Can You Score 20/20? Horror Franchise Sequel Matching Trivia Quiz Challenge!

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Think you know your horror franchises backwards? Test your skills with these 20 multiple-choice questions matching iconic movies to their direct sequels! From classic slashers to modern terrors, expect a mix of easy warm-ups and fiendishly tricky ones.

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Franchise Sequels

Question 1: Which film is the direct sequel to Halloween (1978)?

A. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
C. Halloween II (1981)
D. Prom Night (1980)

Question 2: Which film is the direct sequel to Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
B. Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
C. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
D. Maniac (1980)

Question 3: Which film is the direct sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
B. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
C. Child’s Play (1988)
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

Question 4: Which film is the direct sequel to Child’s Play (1988)?

A. Child’s Play 3 (1991)
B. Seed of Chucky (2004)
C. Puppet Master (1989)
D. Child’s Play 2 (1990)

Question 5: Which film is the direct sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
B. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
C. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
D. Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Question 6: Which film is the direct sequel to Scream (1996)?

A. Scream 3 (2000)
B. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
C. Urban Legend (1998)
D. Scream 2 (1997)

Question 7: Which film is the direct sequel to Jaws (1975)?

A. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
B. Jaws 2 (1978)
C. Jaws 3-D (1983)
D. Orca (1977)

Question 8: Which film is the direct sequel to Phantasm (1979)?

A. Phantasm II (1988)
B. Phantasm: Ravager (2016)
C. Basket Case 2 (1990)
D. Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Question 9: Which film is the direct sequel to The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Army of Darkness (1992)
B. Dead Snow (2009)
C. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
D. Evil Dead II (1987)

Question 10: Which film is the direct sequel to Poltergeist (1982)?

A. Poltergeist III (1988)
B. Pet Sematary (1989)
C. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
D. The Amityville Horror (2005)

Question 11: Which film is the direct sequel to Saw (2004)?

A. Jigsaw (2017)
B. Saw III (2006)
C. The Collector (2009)
D. Saw II (2005)

Question 12: Which film is the direct sequel to Hostel (2005)?

A. Hostel: Part III (2011)
B. Cabin Fever 2 (2009)
C. Hostel: Part II (2007)
D. Tourist Trap (1979)

Question 13: Which film is the direct sequel to Paranormal Activity (2007)?

A. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
B. Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
C. The Devil Inside (2012)
D. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

Question 14: Which film is the direct sequel to Insidious (2010)?

A. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
B. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
C. Oculus (2013)
D. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

Question 15: Which film is the direct sequel to The Conjuring (2013)?

A. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
B. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
C. The Nun (2018)
D. The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Question 16: Which film is the direct sequel to Sinister (2012)?

A. Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
B. The Bye Bye Man (2017)
C. Sinister 2 (2015)
D. As Above, So Below (2014)

Question 17: Which film is the direct sequel to It (2017)?

A. Doctor Sleep (2019)
B. Pet Sematary (2019)
C. It Chapter Two (2019)
D. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Question 18: Which film is the direct sequel to Happy Death Day (2017)?

A. Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
B. Truth or Dare (2018)
C. Freaky (2020)
D. The Final Girls (2015)

Question 19: Which film is the direct sequel to The Nun (2018)?

A. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
B. The Nun II (2023)
C. Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
D. Smile 2 (2024)

Question 20: Which film is the direct sequel to Terrifier (2016)?

A. Terrifier 2 (2022)
B. Smile (2022)
C. X (2022)
D. Pearl (2022)

Answers

  1. C. Halloween II (1981) – It picks up immediately after the original in Haddonfield Hospital. A is from the Friday the 13th series, B is a later Nightmare film, D is a separate slasher.
  2. A. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) – Introduces Jason Voorhees as the killer one year later. B, C, D are later entries in the same franchise.
  3. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) – Follows directly with Freddy possessing a teen. A and others are subsequent sequels, C starts Child’s Play.
  4. D. Child’s Play 2 (1990) – Chucky returns for revenge against Andy. A and B are later films, C is a different puppet horror.
  5. B. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) – Directed by Tobe Hooper, it features a radio DJ hunted by the family. A, C, D are later or unrelated entries.
  6. D. Scream 2 (1997) – Set at college with Ghostface returning. A is later Scream, B and C are similar slashers but different franchises.
  7. B. Jaws 2 (1978) – Another shark terrorises Amity Island. A, C are later Jaws films, D is a shark knock-off.
  8. A. Phantasm II (1988) – Reggie teams with Mike against the Tall Man. B is much later, C and D are unrelated cult horrors.
  9. D. Evil Dead II (1987) – Ash battles Deadites again in a semi-remake/sequel. A and C are later, B unrelated.
  10. C. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) – The Freeling family faces Reverend Kane. A is the third film, B and D different hauntings.
  11. D. Saw II (2005) – Jigsaw traps detectives in a house of traps. A and B later Saw films, C different torture series.
  12. C. Hostel: Part II (2007) – Focuses on women lured to the Elite Hunting Club. A is later, B and D unrelated.
  13. D. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) – Expands on the original family’s haunting. A is next, B and C found-footage competitors.
  14. B. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) – Resolves the Lambert family’s astral issues. A later prequel/sequel, C and D other horrors.
  15. A. The Conjuring 2 (2016) – Warrens investigate Enfield poltergeist. B, C, D are spin-offs from the universe.
  16. C. Sinister 2 (2015) – New family tormented by Bughuul. A, B, D similar supernatural films.
  17. C. It Chapter Two (2019) – Adult Losers’ Club battle Pennywise. A, B, D Stephen King or 2019 horrors but not sequels.
  18. A. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) – Tree solves the time-loop mystery. B, C, D slasher variants.
  19. B. The Nun II (2023) – Sister Irene faces Valak again in 1956 France. A spin-off, C Insidious sequel, D unrelated.
  20. A. Terrifier 2 (2022) – Art the Clown returns post-resurrection. B, C, D 2022 slashers.

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