Can You Match the Horror Character to Their Grisly Fate? Ultimate 20/20 Trivia Quiz!

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Test your knowledge of horror’s most iconic and gruesome demises! These 20 questions feature legendary characters from classic films, ranging from easy slashers to tricky supernatural ends. Grab a pen and see if you can match them perfectly.

20 Trivia Questions on Matching Horror Characters to Their Fates

Question 1: What was the fate of Marion Crane in Psycho (1960)?

A. Decapitated with a machete
B. Crushed by a garage door
C. Stabbed repeatedly in the shower
D. Throat slashed by a shovel

Question 2: What was the fate of Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Mauled by a shark
B. Dragged through a bed onto spikes
C. Hung on a meat hook
D. Decapitated with a machete

Question 3: What was the fate of Glen Lantz in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Thrown out a window
B. Pulled through his bed onto spikes
C. Strangled in a car
D. Burned alive

Question 4: What was the fate of Rod Lane in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Throat slit and strung up
B. Impaled on a meat hook
C. Froze to death
D. Crushed by a backboard

Question 5: What was the fate of Tina Gray in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Slashed and dragged across the ceiling
B. Gutted and hung from a tree
C. Heart attack during exorcism
D. Devoured by a shark

Question 6: What was the fate of Casey Becker in Scream (1996)?

A. Stabbed repeatedly after sex
B. Hung from a deer head trophy
C. Gutted and hung from a tree
D. Torn apart by hooks

Question 7: What was the fate of Principal Arthur Himbry in Scream (1996)?

A. Crushed by the garage door
B. Hung from a deer head trophy
C. Sawed in half
D. Fell down stairs

Question 8: What was the fate of Tatum Riley in Scream (1996)?

A. Throat slit in a car
B. Burned to death
C. Crushed by the garage door
D. Impaled through the stomach

Question 9: What was the fate of Carrie White in Carrie (1976)?

A. Shovel to the head
B. Burned to death in a gymnasium fire
C. Head rotated backwards
D. Stabbed in the shower

Question 10: What was the fate of Chris Hargensen in Carrie (1976)?

A. Crushed by a basketball backboard
B. Decapitated by machete
C. Dragged across ceiling
D. Frozen in a maze

Question 11: What was the fate of Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)?

A. Mauled by a shark
B. Heart attack
C. Froze to death in the hedge maze
D. Throat slashed

Question 12: What was the fate of Father Lankester Merrin in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Died of a heart attack
B. Gutted by Ghostface
C. Hooked by Cenobites
D. Chainsawed

Question 13: What was the fate of Burke Dennings in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Thrown out a window after head rotation
B. Pulled into spikes
C. Crushed in garage
D. Burned alive

Question 14: What was the fate of Gage Creed in Pet Sematary (1989)?

A. Struck in the head with a shovel
B. Hung on antlers
C. Stabbed multiple times
D. Decapitated

Question 15: What was the fate of Quint in Jaws (1975)?

A. Mauled and devoured by the great white shark
B. Slashed across ceiling
C. Throat slit in cell
D. Crushed by backboard

Question 16: What was the fate of Frank Cotton in Hellraiser (1987)?

A. Torn apart by the Cenobites’ hooks
B. Impaled on meat hook
C. Shotgunned
D. Fell out window

Question 17: What was the fate of Kirk Smith in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Hung on a meat hook through the stomach
B. Strangled then throat slit
C. Heart attack
D. Frozen

Question 18: What was the fate of Franklin Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Sawed in half by Leatherface’s chainsaw
B. Dragged onto spikes
C. Devoured by shark
D. Crushed by door

Question 19: What was the fate of Lynda Van Der Klok in Halloween (1978)?

A. Stabbed multiple times by Michael Myers
B. Throat slit by shovel
C. Head rotated
D. Hanged

Question 20: What was the fate of Annie Brackett in Halloween (1978)?

A. Strangled then throat slit by Michael Myers
B. Burned in fire
C. Pulled through bed
D. Torn by hooks

Answers

  1. C. Stabbed repeatedly in the shower – Marion Crane was knifed by Norman Bates (as “Mother”) in the iconic shower scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). Others are fates from Friday the 13th, Scream, and Pet Sematary.
  2. D. Decapitated with a machete – Alice Hardy beheaded camp cook Pamela Voorhees with a machete in Friday the 13th (1980). Other options from Jaws, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Texas Chain Saw.
  3. B. Pulled through his bed onto spikes – Freddy Krueger dragged teen Glen into a spike pit via his bed in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Wrongs from Exorcist films and Carrie.
  4. A. Throat slit and strung up – Freddy slashed Rod’s throat and suspended his body in the jail cell in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Others from Texas Chain Saw, Shining, Carrie.
  5. A. Slashed and dragged across the ceiling – Freddy murdered Tina in a dream, slashing her and pulling her body across the ceiling in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Wrongs from Scream and Exorcist.
  6. C. Gutted and hung from a tree – Ghostface stabbed and disembowelled Casey before tying her to a tree in Scream (1996). Others from Halloween and Scream.
  7. B. Hung from a deer head trophy – Ghostface stabbed Principal Himbry and displayed him on antlers in Scream (1996). Wrongs from Scream and Texas Chain Saw.
  8. C. Crushed by the garage door – Tatum’s arm was trapped in the doggy door before Ghostface raised the garage door, crushing her in Scream (1996). Others from Halloween and Carrie.
  9. B. Burned to death in a gymnasium fire – Carrie used telekinesis to ignite the prom, perishing in the blaze in Carrie (1976). Wrongs from Pet Sematary and Exorcist.
  10. A. Crushed by a basketball backboard – During Carrie’s rampage, the backboard collapsed on Chris and Billy in Carrie (1976). Others from Friday the 13th and Nightmare.
  11. C. Froze to death in the hedge maze – Jack Torrance’s frozen corpse was found in the snowy maze in The Shining (1980). Wrongs from Jaws and Exorcist.
  12. A. Died of a heart attack – Merrin suffered cardiac arrest mid-exorcism in The Exorcist (1973). Others from Scream and Hellraiser.
  13. A. Thrown out a window after head rotation – Possessed Regan snapped Burke’s head backwards and hurled him downstairs in The Exorcist (1973). Wrongs from Nightmare and Scream.
  14. A. Struck in the head with a shovel – Louis Creed killed the resurrected zombie Gage with a spade in Pet Sematary (1989). Others from Scream and Friday the 13th.
  15. A. Mauled and devoured by the great white shark – Quint was crushed in the shark cage and eaten alive in Jaws (1975). Wrongs from Nightmare films.
  16. A. Torn apart by the Cenobites’ hooks – The Cenobites hooked and ripped Frank to pieces in Hellraiser (1987). Others from Texas Chain Saw and Scream.
  17. A. Hung on a meat hook through the stomach – Leatherface impaled Kirk on a hook in the Sawyer house in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Wrongs from Nightmare and Halloween.
  18. A. Sawed in half by Leatherface’s chainsaw – Leatherface bisected Franklin with his chainsaw in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Wrongs from Nightmare and Scream.
  19. A. Stabbed multiple times by Michael Myers – Michael knifed Lynda after she mocked the “ghost” sheet in Halloween (1978). Wrongs from Pet Sematary and Exorcist.
  20. A. Strangled then throat slit by Michael Myers – Michael choked Annie in her car then slit her throat in the pumpkin patch in Halloween (1978). Wrongs from Carrie and Nightmare.

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