The Call of Cthulhu Quizzes

The Call of Cthulhu Quiz 1

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

1932

1918

1928
2 The main speaker of the story is named
Francis Wayland Thurston

Henry Anthony Wilcox

George Gammell Angell

Gustaf Johansen
3 In which department at Brown University does George Gamell Angell teach?
Ancient history

Archaeology

Semitic languages

Anthropology
4 Where is the story initially set?
Boston, Massachusetts

New York City, New York

Portland, Maine

Providence, Rhode Island
5 Which character attends the Rhode Island School of Design?
Henry Anthony Wilcox

George Gamell Angell

Francis Wayland Thurston

Gustaf Johansen
6 Thurston finds that the people most likely to dream about Cthulhu are
Poets and artists

Scientists and mathematicians

Elderly people

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

Johansen

Legrasse

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

Dr. Tobey

Dr. Webb

Dr. Castro
9 Where does Thurston first encounter the figure of Cthulhu?
Wilcox's bas-relief

Wilcox's dream

Johansen's diary

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

The Alert

The Castro

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

Johansen

Thurston

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

April 1st

March 22nd

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

Weird Stories

Weird Tales

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

Legrasse

Thurston

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

American Linguistic Association

American Historical Association

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

Wilcox

Johansen

Old Castro
17 Where was Legrasse a policeman?
St. Louis

Miami

Atlanta

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

The Discovery of Angell's Papers

The Tale of Inspector Legrasse

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

Angell and Legrasse

Legrasse and Johansen

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

A local museum

Brown University library

Angell's papers
21 Aside from Cthulhu, what mythical creature is evoked by various characters in the story?
Phoenix

Cyclops

Hydra

Cerberus
22 Who reports encountering the figure of Cthulhu on the Greenland coast?
John Raymond Legrasse

William Channing Webb

Henry Anthony Wilcox

George Gamell Angell
23 In what city does Angell hear Legrasse's tale?
Boston

Providence

St. Louis

New Orleans
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
Henry James

Charles Dickens

Evelyn Waugh

Algernon Blackwood