Can You Guess the Film? Ultimate Ghost Movie Trivia Quiz Challenge

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Are you ready to face the phantoms of cinema history? This 20-question ghost movie trivia quiz will test your knowledge of spectral classics, from iconic quotes and twists to eerie details. Questions range from easy warm-ups to spine-chilling stumpers – can you name the film every time?

20 Trivia Questions on Ghost Movies

Question 1: Which film features the iconic line "I see dead people," spoken by a young boy to his psychologist?

A. Stir of Echoes (1999)
B. The Others (2001)
C. Dragonfly (2002)
D. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Question 2: Which film features a ghost making pottery with his living lover on a potter’s wheel?

A. Ghost Dad (1990)
B. Heart and Souls (1993)
C. Ghost (1990)
D. Drop Dead Fred (1991)

Question 3: Which film has the line "They’re here!" spoken by a girl pulled into the TV by ghosts?

A. The Ring (2002)
B. Ghostwatch (1992)
C. Ringu (1998)
D. Poltergeist (1982)

Question 4: Which film has the catchphrase "Who you gonna call?"?

A. Ghostbusters (1984)
B. Beetlejuice (1988)
C. Ghostbusters II (1989)
D. Men in Black (1997)

Question 5: Which film reveals that Nicole Kidman and her children are the ghosts haunting their own house?

A. Gothika (2003)
B. The Others (2001)
C. What Lies Beneath (2000)
D. The Skeleton Key (2005)

Question 6: Which film features a bio-exorcist named Beetlejuice who is summoned by saying his name three times?

A. The Frighteners (1996)
B. High Spirits (1988)
C. Ghost (1990)
D. Beetlejuice (1988)

Question 7: Which film involves a cursed videotape that kills viewers in seven days unless the curse is passed on?

A. The Grudge (2004)
B. Pulse (2001)
C. FeardotCom (2002)
D. The Ring (2002)

Question 8: Which film features a ghost child communicating by rolling a red rubber ball down stairs?

A. The Shining (1980)
B. The Orphanage (2007)
C. Pet Sematary (1989)
D. The Changeling (1980)

Question 9: Which film stars Kevin Bacon seeing visions of the dead after being hypnotised?

A. Flatliners (1990)
B. Tremors (1990)
C. Stir of Echoes (1999)
D. Apollo 13 (1995)

Question 10: Which 1947 film features a romantic story between a widow and the ghost of a sea captain?

A. Portrait of Jennie (1948)
B. Blithe Spirit (1945)
C. Topper (1937)
D. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Question 11: In which film is Harrison Ford haunted by the ghost of his wife’s murdered student?

A. Firewall (2006)
B. Frantic (1988)
C. What Lies Beneath (2000)
D. Air Force One (1997)

Question 12: Which film, based on Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, features a governess seeing ghosts of the former governess and groundskeeper?

A. The Nightcomers (1971)
B. The Innocents (1961)
C. The Haunting (1963)
D. The Others (2001)

Question 13: Which film features feral sisters raised by a moth-faced ghost called Mama?

A. The Possession (2012)
B. Insidious (2010)
C. Orphan (2009)
D. Mama (2013)

Question 14: Which 1990 film features a grieving woman visited by her dead lover and his ghostly friends?

A. Always (1989)
B. Made in Heaven (1987)
C. Ghost (1990)
D. Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)

Question 15: Which film stars Michael J. Fox as a man who sees ghosts and poses as a supernatural exterminator for profit?

A. Back to the Future (1985)
B. Teen Wolf (1985)
C. Casualties of War (1989)
D. The Frighteners (1996)

Question 16: Which 1981 horror film features four elderly friends haunted by the ghost of a young woman they killed decades earlier?

A. The Amityville Horror (1979)
B. Ghost Story (1981)
C. Prince of Darkness (1987)
D. The Howling (1981)

Question 17: Which classic 1944 film involves siblings discovering their new seaside home is haunted by a woman’s ghost?

A. The Haunting (1963)
B. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
C. The Uninvited (1944)
D. The Old Dark House (1932)

Question 18: In which Guillermo del Toro film do ghosts with red clay emerging from their mouths warn the protagonist?

A. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
B. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
C. Pacific Rim (2013)
D. Crimson Peak (2015)

Question 19: Which live-action Disney film features a friendly ghost boy who befriends a lonely girl?

A. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
B. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
C. Hocus Pocus (1993)
D. Casper (1995)

Question 20: Which film features four ghosts attached to Robert Downey Jr.’s character, using him to complete their unfinished business?

A. Heart and Souls (1993)
B. Short Circuit (1986)
C. Rat Race (2001)
D. Chances Are (1989)

Answers

  1. D. The Sixth Sense (1999) – Haley Joel Osment’s character utters the line to Bruce Willis’s psychologist; the others involve ghosts but lack this exact quote.
  2. C. Ghost (1990) – Patrick Swayze’s ghost famously sculpts clay with Demi Moore; the distractors are other supernatural comedies without this scene.
  3. D. Poltergeist (1982) – Heather O’Rourke’s Carol Anne says it during the iconic TV possession; others have tech-related hauntings but not this line.
  4. A. Ghostbusters (1984) – The Ray Parker Jr. song provides the tagline for the proton-pack team; sequels and others parody it but originate later.
  5. B. The Others (2001) – The twist reveals Kidman’s family died before the film begins; distractors have living protagonists facing spirits.
  6. D. Beetlejuice (1988) – Tim Burton’s film has Michael Keaton’s chaotic ghost summoned thrice; others feature exorcists differently.
  7. D. The Ring (2002) – Naomi Watts investigates the Samara tape’s seven-day death curse; Asian originals and imitators vary the rules.
  8. D. The Changeling (1980) – George C. Scott hears the ball in the empty house; others have child ghosts but different signals.
  9. C. Stir of Echoes (1999) – Bacon uncovers a murder via post-hypnosis visions; Flatliners explores near-death, not hypnosis specifically.
  10. D. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) – Rex Harrison’s captain romances Gene Tierney; others have ghostly romances but different pairings.
  11. C. What Lies Beneath (2000) – Michelle Pfeiffer’s character is possessed by the student Ford killed; his other films lack this ghost plot.
  12. B. The Innocents (1961) – Deborah Kerr sees Miss Jessel and Peter Quint; later adaptations focus on prequels or different hauntings.
  13. D. Mama (2013) – Jessica Chastain battles the protective entity; others involve child possessions without the feral upbringing.
  14. D. Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990) – Alan Rickman’s ghost returns with mates to help Nina; Ghost has a solo protector.
  15. D. The Frighteners (1996) – Fox’s Frank Banister scams clients with ghost sightings; his comedies lack supernatural elements.
  16. B. Ghost Story (1981) – Fred Astaire and others face Alice’s vengeful spirit; contemporaries have different ensemble hauntings.
  17. C. The Uninvited (1944) – Ray Milland uncovers the sibling’s mother’s ghost; later films adapt similar tropes post-war.
  18. D. Crimson Peak (2015) – Allisontara sees clay-mouthed ghosts signalling danger; del Toro’s others use ghosts symbolically differently.
  19. D. Casper (1995) – Christina Ricci bonds with the translucent boy; Disney horrors feature witches or aliens, not Casper.
  20. A. Heart and Souls (1993) – Downey’s Thomas is vessel for Alfre Woodard and others’ tasks; reincarnation films like Chances Are differ.

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