Stephen King Trivia Quiz! (Please see first post)

[Nesacat]

Thanks Hoopy ... *adds red bell to braid*

What is the name of the neighbourhood bully in IT?

 

[kcs_hiker]

Thanks Hoopy ... *adds red bell to braid*

What is the name of the neighbourhood bully in IT?

Henry Bowers

can I go??

in the original The Stand published in 1978, what is Harold Lauder's favorite candy bar (the wrappers of which leave a trail of sorts for Stu Redman and Frannis Goldsmith to follow)?

for bonus points, when the paperback version was published, King changed the candy bar to what?

 

[HoopyFrood]

Well, as I said in the first post, it would be better if people waited until the answer was confirmed by the person who posted the question. Although it might slow the quiz down slightly, a few rules are needed in order to keep the quiz from getting out of hand -- which has happened before -- and it would be nice to keep the quiz going for the enjoyment of the people participating.

As to the question -- I have an 1990 uncut version of the book and in it the candy bars are Paydays. I don't know what the original bars were, alas.

 

[Nesacat]

Yes it is correct and yes you may have your go ... NOW.

 

[kcs_hiker]

Yes it is correct and yes you may have your go ... NOW.

oops sorry I was just so anxious to play

in the original The Stand published in 1978, what is Harold Lauder's favorite candy bar (the wrappers of which leave a trail of sorts for Stu Redman and Frannis Goldsmith to follow)?

for bonus points, when the paperback version was published, King changed the candy bar to what?

Hoopy yes it was the Payday in the original and in the later versions.

however, if my memory serves, in the first paperback version (probably put out in late 78 or early 79, King changed the candy bar to the Milky Way... also it wasn't Stu and Frannie that followed the wrapper trail but rather Larry Underwood, Nadine Cross and the boy Joe).

your go Hoopy

 

[HoopyFrood]

Quite all right. It's good to see more people getting involved in the quiz!

Yes, I was going to mention that it was Larry, Nadine et al who followed the wrappers in my edition of the book.
And now that you mention it...I seem to vaguely recall hearing something about Milky Ways. Or perhaps I'm just deluding myself that I had

Ah, thanks Kcs!

(Will edit shortly when I think of a question! )

 

[Nesacat]

Same here Hoopy. I thought it might be Milky Way but was not absolutely sure.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Right...question...OK...Hmmm...

All righ'y then.

Name/describe three things that came out of the Buick in From a Buick 8.
(brief descriptions will suffice; as we know, some pretty weird things came out of that car )

 

[HoopyFrood]

No one have answer for this? Hmm, I didn't think it would be too difficult. I guess From a Buick 8 isn't one of his more popular novels, but for those who have read it, I'd've though that the things that came out of the Buick were pretty memorable

I'll give it a while longer, see if anyone gets it...unless people want me to ask a different one?

 

[Lucien21]

I remember a Bat monster, some kind of odd coloured plant and a fish maybe.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Heh, yeah, that'll do nicely, thankee! Yes, there was a one-eyed bat thing, and a fish (I forgot about that one until just now, actually!) and some leaves, and also the huge monster that Mr Dillan attacked. Oh, and some other weird things like a bird with four wings.

Anyway...enough rambling...your go, Lucien!

 

[Lucien21]

Name 5 Items sold by Mr. Gaunt in "Needful things".

 

[kcs_hiker]

Name 5 Items sold by Mr. Gaunt in "Needful things".

it was all junk... but appeared to be valuable to the purchaser

Sandy Koufax baseball card (signed?)
a necklace that cured arthritis (sold to the sheriffs girlfriend IIRC)
some horserace game to an addicted gambler
fishing pole to the deputy
oh what else???

something pornographic, pictures or cards, but I can't remember if the character was a guy or girl

been a while since I've read that one, I liked the premise, but the the last third was a bit grisly..everyone dies and the town is basically destroyed

 

[HoopyFrood]

There was also some carnival glass, I think. That's about the only one I recall. Maybe some gloves? Or I could be making that up! What I do remember, though, is the rather gruesome showdown between two of the women characters in the middle of the street!

 

[Lucien21]

Correct.

Full List is

Brian Rusk: an autographed 1956 Topps Sandy Koufax baseball card. (actually a card of a fictional, unremarkable player named Sammy Koberg). Changed to a Mickey Mantle card for the film version.
Nettie Cobb: a carnival glass lampshade.
Hugh Priest: a foxtail (actually moth-eaten and half-rotten), meant to be displayed on a car's radio antenna.
Myra Evans: a framed picture of Elvis Presley. (actually a picture frame with no picture inside).
Cora Rusk: aviator sunglasses that once belonged to Elvis (actually a battered and taped-up pair of glasses).
Danforth "Buster" Keeton: a mechanical and prophetic horserace game called "Winning Ticket". (The game appears to have always been broken)
Sally Ratcliffe: a petrified splinter from Noah's Ark (actually "black with age and spongy with rot," and infected with woodlice).
Sonny Jackett: double-measure adjustable socket wrenches. (actually a box containing rusty iron pieces)
Polly Chalmers: an azka, an Egyptian amulet with the ability to ward off pain (in this case, chronic arthritis) (actually contains a spider-like monster inside the azka).
"Slopey" Dodd: a pewter teapot.
Lucille Dunham: black pearls.
Myrtle Keeton: a doll.
Everett Frankel: an ornate pipe carved by a master craftsman (once owned by Hermann Goring).
Ricky Bissonette: pornographic photos of a young Hollywood actress/model.
Babs Miller: a (locked) music box without a key.
Ace Merrill: cocaine and a book, "Lost and Buried Treasures of New England" by Reginald Merrill (actually a copy of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson).
Deputy Norris Ridgewick: a Bazun fishing rod (actually a "dirty, splintery bamboo pole, really no more than a stick with a kid’s Zebco reel attached to it by one rusty screw").
Sheriff Alan Pangborn: a videotape revealing the circumstances surrounding the death of his wife and younger son -- although he never "pays" for the item.

 

[kcs_hiker]

oops sorry my go is it?

hmmm how about this

in the book Misery, what was the title of the book that Paul Sheldon was working on when he had his car accident?

 

[HoopyFrood]

Umm... this is a complete guess, but I seem to remember something like...ah...Fast Cars, maybe?

 

[kcs_hiker]

Umm... this is a complete guess, but I seem to remember something like...ah...Fast Cars, maybe?

ya

his 'new' book written under duress was Misery's Return, which followed what he had intended to be the final Misery book: Misery's Child

good one.. your go

 

[HoopyFrood]

Oh, indeed, indeed. I do love Misery, it's definitely one of my favourite King books!

Right...question...yes.

In Dolores Claiborne, what does Dolores intend to use (but ultimately doesn't need it) to help kill Vera after Vera falls down the stairs.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Anyone know this? Dear me, and you call yourselves King fans