Can You Name These Iconic Horror Films From Their Release Decade? Ultimate Trivia Quiz!

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Think you’re a true horror aficionado? This quiz challenges you to identify which film among four classics was released in the specified decade. Questions span from early monster movies to recent terrors, mixing easy picks with tougher ones. Grab some popcorn and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Films by Release Decade

Question 1: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1930s?

A. The Shining
B. Dracula
C. The Ring
D. Get Out

Question 2: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1930s?

A. Psycho
B. Saw
C. Frankenstein
D. The Conjuring

Question 3: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1930s?

A. Halloween
B. Scream
C. Poltergeist
D. The Mummy

Question 4: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1940s?

A. Night of the Living Dead
B. Cat People
C. Hereditary
D. Insidious

Question 5: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1950s?

A. The Exorcist
B. The Blair Witch Project
C. The Thing from Another World
D. It Follows

Question 6: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1950s?

A. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
B. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street
D. The Fly

Question 7: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1960s?

A. The Shining
B. Saw
C. Get Out
D. Psycho

Question 8: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1960s?

A. Scream
B. Night of the Living Dead
C. The Conjuring
D. The Ring

Question 9: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1970s?

A. The Exorcist
B. Dracula
C. Scream
D. Saw

Question 10: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1970s?

A. The Fly
B. Cat People
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
D. Hereditary

Question 11: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1970s?

A. The Blair Witch Project
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street
C. Poltergeist
D. Halloween

Question 12: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1980s?

A. The Shining
B. The Mummy
C. It Follows
D. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Question 13: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1980s?

A. Night of the Living Dead
B. The Conjuring
C. Insidious
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street

Question 14: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1980s?

A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B. Frankenstein
C. The Ring
D. The Fly

Question 15: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1990s?

A. Get Out
B. Saw
C. Psycho
D. Scream

Question 16: Which of the following horror films was released in the 1990s?

A. The Exorcist
B. Hereditary
C. Dracula
D. The Blair Witch Project

Question 17: Which of the following horror films was released in the 2000s?

A. Halloween
B. The Thing from Another World
C. The Shining
D. The Ring

Question 18: Which of the following horror films was released in the 2000s?

A. Cat People
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street
C. Scream
D. Saw

Question 19: Which of the following horror films was released in the 2010s?

A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B. The Conjuring
C. Night of the Living Dead
D. Poltergeist

Question 20: Which of the following horror films was released in the 2010s?

A. The Fly
B. Get Out
C. The Mummy
D. The Blair Witch Project

Answers

  1. B. Dracula – Released in 1931, starring Bela Lugosi as the Count. The others are from the 1980s (The Shining), 2000s (The Ring), and 2010s (Get Out).
  2. C. Frankenstein – Boris Karloff’s monster classic hit screens in 1931. Psycho (1960s), Saw (2000s), and The Conjuring (2010s) are later.
  3. D. The Mummy – Boris Karloff wrapped up in bandages for this 1932 tale. Halloween and Poltergeist (both 1970s/1980s), Scream (1990s) miss the mark.
  4. B. Cat People – Jacques Tourneur’s shadowy thriller prowled cinemas in 1942. Others from 1960s, 2010s, and 2010s.
  5. C. The Thing from Another World – The alien ice horror premiered in 1951. The Exorcist (1970s), The Blair Witch Project (1990s), It Follows (2010s) are wrong eras.
  6. A. Invasion of the Body Snatchers – The paranoid sci-fi horror pod people arrived in 1956. Others from 1970s, 1980s, 1980s.
  7. D. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock’s shower scene shocked in 1960. The Shining (1980s), Saw (2000s), Get Out (2010s) too late.
  8. B. Night of the Living Dead – George A. Romero’s zombie blueprint debuted in 1968. Scream (1990s), The Conjuring and The Ring (both 2010s/2000s).
  9. A. The Exorcist – The demonic possession blockbuster possessed audiences in 1973. Dracula (1930s), Scream (1990s), Saw (2000s) incorrect.
  10. C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – Tobe Hooper’s gritty shocker chainsawed in 1974. The Fly (1980s), Cat People (1940s), Hereditary (2010s) no.
  11. D. Halloween – John Carpenter’s slasher launched Michael Myers in 1978. The Blair Witch Project (1990s), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1980s), Poltergeist (1980s) off.
  12. A. The Shining – Kubrick’s haunted hotel epic opened in 1980. The Mummy (1930s), It Follows (2010s), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1950s) earlier.
  13. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street – Freddy Krueger clawed into dreams in 1984. Night of the Living Dead (1960s), The Conjuring and Insidious (both 2010s).
  14. D. The Fly – David Cronenberg’s body horror remake buzzed in 1986. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1970s), Frankenstein (1930s), The Ring (2000s).
  15. D. Scream – Wes Craven’s meta-slasher stabbed in 1996. Get Out (2010s), Saw (2000s), Psycho (1960s) wrong.
  16. D. The Blair Witch Project – The found-footage phenomenon woodshed in 1999. The Exorcist (1970s), Hereditary (2010s), Dracula (1930s).
  17. D. The Ring – The cursed videotape remake surfaced in 2002. Halloween (1970s), The Thing from Another World (1950s), The Shining (1980s).
  18. D. Saw – The torture porn franchise trapped viewers in 2004. Cat People (1940s), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1980s), Scream (1990s).
  19. B. The Conjuring – The Warrens’ haunted house case file dropped in 2013. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1970s), Night of the Living Dead (1960s), Poltergeist (1980s).
  20. B. Get Out – Jordan Peele’s social horror breakthrough arrived in 2017. The Fly (1980s), The Mummy (1930s), The Blair Witch Project (1990s).

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