The Overlook Hotel

The Overlook Hotel trivia questions

  1. What is the room number that Danny is warned never to enter at the Overlook Hotel?
  2. What year did the Overlook Hotel's previous caretaker kill his family there?
  3. Which actor plays Jack Torrance's wife Wendy in Kubrick's adaptation?
  4. What is the name of the topiary animal maze featured outside the hotel?
  5. What brand of typewriter does Jack use while writing at the Overlook Hotel?
  6. In what location was the Gold Room scene with the man in the bear costume filmed?
  7. What is written repeatedly on Jack's manuscript pages discovered by Wendy?
  8. How many days of actual shooting did Kubrick use for the kitchen sink scene with Wendy?
  9. What Stephen King novel character name appears in Room 217 in the book but not the film?
  10. Which production designer's work on the hotel sets influenced Kubrick's geometric obsessions?
  11. In Kubrick's film, what year does the famous 'All work and no play' typewritten manuscript reference?
  12. What is the name of the bartender ghost Jack encounters in the Gold Room?
  13. What specific trauma from Jack's past does the film suggest influenced his violent tendencies?
  14. In the July 4th Ball scene, what year is displayed on the banner behind the crowd?
  15. What is the real-world hotel that inspired Stephen King to write the novel?
  16. What does the American Psycho-style scrapbook that Jack discovers reveal about prior incidents?
  17. In the novel's original timeline, approximately how many previous caretakers had gone insane before Jack?
  18. What is the significance of the Native American imagery woven throughout the Overlook's design?
  19. What does King's sequel novel 'Doctor Sleep' reveal about Danny's escape from the Overlook?