Can You Guess the Movie From the Tagline? Ultimate 20-Question Trivia Challenge Quiz

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Put your film knowledge to the ultimate test with these iconic movie taglines! From spine-chilling horror classics to blockbuster sensations, this quiz ranges from easy warm-ups to seriously tricky ones. How many can you name correctly?

20 Trivia Questions on Guess the Movie From the Tagline Challenge

Question 1: "In space no one can hear you scream."?

A. Event Horizon (1997)
B. Prometheus (2012)
C. Alien (1979)
D. Gravity (2013)

Question 2: "You’ll never go in the water again."?

A. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
B. The Shallows (2016)
C. Open Water (2003)
D. Jaws (1975)

Question 3: "Be afraid. Be very afraid."?

A. The Blob (1988)
B. Slither (2006)
C. The Thing (1982)
D. The Fly (1986)

Question 4: "Who ya gonna call?"?

A. Beetlejuice (1988)
B. Ghostbusters (1984)
C. The Frighteners (1996)
D. Ghost (1990)

Question 5: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water."?

A. Jaws 3-D (1983)
B. Piranha (1978)
C. Jaws 2 (1978)
D. 47 Metres Down (2017)

Question 6: "They’re here."?

A. Insidious (2010)
B. Poltergeist (1982)
C. The Conjuring (2013)
D. Sinister (2012)

Question 7: "Who will survive, and what will be left of them?"?

A. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
B. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
C. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
D. Maniac (1980)

Question 8: "If Nancy doesn’t wake up screaming she won’t wake up at all."?

A. Dreamscape (1984)
B. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
C. New Nightmare (1994)
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Question 9: "By Friday the 13th, none of them will stay alive."?

A. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
B. Friday the 13th (1980)
C. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
D. Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

Question 10: "It was the night he came home."?

A. Halloween II (1981)
B. Halloween (1978)
C. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
D. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Question 11: "Sometimes dead is better."?

A. Pet Sematary Two (1992)
B. Pet Sematary (1989)
C. The Crow (1994)
D. Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Question 12: "Man is the warmest place to hide."?

A. The Thing from Another World (1951)
B. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
C. The Hidden (1987)
D. The Thing (1982)

Question 13: "Before you die you see the ring."?

A. Ringu (1998)
B. The Ring Two (2005)
C. The Ring (2002)
D. Rings (2017)

Question 14: "Live or die. Make your choice."?

A. Saw II (2005)
B. Saw III (2006)
C. Saw (2004)
D. Saw IV (2007)

Question 15: "Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far."?

A. Scream 2 (1997)
B. Scary Movie (2000)
C. Scream (1996)
D. Urban Legend (1998)

Question 16: "The further you reach, the darker it gets."?

A. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
B. Insidious (2010)
C. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
D. Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

Question 17: "You think you know the story. Think again."?

A. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
B. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
C. You’re Next (2011)
D. The Final Girls (2015)

Question 18: "Every family tree hides a sinister secret."?

A. Hereditary (2018)
B. The Witch (2015)
C. Heredity wait no, Midsommar (2019)
D. The Babadook (2014)

Question 19: "What you can’t see will kill you."?

A. The Invisible Man (2020)
B. Hollow Man (2000)
C. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
D. The Invisible (2007)

Question 20: "Mischief. Mayhem. Soap."?

A. Se7en (1995)
B. Fight Club (1999)
C. American Psycho (2000)
D. The Machinist (2004)

Answers

  1. C. Alien (1979) – This legendary tagline graced the film’s poster, promoting Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror starring Sigourney Weaver. The others are space-set horrors with different taglines.
  2. D. Jaws (1975) – Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster used this chilling line on its poster to capitalise on shark fear. Others are shark attack films but lack this exact tagline.
  3. D. The Fly (1986) – David Cronenberg’s remake featured Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum; this tagline warned of its body horror. Others are creature features with alternate slogans.
  4. B. Ghostbusters (1984) – The poster’s bold question tied to the catchy theme song by Ray Parker Jr. Others involve ghosts but different marketing.
  5. C. Jaws 2 (1978) – This sequel poster riffed on the original to promise more shark terror. Others continued the franchise or similar themes differently.
  6. B. Poltergeist (1982) – Tobe Hooper’s haunted house film made this phrase iconic from its poster. Others are supernatural horrors with unique taglines.
  7. B. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – Tobe Hooper’s gritty indie horror used this ominous question on its poster. Others are exploitation slashers with distinct promotions.
  8. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Wes Craven’s dream-killer debut featured this foreboding tagline. Sequels and similar films used variations.
  9. B. Friday the 13th (1980) – Sean S. Cunningham’s slasher launched with this countdown tagline. Sequels built on but didn’t originate it.
  10. B. Halloween (1978) – John Carpenter’s classic masked killer film had this homecoming tagline. Sequels referenced Michael Myers’ returns differently.
  11. B. Pet Sematary (1989) – Stephen King’s adaptation warned of resurrection’s perils with this tagline. Others deal with undead but differently.
  12. D. The Thing (1982) – John Carpenter’s Antarctic alien remake used this creepy tagline. The 1951 original and pod films have others.
  13. C. The Ring (2002) – Gore Verbinski’s US remake of Ringu popularised this curse tagline. Sequels expanded the lore.
  14. C. Saw (2004) – James Wan’s torture horror debuted with this pivotal game tagline. Sequels escalated the traps.
  15. C. Scream (1996) – Wes Craven’s meta-slasher self-referenced horror tropes in this tagline. Parodies and imitators followed.
  16. B. Insidious (2010) – James Wan’s astral projection chiller used this ominous warning. Sequels delved deeper into “The Further.”
  17. A. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) – Drew Goddard’s genre-busting film subverted tropes with this tagline. Others are cabin slashers with straightforward scares.
  18. A. Hereditary (2018) – Ari Aster’s grief-to-horror tale hid family curses in this tagline. Others explore family trauma differently.
  19. A. The Invisible Man (2020) – Leigh Whannell’s modern take warned of unseen threats. Older invisibility films focused on novelty.
  20. B. Fight Club (1999) – David Fincher’s anarchic satire teased its plot with soap-making mischief. Others are dark thrillers without this quirky hook.

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