Stephen King Adaptation Quiz

Most of us have seen at least one film based on a Stephen King novel or short story, so this week let’s see if you can place these faces with the Stephen King movie. You only need to tell me the movie (not the actor’s name or character).  They are all direct adaptations and the images may or may not be from the King movie – I can’t make it that easy! 

Each question is worth 6.5 points with a bonus question worth 2.5 points.  You have until Thursday at midnight to submit your answers as a comment.  I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last week’s Signed Book Quiz here.  Current Leaderboard here

1. 1408

2.  Firestarter

3.  Shawshank Redemption

4.  The Shining

5.  Misery

6.  Carrie

7.  The Secret Window

8.  The Running Man

9.  The Green Mile

10.  Children of the Corn

11. Cujo

12.  Dolores Claiborne

13. Christine

14.  Hearts in Atlantis

15. Stand By Me

*For an extra 2.5 points name one more Stephen King novel or short story that made it to the big screen.  (not one shown)

36 thoughts on “Stephen King Adaptation Quiz

  1. KyleeJ says:

    1 Rm 1408 (i think i have the numbers wrong)
    1 Firestarter
    3 Thinner
    4 The Shining
    5 Misery
    6 Carrie
    7 Secret Window
    8 Running Man
    9 The Green Mile
    10 Children of the Corn
    11 Cujo
    12 Delores Claiborne
    13 Christine
    14 Hearts in Atlantis (love that kid!)
    15 STAND BY ME (LOVE LOVE LOVE)
    extra credit: The Mist (they killed the ending. never again do i watch something based on SK that he had no part in writing the tele/screenplay)

  2. Jennifer Rayment says:

    Easy Peesy — Love me my Stephen King (although far too many of the movie adaptations are crap!!!!!

    1 1408 (Bad movie — good one to listen to on audio though – listened to it on way to ski trip)
    2 Firestarter
    3 Shawshank Redemption (From Short Story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption)
    4 The Shining
    5 Misery
    6 The Shining
    7 Rear Window
    8 The Running Man
    9 The Green Mile
    10 Children of the Corn
    11 Cujo
    12 Delores Claiborn
    13 Christine
    14 Hearts in Atlantis
    15 Stand by Me (From short story The Body)

    Extra Credit – The Stand (My fav book of all times), It (Tim Curry was creepily awesome in that) Needful Things, , Salem’s Lot, Tommyknockers (So bad, I don’t even want to mention it) Sometimes they come back — you know what I have to stop here, there are tons more and I have seen 90% of them

  3. Kay says:

    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7. Dark Half (?)
    8. Marathon Man (?)
    9. Green Mile
    11. Cujo
    13. Christine
    15. Stand by Me

    Pet Cemetary, The Dead Zone, or Salem’s Lot (TV only I think). Other TV adaptations were The Stand, It, Storm of the Century, Rose Red, Tommyknockers….I like Stephen King but know more about his early books. 🙂

  4. jennygirl says:

    1. 1408
    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshank Redemtion
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7.
    8. Running Man (??)
    9. The Green Mile
    10. Children of the Corn (??)
    11. Cujo
    12.
    13. Christine
    14.
    15. Stand by Me

    EC: Pet Cemetary, The Langoliers, The Stand, It, Tommyknockers (bleh), that one about the hospital…..

  5. Bumble says:

    3 = Shawshank Redemption
    4 = The Shining
    5 = Misery
    6 = Carrie
    7 = The Glass Window? Something like that – didn’t see it myself
    9 = The Green Mile
    10 = Children of the Corn
    11 = Cujo
    12 = Dolores Claiborne – such an awesome movie!
    13 = Christine
    15 = Stand By Me

    Bonus = Pet Semetary, Maximum Overdrive, Silver Bullet. Then there was IT which wasn’t technically the Big Screen but the mini-series scared the crap out of me.

  6. Calila says:

    2. Firestarter
    3. The Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7. The Secret Window
    9. The Green Mile
    11. Cujo
    13. Christine
    15. Stand By Me
    Bonus… IT (though i think that could be 10 *shrugs*)

    Not really a Stephan King fan on a whole…I’m shocked I know more than a couple lol.

  7. Staci says:

    1. Room 1408
    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7. The Secret Window
    8. Running Man
    9. The Green Mile
    10. children of the Corn
    11. Cujo
    12. Pet Cemetary
    13. Christine
    14.
    15. Stand By Me

  8. Nise' says:

    1.
    2.
    3. The Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7.
    8.
    9. The Green Mile
    10.
    11. Cujo
    12. Dolores something
    13. Christine
    14.
    15. Stand by Me

    Bonus The Dead Zone

  9. StephanieD says:

    1. Ahhh! I know this one – it’s the one with the hotel room!
    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7. The Window, the box, the something – It’s on the tip of my tongue!!!
    8. Lottery Man???? I know this one too
    9. The Green Mile
    10. No idea
    11. Cujo?
    12. Dolores Claiborne
    13. Christine
    14. ???
    15. Stand By Me

  10. CeeCee says:

    Oh I want to Google so badly. I know many of these, but can’t think. What’s new, right?

    1.Not a clue.
    2.Drew was in a Stephen King? Was E.T. by Stephen King?? Naw.
    3. Shawshank Rebellion or something. That was Stephen King?
    4. All I remember is Here’s Johnny and fog. Is it called The Fog? LOL
    5.Okay, this is one of my favorite movies. Not The Fan, because that’s the title of another good movie. I can’t think. I.WANT.To.Google!!
    6. Carrie?
    7.Quiz Show. I’m kidding. I don’t know
    8. Not a clue
    9.The Green Mile
    10. Children of the Corn?
    11.Cujo

    I’m still waiting for five to pop into my head. Hopeless.

  11. Wrighty says:

    I love Stephen King stories! Soooo creepy… There have been a lot of good movies from them as well. I even recognize some of them!
    1.
    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshank Redemption
    4. The Shining (this book scared the crap out of me and the movie was just as scary)
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    7.
    8. Running Man
    9. The Green Mile
    10. Children of the Corn
    11. Cujo
    12.
    13. Christine
    14.
    15. Stand by Me

    (I was so surprised to realize that I’ve seen all of these movies. Even the ones I can’t remember the names of!)

  12. Julie H. says:

    All right, I’m in!
    2. Firestarter
    3. Shawshanke Redemption
    4. The Shining
    5. Misery
    6. Carrie
    9. The Green Mile
    11. Cujo
    13. Christine
    15. Stand by Me

    Another one I don’t think you have listed is Pet Semetary. (at least, I didn’t think so!)

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