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This quiz tests knowledge of directors behind landmark horror films through questions on their productions, casts and key narrative details. The ten questions range from straightforward to more demanding. All facts are drawn from verified production records and cast credits.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: Who directed the original 1960 version of Psycho?

A. George A. Romero
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Wes Craven
D. John Carpenter

Question 3: Which director created the 1978 film Halloween?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. William Friedkin
C. John Carpenter
D. Roman Polanski

Question 4: Who wrote and directed the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. Wes Craven
B. George A. Romero
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Ari Aster

Question 5: Which director made Night of the Living Dead in 1968?

A. John Carpenter
B. George A. Romero
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Jordan Peele

Question 6: Who directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre released in 1974?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. Wes Craven
C. William Friedkin
D. Alfred Hitchcock

Question 7: Which director helmed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968?

A. Roman Polanski
B. John Carpenter
C. George A. Romero
D. Ari Aster

Question 8: Who directed the 1980 adaptation of The Shining?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. Tobe Hooper
C. Wes Craven
D. Jordan Peele

Question 9: Which director made Hereditary in 2018?

A. William Friedkin
B. Ari Aster
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Roman Polanski

Question 10: Who directed Get Out released in 2017?

A. George A. Romero
B. John Carpenter
C. Jordan Peele
D. Tobe Hooper

Answers

  1. A. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Kubrick directed The Shining and Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  2. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Carpenter directed Halloween.
  3. C. John Carpenter – Carpenter directed Halloween. Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Friedkin directed The Exorcist and Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby.
  4. A. Wes Craven – Craven wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Hitchcock directed Psycho and Aster directed Hereditary.
  5. B. George A. Romero – Romero directed Night of the Living Dead. Carpenter directed Halloween, Kubrick directed The Shining and Peele directed Get Out.
  6. A. Tobe Hooper – Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friedkin directed The Exorcist and Hitchcock directed Psycho.
  7. A. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby. Carpenter directed Halloween, Romero directed Night of the Living Dead and Aster directed Hereditary.
  8. A. Stanley Kubrick – Kubrick directed The Shining. Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Peele directed Get Out.
  9. B. Ari Aster – Aster directed Hereditary. Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Hitchcock directed Psycho and Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby.
  10. C. Jordan Peele – Peele directed Get Out. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Carpenter directed Halloween and Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

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