Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Possession and Demon Movies Trivia Quiz Challenge

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Test your knowledge of chilling possession and demon horror films with this ultimate trivia quiz! From classics like The Exorcist to modern terrors like The Conjuring, these 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to devilishly hard challenges. Grab a pencil and see if you can conquer the darkness!

20 Trivia Questions on Possession and Demon Films

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. Ridley Scott
C. William Friedkin
D. John Carpenter

Question 2: What is the name of the demon possessing Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Legion
B. Asmodeus
C. Pazuzu
D. Beelzebub

Question 3: In The Conjuring (2013), what is the name of the witch whose spirit possesses Carolyn Perron?

A. Annabelle
B. Bathsheba
C. Valak
D. The Crooked Man

Question 4: Which actor plays the young possessed girl Regan in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Linda Blair
B. Jodie Foster
C. Tatum O’Neal
D. Brooke Shields

Question 5: Who directed The Conjuring (2013)?

A. James Wan
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. David Gordon Green

Question 6: In Hereditary (2018), which demon possesses Charlie and later Peter Graham?

A. Paimon
B. Abalam
C. Astaroth
D. Belial

Question 7: What is the name of the infamous possessed doll introduced in The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Chucky
B. Annabelle
C. Billy
D. Talky Tina

Question 8: In The Omen (1976), what is the name of the Antichrist child adopted by the Thorn family?

A. Michael
B. Damien
C. Alex
D. Jason

Question 9: Which film features a dybbuk box possessing a young girl and was released in 2012?

A. Insidious
B. The Possession
C. Ouija
D. Deliver Us from Evil

Question 10: Who plays Father Merrin, the experienced exorcist, in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Jason Miller
B. Max von Sydow
C. Lee J. Cobb
D. Paul Bateson

Question 11: In Constantine (2005), which actor portrays the demon-hunting exorcist John Constantine?

A. Keanu Reeves
B. Nicolas Cage
C. Christian Bale
D. Hugh Jackman

Question 12: What is the name of the ancient demon known as the “Lipstick-Face Demon” in Insidious (2010)?

A. The Bride in Black
B. The Red-Faced Demon
C. The Man Who Can’t Breathe
D. Parker Crane

Question 13: In The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Al Pacino plays Satan under which human alias?

A. John Milton
B. Kevin Lomax
C. Eddie Barzoon
D. Larry Fisk

Question 14: Which 2011 film stars Anthony Hopkins as a priest mentoring a young exorcist trainee?

A. The Rite
B. The Last Exorcism
C. Deliver Us from Evil
D. Exorcismus

Question 15: In Sinister (2012), what is the name of the ancient demon that appears in family snuff films?

A. Bughuul
B. Mr. Boogie
C. The Babadook
D. Kayako

Question 16: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968), often cited as an early psychological possession tale?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Brian De Palma

Question 17: In John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness (1987), what form does the embodiment of the Antichrist take?

A. A shadowy figure
B. Green liquid in a canister
C. A possessed homeless man
D. A swarm of insects

Question 18: Which real-life NYPD officer inspired the demon possession cases in Deliver Us from Evil (2014)?

A. Ralph Sarchie
B. Ed Warren
C. Lorraine Warren
D. Father Castner

Question 19: In The Last Exorcism (2010), what is the name of the possessed girl in the found-footage style film?

A. Nell Sweetzer
B. Regan MacNeil
C. Emily Rose
D. Jennifer Carpenter

Question 20: What is the name of the demonic nun antagonist introduced in The Conjuring 2 (2016)?

A. Bathsheba
B. Annabelle
C. Valak
D. The Ferryman

Answers

  1. C. William Friedkin – He directed The Exorcist, based on William Peter Blatty’s novel; Kubrick did The Shining, Scott Alien, and Carpenter Halloween.
  2. C. Pazuzu – The Assyrian demon Pazuzu is named during the exorcism; the others are biblical demons but not in this film.
  3. B. Bathsheba – Bathsheba Sherman, a real witch, haunts and possesses the family; the others appear elsewhere in the Conjuring universe.
  4. A. Linda Blair – Blair’s iconic performance earned an Oscar nomination; the others were child stars but not in this role.
  5. A. James Wan – Wan helmed the first Conjuring; Aster did Hereditary, Peele Get Out, Green Halloween (2018).
  6. A. Paimon – King Paimon is summoned via cult ritual; the others are demons from other films like The Nun.
  7. B. Annabelle – The doll is central to the Warrens’ collection; the others are from Child’s Play or Twilight Zone.
  8. B. Damien – Damien Thorn is the devil’s son; the others are common names unrelated to the plot.
  9. B. The Possession – Based on the dybbuk box legend; the others involve different supernatural elements.
  10. B. Max von Sydow – Von Sydow reprises the role from The Exorcist III; Miller plays Karras, the others minor roles.
  11. A. Keanu Reeves – Reeves stars as the chain-smoking exorcist; Cage was in Season of the Witch.
  12. B. The Red-Faced Demon – It’s the main entity in the Further; others are ghosts from the series.
  13. A. John Milton – A reference to Milton’s Paradise Lost; Lomax is Reeves’ character.
  14. A. The Rite – Hopkins trains Colin Farrell’s character; the others are different exorcism films.
  15. A. Bughuul – The pagan entity targets children; the others from Boogie, Babadook, The Ring.
  16. B. Roman Polanski – Polanski adapted Ira Levin’s novel; the others directed different classics.
  17. B. Green liquid in a canister – The Satan essence infects people; not matching other Carpenter plots.
  18. A. Ralph Sarchie – Sarchie’s cases inspired Scott Derrickson’s film; Warrens are from Conjuring.
  19. A. Nell Sweetzer – The film follows Reverend Cotton Marcus; not the other famous Regans or Emily.
  20. C. Valak – The demonic nun terrorises the Enfields; others from earlier Conjuring entries.

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