The Call of Cthulhu Quizzes

The Call of Cthulhu Quiz 1

1 "The Call of Cthulhu" was first published in
1924

1928

1918

1932
2 The main speaker of the story is named
Henry Anthony Wilcox

Francis Wayland Thurston

George Gammell Angell

Gustaf Johansen
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?
New York City, New York

Providence, Rhode Island

Portland, Maine

Boston, Massachusetts
5 Which character attends the Rhode Island School of Design?
Francis Wayland Thurston

Gustaf Johansen

George Gamell Angell

Henry Anthony Wilcox
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?
Johansen

Legrasse

Thurston

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

Dr. Castro

Dr. Webb

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

Legrasse's acount

Wilcox's bas-relief

Wilcox's dream
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?
Thurston

Angell

Johansen

Wilcox
12 On what night does Angell find extreme disturbances in the dreams of poets and artists?
March 22nd

March 1st

April 22nd

April 1st
13 In what magazine did "The Call of Cthulhu" first appear?
Weird Tales

Weird Stories

Strange Tales

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

Legrasse

Wilcox

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

American Linguistic Association

American Anthropological Association

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

Wilcox

Johansen

Webb
17 Where was Legrasse a policeman?
St. Louis

Atlanta

New Orleans

Miami
18 What is the name of the first part of the story?
The Tale of Inspector Legrasse

The Horror From the Sea

The Discovery of Angell's Papers

The Horror in Clay
19 Which two characters die under mysterious circumstances?
Angell and Legrasse

Legrasse and Johansen

Angell and Johansen

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?
Cerberus

Phoenix

Cyclops

Hydra
22 Who reports encountering the figure of Cthulhu on the Greenland coast?
Henry Anthony Wilcox

William Channing Webb

George Gamell Angell

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

Boston

St. Louis

Providence
24 The author of "The Call of Cthulhu" is
Edgar Allan Poe

William Faulkner

H.P. Lovecraft

Algernon Blackwood
25 "The Call of Cthulhu" begins with a quotation from
Charles Dickens

Evelyn Waugh

Henry James

Algernon Blackwood