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Modern slasher films have brought fresh killers and inventive plots to horror cinema since the early 2000s. This quiz covers key details from production facts, characters and story events across several popular titles. Questions range from straightforward to more demanding to suit different levels of fan knowledge.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 2004 film Saw?

A. Eli Roth
B. James Wan
C. Adam Wingard
D. Darren Lynn Bousman

Question 2: What is the real name of the Jigsaw killer in the Saw franchise?

A. Mark Hoffman
B. Amanda Young
C. John Kramer
D. Lawrence Gordon

Question 3: Which 2005 film directed by Eli Roth follows backpackers lured to a Slovakian hostel?

A. Hostel
B. Turistas
C. The Ruins
D. Wolf Creek

Question 4: In the 2008 film The Strangers, what reason do the intruders give for their attack?

A. They were paid to do it
B. Because you were home
C. It was a random game
D. They wanted the house

Question 5: Who directed the 2011 slasher film You’re Next?

A. Ti West
B. Adam Wingard
C. Drew Goddard
D. David Bruckner

Question 6: In Ready or Not (2019), what game must the bride play on her wedding night?

A. Hide and seek
B. A deadly version of hide and seek
C. Cards against the family
D. A ritual sacrifice

Question 7: Which 2017 film features a time-loop slasher targeting a college student on her birthday?

A. Happy Death Day
B. The Final Girls
C. Tragedy Girls
D. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Question 8: What is the name of the masked killer in the Terrifier series that began in 2016?

A. Art the Clown
B. The Black Phone killer
C. Victor Crowley
D. The Tooth Fairy

Question 9: Which actress plays the lead final girl in the 2022 film Scream?

A. Neve Campbell
B. Melissa Barrera
C. Jenna Ortega
D. Courteney Cox

Question 10: In the 2009 Friday the 13th remake, who plays the role of Jason Voorhees?

A. Derek Mears
B. Kane Hodder
C. Robert Englund
D. Tony Todd

Answers

  1. B. James Wan – James Wan directed the original Saw in 2004. Eli Roth made Hostel instead, Adam Wingard directed You’re Next and Darren Lynn Bousman started with Saw II.
  2. C. John Kramer – John Kramer is the original Jigsaw whose identity is revealed across the early films. Mark Hoffman and Amanda Young are later accomplices while Lawrence Gordon is a victim turned survivor.
  3. A. Hostel – Eli Roth directed Hostel in 2005. The other titles are separate horror films from different directors and years.
  4. B. Because you were home – The intruders state this line directly in the film. The other options do not match the dialogue or motive shown on screen.
  5. B. Adam Wingard – Adam Wingard directed You’re Next in 2011. The other directors made different horror films around the same period.
  6. B. A deadly version of hide and seek – The family forces the bride into a lethal game of hide and seek. The remaining options misrepresent the central plot mechanic.
  7. A. Happy Death Day – Happy Death Day uses the time-loop structure with a masked killer. The other films use different horror concepts and lack the birthday loop element.
  8. A. Art the Clown – Art the Clown is the central silent killer in the Terrifier series. The other names belong to unrelated horror franchises.
  9. B. Melissa Barrera – Melissa Barrera stars as Sam Carpenter in the 2022 Scream. Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox return in supporting roles while Jenna Ortega plays a different character.
  10. A. Derek Mears – Derek Mears portrayed Jason Voorhees in the 2009 remake. Kane Hodder played the role in earlier entries while Robert Englund and Tony Todd are known for other iconic killers.

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