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HP Lovecraft (Life & Works) Trivia

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Don't stare into the abyss, my friends! This week, we've got 30 questions about HP Lovecraft Trivia. We're covering his life and works. That's right, this week Dorky Geeky Nerdy is taking on Cthulhu and the eldritch horrors!

Three rounds of ten questions each. The Dorky round is full of easy questions, the Geeky round has intermediate questions, and the Nerdy round has the hardest questions. But you've got this!

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Don't look into the abyss. My friends just don't, hey there. This is your host Brian Rollins and it's episode 143 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. This week, we're continuing our Halloween episodes with another horror author, HP Lovecraft, as always, we're giving you three rounds 10, Jin's each. I ask you.guess then we see who got it, right? If you're looking for rules or a spork art, visit the show's website dorky geeky nerdy.com. I think we've delayed heading out into the night long enough. Let's get going. The dorky round number one, what? Heavy metal band featured? The instrumental song, the Call of Cthulhu on their 1984 Ride. The Lightning album. Metallica. Number two, Jeffrey. Combs stars in a series of films inspired by what Lovecraft novella. Herbert West Re-Animator. Number three. Kristen Stewart starred in what 20/20 film inspired by lovecraft's monsters. Underwater. Number four. Nicolas Cage starred in what 20/20 Lovecraft adaptation. The color out of space. Number 5, what Scooby-Doo? Series featured some elements of Lovecraft and included, a spoof of the author. Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated, Jeffrey Combs voiced. A character named h.p. hatecraft. Number six, what 2016 novel explores the Cthulhu Mythos during the era of Jim Crow laws? Lovecraft country written by Mark ruff. Number 7, What fictional School appears in several of lovecraft's works? Miskatonic University. Number eight, the aforementioned University is located in what New England town. Arkham. Number 9, what author of V for Vendetta and the Watchman lists Lovecraft as a formative influence. Alan Moore. Number 10, until 2015, what organization gave out Awards styled with Lovecraft head? The world fantasy Awards. They were discontinued in 2015. Due to lovecraft's views on race. The geeky round number one, the Call of Cthulhu was published in what magazine? Weird. Tales it appeared in the February 1928 Edition. Number two, what 1992 PC game from infogrames was inspired by The Works of Lovecraft. Alone in the dark. Number three. What 1996 first person shooter featured a final boss named after a lovecraftian deity. Quake. Number for the dreams, in the witch house inspired, what 1968 film that starred, Boris, Karloff, and Christopher, Lee. Curse of the Crimson altar. Number 5, what 1970s Anthology series featured, several episodes based on lovecraft's work. Rod serling's Night Gallery. Number 6? What publishing company was founded to preserve the works of HP Lovecraft. Arkham house. Number 7, what was the first Lovecraft short story to be published? The Alchemist in November 1916. Number 8, starting in 1981, what company began publishing the role-playing game Call of Cthulhu? Chaos. IAM Incorporated. Number 9 in what novela our brains extracted and placed into cylinders for space travel. The Whisperer in darkness. Number 10, Lovecraft wrote A Memoir for what? Conan the Barbarian author? Robert E. Howard. The nerdy round number one, what does HP stand for? Howard Phillips. Number 2, Lovecraft was born in Providence Rhode Island, but where did he die? Also Providence while he did move around his final. Four years were spent in his hometown. Number three. Well, known mostly for his short stories and Novella what was the one novel published by Lovecraft. The case of Charles Dexter Ward. Number four? What 2018 DC movie features a Lovecraft quoting villain. Aquaman Black Manta quote, the Call of Cthulhu at one point in the film. Number 5, the Dunwich Horror takes place in a fictional town in which u.s. state. Massachusetts. Number 6, what? Edgar Quintero novel? Mixed his version of Scooby-Doo with lovecraftian horror? Meddling kids. Number 7. What was the last Lovecraft? Short story to be published? The hunter of the dark. It was published in December 1936. Number 8, according to literary Scholars. What is the central theme of lovecraft's works? Cosmoses. Mmm. Number 9, who is the narrator in the Call of Cthulhu? Francis Wayland Thurston. Number 10. What was the only Novella published in book form during lovecraft's lifetime The shadow over innsmouth. And we are done for this week's show. I hope you had fun. We'll keep going with one more horror author next week. Here's your clue. What horror writer was born in Portland, Maine in 1947 that will wrap up October. I hope to see you back here for that show and all our future shows, they don't normally dedicate these episodes with this one's dedicated to my late friend. Steve, Steve was the biggest Cthulhu. Ooh, fan I've ever known. Well, his love for the Mythos. Didn't quite rub off on me and get introduced me to The Song of Ice and Fire books. Way back in 2001 for that. I will be forever grateful where we are now. Steve, hope you enjoyed the show, this has been episode 143 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host Brian Rollins you can find me at the voices. In my head.com. Thanks for listening. In my head.com. Thanks for listening.

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