36+ The Dark Tower Trivia Questions with Answers
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Quiz Questions
What famous last words of The Dark Tower series also began the series?
- The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
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When Roland finally climbs the steps of the Dark Tower and climbs to the top, what does he find?
- The tower creates a time loop and sends him back to the beginning
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During the battle of the Devar-Toi in Thunderclap, Eddie is mortally wounded. As he dies, he gives a warning to Susannah, Jake and Roland. What does he warn against?
- "Beware the Dandelo."
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Roland's son, Mordred, is able to shapeshift. What is the shape he takes when he needs to feed?
- A giant spider
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There is a deadly weapon used by the Wolves of the Calla (a golden ball) to kill their enemies, and it conspicuously shares a name with a device found in another piece of contemporary fiction. What is the object?
- Sneetches from Harry Potter
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At the beginning of Wolves of the Calla, the townsfolk first approach Roland and his group in the country outside town. How does Roland convince them that they are truly gunslingers?
- He tosses several plates in the air for Jake to shoot down
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What is the name of the dog-like creature that befriends Jake Chambers and follows the group through their journey?
- Oy, the Billy Bumbler
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Vampires make a notable appearance in another of Stephen King's works. Which novel(s) does he use vampires as a plot element?
- The Dark Tower series
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In book 7 of The Dark Tower series, the Crimson King has installed a group of psychics at something of a broadcast station. What are they called and what is their job?
- Breakers, using their abilities, break down the "beams" of existence.
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In the town of Cala Bryn Surgis, the women of the town have exclusive rights to a certain kind of weapon. What is it called and what sort of weapon is it?
- Oriza plate, a thrown disk
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In the foreword to each installment of the Dark Tower series, Stephen King cites another famous writer of fantasy as his (King's) inspiration. Which author is it?
- J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings trilogy
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In Cala Bryn Sturgis, the town on the edge of Thunderclap, Roland's group encounters a priest who is a character in another Stephen King novel. What is his name and which book is he from?
- Father Callahan, Salem's Lot
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Book 5 of The Dark Tower opens on a small village whose children are routinely stolen by "Wolves." What state are these children returned in?
- They are mentally handicapped, or "roont"
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Roland and his young friends come across a very dangerous enemy in Wizard and the Glass. What is it that makes them so dangerous?
- They are trained gunslingers who never passed their test
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In the story that Roland tells his companions about his past, what is the name of his first lover?
- Susan Delgado
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At the end of their train ride, where and when do Roland and his ka-tet find themselves?
- Topeka Kansas in the aftermath of a world epidemic
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At the beginning of The Wastelands, book three in The Dark Tower series, Roland and his companions are attacked by a giant animal. What kind of animal and what is its name?
- A giant bear named Shardik
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Eddie Dean, the first man that Roland "draws" as a companion on his quest, is called The Prisoner by the prophecy. What is he a prisoner of?
- Herion addiction
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At the beginning of The Drawing of the Three, the second installment of The Dark Tower series, Roland is attacked by crablike creatures on the beach. What do they take from him?
- The first two fingers of his right hand
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In order to catch the Man in Black, Roland must make the ultimate sacrifice. What price must he pay?
- The life of the boy, Jake Chambers
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In The Gunslinger, what is the name of the town in which Roland kills every man, woman and child?
- Tull
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In The Dark Tower series, the world is understood to be decaying and falling apart. What is Roland's favorite way of saying this?
- The world has moved on
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Over the duration of The Gunslinger, the first installment of The Dark Tower series, who is the gunslinger chasing?
- The Man in Black
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Stephen King credits a poem by Robert Browning as the inspiration behind The Dark Tower series. What is the name of the poem?
- Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came
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