Brian Engle rolled the American Pride L1011 to a stop at Gate 22 and flicked off the FASTEN SEATBELT light at exactly 10:14 P.M.'

Answer: The Langoliers

'The Langoliers' is one of King's all time best short stories.
8. 'The May 23rd issue of People magazine was pretty typical.' This is the first line of the first chapter of which novel?

Answer: The Dark Half

9. 'Daddy, I'm tired,' the little girl in the red pants and the green blouse said fretfully.'

Answer: Firestarter

10. 'The two things Sarah remembered about that night later were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune and the mask.'

Answer: The Dead Zone

11. 'An old blue Ford pulled into the guarded parking lot that morning, looking like a small, tired dog after a hard run.'

Answer: The Long Walk

'The Long Walk' is another of King's greatest short stories, taken from 'The Bachman Books'.
12. 'I came to you because I want to tell you my story,' the man on Dr Harper's couch was saying.'

Answer: The Boogeyman

13. 'September 15th was Kevin's birthday, and he got exactly what he wanted: a Sun.'

Answer: The Sun Dog

14. 'He kept doing things without letting himself think about them.'

Answer: Roadwork

15. 'It was fourteen years of hell, all told, but she hardly knew it.'

Answer: Rose Madder

Source: Author HoneyBob

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