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Stephen King Movie Roles Trivia Quiz

I'll name the Stephen King character, you name the actor who played it. Some are easy, some are for diehard fans. Let me know what you think! If you like this quiz, try my others by clicking on my name.

A multiple-choice quiz by dray37803. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dray37803

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,204

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
5230

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (18/25), Guest 216 (15/25), Guest 107 (17/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. 'Paul Edgecomb' Hint

Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks

Tim Robbins

Gary Sinise

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Question 2 of 25

2. 'Jack Torrance' Hint

Kiefer Sutherland

Gary Sinise

Jack Nicholson

Gary Busey

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Question 3 of 25

3. 'Uncle Red' Hint

Gary Busey

Morgan Freeman

Gary Sinise

Danny Glover

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Question 4 of 25

4. 'Leland Gaunt' Hint

Donald Sutherland

Rob Lowe

Gary Busey

Max Von Sydow

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Question 5 of 25

5. 'Carrie White' Hint

Drew Barrymore

Meg Ryan

Sissy Spacek

Kathy Bates

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Question 6 of 25

6. 'Andy McGhee' Hint

Wil Wheaton

Rob Lowe

David Keith

Christopher Walken

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Question 7 of 25

7. 'Nick Andros' Hint

Corin Nemec

Brad Renfro

Corey Haim

Rob Lowe

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Question 8 of 25

8. 'Ace Merril' Hint

Kiefer Sutherland

Rob Lowe

Charlie Sheen

Wil Wheaton

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Question 9 of 25

9. 'Dolores Claiborne' Hint

Heather Locklear

Margot Kidder

Julia Roberts

Kathy Bates

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Question 10 of 25

10. 'Andy Dufresne' Hint

David Keith

Rob Lowe

Tim Robbins

Gary Sinise

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Question 11 of 25

11. 'Todd Bowden' Hint

Brad Renfro

Corey Haim

Wil Wheaton

Kiefer Sutherland

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Question 12 of 25

12. 'Ben Richards' Hint

Bruce Willis

Rob Lowe

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Tom Hanks

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'Marty Coslow' Hint

Corey Haim

Wil Wheaton

Corin Nemec

Corey Feldman

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Question 14 of 25

14. 'Gina Lempke' Hint

Molly Ringwald

Julia Roberts

Nicole Kidman

Kari Wuhrer

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'Vicky McGhee' Hint

Molly Ringwald

Heather Thomas

Heather Locklear

Ally Sheedy

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Question 16 of 25

16. 'John Coffey' Hint

Tim Robbins

Morgan Freeman

Michael Clarke Duncan

Gary Sinise

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Question 17 of 25

17. 'Stu Redman' Hint

Gary Sinise

Tom Hanks

Gary Busey

Rob Lowe

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Question 18 of 25

18. 'Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding' Hint

Danny Glover

Michael Rooker

Gary Busey

Morgan Freeman

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Question 19 of 25

19. 'Charlie McGhee' Hint

Rob Lowe

Drew Barrymore

Molly Ringwald

Cory Haim

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Question 20 of 25

20. 'Annie Wilkes' Hint

Kathy Bates

Drew Barrymore

Molly Ringwald

Julia Roberts

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Question 21 of 25

21. 'Gordie Lachance' Hint

Cory Haim

Brad Renfro

Corey Feldman

Wil Wheaton

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Question 22 of 25

22. 'Dennis Guilder' Hint

Rob Lowe

John Stockwell

Matthew Broderick

Corey Feldman

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Question 23 of 25

23. 'Johnny Smith' Hint

Tom Hanks

Christopher Walken

Rob Lowe

Ed Harris

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who played 'Sheriff Alan Pangborn' in 'The Dark Half'? Hint

Tom Cruise

Gary Sinise

Michael Rooker

Gary Busey

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who played 'Sheriff Alan Pangborn' in 'Needful Things'? Hint

Ed Harris

Michael Rooker

Gary Busey

Tom Hanks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Paul Edgecomb'

Answer: Tom Hanks

He played the prison guard with a urinary problem in 'The Green Mile'.

2. 'Jack Torrance'

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Nicholson played the psychotic hotel maintenance man in 'The Shining'.

3. 'Uncle Red'

Answer: Gary Busey

He played 'Uncle Red', who built the mean wheel chair in 'Silver Bullet'.

4. 'Leland Gaunt'

Answer: Max Von Sydow

Max played the diabolical shop keeper in 'Needful Things'.

5. 'Carrie White'

Answer: Sissy Spacek

In one of her first starring roles, Spacek played the worst prom date in history in 'Carrie'.

6. 'Andy McGhee'

Answer: David Keith

David played the loving father of the 'Firestarter'.

7. 'Nick Andros'

Answer: Rob Lowe

Lowe played the deaf and mute survivor in 'The Stand'.

8. 'Ace Merril'

Answer: Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer played the Castle Rock punk in 'Stand By Me' which was based on King's short story 'The Body'.

9. 'Dolores Claiborne'

Answer: Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates played the role in the movie of the same name.

10. 'Andy Dufresne'

Answer: Tim Robbins

Robbins played the clever prison inmate in 'The Shawshank Redemption' based the the short story 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption'.

11. 'Todd Bowden'

Answer: Brad Renfro

Brad played a student with strange interests in 'Apt Pupil'.

12. 'Ben Richards'

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold played the game show contestant with everything to lose in 'The Running Man'.

13. 'Marty Coslow'

Answer: Corey Haim

Haim played the boy with the fuel injected wheelchair in 'Silver Bullet', based on King's work 'Cycle of the Werewolf'.

14. 'Gina Lempke'

Answer: Kari Wuhrer

Kari played the gypsy temptress in 'Thinner'.

15. 'Vicky McGhee'

Answer: Heather Locklear

Although not in the movie for very long, she played the late mother of the 'Firestarter'.

16. 'John Coffey'

Answer: Michael Clarke Duncan

Duncan played the gentle giant in 'The Green Mile'.

17. 'Stu Redman'

Answer: Gary Sinise

Stu was one of the heroic survivors in 'The Stand'.

18. 'Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding'

Answer: Morgan Freeman

One of Freeman's best characters is Red in 'The Shawshank Redemption'.

19. 'Charlie McGhee'

Answer: Drew Barrymore

Drew played the adorable but deadly 'Firestarter'.

20. 'Annie Wilkes'

Answer: Kathy Bates

This obsessed fan was played by Kathy Bates in 'Misery'.

21. 'Gordie Lachance'

Answer: Wil Wheaton

The main character of 'Stand By Me'.

22. 'Dennis Guilder'

Answer: John Stockwell

Stockwell played the narrator of 'Christine'.

23. 'Johnny Smith'

Answer: Christopher Walken

Walken portrayed a man with a terrible gift in 'The Dead Zone'.

24. Who played 'Sheriff Alan Pangborn' in 'The Dark Half'?

Answer: Michael Rooker

Rooker was the first to play the role.

25. Who played 'Sheriff Alan Pangborn' in 'Needful Things'?

Answer: Ed Harris

Harris took over the role in 'Needful Things'.

Source: Author dray37803

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