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Modern slasher films revived the genre with fresh twists on masked killers and final girls. This quiz mixes production details, cast facts and plot points from key titles released since the mid-1990s. Questions range from straightforward to demanding to test genuine knowledge of the era.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1996 film Scream?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. George A. Romero
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: Which actor portrays Dewey Riley across the Scream series?

A. Skeet Ulrich
B. David Arquette
C. Matthew Lillard
D. Jamie Kennedy

Question 3: What is the release year of the original Saw film?

A. 2002
B. 2003
C. 2004
D. 2005

Question 4: In You’re Next, what is the surname of the family targeted during their reunion?

A. Davison
B. Harper
C. Miller
D. Barrett

Question 5: Who wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Scream?

A. Kevin Williamson
B. Ehren Kruger
C. Wes Craven
D. James Wong

Question 6: The 2007 remake of Halloween was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Rob Zombie
B. Eli Roth
C. Alexandre Aja
D. Darren Lynn Bousman

Question 7: In the film The Strangers, what year was it released?

A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2008
D. 2009

Question 8: Which actor voices the Ghostface killer in the original Scream?

A. Roger L. Jackson
B. David Arquette
C. Neve Campbell
D. Courteney Cox

Question 9: In I Know What You Did Last Summer, what object does the killer primarily use as a weapon?

A. A hook
B. A chainsaw
C. A knife
D. An axe

Question 10: Who directed the 2011 slasher film You’re Next?

A. Adam Wingard
B. Ti West
C. Simon Barrett
D. Joe Swanberg

Answers

  1. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed Scream in 1996. John Carpenter, George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper each directed earlier landmark horror films but had no involvement with Scream.
  2. B. David Arquette – David Arquette played Deputy Dewey Riley in every Scream film. Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy portrayed other characters in the first instalment only.
  3. C. 2004 – Saw premiered in 2004. The film was released after earlier development but before the 2005 sequel.
  4. A. Davison – The family in You’re Next is the Davison family. The other surnames do not appear in the film.
  5. A. Kevin Williamson – Kevin Williamson wrote the screenplay for Scream. Wes Craven directed but did not write the script, while the other names belong to writers on later horror projects.
  6. A. Rob Zombie – Rob Zombie directed the 2007 Halloween remake. The remaining directors worked on different horror films released around the same period.
  7. C. 2008 – The Strangers was released in 2008. The other years do not match the film’s theatrical debut.
  8. A. Roger L. Jackson – Roger L. Jackson provided the voice of Ghostface. The other actors appear on screen but did not supply the voice.
  9. A. A hook – The killer known as the Fisherman uses a hook in I Know What You Did Last Summer. The other weapons belong to different slashers.
  10. A. Adam Wingard – Adam Wingard directed You’re Next. Simon Barrett wrote the screenplay, while the other names are associated with different modern horror productions.

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