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Carrie was not only the first novel Stephen King published but also the first of his novels to be made into a feature film. He was only paid $2,500 for the rights to the film. How many details can you remember from it?
Who directed Carrie?
Alfred Sole.
Tobe Hooper
Brian De Palma.
Brian De Palma (born September 11, 1940) used many visual elements to tell the story of Carrie and was the first box-office success the director made.
William Friedkin.
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Who wrote the screenplay?
Lawrence D. Cohen.
Lawrence D. Cohen adapted two other King novels for television, but Carrie is his best-known work.
David Seltzer.
William Goldman.
Stephen King.
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What was the name of the High School Carrie attends in the movie?
Ewer Consolidated High School
Carlmont High School
North Shore High School
Bates High School.
Carrie attended Bates High School in the movie. She attended Ewen Consolidated High School in the book.
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What year was the movie released for the first time?
1964
1974
1976
Carrie was released November 3, 1976, two years after the paperback novel (which was released April 5, 1974).
1982
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Which actress was chosen to portray the main character, Carrie?
Betsy Slade.
Sissy Spacek.
Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) reportedly locked herself in her dressing room surrounded by religious icons and alienated herself from the rest of the cast to stay in character.
Melanie Griffith.
Amy Irving.
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What was the name of Carrie's mother?
Melissa White.
Mary White.
Margaret White.
Margaret White regarded almost everything as sinful. Piper Laurie (who portrayed the character) thought the film was a black comedy because of the over-the-top way her character behaved.
Mercy White.
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What sport was Carrie shown failing at in the opening scene?
Track.
Basketball.
Volleyball.
Carrie seemed slightly distracted playing volleyball, and when the ball came her way, she pushed it away instead of returning it.
Baseball.
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What happened when the principal kept messing up Carrie's name?
The light bulbs broke.
His coffee mug was crushed.
All the papers flew off his desk.
An ashtray fell on the floor.
"We're all sorry about this incident, Cassie." "It's Carrie." (The ashtray on the desk falls to the ground and shatters.)
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How did Mrs. White punish Carrie when she sins?
Mrs. White sent her to her room without dinner.
She was forced to say 50 Hail, Mary and Our Fathers.
She received fifty lashes.
She was locked in a closet with a shrine.
Carrie's mother had a special closet with a shrine to St. Sebastian in it where Carrie would be locked when her mother felt she had sinned.
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What was behind Carrie in the mirror before she broke it?
Her mother.
A glowing image of Jesus.
An image of Jesus' face was seen in the mirror behind Carrie right before she broke it.
A dream-like image of Chris Hargensen making fun of her.
A large crucifix.
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Who played Tommy Ross?
William Katt.
William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) became popular after starring in Carrie. However, his best-known role was probably as Ralph in the Greatest American Hero.
John Travolta.
Michael Talbott.
Philip McKeon.
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About what was Tommy Ross' poem?
Love.
"If you will let us have room enough and air enough and peace enough to love each other as you never could."
Food.
Baseball.
Beauty.
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How did Mrs. Collins punish the girls for bullying Carrie?
They were suspended and not allowed to go to prom.
They were expelled but could to go to prom.
They were forced to clean the locker room floor.
They have detention with her for a week.
"Now my idea for this little trick you pulled was three day's suspension and refusal of your prom tickets… But the office has decided you're to have one week's detention… Still, there's one little catch. It's to be my detention."
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Finish the quote, "Pimples are the Lord's way of ________."
"Blessing you."
"Chastising you."
"Pimples are the Lord's way of chastising you."
"Cursing you."
"Smiting vanity."
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What book did Carrie read in the library?
Cosmic Consciousness.
The Secret Science Behind Miracles.
Although the card catalog had several books about miracles, Carrie chose The Secret Science Behind Miracles.
Telekinesis.
Hidden Powers of the Mind.
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What was Tommy watching on television while Sue does her homework?
A football game.
A science fiction show.
Dracula.
A western.
Sue was ignoring Tommy until he agreed to ask Carrie to the prom, so he watched a western while she did homework.
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Where was Carrie when Tommy first found her and asked her to the prom?
In the bleachers at the football game.
The library.
She was apparently studying more about her talent—she hid the book titles so he couldn't see them.
The lunchroom.
Walking home from school.
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What did Carrie do after Tommy first asked her to the prom?
She said, "Yes."
She stared blankly.
She ran away.
After running away, she met Mrs. Collins and explained, "I know who he goes around with. They're just trying to trick me again. I know."
She fainted.
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What did Tommy drive initially?
A blue hatchback.
A red truck.
Tommy was initially seen driving a 1970 red Datsun truck, but when he arrived to pick her up, he was in a pale 1973 Ford Galaxy.
A purple hot rod.
A yellow hot rod.
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What did Tommy tell Carrie when she asked why he wanted to go to the prom with her?
Sue wanted him to do it.
Mrs. Collins asked him to do it.
He wants to make Chris jealous.
Carrie liked his poem.
Tommy only agreed after Sue begged him. He told Carrie it was because of the poem even though Sue was the real motivation.
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What mural was on the wall in the White's dining room?
The Creation of Adam.
Salome With the Head of John the Baptist.
The Last Judgment.
The Last Supper.
Leonardo DaVinci's (April 15, 1452—May 2, 1519) The Last Supper filled the back wall of the dining room. The original was not as dark as the one in the movie, especially in the eyes. It was painted on the wall of the Convent of the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy and almost destroyed during World War II by bombs.
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How old was Sissy Spacek when she was in the movie?
21.
25.
She was twenty-five even though she was portraying a 17-year old.
17.
34.
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How did Carrie's mother find out about her powers?
Carrie cracked the mirror in her room.
Carrie told her.
Carrie broke all the light bulbs in the house.
Carrie slammed all the windows in the house shut.
"I'm going to close the windows."
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What color was Carrie's dress?
Red.
White.
Pink.
"It's pink, Mama…" "I can see your dirty pillows. Everyone will."
Orange.
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What was the prom theme?
Hollywood Boulevard.
Love among the stars.
The theme was "Love Among the Stars." Ironically, as rumors spread about Tommy and Carrie, Norma was getting her hair done in curls—only to put it back in braids and her red ball cap.
A night in Paris.
Happily ever after.
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Why didn't Mrs. Collins dance at her prom?
She had blisters on her feet.
Mrs. Collins wore awful shoes to her prom for looks and when her boyfriend's car broke down, she was stuck walking. The blisters on her feet prevented her from dancing.
Her mother forbade her to dance.
She didn't know how to dance.
Her date didn't know how to dance.
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What kind of blood did Billy get?
Rabbit blood.
Cow blood.
Pig blood.
Billy and his friends got a gasoline canister full of pig blood. Billy and Chris transferred that to a bucket over the stage.
Chicken blood.
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Where were Billy and Chris hiding?
In the rafters.
Behind a giant star.
Under the stage.
Sue found Billy and Chris hiding under the stage, but Mrs. Collins didn't understand until it was too late and pulled her away before she could stop their mischief.
In a broom closet.
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What happened to Tommy when the blood fell?
He jumped out of the way and started laughing at Carrie.
He got soaked in pigs blood.
He grabbed a fire hose and tried to clean off Carrie's dress.
The bucket hit him on the head.
Tommy had just enough time to let everyone know that trick was not cool before the bucket clobbered him on the head and he was knocked unconscious.
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How did the principal die?
He was caught in a door as he fled.
A board fell on him and cut him in half.
Electrocution.
As he went up to the microphone to try and calm everyone, the hose sprayed him with water, and he was electrocuted.
He caught on fire.
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How did Carrie get out of the school?
She didn't. It collapsed around her.
She flew out through an open window.
She broke a wall down and walked out.
She opened the doors, walked out, and then locked them again.
After Carrie caused mayhem and destruction, she calmly walked out of the school, opening the doors and then shutting them behind her.
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"That Carrie White, she sure is _________."
"Gutsy."
"Short."
"Cute."
"That Carrie White, she sure is cute."
"Pale."
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When Carrie got home from the prom, what was the first thing she did?
Took a bath.
Carrie's mother was mysteriously hiding or absent while Carrie took a bath. Carrie doesn't find her until afterward.
Found her mama.
Destroyed the house.
Lit all the candles inside with her mind.
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When Carrie knifed her mother, what image did she create?
The crucifixion of Christ.
The martyrdom of St. Sebastian.
An image of St. Sebastian in his martyrdom was in the closet where Carrie went for punishment. She recreated this image by attacking her mother with knives (instead of arrows) at the end of the movie.
St. Margaret of Antioch and the dragon.
The crucifixion of Peter.
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What did Sue do in her dream?
Laid flowers on the place where Carrie's house once stood.
Carrie's bloody arm grabbed Sue as she laid flowers on the place where Carrie's house once stood. Sissy Spacek insisted on being buried and performing the final scene herself even though she had to wait a long time underground while the rest of the scene was set.
Died in the school fire.
Wrote "Carrie burns in hell" on a for sale sign in Carrie's yard.
Traded places with Carrie and had blood dropped on her.
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