Q 01/05

Who directed the 1980 film The Shining?

A) Brian De Palma

B) John Carpenter

C) William Friedkin

D) Stanley Kubrick

Answer · why

D) Stanley Kubrick

He co-wrote it with novelist Diane Johnson after admiring her 1974 novel The Shadow Knows.

Q 02/05

Who plays the caretaker Torrance in the film?

A) Robin Williams

B) Robert De Niro

C) Jack Nicholson

D) Harrison Ford

Answer · why

C) Jack Nicholson

He suggested Jessica Lange for Wendy, but Shelley Duvall already knew the part was hers.

Q 03/05

In which state's Rocky Mountains does the fictional Overlook Hotel stand?

A) Colorado

B) Montana

C) Wyoming

D) Oregon

Answer · why

A) Colorado

It sits in the Colorado Rockies in the story; the real Stanley Hotel inspired it, the Timberline supplied exteriors and the Ahwahnee inspired the inte...

Q 04/05

What does Dick Hallorann call the telepathic gift he shares with Danny?

A) Seeing

B) Shining

C) Reaching

D) Glowing

Answer · why

B) Shining

His grandmother's word for it gave the book its title, which King took from the John Lennon line "We all shine on."

Q 05/05

Which room does Hallorann warn Danny to avoid?

A) 117

B) 237

C) 217

D) 227

Answer · why

B) 237

It was 217 in the novel; the Timberline Lodge asked Kubrick to change it so guests would not fear a real room.