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This quiz tests knowledge of cult horror films through questions on directors, casts, plots and production details. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more obscure details drawn from well known cult classics. All answers are based on verified production records and film credits.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1981 cult horror film The Evil Dead?

A. Wes Craven
B. Sam Raimi
C. John Carpenter
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, what is the name of the character played by Tim Curry?

A. Riff Raff
B. Dr Frank N Furter
C. Eddie
D. Brad Majors

Question 3: Which 1973 British horror film features a pagan ritual on the island of Summerisle?

A. The Wicker Man
B. Witchfinder General
C. The Blood on Satan’s Claw
D. The Devil Rides Out

Question 4: What is the name of the protagonist in the 1985 film Re Animator?

A. Herbert West
B. Dan Cain
C. H P Lovecraft
D. Rufus Griswold

Question 5: Which actor starred as Leatherface in the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Gunnar Hansen
B. Marilyn Burns
C. Edwin Neal
D. Jim Siedow

Question 6: The 1968 film Night of the Living Dead was directed by which filmmaker?

A. George A Romero
B. Herschell Gordon Lewis
C. Mario Bava
D. Roger Corman

Question 7: In the 1979 film Phantasm, what object serves as the primary weapon of the Tall Man?

A. Flying spheres
B. Chainsaws
C. Knives
D. Shotguns

Question 8: Who composed the score for the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. Goblin
B. Ennio Morricone
C. John Carpenter
D. Bernard Herrmann

Question 9: The 1982 film Basket Case was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Frank Henenlotter
B. Stuart Gordon
C. David Cronenberg
D. Brian Yuzna

Question 10: In the 1987 film Hellraiser, what is the name of the puzzle box that summons the Cenobites?

A. The Lament Configuration
B. The Necronomicon
C. The Black Zodiac
D. The Key of Solomon

Answers

  1. B. Sam Raimi – Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead in 1981. Wes Craven directed The Hills Have Eyes, John Carpenter directed Halloween and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  2. B. Dr Frank N Furter – Tim Curry played Dr Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Riff Raff was played by Richard O Brien, Eddie by Meat Loaf and Brad Majors by Barry Bostwick.
  3. A. The Wicker Man – The Wicker Man centres on a pagan ritual on Summerisle. Witchfinder General is set during the English Civil War, The Blood on Satan’s Claw features a rural witch cult and The Devil Rides Out involves black magic in England.
  4. A. Herbert West – Herbert West is the reanimating scientist in Re Animator. Dan Cain is his roommate, while H P Lovecraft and Rufus Griswold are not characters in the film.
  5. A. Gunnar Hansen – Gunnar Hansen portrayed Leatherface. Marilyn Burns played Sally, Edwin Neal played the Hitchhiker and Jim Siedow played the Old Man.
  6. A. George A Romero – George A Romero directed Night of the Living Dead. Herschell Gordon Lewis made Blood Feast, Mario Bava directed Black Sunday and Roger Corman produced many Poe adaptations.
  7. A. Flying spheres – The Tall Man uses flying spheres in Phantasm. Chainsaws, knives and shotguns do not feature as his signature weapons.
  8. A. Goblin – Goblin composed the score for Suspiria. Ennio Morricone scored other Argento films, John Carpenter scored his own works and Bernard Herrmann scored Hitchcock films.
  9. A. Frank Henenlotter – Frank Henenlotter directed Basket Case. Stuart Gordon directed Re Animator, David Cronenberg directed The Fly and Brian Yuzna produced Society.
  10. A. The Lament Configuration – The puzzle box in Hellraiser is called the Lament Configuration. The Necronomicon appears in Evil Dead, the Black Zodiac in Thirteen Ghosts and the Key of Solomon is a real grimoire not used in the film.

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