Q 01/05

Goosebumps' cover tagline warns readers they are in for what?

A) A scare

B) A fright

C) A shock

D) A treat

Answer · why

A) A scare

'Reader beware, you're in for a scare!' ran on the original back covers; the 1998 Series 2000 relaunch swapped it for '2000 Times the Scares!'

Q 02/05

Which book is numbered first in the Goosebumps series?

A) Welcome to Dead House

B) Stay Out of the Basement

C) Say Cheese and Die!

D) Let's Get Invisible!

Answer · why

A) Welcome to Dead House

Welcome to Dead House, Goosebumps #1, follows Amanda and Josh Benson's move to the town of Dark Falls, where the neighbours turn out to be the living ...

Q 03/05

What does R. L. Stine think of first for a Goosebumps book?

A) The title

B) The villain

C) The twist

D) The setting

Answer · why

A) The title

The title comes first: Stine says he thinks up a title and then lets it lead him to the story, rather than plotting the book first.

Q 04/05

Which ventriloquist's dummy is the Goosebumps series' most famous villain and unofficial mascot?

A) Fats

B) Walter

C) Dennis

D) Slappy

Answer · why

D) Slappy

Slappy is the series' unofficial mascot, and in 2017 he got his own book series, Goosebumps SlappyWorld, which he introduces himself.

Q 05/05

In Goosebumps' Night of the Living Dummy books, what brings the dummy to life?

A) Reading words from his pocket

B) Winding a key in his back

C) Saying his name in a mirror

D) Putting on his top hat

Answer · why

A) Reading words from his pocket

Reading words from his pocket, a strange chant on a slip of paper, wakes the dummy, who then plays nasty tricks and makes the children take the blame.