Bet You Can’t Ace This! 20 Ultra-Tough Horror Movie Trivia Questions

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Think you’re a horror aficionado? Dive into these 20 fiendishly crafted trivia questions spanning slashers, supernatural chills, and creature features from cinema’s bloodiest history. From deceptively simple starters to nightmare-inducing stumpers, can you claim a perfect 20/20?

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movies

Question 1: In which year was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho released?

A. 1959
B. 1961
C. 1960
D. 1962

Question 2: Who directed The Exorcist (1973)?

A. John Carpenter
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. William Friedkin
D. Roman Polanski

Question 3: What is the name of the motel in Psycho?

A. Bates Motel
B. Shadow Inn
C. Psycho Lodge
D. Hilton Hideaway

Question 4: In The Shining (1980), what is the name of the isolated hotel?

A. Stanley Hotel
B. Timberline Lodge
C. Overlook Hotel
D. Red Rum Resort

Question 5: Who played Jack Torrance in The Shining?

A. Danny Lloyd
B. Scatman Crothers
C. Shelley Duvall
D. Jack Nicholson

Question 6: What year was John Carpenter’s original Halloween released?

A. 1979
B. 1977
C. 1981
D. 1978

Question 7: In Halloween (1978), what is the name of Michael Myers’ sister whom he kills?

A. Laurie Strode
B. Annie Brackett
C. Judith Myers
D. Lynda Van Der Klok

Question 8: Who directed Alien (1979)?

A. James Cameron
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Fincher
D. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Question 9: What is Ellen Ripley’s rank aboard the Nostromo in Alien?

A. Captain
B. Lieutenant
C. Warrant Officer
D. Corporal

Question 10: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), what is Leatherface’s primary weapon?

A. Machete
B. Axe
C. Chainsaw
D. Hammer

Question 11: Who directed Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

A. Wes Craven
B. Tobe Hooper
C. George A. Romero
D. Sam Raimi

Question 12: In Jaws (1975), what is the name of Chief Brody’s boat?

A. Quint’s Revenge
B. USS Indianapolis
C. Orca
D. Amity Shark

Question 13: Who played the possessed Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

A. Mercedes McCambridge
B. Linda Blair
C. Jennifer Carpenter
D. Bonnie Aarons

Question 14: In The Shining, what line does Jack Torrance yell while breaking through the bathroom door?

A. Redrum!
B. Come play with us
C. Here’s Johnny!
D. All work and no play

Question 15: In Scream (1996), who is the first on-screen kill?

A. Sidney Prescott
B. Randy Meeks
C. Tatum Riley
D. Casey Becker

Question 16: Who directed The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Ari Aster
B. James Wan
C. Jordan Peele
D. Mike Flanagan

Question 17: Who plays Pennywise the Dancing Clown in IT (2017)?

A. Tim Curry
B. Javier Botet
C. Bill Skarsgård
D. Nicholas Hamilton

Question 18: What is the name of the killer doll in Child’s Play (1988)?

A. Annabelle
B. Billy
C. Pinhead
D. Chucky

Question 19: Who wrote and directed Get Out (2017)?

A. M. Night Shyamalan
B. Spike Lee
C. Jordan Peele
D. F. Gary Gray

Question 20: In Hereditary (2018), what is the troubled family’s surname?

A. Dawson
B. Wilson
C. Parker
D. Graham

Answers

  1. C. 1960 – Psycho premiered on 16 June 1960; 1959 was North by Northwest, 1961 The Birds prep, and 1962 too late.
  2. C. William Friedkin – Friedkin won an Oscar for directing the 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel; others directed different horrors like The Thing or Rosemary’s Baby.
  3. A. Bates Motel – Norman Bates runs the eerie roadside stop; others are fabricated or unrelated.
  4. C. Overlook Hotel – Stephen King’s novel and Kubrick’s film centre on the fictional Overlook in Colorado; Stanley inspired it but isn’t named.
  5. D. Jack Nicholson – Nicholson earned an Oscar nod as the unhinged writer; others played supporting roles.
  6. D. 1978 – Released 25 October 1978, launching the slasher genre; sequels followed in 1981 etc.
  7. C. Judith Myers – Michael murders his 17-year-old sister Judith on Halloween 1963; Laurie is revealed as his sister later.
  8. B. Ridley Scott – Scott helmed the 1979 sci-fi horror; Cameron did Aliens, Fincher Alien 3.
  9. C. Warrant Officer – Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) holds this warrant officer role; she rises later in sequels.
  10. C. Chainsaw – Tobe Hooper’s Leatherface wields the chainsaw iconically; others are used by different killers.
  11. C. George A. Romero – Romero co-wrote and directed the 1968 indie landmark that defined zombies; others came later.
  12. C. Orca – The vessel sinks during the shark hunt; USS Indianapolis is backstory only.
  13. B. Linda Blair – Blair’s performance as the demon-possessed girl won a Golden Globe; McCambridge voiced Pazuzu.
  14. C. Here’s Johnny! – Nicholson ad-libs the Tonight Show reference; others are different film quotes.
  15. D. Casey Becker – Drew Barrymore’s opening kill sets the meta tone; others die later.
  16. B. James Wan – Wan launched the Conjuring Universe; others directed films like Midsommar or Us.
  17. C. Bill Skarsgård – Skarsgård portrayed the entity in the 2017 adaptation; Curry was in the 1990 miniseries.
  18. D. Chucky – Brad Dourif voices the Good Guy doll possessed by Charles Lee Ray; Annabelle is from Conjuring.
  19. C. Jordan Peele – Peele made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning social thriller; Shyamalan did The Sixth Sense.
  20. D. Graham – Annie Graham (Toni Collette) leads the dysfunctional family; others are distractors.

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