Can You Score 20/20? The Ultimate Horror Movie Survival Trivia Quiz

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Think you could outlast the killers and monsters in horror movies? Test your trivia knowledge of iconic survival moments from classic horror films with these 20 challenging questions. Ranging from easy escapes to fiendishly tricky details, see if you’re a final girl (or guy) material!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movie Survival

Question 1: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), who was the only survivor of the cannibal family’s attacks?

A. Franklin Hardesty
B. Jerry
C. Pam
D. Sally Hardesty

Question 2: In Halloween (1978), what did Laurie Strode use to stab Michael Myers through the eye while hiding in the closet?

A. Knitting needle
B. Ice pick
C. Screwdriver
D. Wire coat hanger

Question 3: In Friday the 13th (1980), how did Alice Hardy dispatch Pamela Voorhees?

A. Shot her
B. Drowned her
C. Decapitated her with a machete
D. Axed her head

Question 4: In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), how did Nancy Thompson bring Freddy Krueger into the real world to defeat him?

A. By using holy water and mirrors
B. By setting booby traps that ignited the house
C. By drowning him in the bathtub
D. By stabbing him repeatedly

Question 5: In Scream (1996), what improvised weapon did Sidney Prescott stab Billy Loomis with in the face?

A. Kitchen knife
B. Glass bottle
C. Umbrella
D. Chair leg

Question 6: In The Evil Dead (1981), who is the sole survivor at the end?

A. Scott
B. Cheryl
C. Ash Williams
D. Linda

Question 7: In Alien (1979), who survives by escaping in the Narcissus shuttle?

A. Dallas
B. Parker
C. Brett
D. Ellen Ripley

Question 8: In The Shining (1980), which two characters escape the Overlook Hotel alive?

A. Jack and Wendy Torrance
B. Danny Torrance and Dick Hallorann
C. Wendy Torrance and Danny Torrance
D. Jack Torrance and Danny Torrance

Question 9: In Carrie (1976), which character survives the prom night bloodbath and has the nightmare ending?

A. Carrie White
B. Tommy Ross
C. Norma Watson
D. Sue Snell

Question 10: In Saw (2004), what body part did Dr. Lawrence Gordon sever to escape the bathroom?

A. His hand
B. His foot
C. His arm
D. Nothing – he used the key

Question 11: In Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), what did Ginny Field use to psychologically distract Jason Voorhees?

A. A machete
B. Her boyfriend’s body
C. Jason’s mother’s severed head
D. A spear through the mask

Question 12: In Dawn of the Dead (1978), which two characters escape the shopping mall by helicopter?

A. Stephen and Fran
B. Roger and Peter
C. Stephen and Roger
D. Fran and Peter

Question 13: In Jaws (1975), who detonates the oxygen tank to kill the great white shark?

A. Quint
B. Hooper
C. Brody
D. The shark hunter team together

Question 14: In Psycho (1960), which character survives the final confrontation in the Bates house?

A. Marion Crane
B. Milton Arbogast
C. Norman Bates
D. Lila Crane

Question 15: In 28 Days Later (2002), which trio survives and drives to safety at the end?

A. Jim, Selena, and Hannah
B. Frank, Jim, and Selena
C. Selena, Hannah, and Major West
D. Jim and Frank

Question 16: In The Descent (2005), which character crawls out of the cave to brief safety (theatrical cut)?

A. Juno
B. Beth
C. Sarah
D. No one

Question 17: In Hostel (2005), how does Paxton kill the Dutch Businessman?

A. Shoots him
B. Axes his head
C. Cuts his Achilles tendon and drowns him
D. Drills his eyes

Question 18: In Final Destination (2000), whose premonition allows the initial group to survive the plane explosion?

A. Clear Rivers
B. Carter Horton
C. Alex Browning
D. Tod Waggner

Question 19: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2 (1986), who rescues Stretch at the end?

A. Leatherface
B. Grandpa Sawyer
C. Lieutenant ‘Lefty’ Enright
D. Drayton Sawyer

Question 20: In You’re Next (2011), what kitchen appliance does Erin use to kill one of the masked attackers?

A. Microwave
B. Knife block
C. Blender
D. Food processor

Answers

  1. D. Sally Hardesty – Sally escapes by jumping into a pickup truck after witnessing her friends’ deaths; Franklin, Jerry, and Pam were all killed by Leatherface and family.
  2. D. Wire coat hanger – Laurie impales Michael’s eye with the hanger while hiding; she had previously used a knitting needle, but the eye stab is the closet kill.
  3. C. Decapitated her with a machete – Alice grabs a machete from the lake and lops off Pamela’s head after a struggle; other methods were used on Jason later.
  4. B. By setting booby traps that ignited the house – Nancy pulls Freddy through the dream barrier into her booby-trapped home, causing it to burn; holy water only hurts him temporarily.
  5. C. Umbrella – Sidney stabs Billy through the cheek with an umbrella handle during the finale; she later shoots him with a gun.
  6. C. Ash Williams – Ash chainsaws and shotguns the Deadites, cutting off his possessed hand and surviving alone; others are possessed or killed.
  7. D. Ellen Ripley – Ripley expels the Alien from the shuttle’s airlock after the Nostromo’s crew is decimated; others die earlier.
  8. C. Wendy Torrance and Danny Torrance – They flee in the snowcat as the hotel burns/freezes; Jack freezes to death, Dick is axed.
  9. D. Sue Snell – Sue is the only major prom character to live, haunted by a nightmare; Carrie self-destructs, Tommy is killed.
  10. B. His foot – Lawrence uses a hacksaw (not for metal) to cut off his foot and crawl for help; Adam remains chained.
  11. C. Jason’s mother’s severed head – Ginny mimics Pamela’s voice using the head to stun Jason; she then machetes him.
  12. D. Fran and Peter – They fly off together after Roger’s death and Stephen’s reanimation; others perish in the mall.
  13. C. Brody – Police Chief Brody fires into the tank, exploding the shark; Quint is eaten, Hooper attacked.
  14. D. Lila Crane – Lila discovers Mother’s corpse and survives with Sam; Marion is stabbed in the shower, Arbogast falls.
  15. A. Jim, Selena, and Hannah – The trio escapes infection and soldiers, finding hope; Frank is euthanised, West’s group dies.
  16. C. Sarah – Sarah emerges from the cave but hallucinates; Juno and Beth die inside fighting crawlers.
  17. C. Cuts his Achilles tendon and drowns him – Paxton severs the tendon then submerges the man’s head; used on the sadist after his games.
  18. C. Alex Browning – Alex’s vision prompts the group to exit before takeoff; others die in subsequent disasters.
  19. C. Lieutenant ‘Lefty’ Enright – Lefty blows up the Sawyer compound with a grenade launcher, saving Stretch; family members perish.
  20. C. Blender – Erin smashes a masked intruder’s head with a blender; she uses various traps as the final girl.

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