Can You Score 20/20? Extreme Horror Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know?

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Think you can handle the bloodiest, most shocking films in extreme horror? This quiz tests your knowledge of boundary-pushing gorefests like Saw, Hostel, and Terrifier, with questions ranging from beginner to brutally difficult. Grab a bucket and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Extreme Horror

Question 1: Who directed the original Saw (2004)?

A. Eli Roth
B. Alexandre Aja
C. James Wan
D. Rob Zombie

Question 2: Which filmmaker directed Hostel (2005)?

A. James Wan
B. Tom Six
C. Eli Roth
D. Pascal Laugier

Question 3: Who directed The Human Centipede (2009)?

A. Damien Leone
B. Tom Six
C. Srdjan Spasojevic
D. Takashi Miike

Question 4: Which director made the French extreme horror film Martyrs (2008)?

A. Xavier Gens
B. Alexandre Aja
C. Pascal Laugier
D. Alexandre Bustillo

Question 5: Who directed Inside (À l’intérieur, 2007)?

A. Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo
B. Eli Roth
C. James Wan
D. Tom Six

Question 6: Which film was directed by Xavier Gens in 2007?

A. High Tension
B. Frontier(s)
C. Martyrs
D. Hostel

Question 7: Who directed High Tension (Haute Tension, 2003)?

A. Pascal Laugier
B. Eli Roth
C. James Wan
D. Alexandre Aja

Question 8: Takashi Miike directed which extreme horror classic in 1999?

A. Ichi the Killer
B. Audition
C. Gozu
D. Visitor Q

Question 9: In what year was Terrifier, introducing Art the Clown, released?

A. 2013
B. 2022
C. 2016
D. 2018

Question 10: Who directed A Serbian Film (2010)?

A. Tom Six
B. Damien Leone
C. Srdjan Spasojevic
D. Kôji Shiraishi

Question 11: Which director helmed Cannibal Holocaust (1980)?

A. Lucio Fulci
B. Ruggero Deodato
C. Dario Argento
D. Joe D’Amato

Question 12: Who directed Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)?

A. Ruggero Deodato
B. Pier Paolo Pasolini
C. Gaspar Noé
D. Lars von Trier

Question 13: Which Japanese film from 2009 was directed by Kôji Shiraishi?

A. Tokyo Gore Police
B. Grotesque
C. Ichi the Killer
D. Audition

Question 14: In Saw (2004), what does Dr. Lawrence Gordon cut off to escape?

A. His hand
B. His arm
C. His foot
D. His finger

Question 15: What is the name of the sadistic organisation in Hostel (2005)?

A. Dream Factory
B. The Elite Hunting Club
C. Harvest Corp
D. The Organisation

Question 16: How many ‘donors’ are surgically linked in The Human Centipede (2009)?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Three
D. Five

Question 17: Who directed Ichi the Killer (2001)?

A. Sion Sono
B. Kôji Shiraishi
C. Takashi Miike
D. Noboru Iguchi

Question 18: Which Guinea Pig film was investigated by the FBI as potential snuff footage?

A. Devil’s Experiment
B. Flower of Flesh and Blood
C. He Never Dies
D. Android of Notre Dame

Question 19: In Terrifier (2016), Art the Clown hacksaws a victim’s what in half?

A. Arm
B. Leg
C. Head
D. Torso

Question 20: What liquid does Asami inject into Aoyama’s feet in Audition (1999)?

A. Acid
B. Piano wire solution
C. Paralytic toxin
D. Acetone

Answers

  1. C. James Wan – James Wan made his feature directorial debut with Saw (2004), co-writing it with Leigh Whannell; Eli Roth directed Hostel, Aja High Tension, and Zombie House of 1000 Corpses.
  2. C. Eli Roth – Eli Roth wrote and directed Hostel (2005), produced by Quentin Tarantino; Wan did Saw, Six The Human Centipede, Laugier Martyrs.
  3. B. Tom Six – Dutch director Tom Six created The Human Centipede (2009), inspired by a joke; others directed Terrifier, A Serbian Film, and Audition.
  4. C. Pascal Laugier – Pascal Laugier directed the original French Martyrs (2008), a tale of religious torture; others helmed Frontier(s), High Tension, and Inside.
  5. A. Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo – The duo co-directed Inside (2007), a home invasion gorefest; others are from different extreme films.
  6. B. Frontier(s) – Xavier Gens directed Frontier(s) (2007), featuring neo-Nazis and torture; others are by different directors.
  7. D. Alexandre Aja – Alexandre Aja directed High Tension (2003), his breakout slasher; others directed other franchises.
  8. B. Audition – Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999) features slow-building torture; Ichi the Killer is his 2001 film.
  9. C. 2016 – Terrifier (2016) was Damien Leone’s low-budget debut feature for Art the Clown; 2022 was Terrifier 2.
  10. C. Srdjan Spasojevic – Srdjan Spasojevic directed the notorious A Serbian Film (2010); others made different extreme films.
  11. B. Ruggero Deodato – Ruggero Deodato directed Cannibal Holocaust (1980), leading to his arrest for presumed murders; others are Italian horror contemporaries.
  12. B. Pier Paolo Pasolini – Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò (1975) adapts de Sade with fascist torture; banned in many countries.
  13. B. Grotesque – Kôji Shiraishi directed Grotesque (2009), featuring non-stop torture; others are by different Japanese directors.
  14. C. His foot – Dr. Gordon saws off his chained foot with a hacksaw in Saw (2004) to follow Jigsaw’s rules and escape.
  15. B. The Elite Hunting Club – The Elite Hunting Club auctions victims for torture in Hostel (2005); other names are fictional or from similar films.
  16. C. Three – Dr. Heiter surgically attaches three victims mouth-to-anus in The Human Centipede (2009); sequels have more.
  17. C. Takashi Miike – Takashi Miike directed the ultra-violent Ichi the Killer (2001), based on a manga; others directed other J-horror.
  18. B. Flower of Flesh and Blood – Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985) was mistaken for snuff, prompting FBI probe after Saw creator viewed it.
  19. D. Torso – Art the Clown bisects Violet’s torso with a hacksaw after sawing her jaw in Terrifier (2016).
  20. D. Acetone – Asami injects acetone into Aoyama’s feet in Audition (1999) to liquefy flesh; the film builds to her horrific torture.

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