The Call of Cthulhu Quizzes

The Call of Cthulhu Quiz 1

1 "The Call of Cthulhu" was first published in

1918

1928

1924

1932
2 The main speaker of the story is named

Gustaf Johansen

Francis Wayland Thurston

Henry Anthony Wilcox

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

Semitic languages

Anthropology

Archaeology

Ancient history
4 Where is the story initially set?

Boston, Massachusetts

Portland, Maine

Providence, Rhode Island

New York City, New York
5 Which character attends the Rhode Island School of Design?

Henry Anthony Wilcox

Francis Wayland Thurston

Gustaf Johansen

George Gamell Angell
6 Thurston finds that the people most likely to dream about Cthulhu are

Elderly people

Poets and artists

Small children

Scientists and mathematicians
7 Who records Henry Wilcox's dreams?

Johansen

Thurston

Angell

Legrasse
8 What is the name of Wilcox's doctor?

Dr. Castro

Dr. Tobey

Dr. Legrasse

Dr. Webb
9 Where does Thurston first encounter the figure of Cthulhu?

Wilcox's dream

Wilcox's bas-relief

Johansen's diary

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

The Alert

The Emma

The Necronomicon

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

Johansen

Thurston

Wilcox

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

March 1st

March 22nd

April 1st

April 22nd
13 In what magazine did "The Call of Cthulhu" first appear?

Strange Stories

Strange Tales

Weird Stories

Weird Tales
14 Who is the executor to Angell's estate?

Johansen

Wilcox

Legrasse

Thurston
15 Legrasse gives his testimony surrounding the Cthulhu statuette to members of what organization?

American Anthropological Association

American Historical Association

American Linguistic Association

American Archaeological Association
16 Which character mentions Abdul Alhazred and the Necronomicon?

Wilcox

Johansen

Old Castro

Webb
17 Where was Legrasse a policeman?

New Orleans

St. Louis

Miami

Atlanta
18 What is the name of the first part of the story?

The Tale of Inspector Legrasse

The Discovery of Angell's Papers

The Horror in Clay

The Horror From the Sea
19 Which two characters die under mysterious circumstances?

Wilcox and Angell

Angell and Legrasse

Angell and Johansen

Legrasse and Johansen
20 Where does Thurston first find a news item about the Alert?

Angell's papers

A local museum

Legrasse's story

Brown University library
21 Aside from Cthulhu, what mythical creature is evoked by various characters in the story?

Cyclops

Cerberus

Hydra

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

William Channing Webb

Henry Anthony Wilcox

George Gamell Angell

John Raymond Legrasse
23 In what city does Angell hear Legrasse's tale?

New Orleans

Providence

St. Louis

Boston
24 The author of "The Call of Cthulhu" is

William Faulkner

H.P. Lovecraft

Algernon Blackwood

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

Charles Dickens

Algernon Blackwood

Evelyn Waugh

Henry James