Match the Horror Character to Their Actor: Ultimate Trivia Quiz

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Think you know your horror icons? Put your knowledge to the test with these 20 questions matching legendary characters to the actors who brought them to life. From slasher classics to modern terrors, this quiz spans easy to devilishly difficult!

Questions

Question 1: Who portrayed Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Johnny Depp
B. Amanda Wyss
C. Robert Englund
D. Wes Craven

Question 2: Who played Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Edwin Neal
B. Gunnar Hansen
C. Allen Danziger
D. John Henry Faulk

Question 3: Who played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)?

A. Martin Balsam
B. Anthony Perkins
C. John Gavin
D. Vera Miles

Question 4: Who portrayed the possessed Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Ellen Burstyn
B. Jason Miller
C. Linda Blair
D. Max von Sydow

Question 5: Who played Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

A. Jodie Foster
B. Scott Glenn
C. Anthony Hopkins
D. Brian Cox

Question 6: Who provided the voice for Chucky in Child’s Play (1988)?

A. Alex Vincent
B. Catherine Hicks
C. Brad Dourif
D. Chris Sarandon

Question 7: Who played Pinhead in Hellraiser (1987)?

A. Ashley Laurence
B. Doug Bradley
C. Sean Chapman
D. Clive Barker

Question 8: Who played the adult Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)?

A. C.J. Graham
B. Derek Mears
C. Kane Hodder
D. Ken Kirzinger

Question 9: Who originated the role of Michael Myers (The Shape) in Halloween (1978)?

A. Dick Warlock
B. Tony Moran
C. George P. Wilbur
D. Nick Castle

Question 10: Who played Ash Williams in The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Hal Delrich
B. Bruce Campbell
C. Betsy Baker
D. Ellen Sandweiss

Question 11: Who played Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 miniseries It?

A. John Ritter
B. Annette O’Toole
C. Tim Curry
D. Harry Anderson

Question 12: Who played Jigsaw (John Kramer) in Saw (2004)?

A. Cary Elwes
B. Tobin Bell
C. Danny Glover
D. Leigh Whannell

Question 13: Who portrayed Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)?

A. Shelley Duvall
B. Danny Lloyd
C. Jack Nicholson
D. Scatman Crothers

Question 14: Who played Carrie White in Carrie (1976)?

A. Piper Laurie
B. Sissy Spacek
C. William Katt
D. Amy Irving

Question 15: Who played Samara Morgan in The Ring (2002)?

A. Naomi Watts
B. Daveigh Chase
C. David Dorfman
D. Jane Alexander

Question 16: Who played The Tall Man in Phantasm (1979)?

A. Reggie Bannister
B. A. Michael Baldwin
C. Angus Scrimm
D. Bill Thornbury

Question 17: Who played Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Adrienne King
B. Betsy Palmer
C. Laurie Bartram
D. Mark Nelson

Question 18: Who played Art the Clown in Terrifier (2016)?

A. Damien Leone
B. Catherine Corcoran
C. David Howard Thornton
D. Samantha Scaffidi

Question 19: Who played the demonic nun Valak in The Conjuring 2 (2016)?

A. Vera Farmiga
B. Madison Wolfe
C. Bonnie Aarons
D. Patrick Wilson

Question 20: Who played Victor Crowley in Hatchet (2006)?

A. Tamara Feldman
B. Joel David Moore
C. Deon Richmond
D. Kane Hodder

Answers

  1. C. Robert Englund — Robert Englund originated Freddy Krueger in the 1984 film directed by Wes Craven.
  2. B. Gunnar Hansen — Gunnar Hansen wore the infamous leather mask as Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic.
  3. B. Anthony Perkins — Anthony Perkins delivered the iconic performance as the disturbed Norman Bates.
  4. C. Linda Blair — Linda Blair starred as the possessed 12-year-old Regan MacNeil.
  5. C. Anthony Hopkins — Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter.
  6. C. Brad Dourif — Brad Dourif voiced the killer doll Chucky throughout the franchise.
  7. B. Doug Bradley — Doug Bradley embodied Pinhead across the Hellraiser series starting in 1987.
  8. C. Kane Hodder — Kane Hodder played Jason in Part VII and became the most recognized actor in the role.
  9. D. Nick Castle — Nick Castle performed as The Shape for most of the film.
  10. B. Bruce Campbell — Bruce Campbell starred as the chainsaw-wielding Ash Williams.
  11. C. Tim Curry — Tim Curry’s Pennywise terrified audiences in the 1990 TV miniseries.
  12. B. Tobin Bell — Tobin Bell debuted as the trap-making Jigsaw.
  13. C. Jack Nicholson — Jack Nicholson went method as the unhinged Jack Torrance.
  14. B. Sissy Spacek — Sissy Spacek earned an Oscar nomination as telekinetic teen Carrie White.
  15. B. Daveigh Chase — Daveigh Chase played the vengeful Samara crawling from the TV.
  16. C. Angus Scrimm — Angus Scrimm’s towering Tall Man became a horror legend.
  17. B. Betsy Palmer — Betsy Palmer played Jason’s vengeful mother Pamela Voorhees.
  18. C. David Howard Thornton — David Howard Thornton created the sadistic Art the Clown.
  19. C. Bonnie Aarons — Bonnie Aarons portrayed the terrifying Valak nun.
  20. D. Kane Hodder — Kane Hodder played the bayou monster Victor Crowley.

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