Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Movie Marathon Trivia Quiz: How Many Classics Have You Mastered?

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Grab your popcorn and dim the lights for this epic movie marathon trivia challenge! We’ve packed 20 questions on iconic films perfect for all-night binges, from slashers to supernatural shocks. Ranging from easy starters to hardcore fan tests, how many can you nail?

20 Trivia Questions on Movie Marathon Classics

Question 1: Who directed the 1978 slasher classic Halloween?

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

Question 2: In the original Friday the 13th (1980), who is revealed as the killer?

A. Pamela Voorhees
B. Roy Burns
C. Jason Voorhees
D. Tommy Jarvis

Question 3: What is Freddy Krueger’s signature weapon in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Machete
B. Chainsaw
C. Glove with razor blades
D. Hockey mask

Question 4: In Alien (1979), what is the name of the Nostromo’s main computer?

A. Mother
B. HAL 9000
C. Father
D. MU/TH/UR

Question 5: Who directed John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)?

A. Ridley Scott
B. David Cronenberg
C. John Carpenter
D. Guillermo del Toro

Question 6: What fictional New England town is terrorised by the shark in Jaws (1975)?

A. Haddonfield
B. Derry
C. Amity
D. Castle Rock

Question 7: Who directed the 1960 horror masterpiece Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. Roman Polanski
D. Brian De Palma

Question 8: What is the name of the haunted hotel in The Shining (1980)?

A. Overlook Hotel
B. Stanley Hotel
C. Timberline Lodge
D. Delmont Hotel

Question 9: Who played the possessed girl Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Heather O’Rourke
B. Linda Blair
C. Ellen Burstyn
D. Mercedes McCambridge

Question 10: In which year was George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead released?

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

Question 11: Who wrote, directed, and starred in The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Bruce Campbell (starred)
B. Sam Raimi
C. Ivan Raimi
D. Joel Coen

Question 12: In Dawn of the Dead (1978), where do the zombie apocalypse survivors hole up?

A. Police station
B. Shopping mall
C. Apartment block
D. TV studio

Question 13: Who directed the 1977 giallo horror Suspiria?

A. Lucio Fulci
B. Mario Bava
C. Dario Argento
D. Lamberto Bava

Question 14: What is Laurie Strode’s main activity on the night of the murders in Halloween (1978)?

A. Secretary
B. Teacher
C. Babysitter
D. Nurse

Question 15: Who directed Poltergeist (1982)?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Sam Raimi
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Wes Craven

Question 16: Who starred as telekinetic teen Carrie White in Carrie (1976)?

A. Sissy Spacek
B. Jodie Foster
C. Piper Laurie
D. Amy Irving

Question 17: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Mike Nichols

Question 18: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), what material does Leatherface use for his masks?

A. Rubber
B. Pig skin
C. Human skin
D. Cloth

Question 19: Who directed the haunted house hit The Conjuring (2013)?

A. James Wan
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. Mike Flanagan

Question 20: Get Out (2017) is the feature directorial debut of which filmmaker?

A. M. Night Shyamalan
B. Spike Lee
C. Jordan Peele
D. Ryan Coogler

Answers

  1. D. John Carpenter – John Carpenter wrote and directed Halloween; Tobe Hooper made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wes Craven Scream, and Romero Night of the Living Dead.
  2. A. Pamela Voorhees – Jason doesn’t appear until Friday the 13th Part 2; the others are later franchise killers.
  3. C. Glove with razor blades – Freddy’s bladed glove is iconic; the mask is Jason’s, machete his too, chainsaw Leatherface’s.
  4. A. Mother – MU/TH/UR is Aliens android naming; HAL is from 2001.
  5. C. John Carpenter – Carpenter remade The Thing from 1951’s The Thing from Another World; others directed different creature features.
  6. C. Amity – Amity Island is the setting; Haddonfield is Halloween‘s town, Derry Stephen King’s It.
  7. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock’s Psycho revolutionised horror; Kubrick did The Shining.
  8. A. Overlook Hotel – The Overlook is central; Stanley inspired it, Timberline exterior used.
  9. B. Linda Blair – Blair’s performance as Regan earned an Oscar nod; Burstyn played her mother.
  10. C. 1968 – Released 1 October 1968, kickstarting modern zombies.
  11. B. Sam Raimi – Raimi directed and co-wrote; Campbell starred as Ash.
  12. B. Shopping mall – The Monroeville Mall is the fortress in Romero’s zombie sequel.
  13. C. Dario Argento – Argento’s vivid Suspiria is giallo horror; Bava influenced it.
  14. C. Babysitter – Laurie babysits Tommy Doyle that night.
  15. C. Tobe Hooper – Hooper directed; Spielberg wrote/produced.
  16. A. Sissy Spacek – Spacek won an Oscar nod for Brian De Palma’s adaptation.
  17. B. Roman Polanski – Polanski adapted Ira Levin’s novel.
  18. C. Human skin – Leatherface’s masks are made from human victims’ skin.
  19. A. James Wan – Wan launched the Conjuring Universe with this hit.
  20. C. Jordan Peele – Peele wrote/directed the Oscar-winning social thriller.

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