Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Weather Horror?
6 quiz questions to test your knowledge of weather horror fiction
Weather can be fantastic and weather can be horrific, in more ways than one.
In horror stories, it’s usually the latter.
Whether the weather is the problem, causes the problem, or even obscures the problem, weather can be as much a character in a horror story as it can be a setting or backdrop.
Can you stand your ground against these six quiz questions about weather horror stories?
Contents
1. Novella: Rain (2017) by Joe Hill
What are the rain ‘nails’ made of?
Iron pyrite
Nope. Try again.
Fulgurite
Yes. The rain nails are determined to be a type of fulgurite. Fulgurites, also known as ‘fossilized lightning’, are fused tubes or clumps of materials formed when lightning discharges into the ground.
Diamond
Nope. Try again. Although, diamond rain nails would be cool, except if they killed you.
What this novella’s about
Rain is an apocalypse horror novella published in the Strange Weather collection.
One autumn day in Boulder, Colorado, the clouds open up in a downpour of ‘nails’, splinters of bright crystal that tear apart anyone who isn’t safely under cover.
The event becomes apocalyptic as clouds of nails spread out across the country and the world. Amidst the chaos, a girl takes it upon herself to resolve a series of what seem like trivial mysteries that turn out to have lethal answers.
2. Movie: The Mist (2007)
What type of creatures were in the pharmacy next to the supermarket?
Giant spiders
Yes. David leads a small group to the pharmacy in search of medical supplies, but the group is attacked by giant spiders that kill two of them and force the others to retreat.
Giant flying insects
Nope. Try again. The giant flying insects are attracted to the lights of the supermarket and swarm to the windows.
Pterodactyl-like birds
Nope. Try again. The pterodactyl-like birds prey on the giant flying insects and end up breaking the supermarket windows, letting both sets of creatures in.
What this movie’s about
See: 13 Weather Horror Movies Inducing a Climate of Fear: The Mist (2007)
3. TV: Storm of the Century (1999)
What color is the ‘weirding stone’ that denotes which child will be taken?
Red
Nope. Try again.
White
Nope. Try again.
Black
Yes. There are eight ‘weirding stones’. The parents of the eight children all draw a stone and whoever draws the black one loses their child to Linoge.
What this TV show’s about
See: 13 Weather Horror Books to Bring You a Degree of Discomfort: Storm of the Century (1999). This story was written for television but the novel was published just before the TV mini-series aired.
4. TV: The Twilight Zone (2002)
In Series 1, Episode 11, what ability does the lineman get when he’s struck by lightning?
Hearing people’s thoughts
Yes. The lineman is struck by lightning and uses his new ability of hearing what other people are thinking for personal and financial gain.
Levitation
Nope. Try again. Although the ability to levitate would probably help immensely in his job.
Telekinesis
Nope. Try again. Although the ability to move things with his mind might come in handy when he’s up a pole and realizes he’s left his pliers on the ground or he drops them.
What this show’s about
The Twilight Zone is a science fiction, fantasy, horror anthology TV series that originally ran from 1959 to 1964.
The 2002 version is the second revival of the series and only had one season, which was narrated and hosted by Forest Whitaker. Each episode is a standalone story in which characters deal with disturbing or unusual events and situations.
5. Movie: Snowpiercer (2013)
What does the bald man bring to celebrate the eighteenth circumnavigation of Earth?
Snow globes
Nope. Try again. Snow globes would have totally been a better celebration present considering the circumstances.
Oranges
Nope. Try again. Pretty unlikely anyone could grow oranges in that climate.
Eggs
Yes. He brings eggs to the children but he has guns hidden under them which he uses to kill some of the army.
What this movie’s about
See: 13 Weather Horror Movies Inducing a Climate of Fear: Snowpiercer (2013)
6. Book: The Fog (1975)
Which London building does the Boeing 747 pilot fly into?
Big Ben
Nope. Try again.
The Post Office Tower
Yes. The fog twists the pilot’s mind and he crashes the plane into the Post Office Tower. That building is currently known as the BT Communication Tower.
Buckingham Palace
Nope. Try again.
What this book’s about
The Fog is a supernatural horror story.
An earthquake releases a malevolent fog that seems to move as if it can think for itself. As the fog expands, it leaves a deadly, horrifying trail, destined to devastate the lives of all those it encounters.
Published: 19 November 2022
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