Goochie BC Jeopardy

Life of a King

1

Who was King raised by?

A. Various Relatives

B. Dad

C. Mom

D. Grandparents

C. Mom

After his dad left the family when King was only two, his mom raised Stephen and his older brother David. She supported them working many jobs and often left them in the care of various relatives.

1

Why was King arrested in college?

A. Stealing Traffic Cones

B. Bringing an Axe to School

C. Peeing in the Pool

D. Overdue Library Books

A. Stealing Traffic Cones

A month before his college graduation, after drinking heavily in a local bar, King was arrested for stealing traffic cones.

1

What was King's major in college?

A. English

B. Psychology

C. European History

D. Criminal Justice

A. English

In June 1970, King graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science degree in English and a certificate to teach high school.

1

What traumatic event did King witness but has no recollection of?

A. His own surgery

B. His dog being eaten by a Mountain Lion

C. Cousin falling ill

D. A friend being hit by a train

D. Being hit by a train

As a child, King apparently witnessed one of his friends being struck and killed by a train, though he has no memory of the event. His family told him that after leaving home to play with the boy, King returned, speechless and seemingly in shock. Only later did the family learn of the friend's death.

1

What is Stephen King afraid of?

A. The number 13

B. Heights

C. Dying alone

D. Clowns

A. The number 13

He has a few other fears including the spiders and getting Alzheimer, but he is also known to be afraid of the number 13. He will not stop writing on a page with the number 13 or a number divisible by 13 on it.

The 79

1

What Stephen King outbreak is compared to the Covid-19 pandemic?

A. Superflu

B. Avian Influenza

C. T-Virus

D. Andromeda Strain

A. Superflu (The Stand)

1

What is King's longest book?

A. IT

B. The Stand

C. 11/22/63

D. Under the Dome

B. The Stand

1

What is 'It' really?

A. A manifestation of Fear

B. An Alien

C. A giant Spider

D. A clown

B. An Alien

1

What is in room 217 in The Shining?

A. An evil clown

B. A rabid dog

C. A ghost

D. An alien artifact

C. A Ghost

1

In which book does the character or name of Alan Pangborn not appear?

A. The Dark Half

B. Needful Things

C. Gerald's Game

D. Carrie

D. Carrie

Also Known As

1

How many novels did King publish as his pseudonym?

A. 10

B. 5

C. 7

D. 12

C. 7

1

What pseudonym has King used?

A. Aaron Wolfe

B. Howard Allen O'Brien

C. Richard Bachman

D. Paul French

C. Richard Bachman

1

After Stephen King was "outed" as Richard Bachman, what book did he write about an author with a sinister parasitic twin?

A. The Tommyknockers

B. Desperation

C. Rage

D. The Dark Half

D. The Dark Half

The Dark Half was written as an homage to Bachman. When Thad Beaumont, the author of unsuccessful literary fiction, is outed as "George Stark", the author of very successful crime novels, he and his wife stage a mock burial for his alter ego. This causes Stark to emerge as a physical entity that goes on a gruesome killing spree in traditional Stephen King fashion.

1

Which Stephen King book was written under the his pseudonym?

A. It

B. 11/22/63

C. Firestarter

D. The Long Walk

D. The Long Walk

1

What was King's first choice for an alternate pen name?

A. Gus Pillsbury

B. Ramez Naam

C. Michael Burkett

D. Billy Summers

A. Gus Pillsbury

Needful Things to Know

1

Because it features a school shooter, which book has King let fall out of print?

A. Gerald's Game

B. The Dead Zone

C. Rage

D. The Long Walk

C. Rage

Published in 1977, Rage features Charlie Decker, "a disturbed high-school student with authority problems" that kills one of his teachers and takes the rest of his class hostage. Since the plot resembles actual events that have transpired since it's publication, King no longer wanted it to be in print for fear that it might inspire similar occurrences.

1

King used his second-hand typewriter so much that he eventually broke off the ______.

A. The letter "M"

B. Carriage return lever

C. Tab key

D. Space Bar

A. The letter "M"

In his early days of writing, King would rattle away so furiously on his second-hand typewriter that the letter M eventually broke off and he had to write in the missing letters by hand.

1

Which novel does King have little recollection of writing?

A. Cujo

B. Pet Sematary

C. The Shining

D. Firestarter

A. Cujo

Drugs and alcohol put him in a stooper and doesn't recall even much of writing this novel

1

King famously dislikes what adaptation of his books?

A. Misery - 1990

B. Pet Sematary - 1989

C. The Shining -1980

D. Carrie - 1976

C. The Shining - 1980

He has called Wendy "one of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film" and insists the character of Jack Torrance has no arc. "When we first see Jack," King says, "he's crazy as a shit house rat. All he does is get crazier. In the book, he's a guy who's struggling with his sanity and finally loses it. To me, that's a tragedy. In the movie, there's no tragedy because there's no real change."

1

How does King refer to his most devoted readers?

A. True Believers

B. The King's Court

C. Constant Readers

D. Gluttons for Punishment

C. Constant Readers

Stephen King refers to his loyal fans as his constant readers in introductions and acknowledgments.