Can You Score 20/20? Horror Remakes Trivia Quiz: Original vs Reboot – Tell the Difference!

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Are you a true horror aficionado? Test your knowledge in this ultimate quiz on classic horror remakes, pitting originals against their reboots. From iconic slashers to creature features, questions range from easy warm-ups to nightmare-level challenges. Grab a pen and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Remakes: Original vs Reboot

Question 1: Who played Sally Hardesty in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Jessica Biel
B. Gunnar Hansen
C. Marilyn Burns
D. R. Lee Ermey

Question 2: Who directed the 1978 Halloween?

A. Rob Zombie
B. John Carpenter
C. Rick Rosenthal
D. Dominique Othenin-Girard

Question 3: In which version of Friday the 13th was the killer revealed to be Pamela Voorhees?

A. 2009 remake
B. 1986 part VI
C. 1980 original
D. Both A and C

Question 4: Which actor first played Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. Jackie Earle Haley
B. Robert Englund
C. Brad Dourif
D. R. Lee Ermey

Question 5: Michael Berryman played Pluto in which The Hills Have Eyes?

A. 2006 remake
B. 2007 sequel
C. 1977 original
D. 2017 found footage

Question 6: Who directed the original 1978 Dawn of the Dead?

A. Zack Snyder
B. Sam Raimi
C. George A. Romero
D. Eli Roth

Question 7: Jeff Goldblum starred as Seth Brundle in which The Fly?

A. 1958 original
B. 1986 remake
C. Both
D. 2001 sequel

Question 8: John Carpenter directed which version of The Thing?

A. 1951 original
B. 1982 remake
C. 2011 prequel
D. All of the above

Question 9: Gore Verbinski directed the 2002 US remake of which Japanese film?

A. Ju-On: The Grudge
B. Ringu
C. Dark Water
D. One Missed Call

Question 10: In what year was the original Japanese Ju-On: The Grudge released?

A. 2004
B. 2000
C. 2002
D. 1999

Question 11: The Spanish film [REC] (2007) was remade in the US as?

A. Quarantine
B. The Descent
C. Cloverfield
D. 28 Weeks Later

Question 12: Donald Sutherland appeared in which Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

A. 1956 original
B. 1978 remake
C. 1993 miniseries
D. 2007 adaptation

Question 13: Who directed the 1988 remake of The Blob?

A. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
B. Frank Darabont
C. Chuck Russell
D. Tom Savini

Question 14: Who played Barbara in the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead?

A. Patricia Tallman
B. Judith O’Dea
C. Linnea Quigley
D. Kyra Sedgwick

Question 15: Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates in which Psycho(s)?

A. 1998 remake only
B. Both 1960 and 1998
C. 1960 original only
D. Neither

Question 16: Vincent Price starred in the original House on Haunted Hill released in?

A. 1999
B. 1959
C. 1972
D. 1981

Question 17: The remake Thir13en Ghosts was released in?

A. 1960
B. 2001
C. 1981
D. 1991

Question 18: Robert Wise directed the original The Haunting in?

A. 1999
B. 1963
C. 1973
D. Both A and B

Question 19: Who played Willard in the 1971 original Willard?

A. Crispin Glover
B. Bruce Davison
C. Ernest Borgnine
D. Michael Jackson

Question 20: Ryan Reynolds starred in the remake of The Amityville Horror from?

A. 1979 original
B. 2005 remake
C. Both
D. 2005 but original cast

Answers

  1. C. Marilyn Burns – She portrayed Sally in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 original. Jessica Biel played her in the 2003 remake, while Hansen was Leatherface and Ermey the sheriff in the remake.
  2. B. John Carpenter – He directed the 1978 original starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Zombie helmed the 2007 remake.
  3. C. 1980 original – Betsy Palmer played killer mother Pamela Voorhees; the 2009 remake features Jason as the main antagonist from the start.
  4. B. Robert Englund – He originated Freddy in Wes Craven’s 1984 film; Haley took the role in the 2010 remake.
  5. C. 1977 original – Berryman played the mutant Pluto in Craven’s film; the 2006 Aja remake had a new cast.
  6. C. George A. Romero – He directed the 1978 shopping mall zombie classic; Snyder’s 2004 remake starred Sarah Polley.
  7. B. 1986 remake – Goldblum played the teleportation scientist in Cronenberg’s version; the 1958 original starred David Hedison.
  8. B. 1982 remake – Carpenter’s Antarctic masterpiece starred Kurt Russell; the 1951 original was by Christian Nyby/Howard Hawks.
  9. B. Ringu – Verbinski’s 2002 film adapted Hideo Nakata’s 1998 J-horror hit starring Naomi Watts.
  10. C. 2002 – Takashi Shimazu’s Ju-On video debuted that year; the US Grudge followed in 2004.
  11. A. Quarantine – The 2008 US film directly remade Jaume Balagueró/Paco Plaza’s 2007 found-footage zombie hit [REC].
  12. B. 1978 remake – Sutherland played Matthew Bennell in Kaufman’s version; the 1956 Siegel original had Kevin McCarthy.
  13. C. Chuck Russell – He directed the gory 1988 update with practical effects; Yeaworth made the 1958 original.
  14. B. Judith O’Dea – She was the traumatised Barbara in Romero’s 1968 landmark; Tallman played her in Savini’s 1990 remake.
  15. C. 1960 original only – Perkins was Norman in Hitchcock’s classic; Vaughn played him in Gus Van Sant’s 1998 shot-for-shot remake.
  16. B. 1959 – Price hosted William Castle’s gimmick-filled original; Geoffrey Rush starred in the 1999 remake.
  17. B. 2001 – Steve Beck’s Thir13en Ghosts remade Castle’s 1960 film with Tony Shalhoub facing spectral traps.
  18. B. 1963 – Wise’s black-and-white ghost story starred Julie Harris; de Bont’s 1999 remake had CGI and Liam Neeson.
  19. B. Bruce Davison – He was the rat-controlling Willard in the 1971 film; Glover starred in the 2003 remake.
  20. B. 2005 remake – Reynolds played George Lutz; James Brolin was in the 1979 original based on the Lutz hauntings.

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