Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Horror Movie Timeline Trivia Quiz: Test Your Release Year Knowledge!

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Step into the shadowy archives of horror cinema with this thrilling timeline quiz! Can you accurately pinpoint the release years of 20 iconic horror films, from chilling classics to modern nightmares? Questions escalate from straightforward to fiendishly tricky – prove you’re a true horror historian!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movie Release Years

Question 1: In what year was Psycho theatrically released?

A. 1959
B. 1962
C. 1960
D. 1964

Question 2: In what year was Night of the Living Dead released?

A. 1967
B. 1969
C. 1968
D. 1970

Question 3: In what year was The Exorcist released?

A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1973
D. 1975

Question 4: In what year was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre released?

A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1976
D. 1974

Question 5: In what year was Jaws released?

A. 1974
B. 1976
C. 1975
D. 1977

Question 6: In what year was Halloween released?

A. 1979
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1980

Question 7: In what year was Alien released?

A. 1978
B. 1980
C. 1979
D. 1981

Question 8: In what year was The Shining released?

A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1980
D. 1982

Question 9: In what year was Friday the 13th released?

A. 1981
B. 1979
C. 1980
D. 1982

Question 10: In what year was The Evil Dead released?

A. 1980
B. 1982
C. 1981
D. 1983

Question 11: In what year was Poltergeist released?

A. 1981
B. 1983
C. 1982
D. 1984

Question 12: In what year was A Nightmare on Elm Street released?

A. 1983
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1984

Question 13: In what year was The Fly released?

A. 1985
B. 1987
C. 1986
D. 1988

Question 14: In what year was Hellraiser released?

A. 1986
B. 1988
C. 1989
D. 1987

Question 15: In what year was Child’s Play released?

A. 1987
B. 1989
C. 1988
D. 1990

Question 16: In what year was The Silence of the Lambs released?

A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1991
D. 1993

Question 17: In what year was Scream released?

A. 1995
B. 1997
C. 1996
D. 1998

Question 18: In what year was The Blair Witch Project released?

A. 1998
B. 2000
C. 1999
D. 2001

Question 19: In what year was Saw released?

A. 2003
B. 2005
C. 2004
D. 2006

Question 20: In what year was Paranormal Activity widely released?

A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2009
D. 2007

Answers

  1. C. 1960 – Psycho premiered on 16 June 1960 in the US; 1959 was pre-release, while 1962 and 1964 post-date it.
  2. C. 1968 – Night of the Living Dead was released on 1 October 1968; the adjacent years lack this zombie classic.
  3. C. 1973 – The Exorcist hit theatres on 26 December 1973; other options are off by a year each way.
  4. D. 1974 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre debuted on 1 October 1974; 1973 and 1975/76 are nearby but incorrect.
  5. C. 1975 – Jaws was released on 20 June 1975; 1974 precedes it, 1976/77 follow.
  6. C. 1978 – Halloween arrived on 25 October 1978; 1977 too early, 1979/80 too late.
  7. C. 1979 – Alien premiered on 25 May 1979; surrounding years miss this sci-fi horror landmark.
  8. C. 1980 – The Shining was released on 13 June 1980; 1979/81/82 are incorrect alternatives.
  9. C. 1980 – Friday the 13th slashed into theatres on 9 May 1980; other years don’t match.
  10. C. 1981 – The Evil Dead premiered on 15 October 1981; adjacent years are wrong.
  11. C. 1982 – Poltergeist haunted screens from 4 June 1982; 1981/83/84 off-target.
  12. D. 1984 – A Nightmare on Elm Street debuted on 9 November 1984; 1983/85/86 incorrect.
  13. C. 1986 – The Fly remake buzzed out on 15 August 1986; others nearby but false.
  14. D. 1987 – Hellraiser opened on 18 September 1987; 1986/88/89 don’t align.
  15. C. 1988 – Child’s Play arrived on 9 November 1988; surrounding years mistaken.
  16. C. 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs premiered on 14 February 1991; 1990/92/93 wrong.
  17. C. 1996 – Scream slashed in on 20 December 1996; 1995/97/98 off by one or more.
  18. C. 1999 – The Blair Witch Project found footage hit on 14 July 1999 (limited), wide later; others incorrect.
  19. C. 2004 – Saw trapped audiences on 1 October 2004 (limited), wide 29 October; adjacent years no.
  20. C. 2009 – Paranormal Activity wide release was 16 October 2009 (premiere 2007); 2007/08/10 wrong for wide.

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