Horror Movie Survivor Stories Trivia Quiz: Can You Score 20/20?

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Think you’re a horror aficionado? Test your knowledge by identifying these chilling films from the harrowing tales of their survivors. We’ve mixed easy classics with tricky modern gems — from final girls to unlikely escapees. Grab a pen and dive in!

Questions

Question 1: Which horror movie features a young woman who escapes a cannibalistic family by fleeing in a pickup truck, cackling hysterically as the chainsaw-wielding killer pursues her?

A. Halloween (1974)
B. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
D. The Burning (1981)

Question 2: In which film does a babysitter survive a masked stalker’s Halloween night rampage by using a wire coat hanger and a knitting needle to fend him off in her room?

A. Halloween (1978)
B. When a Stranger Calls (1979)
C. Prom Night (1980)
D. Black Christmas (1974)

Question 3: Which horror flick has a camp counsellor who survives by decapitating a vengeful mother with a machete after a hallucinatory canoe attack?

A. Summer of Sam (1977)
B. Friday the 13th (1980)
C. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
D. The Funhouse (1981)

Question 4: A teenager pulls a dream-killing boogeyman with a glove of razor blades into the real world through a mirror and sets her house ablaze to survive — which movie?

A. Dreamscape (1984)
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
C. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
D. Elm Street-inspired rip-off

Question 5: Which film tells of a high school girl who outsmarts and kills her boyfriend and his friend, revealed as Ghostface killers during a deadly phone prank spree?

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

Question 6: In which movie does a girl survive a telekinetic massacre at her prom caused by a bullied classmate, later haunted by guilt and visions at the grave?

A. Carrie (1976)
B. Prom Night (1980)
C. Heathers (1988)
D. Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Question 7: A sorority sister uncovers obscene phone calls from the attic killer and survives strangulation attempts in her house — which classic?

A. Sorority Row (2009)
B. Black Christmas (1974)
C. House on Sorority Row (1983)
D. The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)

Question 8: Which film depicts a couple terrorised by three masked strangers in their remote holiday home, with the leader asking, “Because you were home”?

A. Knock Knock (2015)
B. The Strangers (2008)
C. You’re Next (2011)
D. Hush (2016)

Question 9: An Aussie-accented houseguest turns the tables on a family of masked crossbow-wielding assassins attacking during a reunion — which movie?

A. The Loved Ones (2009)
B. Ready or Not (2019)
C. Wolf Creek (2005)
D. You’re Next (2011)

Question 10: A deaf-mute author barricades her isolated woodland home against a silent masked intruder armed with a crossbow — which film?

A. Don’t Breathe (2016)
B. Hush (2016)
C. The Silence (2019)
D. A Quiet Place (2018)

Question 11: A bride on her wedding night survives her new in-laws’ deadly game of hide-and-seek, where losers are ritually sacrificed before dawn — which one?

A. Ready or Not (2019)
B. The Hunt (2020)
C. Would You Rather (2012)
D. 13 Sins (2014)

Question 12: An ambitious young actress survives a 1970s Texas porn shoot turned slaughterhouse by elderly innkeepers jealous of youth — which recent hit?

A. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
B. X (2022)
C. MaXXXine (2024)
D. Pearl (2022)

Question 13: A Black photographer escapes a white family’s sinister hypnosis scheme to transplant brains into Black bodies during a weekend visit — which Oscar-winner?

A. Us (2019)
B. The People Under the Stairs (1991)
C. Candyman (1992)
D. Get Out (2017)

Question 14: A 17th-century Puritan girl survives her family’s demise by witches and goat-familiar, ultimately flying off with Black Phillip — which film?

A. The VVitch (2015)
B. The Salem Witch Trials (2002)
C. The Crucible (1996)
D. Season of the Witch (2011)

Question 15: A teen boy survives his sister’s decapitation and mother’s possession by a demon cult, fleeing his cursed family home — which one?

A. The Exorcist (1973)
B. Hereditary (2018)
C. The Possession (2012)
D. Insidious (2010)

Question 16: A grieving woman survives a Swedish cult’s ritual sacrifices during midsummer festival after her toxic boyfriend’s group is targeted — which film?

A. Midsommar (2019)
B. The Ritual (2017)
C. Apostle (2018)
D. Kill List (2011)

Question 17: A woman fakes her death to escape an abusive ex who uses optical camouflage to stalk her invisibly — which modern remake?

A. The Invisible Man (2020)
B. Glass (2019)
C. Unfriended (2014)
D. Cam (2018)

Question 18: A young boy survives a home invasion by his babysitter’s satanic cult friends who perform gruesome sacrifices — which Netflix hit?

A. The Babysitter (2017)
B. Hubie Halloween (2020)
C. Fear Street Part One (2021)
D. The Black Phone (2021)

Question 19: A single father and daughter survive a zombie outbreak on a high-speed train by fighting infected passengers — which South Korean blockbuster?

A. Train to Busan (2016)
B. #Alive (2020)
C. Kingdom (2019)
D. Peninsula (2020)

Question 20: A counsellor returns to her childhood town and survives a shape-shifting clown entity by believing in its defeat with her friends — which adaptation?

A. IT (2017)
B. IT Chapter Two (2019)
C. The Dark Tower (2017)
D. Doctor Sleep (2019)

Answers

  1. C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) — Sally Hardesty escapes Leatherface’s Sawyer family after her friends are killed and cooked.
  2. A. Halloween (1978) — Laurie Strode impales Michael Myers with a coat hanger and knitting needle in her bedroom.
  3. B. Friday the 13th (1980) — Alice Hardy beheads Pamela Voorhees after the lake vision.
  4. B. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — Nancy Thompson drags Freddy Krueger into reality via mirror and ignites the house.
  5. C. Scream (1996) — Sidney Prescott stabs Billy Loomis and Stu Macher in Woodsboro.
  6. A. Carrie (1976) — Sue Snell lives through Carrie’s prom bloodbath and later nightmare.
  7. B. Black Christmas (1974) — Jess Bradford survives Billy’s attic attacks and obscene calls.
  8. B. The Strangers (2008) — Kristen endures the masked invaders’ “because you were home” attack.
  9. D. You’re Next (2011) — Erin slaughters the masked Davises with blender and axe.
  10. B. Hush (2016) — Maddie battles the crossbow-wielding intruder in silence.
  11. A. Ready or Not (2019) — Grace outlasts the Le Domas family’s deadly hide-and-seek ritual.
  12. B. X (2022) — Maxine flees Pearl and Howard’s 1970s Texas farm massacre.
  13. D. Get Out (2017) — Chris escapes the Armitages’ hypnosis and brain-transplant scheme.
  14. A. The VVitch (2015) — Thomasin joins the coven after Black Phillip appears.
  15. B. Hereditary (2018) — Peter survives his mother’s Paimon possession and decapitation horror.
  16. A. Midsommar (2019) — Dani finds belonging in the Hårga cult after the bear ritual.
  17. A. The Invisible Man (2020) — Cecilia exposes Adrian’s optical camouflage suit.
  18. A. The Babysitter (2017) — Cole fights Bee’s satanic cult with comedic gore.
  19. A. Train to Busan (2016) — Seong-kyeong and her daughter reach safety amid KTX zombies.
  20. B. IT Chapter Two (2019) — The Losers’ Club defeats adult Pennywise via the Ritual of Chüd.

How did you do? Share your score in the comments and challenge your horror-loving friends to beat it — a perfect 20/20 earns serious bragging rights!