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Who Coined The Term Pyrokinesis?

Dean Koontz
Stephen King
H.P. Lovecraft
Stan Lee
Cover of the Stephen King book Firestarter, featuring flames over the outline of a face.
Viking Press

Answer: Stephen King

While working on his 1980 novel Firestarter, Stephen King found himself with a protagonist in need of a technical term to describe her ability to create and control fire with her mind.

Taking a cue from an earlier writer, Henry Holt, King modified Holt’s early 20th-century coinage of psychokinesis into pyrokinesis. After appearing in the novel, the term entered popular usage and has made appearances in many comic books, televisions shows, and movies, including The X-Files, The X-Men, and The Dresden Files.

Trivia

Hard

The U.S. State With The Most Volcanoes Is?

Hawaii Alaska
Idaho California

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In Which Video Game Is Every Named Character You Kill A Real Historical Figure?

Call of Duty Assassin's Creed
Skyrim Populous

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Very Hard

The First Smartphone-Powered Satellites Contained What Phone?

An HTC Nexus One An iPhone 4
A Samsung Galaxy SIII A Nokia 1100

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Hard

What Is The Oldest Electrical Coding System Still In Use?

ASCII Code Unicode
Baudot Code Morse Code

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Hard

Collaboration Between Legendary Performers Michael Jackson And Freddie Mercury Was Thwarted By?

Marvin Gaye Communists
Their Record Studios A Llama

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Easy

The Groove In Your Upper Lip Is Called A?

Plume Lipslide
Fissure Philtrum

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Hard

The Maximum Size Of Insect Species Is Limited By?

Sunlight Exposure Chitin Density
Environmental Nutrients Atmospheric Oxygen Levels

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Easy

The Great Lakes Were Formed By?

Glaciers Ancient Flooding
Severe Prehistoric Erosion Tectonic Action

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In The 1980s A Nuclear Safety Task Force Proposed The Creation Of What, To Protect Future Civilizations?

Color Changing Cats A Unique Radiation Symbol
Ocean Waste Crypts No Man's Lands

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The Highway Safety Feature Known As A “Rumble Strip” Was First Introduced In?

California Colorado
Florida New Jersey