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This quiz challenges your understanding of horror films from different eras. It includes details about production, characters and key events in the stories. Prepare for a mix of questions covering classic and more recent entries in the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which actor starred as the vampire in the 1922 film Nosferatu?

A. Max Schreck
B. Bela Lugosi
C. Christopher Lee
D. Lon Chaney

Question 2: Who directed the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Tod Browning
B. James Whale
C. Carl Laemmle
D. Edgar Allan Poe

Question 3: What is the name of the demon in The Exorcist?

A. Pazuzu
B. Beelzebub
C. Lucifer
D. Asmodeus

Question 4: Who wrote the novel that inspired the film Psycho?

A. Robert Bloch
B. Stephen King
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. H.P. Lovecraft

Question 5: In which decade was A Nightmare on Elm Street first released?

A. 1960s
B. 1970s
C. 1980s
D. 1990s

Question 6: Which director helmed the 1976 film Carrie?

A. Brian De Palma
B. John Carpenter
C. George A. Romero
D. Wes Craven

Question 7: The film Scream was released in what year?

A. 1994
B. 1995
C. 1996
D. 1997

Question 8: Who composed the score for the original Halloween?

A. John Williams
B. Ennio Morricone
C. Goblin
D. John Carpenter

Question 9: In The Ring, what is the name of the girl from the well?

A. Samara
B. Sadako
C. Kayako
D. Regan

Question 10: What year did Get Out premiere?

A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018

Answers

  1. A. Max Schreck – Max Schreck portrayed Count Orlok in Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi starred in Dracula, Christopher Lee in later Hammer films and Lon Chaney in other silent era roles.
  2. B. James Whale – James Whale directed Frankenstein. Tod Browning directed Dracula that same year.
  3. A. Pazuzu – Pazuzu is the demon possessing Regan in The Exorcist. The other names are from different mythological or fictional sources.
  4. A. Robert Bloch – Robert Bloch wrote the novel Psycho. Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft did not.
  5. C. 1980s – A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in 1984. It belongs to no other decade listed.
  6. A. Brian De Palma – Brian De Palma directed Carrie. The others directed different horror classics.
  7. C. 1996 – Scream was released in 1996. It does not match the other years.
  8. D. John Carpenter – John Carpenter composed the score for Halloween. The remaining composers worked on unrelated projects.
  9. A. Samara – Samara is the name used in the American version The Ring. Sadako is from the Japanese original Ringu.
  10. C. 2017 – Get Out premiered in 2017. It was not released in the other years listed.

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