Image: Warnerâ Brothers/Getty
About This Quiz
Although it was one of his earliest books, it was also one of his most disturbing. How much do you know about Stephen King’s “The Shining?”
This post: The Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’ Quiz
Image: Warnerâ Brothers/Getty
About This Quiz
Although it was one of his earliest books, it was also one of his most disturbing. How much do you know about Stephen King’s “The Shining?”
This post: The Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’ Quiz
The hotel at the center of the book is located in which state?
Colorado
The family gets snowed in by a huge storm and then the madness begins.
Maine
Vermont
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What is the name of the hotel that the family cares for?
The Plaza
The Stuart
Overlook Hotel
The Overlook becomes the setting for the worst kinds of nightmares.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How did King decide on the setting for “The Shining”?
He randomly picked a spot on a map.
The random spot turned out to be Boulder, which provided some isolation for the book’s dark material.
He knew the owner of the hotel.
He had always wanted to visit the mountains.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
When was “The Shining” first published?
1975
1977
It was King’s first hardback bestseller.
1980
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
In the book, what problem dogs the character named Jack?
alcoholism
His drinking problem affects his mental stability right from the first pages of the book.
narcotics addiction
gambling
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What is “the shining?”
otherworldly writing capabilities
amazing sports skills
psychic-related abilities
In the book, the shining helps a character see into the past, even when that past is overwhelmingly terrible.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Which of the family members develops “the shining?”
Danny
The young son is cursed with the ability to witness parts of the awful events in the hotel’s history.
Jack
Wendy
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What occupation did Jack have before taking up the caretaker gig?
writer
teacher
But his alcoholism and temper cost him his job.
accountant
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How long did it take King to finish a first draft of the novel?
a week
four months
After a bad dream, he awoke and after a few minutes already had a rough idea for the plot of the entire book.
a year
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How many novels did Stephen King publish before “The Shining?”
eight
five
two
It didn’t long for King to find his stride once he’d published a couple of other widely read books.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Before taking the job as caretaker at the hotel, how had Jack hurt his son Danny?
He broke his arm.
His violent nature becomes a centerpiece of the story as the evil hotel takes hold.
He broke his nose.
He fractured his leg.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Which character does the hotel first attempt to possess?
Jack
Wendy
Danny
Danny’s mind proves too strong for the hotel, so the forces instead attack Jack.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What happened to the caretaker that preceded Jack and his family?
jumped from the roof
murder suicide
He killed his family and then himself after succumbing to the hotel’s dark pull.
died in a suspicious car wreck
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Who directed “The Shining” feature film?
David Lynch
Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick called King’s writing “weak” but still decided to make a film based on the book.
Terry Gillam
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What is the name of the sequel to “The Shining?”
“Doctor Sleep”
And it wasn’t released until 2013, decades after the original novel.
“Misery”
“The Body”
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What sort of manuscript is Jack creating before the insanity of the hotel seizes his mind?
a horror novel
a true crime novel
a play
The real drama that envelopes his family ruins his dramatic writing aspirations.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How many takes were required to finish the scene in which Wendy swings a baseball bat at Jack?
28
127
The extreme number of takes actually set a world record.
182
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
In the movie, Stephen King was very unhappy with Kubrick’s treatment of which character?
Wendy
He didn’t like the move as a whole but he was particularly happy with the one-dimensional portrayal of Wendy.
Jack
Danny
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
In how many movies did Danny’s actor (Dan Lloyd) appear before retiring from Hollywood?
one
Apparently, “The Shining” freaked out everyone who might have otherwise hired him.
10
14
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How does former caretaker Delbert Grady kill his daughters?
hatchet
Then he murders his wife with the same shotgun he uses to off himself.
shotgun
fire
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Why wasn’t Kubrick on location for the scenes that were shot in the American mountains?
He couldn’t stand Jack Nicholson.
He was beginning to hate the story.
He didn’t want to fly.
He decided to sit it out instead of risking a flight.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Which hotel room number is featured prominently in “The Shining?”
217
It’s the (supposedly haunted) room that King checked into when he began work on the book.
333
666
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Why didn’t King approve of Jack Nicholson’s performance in the film?
He was crazy right from the start.
Jack’s character was supposed to seem normal at first, but instead he seems pretty nuts throughout.
He wasn’t convincing.
He was too old.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How many pages are there in the original version of the novel?
379
447
It was, by King’s standards, a relatively svelte tome.
687
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How did King decide to write a sequel to “The Shining” instead of another “Dark Tower” novel?
An online poll
The poll was nearly a tie but “Doctor Sleep” just barely won.
His publisher doubled royalties for “Doctor Sleep.”
His wife insisted.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Why were 900 tons of salt used during the making of the film?
Kubrick really loved salt.
It was used for snow scenes.
Salt and Styrofoam were primary ingredients for the snow scenes.
It was used for catering.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
What odd phrase does Danny repeat throughout the book?
“Red rum”
Of course, when viewed in a mirror, that word spells “murder.”
“Bloody night”
“I see you”
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
How does Jack escape after Danny and Wendy lock him inside the pantry?
Danny returns and sets him free.
A ghost helps him.
The spirit of the previous caretaker lets him go so long as Jack promises to kill his wife.
He chops through it with a hatchet.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Why did King’s editor try to dissuade him from publishing “The Shining?”
He didn’t want King to write too many horror stories.
King was just fine with being pigeon-holed as a horror writer.
He was afraid it was too similar to King’s real life.
He thought it was too disturbing.
SCROLL TO NEXT QUESTION
Why did the real-world lodge ask filmmakers to change the room number from 217 to 237?
They didn’t like the story.
They didn’t want to scare guests.
Ironically, more people asked for 217 than any other room; 237 doesn’t exist in the hotel.
Too many people asked for 217.
FINISH QUIZ
You Got:
/30
Share on Facebook
Warnerâ Brothers/Getty
Home: https://chinesebooks.online/eng
Category: Quizzes
