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This quiz covers horror films from the 1930s through to the 2010s, drawing on directors, cast members, production details, dialogue and plot points across multiple decades. The questions mix accessible facts with more specific details to challenge a range of knowledge levels. All answers are based on verified production records and cast credits.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which actor played the monster in the 1931 Universal film Frankenstein?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Boris Karloff
C. Lon Chaney Jr.
D. John Carradine

Question 2: In the 1973 film The Exorcist, what is the name of the demon possessing Regan?

A. Valak
B. Pazuzu
C. Asmodeus
D. Belial

Question 3: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. William Castle
C. Roger Corman
D. Terence Fisher

Question 4: In the 1980 film The Shining, what is the name of the hotel where the Torrance family stays?

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Outlook Hotel
C. The Evergreen Hotel
D. The Timberline Hotel

Question 5: Which actress starred as Laurie Strode in the original 1978 Halloween?

A. Jamie Lee Curtis
B. Margot Kidder
C. Heather Langenkamp
D. Adrienne Barbeau

Question 6: What is the title of the 1959 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher that features Baron Frankenstein?

A. The Curse of Frankenstein
B. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
C. Frankenstein Created Woman
D. The Evil of Frankenstein

Question 7: In the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, what is the full name of the serial killer pursued by Clarice Starling?

A. Buffalo Bill
B. Hannibal Lecter
C. Jame Gumb
D. Francis Dolarhyde

Question 8: Who composed the score for the 1978 film Halloween?

A. John Carpenter
B. Ennio Morricone
C. Bernard Herrmann
D. Jerry Goldsmith

Question 9: In the 2017 film Get Out, what is the name of the secret society that organises the body transplants?

A. The Order of the Coagula
B. The Armitage Collective
C. The Sunken Place Society
D. The Hypnotic Circle

Question 10: Which director helmed both the 1979 film Alien and the 1986 sequel Aliens?

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

Answers

  1. B. Boris Karloff – Karloff was cast as the monster in the 1931 Frankenstein after Lugosi declined the role; the other actors appeared in later Frankenstein films or different Universal horror entries.
  2. B. Pazuzu – The demon is explicitly identified as Pazuzu in the film and its source novel; the other names belong to unrelated demonic figures from different horror properties.
  3. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed and produced Psycho; the other directors worked in horror but had no involvement with this production.
  4. A. The Overlook Hotel – The hotel is named the Overlook throughout the film and novel; the alternative names do not appear in either version.
  5. A. Jamie Lee Curtis – Curtis originated the role of Laurie Strode; the other actresses starred in different horror franchises of the same era.
  6. A. The Curse of Frankenstein – This was the first colour Frankenstein film from Hammer and Fisher’s directorial debut for the studio; the other titles are later Hammer Frankenstein entries.
  7. C. Jame Gumb – Gumb is the killer’s legal name while Buffalo Bill is his media nickname; Lecter and Dolarhyde are characters from separate Harris novels and their adaptations.
  8. A. John Carpenter – Carpenter wrote and performed the main theme; the other composers worked on different classic horror or thriller scores.
  9. A. The Order of the Coagula – The organisation is named the Order of the Coagula in the film’s dialogue and credits; the other options are invented phrases not used in the movie.
  10. A. Ridley Scott – Scott directed the original Alien; Cameron directed only the sequel Aliens.

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