Can You Score 20/20? Psychological Thriller Quiz Only Experts Will Pass

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Delve into the twisted minds of cinema’s greatest psychological thrillers with this ultimate quiz! From Hitchcock’s masterpieces to modern mind-benders, these 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to expert-level challenges that will test even the most devoted fans. Grab a pen, no Googling, and see if you can conquer them all!

20 Trivia Questions on Psychological Thrillers

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 psychological thriller Psycho?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 2: In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), what is the name of Clarice Starling’s FBI mentor?

A. Jack Crawford
B. Hannibal Lecter
C. Ardelia Mapp
D. Paul Krendler

Question 3: What is the release year of David Fincher’s Se7en?

A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 1997
D. 1999

Question 4: In Fight Club (1999), who plays the unnamed Narrator?

A. Brad Pitt
B. Jared Leto
C. Edward Norton
D. Helena Bonham Carter

Question 5: Christopher Nolan’s Memento (2000) is told in what unique narrative structure?

A. Linear chronology
B. Reverse chronology for colour scenes
C. Flashback-heavy
D. Parallel timelines

Question 6: In The Sixth Sense (1999), what is Cole Sear’s famous line?

A. “I see dead people”
B. “They want me to tell you something”
C. “Do you want to play a game?”
D. “In your dreams”

Question 7: Who directed Shutter Island (2010)?

A. David Fincher
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Denis Villeneuve
D. Darren Aronofsky

Question 8: In Black Swan (2010), Natalie Portman won an Oscar for her role as what character?

A. Nina Sayers
B. Lily
C. Thomas Leroy
D. Erica Sayers

Question 9: What novel by Gillian Flynn was adapted into Gone Girl (2014)?

A. Sharp Objects
B. Dark Places
C. Gone Girl
D. The Grownup

Question 10: In Vertigo (1958), James Stewart’s character is obsessed with a woman named?

A. Madeleine Elster
B. Judy Barton
C. Midge Wood
D. Carlotta Valdes

Question 11: Who directed Mulholland Drive (2001)?

A. Quentin Tarantino
B. David Lynch
C. Wes Anderson
D. Paul Thomas Anderson

Question 12: In The Machinist (2004), Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, who suffers from what condition?

A. Insomnia
B. Amnesia
C. Schizophrenia
D. Multiple personalities

Question 13: What is the name of the director in Misery (1990) held captive by Annie Wilkes?

A. Paul Sheldon
B. Buster
C. Sheldon the pig
D. Libby

Question 14: In Primal Fear (1996), Edward Norton’s character Aaron Stampler is accused of what crime?

A. Murder of a archbishop
B. Theft of a relic
C. Kidnapping
D. Arson

Question 15: David Fincher’s The Game (1997) stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, whose brother is played by who?

A. Sean Penn
B. Deborah Kara Unger
C. James Rebhorn
D. Carroll Baker

Question 16: In Rear Window (1954), James Stewart’s character is a photographer named?

A. Jeff Jefferies
B. Lars Thorwald
C. Lisa Fremont
D. Stella

Question 17: Who composed the score for Donnie Darko (2001)?

A. Michael Andrews
B. Hans Zimmer
C. Danny Elfman
D. Clint Mansell

Question 18: In Nightcrawler (2014), Jake Gyllenhaal’s character Lou Bloom sells footage to what news station?

A. KWLA Channel 6
B. KCST Channel 9
C. KNBC Channel 4
D. KTLA Channel 5

Question 19: Cape Fear (1991) is a remake of a 1962 film directed by whom?

A. J. Lee Thompson
B. Martin Scorsese
C. Robert De Niro
D. Joe Don Baker

Question 20: In Prisoners (2013), Hugh Jackman’s character Keller Dover searches for his daughter with help from who?

A. Detective Loki
B. Franklin Birch
C. Holly Jones
D. Bob Taylor

Answers

  1. C. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed the iconic Psycho, revolutionising horror with its shower scene; Spielberg (}), Scorsese (}), and Kubrick (}) are wrong genre directors here.
  2. A. Jack Crawford – Crawford is Clarice’s supervisor in The Silence of the Lambs; Lecter is the killer, Mapp a minor character, Krendler from the sequels.
  3. B. 1995 – Se7en was released in 1995; other years are nearby Fincher films like Alien 3 (1992) or The Game (1997).
  4. C. Edward Norton – Norton is the Narrator opposite Pitt’s Tyler Durden in Fight Club; Leto is Angel Face, Carter Marla.
  5. B. Reverse chronology for colour scenes – Memento‘s colour scenes play backwards to mimic the protagonist’s anterograde amnesia; others describe different films.
  6. A. “I see dead people” – Cole’s chilling line defines The Sixth Sense; others are from Seven, Saw, or unrelated.
  7. B. Martin Scorsese – Scorsese directed Shutter Island from Lehane’s novel; Fincher did Gone Girl, others different thrillers.
  8. A. Nina Sayers – Portman won Best Actress as the ballerina Nina; others are supporting roles.
  9. C. Gone Girl – Flynn’s 2012 novel Gone Girl was directly adapted; her other works are separate adaptations.
  10. A. Madeleine Elster – Scottie is obsessed with Madeleine in Vertigo; others are related but not the primary obsession.
  11. B. David Lynch – Lynch wrote and directed the surreal Mulholland Drive; others are different auteurs.
  12. A. Insomnia – Bale’s Trevor hasn’t slept in a year in The Machinist, leading to paranoia; others fit different plots.
  13. A. Paul Sheldon – Sheldon is the author held by Kathy Bates’ Annie in Misery; others are minor characters.
  14. A. Murder of a archbishop – Aaron is charged with killing Archbishop Rushman in Primal Fear; others are fabricated.
  15. A. Sean Penn – Penn plays Conrad, Nicholas’s brother who gifts him the game in The Game; others are supporting cast.
  16. A. Jeff Jefferies – L.B. Jeffries spies from his apartment in Rear Window; others are suspects or neighbours.
  17. A. Michael Andrews – Andrews scored Donnie Darko with its mixtape soundtrack; others scored different films.
  18. A. KWLA Channel 6 – Lou freelances for KWLA in Nightcrawler; other channels are LA stations but incorrect.
  19. A. J. Lee Thompson – Thompson directed the 1962 original Cape Fear, remade by Scorsese; others are cast/crew.
  20. A. Detective Loki – Loki (Jackman? No, Gyllenhaal) investigates with Dover in Prisoners; others are parents or suspects.

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