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This quiz tests knowledge of modern horror films from the 2000s to the present. Questions draw on directors, cast, plot events, dialogue and production details across a range of titles. The set mixes accessible facts with more specific points from well-documented releases.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 2017 film Get Out?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Ari Aster
C. Robert Eggers
D. James Wan

Question 2: In which year was the first Saw film released?

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

Question 3: Who directed both Hereditary and Midsommar?

A. Ari Aster
B. Jordan Peele
C. Oren Peli
D. Eli Roth

Question 4: The 2013 film The Conjuring was directed by which filmmaker?

A. James Wan
B. John Krasinski
C. Andy Muschietti
D. Robert Eggers

Question 5: Which actor starred as the lead in the 2018 film A Quiet Place?

A. John Krasinski
B. Patrick Wilson
C. Ethan Hawke
D. Toni Collette

Question 6: The 2007 found-footage film Paranormal Activity was directed by whom?

A. Oren Peli
B. James Wan
C. Eli Roth
D. Gore Verbinski

Question 7: In which country was the 2016 film Train to Busan produced?

A. South Korea
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Australia

Question 8: Who directed the 2014 film It Follows?

A. David Robert Mitchell
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. Robert Eggers

Question 9: The 2014 Australian horror film The Babadook was written and directed by whom?

A. Jennifer Kent
B. Rose Byrne
C. Essie Davis
D. James Wan

Question 10: Which 2015 film marked the directorial debut of Robert Eggers?

A. The Witch
B. Hereditary
C. Get Out
D. Midsommar

Answers

  1. A. Jordan Peele – Jordan Peele wrote and directed Get Out, his feature debut. Ari Aster directed Hereditary, Robert Eggers directed The Witch and James Wan directed Saw and The Conjuring.
  2. C. 2004 – Saw premiered in 2004. The earlier options predate the release and 2005 came after.
  3. A. Ari Aster – Ari Aster directed both Hereditary in 2018 and Midsommar in 2019. The other names directed different modern horror titles.
  4. A. James Wan – James Wan directed The Conjuring. John Krasinski directed A Quiet Place, Andy Muschietti directed It and Robert Eggers directed The Witch.
  5. A. John Krasinski – John Krasinski starred in and directed A Quiet Place. The other actors appeared in different horror films of the period.
  6. A. Oren Peli – Oren Peli directed and wrote Paranormal Activity. James Wan, Eli Roth and Gore Verbinski directed other horror releases.
  7. A. South Korea – Train to Busan was a South Korean production. It was not made in Japan, the United States or Australia.
  8. A. David Robert Mitchell – David Robert Mitchell directed It Follows. The remaining directors helmed different films listed in this quiz.
  9. A. Jennifer Kent – Jennifer Kent wrote and directed The Babadook. The other names are either cast members or directors of unrelated titles.
  10. A. The Witch – The Witch was Robert Eggers first feature film. Hereditary, Get Out and Midsommar were directed by others.

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