Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Name the Star Horror Movie Actor Trivia Quiz!

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Test your cinematic knowledge in this thrilling quiz dedicated to naming the stars of iconic horror films! From legendary slashers to supernatural chillers, these 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to expert-level challenges. Grab a pen and see how many you can nail!

20 Trivia Questions: Name the Star

Question 1: Which actor played Marion Crane in Psycho (1960)?

A. Tippi Hedren
B. Vera Miles
C. Kim Novak
D. Janet Leigh

Question 2: Which actor played Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Ellen Burstyn
B. Linda Blair
C. Max von Sydow
D. Jason Miller

Question 3: Which actor played Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975)?

A. Richard Dreyfuss
B. Robert Shaw
C. Roy Scheider
D. Murray Hamilton

Question 4: Which actor played Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978)?

A. Nancy Loomis
B. P.J. Soles
C. Kyle Richards
D. Jamie Lee Curtis

Question 5: Which actor played Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980)?

A. Jack Nicholson
B. Shelley Duvall
C. Danny Lloyd
D. Scatman Crothers

Question 6: Which actor played Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979)?

A. Veronica Cartwright
B. Sigourney Weaver
C. Yaphet Kotto
D. Harry Dean Stanton

Question 7: Which actor played R.J. MacReady in The Thing (1982)?

A. Wilford Brimley
B. Keith David
C. Kurt Russell
D. Richard Dysart

Question 8: Which actor played Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. John Saxon
B. Ronee Blakley
C. Robert Englund
D. Johnny Depp

Question 9: Which actor played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

A. Jodie Foster
B. Anthony Hopkins
C. Scott Glenn
D. Ted Levine

Question 10: Which actor played Sidney Prescott in Scream (1996)?

A. Drew Barrymore
B. Neve Campbell
C. Courteney Cox
D. David Arquette

Question 11: Which actor played Chris Washington in Get Out (2017)?

A. Lakeith Stanfield
B. Caleb Landry Jones
C. Daniel Kaluuya
D. Marcus Henderson

Question 12: Which actor played Annie Graham in Hereditary (2018)?

A. Alex Wolff
B. Milly Shapiro
C. Toni Collette
D. Gabriel Byrne

Question 13: Which actor played Dani Ardor in Midsommar (2019)?

A. Florence Pugh
B. Jack Reynor
C. Vilhelm Blomgren
D. William Jackson Harper

Question 14: Which actor played Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Lily Taylor
B. Vera Farmiga
C. Joey King
D. Patrick Wilson

Question 15: Which actor played Pennywise in It (2017)?

A. Finn Wolfhard
B. Nicholas Hamilton
C. Bill Skarsgård
D. Javier Botet

Question 16: Which actor played Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984)?

A. Michael Biehn
B. Arnold Schwarzenegger
C. Linda Hamilton
D. Lance Henriksen

Question 17: Which actor played Ash Williams in The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Bruce Campbell
B. Ellen Sandweiss
C. Betsy Baker
D. Hal Delrich

Question 18: Which actor played Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Gunnar Hansen
B. Marilyn Burns
C. Allen Danziger
D. Paul A. Partain

Question 19: Which actor played Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Adrienne King
B. Betsy Palmer
C. Kevin Bacon
D. Harry Crosby

Question 20: Which actor played Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986)?

A. Geena Davis
B. John Getz
C. Joy Boushel
D. Jeff Goldblum

Answers

  1. D. Janet Leigh – She portrayed the ill-fated Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, iconic for the shower scene. The others starred in different Hitchcock films: Tippi Hedren in The Birds, Vera Miles as Marion’s sister in Psycho, Kim Novak in Vertigo.
  2. B. Linda Blair – She delivered the terrifying performance as the possessed Regan. Ellen Burstyn played her mother, while Max von Sydow and Jason Miller were the priests.
  3. C. Roy Scheider – He starred as the shark-hunting police chief Brody. Dreyfuss and Shaw played supporting oceanographers, Hamilton the mayor.
  4. D. Jamie Lee Curtis – Curtis played the final girl Laurie Strode, launching her scream queen status. The others were her doomed friends or sister.
  5. A. Jack Nicholson – Nicholson gave the unhinged performance as the axe-wielding Jack Torrance. Duvall was his wife, Lloyd his son, Crothers the cook.
  6. B. Sigourney Weaver – Weaver starred as the resourceful Ripley, defining the action heroine. The others were fellow Nostromo crew members.
  7. C. Kurt Russell – Russell led as the helicopter pilot MacReady battling the shape-shifting alien. The others were Antarctic base crew.
  8. C. Robert Englund – Englund originated the dream-stalking Freddy Krueger. Saxon was the cop, Blakley the mum, Depp a teen victim.
  9. A. Jodie Foster – Foster starred as the FBI trainee Clarice opposite Hopkins’ Lecter. The men played her superiors or Buffalo Bill.
  10. B. Neve Campbell – Campbell played the resilient Sidney across the franchise. Barrymore died early, Cox and Arquette were supporting.
  11. C. Daniel Kaluuya – Kaluuya broke out as the hypnotised photographer Chris. Stanfield was his friend, the others antagonists or victims.
  12. C. Toni Collette – Collette anchored the grief-stricken matriarch Annie. The others were her family members.
  13. A. Florence Pugh – Pugh led as the traumatised Dani in Ari Aster’s daylight horror. The men were her boyfriend and his friends.
  14. B. Vera Farmiga – Farmiga portrayed the real-life demonologist Lorraine. Taylor was from The Exorcism of Emily Rose, others family.
  15. C. Bill Skarsgård – Skarsgård terrified as the clown Pennywise. Wolfhard a Loser, Hamilton Henry, Botet the Leper.
  16. C. Linda Hamilton – Hamilton played the waitress-turned-warrior Sarah. Schwarzenegger was the Terminator, others resistance fighters.
  17. A. Bruce Campbell – Campbell starred as the chainsaw-wielding Ash in Sam Raimi’s gorefest. The women were other cabin victims.
  18. B. Marilyn Burns – Burns survived as the screaming final girl Sally against Leatherface. Hansen played the killer, others her companions.
  19. B. Betsy Palmer – Palmer shocked as the vengeful mother Pamela Voorhees. King was the final girl, Bacon and Crosby camp counsellors.
  20. D. Jeff Goldblum – Goldblum transformed horrifically as the teleporting scientist Brundle. Davis was his girlfriend, others minor roles.

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