Can You Score 20/20? Old vs New: The Ultimate Remake Trivia Quiz Challenge!

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Think you can spot the difference between cinematic originals and their remake counterparts? Dive into this thrilling 20-question quiz on famous remakes, pitting old classics against new visions with questions from easy to expert level. Grab a pen and let’s see if you can ace it!

20 Trivia Questions on Remakes: Old vs New Films

Question 1: Who directed the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Marcus Nispel
B. Kim Henkel
C. Gunnar Hansen
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: Who directed the 2007 remake of Halloween?

A. John Carpenter
B. Debra Hill
C. Rick Rosenthal
D. Rob Zombie

Question 3: Who helmed the 2004 remake of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978)?

A. James Gunn
B. Eli Roth
C. Sam Raimi
D. Zack Snyder

Question 4: In which year was the original The Hills Have Eyes released?

A. 2006
B. 1977
C. 1984
D. 2005

Question 5: Who originated the role of Freddy Krueger in the 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. Jackie Earle Haley
B. Johnny Depp
C. Wes Craven
D. Robert Englund

Question 6: Who directed the original Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Sean S. Cunningham
B. Steve Miner
C. Marcus Nispel
D. Tom McLoughlin

Question 7: The Ring (2002) is an American remake of which Japanese film?

A. Ju-On (2002)
B. Dark Water (2002)
C. Pulse (2001)
D. Ringu (1998)

Question 8: Who directed the original Japanese Ringu (1998), remade as The Ring?

A. Takashi Shimizu
B. Hideo Nakata
C. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
D. Koji Suzuki

Question 9: Sorority Row (2009) is a remake of which 1983 slasher film?

A. Slumber Party Massacre
B. Cheerleader Camp
C. The Dorm That Drip Blood
D. House on Sorority Row

Question 10: Who directed the 1988 remake of The Blob?

A. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
B. Larry Cohen
C. Chuck Russell
D. Frank Darabont

Question 11: Who directed the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)?

A. Don Siegel
B. Abel Ferrara
C. Philip Kaufman
D. Oliver Scholl

Question 12: Who played Max Cady in the original 1962 Cape Fear?

A. Robert Mitchum
B. Robert De Niro
C. Gregory Peck
D. Nick Nolte

Question 13: How many films make up the original Infernal Affairs trilogy, remade as The Departed (2006)?

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

Question 14: Who played Douglas Quaid in the original 1990 Total Recall?

A. Arnold Schwarzenegger
B. Colin Farrell
C. Michael Ironside
D. Rachel Ticotin

Question 15: Who directed the original 1987 RoboCop?

A. Paul Verhoeven
B. José Padilha
C. Edward Neumeier
D. Michael Miner

Question 16: Who portrayed Tony Camonte in the 1932 original Scarface?

A. Paul Muni
B. Al Pacino
C. Ann Dvorak
D. George Raft

Question 17: Who played Danny Ocean in the original 1960 Ocean’s 11?

A. Frank Sinatra
B. George Clooney
C. Dean Martin
D. Sammy Davis Jr.

Question 18: Who directed the 1986 musical remake of Little Shop of Horrors (1960)?

A. Roger Corman
B. Frank Oz
C. Howard Ashman
D. Alan Menken

Question 19: Who directed the 2012 remake of Maniac (1980)?

A. Franck Khalfoun
B. William Lustig
C. Joe Spinell
D. Bill Lustig

Question 20: Who composed the iconic score for Alfred Hitchcock’s original Psycho (1960)?

A. Bernard Herrmann
B. Danny Elfman
C. Jerry Goldsmith
D. John Williams

Answers

  1. D. Tobe Hooper – He directed the gritty 1974 original; Nispel directed the 2003 remake, Henkel co-wrote the original, and Hansen played Leatherface.
  2. D. Rob Zombie – Zombie helmed the brutal 2007 remake; Carpenter directed the 1978 original, Hill was a producer, and Rosenthal did Halloween II.
  3. D. Zack Snyder – Snyder directed the 2004 remake with a faster pace; the others are horror directors but not involved in this project.
  4. B. 1977 – Wes Craven’s original The Hills Have Eyes hit theatres in 1977; 2006 was Alexandre Aja’s remake.
  5. D. Robert Englund – Englund defined Freddy in the 1984 original by Wes Craven; Haley took the role in the 2010 remake.
  6. A. Sean S. Cunningham – Cunningham directed the 1980 original; Nispel did the 2009 remake, while Miner and McLoughlin handled sequels.
  7. D. Ringu (1998) – Gore Verbinski’s The Ring adapts Hideo Nakata’s Ringu; the others are different J-horror hits.
  8. B. Hideo Nakata – Nakata directed the 1998 Ringu; Shimizu did Ju-On, Kurosawa Pulse, and Suzuki wrote the novel.
  9. D. House on Sorority Row – The 2009 film remakes the 1983 cult slasher; the others are similar but distinct sorority-themed horrors.
  10. C. Chuck Russell – Russell co-wrote and directed the 1988 gooey remake; Yeaworth Jr. did the 1958 original.
  11. C. Philip Kaufman – Kaufman directed the 1978 remake with Sutherland; Siegel did 1956, Ferrara 1993.
  12. A. Robert Mitchum – Mitchum was the menacing Cady in J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 original; De Niro starred in Scorsese’s 1991 remake.
  13. D. Three – The Hong Kong Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002-2003) inspired Scorsese’s Oscar-winning The Departed.
  14. A. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Schwarzenegger was Quaid in Verhoeven’s 1990 action classic; Farrell starred in the 2012 remake.
  15. A. Paul Verhoeven – Verhoeven directed the satirical 1987 original; Padilha helmed the 2014 remake.
  16. A. Paul Muni – Muni played Camonte in Howard Hawks’ 1932 gangster film; Pacino was Tony Montana in De Palma’s 1983 Cuban remake.
  17. A. Frank Sinatra – Sinatra led the Rat Pack as Ocean in Lewis Milestone’s 1960 heist; Clooney starred in Soderbergh’s 2001 remake.
  18. B. Frank Oz – Oz directed the 1986 musical with Rick Moranis; Corman made the 1960 original.
  19. A. Franck Khalfoun – Khalfoun directed the POV-style 2012 remake with Elijah Wood; Lustig did the 1980 original.
  20. A. Bernard Herrmann – Herrmann’s shrieking strings scored Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece; Van Sant’s 1998 remake used a different approach.

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