Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Horror Trivia: Identify the Movies from Their Main Protagonists!

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Think you know your horror heroes and final girls? Test your knowledge with these 20 questions identifying iconic horror movies from their main protagonists. We’ve mixed classics and modern gems, from easy to devilishly tricky – grab a pen and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Identifying Horror Movies from Their Main Protagonists

Question 1: Carrie White is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Shining (1980)
B. Halloween (1978)
C. Carrie (1976)
D. The Exorcist (1973)

Question 2: Ellen Ripley is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Alien (1979)
B. The Thing (1982)
C. Predator (1987)
D. Life (2017)

Question 3: Laurie Strode is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Friday the 13th (1980)
B. Scream (1996)
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
D. Halloween (1978)

Question 4: Ash Williams is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Re-Animator (1985)
B. The Evil Dead (1981)
C. Hellraiser (1987)
D. Basket Case (1982)

Question 5: Jack Torrance is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Shining (1980)
B. 1408 (2007)
C. Doctor Sleep (2019)
D. The Haunting (1963)

Question 6: Nancy Thompson is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Friday the 13th (1980)
B. Prom Night (1980)
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
D. My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Question 7: Sally Hardesty is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Last House on the Left (1972)
B. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
C. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
D. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Question 8: Rosemary Woodhouse is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Omen (1976)
B. The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
C. Repulsion (1965)
D. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Question 9: Chris MacNeil is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Exorcist (1973)
B. The Possession (2012)
C. The Rite (2011)
D. Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

Question 10: Clarice Starling is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Red Dragon (2002)
B. Hannibal (2001)
C. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
D. Manhunter (1986)

Question 11: Sidney Prescott is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
B. Scream (1996)
C. Urban Legend (1998)
D. The Faculty (1998)

Question 12: Rachel Keller is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Ringu (1998)
B. The Grudge (2004)
C. Dark Water (2005)
D. The Ring (2002)

Question 13: Suzy Bannion is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Suspiria (1977)
B. Inferno (1980)
C. The Church (1989)
D. Opera (1987)

Question 14: Annie Graham is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Witch (2015)
B. The Babadook (2014)
C. Hereditary (2018)
D. Relic (2020)

Question 15: Lorraine Warren is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Annabelle (2014)
B. The Conjuring (2013)
C. The Nun (2018)
D. Insidious (2010)

Question 16: Mia is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Evil Dead (2013)
B. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
C. You’re Next (2011)
D. The Ritual (2017)

Question 17: Tree Gelbman is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. Triangle (2009)
B. Coherence (2013)
C. Timecrimes (2007)
D. Happy Death Day (2017)

Question 18: Dani is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Ritual (2017)
B. Midsommar (2019)
C. Apostle (2018)
D. Annihilation (2018)

Question 19: Paul Sheldon is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Shining (1980)
B. Secret Window (2004)
C. Misery (1990)
D. Gerald’s Game (2017)

Question 20: Sarah is the main protagonist of which horror movie?

A. The Cave (2005)
B. Sanctum (2011)
C. As Above, So Below (2014)
D. The Descent (2005)

Answers

  1. C. Carrie (1976) – Sissy Spacek stars as telekinetic teen Carrie White, avenging her tormentors at the prom. The others feature Jack Torrance, Laurie Strode, and Chris MacNeil respectively.
  2. A. Alien (1979) – Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley survives the Nostromo’s xenomorph infestation as warrant officer and final survivor. The others have Antarctic researchers, commandos, and a spaceship crew facing different threats.
  3. D. Halloween (1978) – Jamie Lee Curtis plays babysitter Laurie Strode, stalked by Michael Myers in Haddonfield. The others centre on camp counsellors, a teen survivor, and dream-invaded Nancy.
  4. B. The Evil Dead (1981) – Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams battles Deadites in a remote cabin after unleashing the Necronomicon. The others involve mad scientists, Cenobites, and a deformed twin.
  5. A. The Shining (1980) – Jack Nicholson descends into madness as caretaker Jack Torrance at the Overlook Hotel. The others feature a haunted hotel guest, his son years later, and 1960s mansion dwellers.
  6. C. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Heather Langenkamp’s Nancy Thompson confronts Freddy Krueger in dreams on Elm Street. The others have lake camp slashings, prom night killings, and mine murders.
  7. B. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – Marilyn Burns survives as Sally Hardesty against Leatherface’s cannibal family. The others focus on rape-revenge, vigilante parents, and desert mutants.
  8. D. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Mia Farrow’s pregnant Rosemary suspects Satanic neighbours plotting against her unborn child. The others involve the Antichrist Damien, a lawyer’s demonic deal, and a woman’s mental breakdown.
  9. A. The Exorcist (1973) – Ellen Burstyn’s Chris MacNeil seeks help for her possessed daughter Regan. The others feature dybbuk-box possession, Vatican training, and demonic NYPD cases.
  10. C. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Jodie Foster’s FBI trainee Clarice Starling hunts Buffalo Bill with Hannibal Lecter’s aid. The others are prequels/sequels with different agents and Tooth Fairy pursuits.
  11. B. Scream (1996) – Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott faces Ghostface killers in Woodsboro. The others involve boat accident survivors, campus slashings, and alien invasion teens.
  12. D. The Ring (2002) – Naomi Watts’ journalist Rachel Keller investigates a cursed videotape. The others are Japanese originals/remakes with vengeful ghosts and mouldy apartments.
  13. A. Suspiria (1977) – Jessica Harper’s Suzy Bannion uncovers witchcraft at a deadly dance academy. The others are Dario Argento sequels/spinoffs with building demons, cathedral zombies, and opera stalkings.
  14. C. Hereditary (2018) – Toni Collette’s grieving artist Annie Graham unravels a family cult curse. The others centre on Puritan isolation, a widow’s grief monster, and dementia-haunted mothers.
  15. B. The Conjuring (2013) – Vera Farmiga’s paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren confronts the Perron farmhouse haunting. The others are doll spin-offs, nun origins, and dream demons.
  16. A. Evil Dead (2013) – Jane Levy’s drug-addicted Mia endures demonic possession at a cabin remake. The others trap college archetypes, home invaders, and lost hikers.
  17. D. Happy Death Day (2017) – Jessica Rothe’s sorority girl Tree Gelbman relives her masked murder in a time loop. The others involve yacht loops, party mind-bends, and time-travel crimes.
  18. B. Midsommar (2019) – Florence Pugh’s Dani witnesses horrors at a Swedish cult festival after loss. The others feature forest cults, island heresies, and shimmer mutations.
  19. C. Misery (1990) – James Caan’s author Paul Sheldon is held captive by obsessive fan Annie Wilkes. The others involve cabin madness, writer paranoia, and a woman’s bondage ordeal.
  20. D. The Descent (2005) – Shauna Macdonald’s caver Sarah survives crawlers in Appalachian caves. The others trap divers in flooded caves, caves, and Paris catacombs.

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