Q 01/05

What do the initials R.L. stand for in R.L. Stine's name?

A) Robert Lawrence

B) Richard Lee

C) Ronald Louis

D) Raymond Leonard

Answer · why

A) Robert Lawrence

He was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1943, the son of a shipping clerk.

Q 02/05

Stine has been nicknamed the 'Stephen King of' what?

A) Young adult romance

B) Children's literature

C) Comic books

D) Television

Answer · why

B) Children's literature

Like King, he was prolific: at his peak some Goosebumps books were written in six days.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many copies has Stine's Fear Street series sold?

A) 20 million

B) 50 million

C) 80 million

D) 150 million

Answer · why

C) 80 million

The teen series was adapted into a trilogy of Netflix films in 2021.

Q 04/05

Under what alias did Stine write humor books for children?

A) Funny Bob

B) Jolly Bob

C) Laughing Bob

D) Jovial Bob

Answer · why

D) Jovial Bob

He also created the Scholastic teen humor magazine Bananas, which ran 72 issues from 1975 to 1984.

Q 05/05

In which US state was Stine born?

A) Pennsylvania

B) Ohio

C) New Jersey

D) Michigan

Answer · why

B) Ohio

He grew up in Bexley and graduated from Ohio State University with a BA in English in 1965.