Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Horror Movie Trivia Quiz – Only True Fans Will Pass!

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Test your ultimate horror movie knowledge with this fiendish quiz packed with questions from classics to modern nightmares! Spanning slashers, supernatural chills, and creature features, these 20 trivia challenges range from easy starters to true fan-only stumpers. Grab a notebook, no Googling, and prove you’re horror royalty!

20 Trivia Questions on Ultimate Horror Movies

Question 1: In which year was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho released?

A. 1959
B. 1961
C. 1960
D. 1962

Question 2: Who directed The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. John Carpenter
C. William Friedkin
D. Roman Polanski

Question 3: What is the name of the shark hunter played by Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)?

A. Brody
B. Hooper
C. Matthews
D. Quint

Question 4: In Halloween (1978), what is Michael Myers’ sister’s name?

A. Laurie Strode
B. Judith Myers
C. Annie Brackett
D. Lynda Van Der Klok

Question 5: Who played Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Johnny Depp
B. Robert Englund
C. Wes Craven
D. R. Lee Ermey

Question 6: What is Leatherface’s primary weapon in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Machete
B. Axe
C. Knife
D. Chainsaw

Question 7: In The Shining (1980), what is the name of the isolated hotel?

A. Timberline Lodge
B. Stanley Hotel
C. Overlook Hotel
D. Bates Motel

Question 8: Who directed Alien (1979)?

A. James Cameron
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Fincher
D. Paul W. S. Anderson

Question 9: In Scream (1996), who is the first character killed on screen?

A. Sidney Prescott
B. Randy Meeks
C. Tatum Riley
D. Casey Becker

Question 10: In which year was The Blair Witch Project released?

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

Question 11: Who plays the protagonist Chris Washington in Get Out (2017)?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Daniel Kaluuya
C. Lakeith Stanfield
D. Caleb Landry Jones

Question 12: In Hereditary (2018), what is the family’s surname?

A. Wilson
B. Bowman
C. Leigh
D. Graham

Question 13: Who directed Midsommar (2019)?

A. Robert Eggers
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. Mike Flanagan

Question 14: What is Jigsaw’s real name in the Saw franchise, starting with the 2004 film?

A. Lawrence Gordon
B. John Kramer
C. Adam Faulkner
D. Amanda Young

Question 15: What is the demonic clown’s name in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s IT?

A. Georgie Denbrough
B. Henry Bowers
C. Bob Gray
D. Pennywise

Question 16: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. William Friedkin
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. Roman Polanski
D. George A. Romero

Question 17: In The Conjuring (2013), which real-life paranormal investigators does the film centre on?

A. George and Kathy Lutz
B. Peter and Rosemary Blatty
C. Roger and Carolyn Perron
D. Ed and Lorraine Warren

Question 18: Who is the final girl in the original Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Pamela Voorhees
B. Ginny Field
C. Tina Shepard
D. Alice Hardy

Question 19: Who portrayed Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)?

A. John Gavin
B. Martin Balsam
C. Vera Miles
D. Anthony Perkins

Question 20: Who directed the original Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Tobe Hooper
D. George A. Romero

Answers

  1. C. 1960 – Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic thriller Psycho premiered in 1960; 1959 was North by Northwest, and the later dates are incorrect.
  2. C. William Friedkin – Friedkin helmed the 1973 horror masterpiece The Exorcist; Kubrick did The Shining, Polanski Rosemary’s Baby.
  3. D. Quint – Robert Shaw’s grizzled Quint is the expert hunter in Jaws; Brody is the sheriff, Hooper the scientist.
  4. B. Judith Myers – Michael murders his sister Judith on Halloween night in Halloween; Laurie is his later target.
  5. B. Robert Englund – Englund originated the razor-gloved Freddy Krueger; Craven directed, Depp was a teen victim.
  6. D. Chainsaw – Leatherface wields a chainsaw as his signature weapon in the 1974 film; others are used by family members.
  7. C. Overlook Hotel – The Overlook is the haunted site of Jack Torrance’s descent in The Shining; Stanley inspired it.
  8. B. Ridley Scott – Scott directed the 1979 sci-fi horror Alien; Cameron did Aliens, Fincher Alien 3.
  9. D. Casey Becker – The opening kill is phone prank victim Casey Becker; others die later.
  10. C. 1999 – The found-footage phenomenon The Blair Witch Project hit theatres in 1999, revolutionising indie horror.
  11. B. Daniel Kaluuya – Kaluuya stars as Chris in Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning Get Out; Peele wrote/directed.
  12. D. Graham – The Graham family unravels in Ari Aster’s Hereditary; others are red herrings or minor names.
  13. B. Ari Aster – Aster directed the daylight horror Midsommar, his follow-up to Hereditary; others helm different horrors.
  14. B. John Kramer – Kramer, played by Tobin Bell, is Jigsaw in Saw (2004); others are victims or apprentices.
  15. D. Pennywise – Tim Curry (1990) and Bill Skarsgård (2017) played Pennywise, the ancient entity; Bob Gray is an alias.
  16. C. Roman Polanski – Polanski’s 1968 classic Rosemary’s Baby stars Mia Farrow; others directed different horrors.
  17. D. Ed and Lorraine Warren – The Warrens, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, investigate in The Conjuring; Perrons are the haunted family.
  18. D. Alice Hardy – Adrienne King played survivor Alice in Friday the 13th; Pamela is the killer, others from sequels.
  19. D. Anthony Perkins – Perkins’ dual role as Norman Bates defined horror; others are supporting cast.
  20. D. George A. Romero – Romero’s 1968 zombie blueprint Night of the Living Dead launched the modern undead genre.

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