The Call of Cthulhu Quizzes

The Call of Cthulhu Quiz 1

1 "The Call of Cthulhu" was first published in
1932

1918

1928

1924
2 The main speaker of the story is named
Francis Wayland Thurston

Henry Anthony Wilcox

Gustaf Johansen

George Gammell Angell
3 In which department at Brown University does George Gamell Angell teach?
Archaeology

Semitic languages

Anthropology

Ancient history
4 Where is the story initially set?
Boston, Massachusetts

Providence, Rhode Island

New York City, New York

Portland, Maine
5 Which character attends the Rhode Island School of Design?
George Gamell Angell

Henry Anthony Wilcox

Gustaf Johansen

Francis Wayland Thurston
6 Thurston finds that the people most likely to dream about Cthulhu are
Scientists and mathematicians

Poets and artists

Elderly people

Small children
7 Who records Henry Wilcox's dreams?
Legrasse

Thurston

Johansen

Angell
8 What is the name of Wilcox's doctor?
Dr. Castro

Dr. Legrasse

Dr. Webb

Dr. Tobey
9 Where does Thurston first encounter the figure of Cthulhu?
Johansen's diary

Wilcox's dream

Wilcox's bas-relief

Legrasse's acount
10 What is the name of the yacht that Johansen stewards to Cthulhu's resting place?
The Emma

The Castro

The Necronomicon

The Alert
11 Judging by the story, who is the only character of the below still alive?
Thurston

Angell

Johansen

Wilcox
12 On what night does Angell find extreme disturbances in the dreams of poets and artists?
April 1st

April 22nd

March 1st

March 22nd
13 In what magazine did "The Call of Cthulhu" first appear?
Strange Tales

Weird Tales

Weird Stories

Strange Stories
14 Who is the executor to Angell's estate?
Legrasse

Thurston

Wilcox

Johansen
15 Legrasse gives his testimony surrounding the Cthulhu statuette to members of what organization?
American Archaeological Association

American Anthropological Association

American Historical Association

American Linguistic Association
16 Which character mentions Abdul Alhazred and the Necronomicon?
Old Castro

Webb

Wilcox

Johansen
17 Where was Legrasse a policeman?
Miami

St. Louis

New Orleans

Atlanta
18 What is the name of the first part of the story?
The Horror in Clay

The Horror From the Sea

The Discovery of Angell's Papers

The Tale of Inspector Legrasse
19 Which two characters die under mysterious circumstances?
Angell and Johansen

Legrasse and Johansen

Angell and Legrasse

Wilcox and Angell
20 Where does Thurston first find a news item about the Alert?
Legrasse's story

Angell's papers

Brown University library

A local museum
21 Aside from Cthulhu, what mythical creature is evoked by various characters in the story?
Hydra

Cyclops

Cerberus

Phoenix
22 Who reports encountering the figure of Cthulhu on the Greenland coast?
George Gamell Angell

John Raymond Legrasse

William Channing Webb

Henry Anthony Wilcox
23 In what city does Angell hear Legrasse's tale?
Boston

Providence

New Orleans

St. Louis
24 The author of "The Call of Cthulhu" is
William Faulkner

Algernon Blackwood

H.P. Lovecraft

Edgar Allan Poe
25 "The Call of Cthulhu" begins with a quotation from
Evelyn Waugh

Algernon Blackwood

Henry James

Charles Dickens