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This quiz tests knowledge of major slasher franchises through questions on plots, characters, directors and production details. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more specific franchise elements drawn from films such as Halloween, Friday the 13th and Scream.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the original 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: In the first Friday the 13th film, who is revealed as the killer?

A. Jason Voorhees
B. Pamela Voorhees
C. Tommy Jarvis
D. Alice Hardy

Question 3: What is the name of the town where the Scream films are primarily set?

A. Woodsboro
B. Springwood
C. Haddonfield
D. Crystal Lake

Question 4: Which actor plays the voice of Chucky in the Child’s Play series?

A. Brad Dourif
B. Robert Englund
C. Kane Hodder
D. Tony Todd

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h5>Question 5: In A Nightmare on Elm Street, what is Freddy Krueger’s former profession before becoming a killer?

A. School caretaker
B. Boiler room attendant
C. High school teacher
D. Police officer

Question 6: Who wrote the screenplay for the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. John Carpenter
B. Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel
C. Wes Craven
D. Sean S. Cunningham

Question 7: In the Halloween franchise, what is the name of Michael Myers’ sister?

A. Laurie Strode
B. Annie Brackett
C. Lynda van der Klok
D. Judith Myers

Question 8: Which actress portrays Sidney Prescott in the Scream series?

A. Neve Campbell
B. Courteney Cox
C. Jamie Lee Curtis
D. Heather Langenkamp

Question 9: How many sequels were released in the original Friday the 13th series before the 2009 remake?

A. Seven
B. Eight
C. Nine
D. Ten

Question 10: What is the name of the final girl in the original 1980 film Friday the 13th?

A. Ginny Field
B. Alice Hardy
C. Chris Higgins
D. Megan Garris

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote the 1978 film Halloween with Debra Hill. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. B. Pamela Voorhees – Pamela Voorhees is the killer in the first Friday the 13th as she seeks revenge for her son Jason. Jason does not become the killer until the sequels.
  3. A. Woodsboro – The Scream films centre on the fictional town of Woodsboro, California. Springwood is the setting for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Haddonfield for Halloween and Crystal Lake for Friday the 13th.
  4. A. Brad Dourif – Brad Dourif has provided the voice of Chucky across the Child’s Play franchise. Robert Englund voiced Freddy Krueger and Kane Hodder played Jason Voorhees in several films.
  5. B. Boiler room attendant – Freddy Krueger worked as a boiler room attendant at the power plant before his death. This detail is stated in the original film and its sequels.
  6. B. Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel – Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel wrote the screenplay for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. John Carpenter wrote Halloween and Wes Craven wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  7. D. Judith Myers – Judith Myers is Michael Myers’ older sister whom he kills as a child in the opening of the first Halloween film. Laurie Strode is his younger sister.
  8. A. Neve Campbell – Neve Campbell plays Sidney Prescott throughout the Scream series. Courteney Cox plays Gale Weathers and Jamie Lee Curtis plays Laurie Strode in Halloween.
  9. B. Eight – Eight sequels followed the 1980 original before the 2009 remake, bringing the total to nine films in that run. The count excludes the remake and the 2022 legacy sequel.
  10. B. Alice Hardy – Alice Hardy survives the events of the first Friday the 13th film. Ginny Field appears in Part 2 and Chris Higgins in Part 3.

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