Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Zombie Movie Trivia Quiz for Hardcore Horror Fans

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Think you’re a zombie apocalypse survivor? Test your knowledge of iconic undead flicks from George A. Romero’s classics to global hits like Train to Busan. These 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to hardcore challenges that only true fans will nail.

20 Trivia Questions on Zombie Movies

Question 1: Which film is widely regarded as the first modern zombie movie, released in 1968?

A. Dawn of the Dead
B. Night of the Living Dead
C. White Zombie
D. Return of the Living Dead

Question 2: Who directed Night of the Living Dead?

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

Question 3: In Night of the Living Dead, what is the name of the protagonist played by Duane Jones?

A. Johnny
B. Harry
C. Ben
D. Tom

Question 4: What real-life location served as the shopping mall in Dawn of the Dead (1978)?

A. Eastwood Mall
B. Monroeville Mall
C. Century III Mall
D. Ross Park Mall

Question 5: In Day of the Dead (1985), what is the name of the zombie trained by Captain Rhodes?

A. Tarman
B. Bub
C. Plagueman
D. Leechwoman

Question 6: What is the famous tagline from Return of the Living Dead (1985)?

A. They’re coming to get you, Barbra
B. When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth
C. Double, double, toil and trouble
D. The night of the living dead

Question 7: Which 1932 film starring Bela Lugosi is considered the first feature-length zombie movie?

A. Revolt of the Zombies
B. King of the Zombies
C. I Walked with a Zombie
D. White Zombie

Question 8: Who directed 28 Days Later (2002)?

A. Danny Boyle
B. Alex Garland
C. Garth Jennings
D. Andrew Niccol

Question 9: In Shaun of the Dead (2004), what is the name of the pub where Shaun and his friends make their stand?

A. The Crown
B. The Dog & Trumpet
C. The Winchester
D. The Black Swan

Question 10: What is Rule #1 in Zombieland (2009)?

A. Double tap
B. Beware of bathrooms
C. Cardio
D. Don’t be a hero

Question 11: Which South Korean film features a father protecting his daughter on a zombie-infested train?

A. #Alive
B. Peninsula
C. Train to Busan
D. Rampant

Question 12: In World War Z (2013), what actor plays the lead role of Gerry Lane?

A. Brad Pitt
B. David Morse
C. Mireille Enos
D. Daniella Kertesz

Question 13: What is the name of the Japanese zombie comedy film released in 2017 that starts as a found-footage mockumentary?

A. One Cut of the Dead
B. Versus
C. Wild Zero
D. Stacy

Question 14: Peter Jackson directed which ultra-gory zombie film originally titled Braindead?

A. Dead Alive
B. Bad Taste
C. Meet the Feebles
D. The Frighteners

Question 15: In REC (2007), what type of building is quarantined due to the zombie outbreak?

A. Hospital
B. Office block
C. Apartment block
D. School

Question 16: What is the name of the zombie played by Tom Savini in Dawn of the Dead (1978)?

A. Motorcycle Zombie
B> Hare Krishna Zombie
C. Indian Zombie
D. Cowboy Zombie

Question 17: Which Romero film from 2005 features a gated community under siege by zombies?

A. Land of the Dead
B. Diary of the Dead
C. Survival of the Dead
D. Day of the Dead

Question 18: In Planet Terror (2007), what is the name of the gas that causes the zombie outbreak?

A. Toxin T
B. DC2
C. Nerve gas X
D. Pulse-9

Question 19: Who plays the role of Columbus in Zombieland (2009)?

A. Jesse Eisenberg
B. Woody Harrelson
C. Emma Stone
D. Abigail Breslin

Question 20: What year was Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead released on Netflix?

A. 2019
B. 2020
C. 2021
D. 2022

Answers

  1. B. Night of the Living Dead – Directed by George A. Romero in 1968, it defined the modern zombie genre with slow-moving flesh-eaters; White Zombie (1932) used voodoo zombies, while the others came later.
  2. C. George A. Romero – Romero wrote and directed the 1968 classic; the others directed horror films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  3. C. Ben – Duane Jones portrayed the resourceful Ben, the last survivor; Johnny dies early, Harry is antagonistic, and Tom perishes with Judy.
  4. B. Monroeville Mall – The actual Monroeville Mall near Pittsburgh was used for most interior shots in Romero’s 1978 sequel.
  5. B. Bub – Bub is conditioned by Dr. Logan to respond to commands; the others are iconic zombies from Return of the Living Dead.
  6. B. When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth – This line from Return of the Living Dead became a zombie staple; the first is from Night.
  7. D. White Zombie – Released in 1932, it stars Bela Lugosi as a voodoo master controlling zombies, predating Romero’s flesh-eaters.
  8. A. Danny Boyle – Boyle helmed the 2002 film written by Alex Garland; Garland directed the sequel 28 Weeks Later.
  9. C. The Winchester – Shaun declares it their best chance for survival in Edgar Wright’s 2004 rom-zom-com.
  10. C. Cardio – Tallahassee lists it as essential to outrun zombies in Ruben Fleischer’s 2009 action-comedy.
  11. C. Train to Busan – Yeon Sang-ho’s 2016 hit focuses on Seok-woo’s desperate protection of his daughter amid a KTX train outbreak.
  12. A. Brad Pitt – Pitt stars as the UN investigator racing a global pandemic in Marc Forster’s 2013 adaptation.
  13. A. One Cut of the Dead – Shin’ichirô Ueda’s 2017 meta-film cleverly subverts zombie tropes in a one-take style.
  14. A. Dead Alive – Jackson’s 1992 New Zealand film (US title Dead Alive) holds the record for most gore; his others have horror elements but no zombies.
  15. C. Apartment block – The Spanish found-footage horror traps reporters in a Barcelona residential building infected by a demonic rage virus.
  16. A. Motorcycle Zombie – Savini played the chainsaw-wielding biker in Romero’s 1978 film; the others are also from it but not played by him.
  17. A. Land of the Dead – Romero’s 2005 entry critiques class divide in a zombie-overrun world with survivors in a fortified city.
  18. B. DC2 – Robert Rodriguez’s segment of Grindhouse (2007) features the deadly gas turning people into melting zombies.
  19. A. Jesse Eisenberg – Eisenberg is the neurotic narrator Columbus; Harrelson is Tallahassee, Stone is Wichita, Breslin is Little Rock.
  20. C. 2021 – Snyder’s heist film amid a Vegas zombie outbreak premiered on Netflix on May 21, 2021.

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