Can You Score 20/20? Zombie Movie Quiz: How Many Can You Recognise!

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Test your undead knowledge with this ultimate zombie movie trivia quiz! From Romero’s groundbreaking classics to fast-paced modern horrors, these 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to brain-munching challenges. Grab your shotgun and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Zombie Movies

Question 1: Which film introduced the slow-moving, flesh-eating zombies that defined the genre?

A. White Zombie (1932)
B. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
C. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
D. 28 Days Later (2002)

Question 2: In which zombie movie do survivors barricade themselves in a shopping mall?

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

Question 3: Which character famously chants “Braaaains!” in a zombie film?

A. Bub in Day of the Dead
B. Zombies in Return of the Living Dead
C. Ash in Evil Dead II
D. The infected in 28 Days Later

Question 4: Which actor plays the everyman survivor who wakes up in an abandoned London in 28 Days Later?

A. Ewan McGregor
B. Colin Farrell
C. Cillian Murphy
D. Christian Bale

Question 5: In Shaun of the Dead, what is the name of the pub the group defends?

A. The Nag’s Head
B. The King’s Arms
C. The Queen Vic
D. The Winchester

Question 6: Which zombie film is set primarily on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan?

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

Question 7: Who directed the original Night of the Living Dead?

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

Question 8: In Zombieland, Bill Murray makes a memorable cameo pretending to be what?

A. A zombie hunter
B. Another survivor
C. A zombie
D. The president

Question 9: What is the tagline “When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth” from?

A. Night of the Living Dead
B. Day of the Dead
C. Land of the Dead
D. Dawn of the Dead

Question 10: In Day of the Dead, what is the underground military base nicknamed?

A. The Mall
B. The Hive
C. The Bunker
D. The Vault

Question 11: Which zombie movie features a rage virus causing fast-moving infected?

A. World War Z
B. Return of the Living Dead
C. Night of the Living Dead
D. 28 Days Later

Question 12: Who plays Ash Williams in Evil Dead II?

A. Bruce Campbell
B. Jeffrey Combs
C. Simon Pegg
D. Woody Harrelson

Question 13: In Night of the Living Dead, who says “They’re coming to get you, Barbra!”?

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

Question 14: Which film features Dr. Herbert West and his glowing green re-animation serum?

A. From Beyond
B. Re-Animator
C. Beyond Re-Animator
D. Frankenstein

Question 15: What year was the first feature-length zombie film, White Zombie, released?

A. 1930
B. 1934
C. 1932
D. 1936

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h2>Question 16: In World War Z, what does Gerry Lane discover camouflages humans from zombies?

A. Blood
B. Termites
C. A deadly pathogen
D. Loud noises

Question 17: Which director made the ultra-gory zombie comedy Braindead (aka Dead Alive)?

A. Sam Raimi
B. Eli Roth
C. Peter Jackson
D. Takashi Miike

Question 18: In Dawn of the Dead, what is the name of the helicopter pilot?

A. Peter
B. Roger
C. Fran
D. Stephen

Question 19: Which zombie film is set in a quarantined apartment block and is Spanish-made?

A. Quarantine
B. [REC]
C. Apartment 143
D. The Building

Question 20: In Train to Busan, what is the young girl’s name protected by her father?

A. Ji-yeon
B. Seong-kyu
C. Sang-hwa
D. Su-an

Answers

  1. C. Night of the Living Dead (1968) – George A. Romero’s film redefined zombies as shambling cannibals; White Zombie had voodoo slaves, while the others came later.
  2. C. Dawn of the Dead – The 1978 sequel has survivors in a mall; others have different settings like bunkers or cities.
  3. B. Zombies in Return of the Living Dead – The 1985 film uniquely has zombies craving brains specifically; others don’t emphasise this.
  4. C. Cillian Murphy – He stars as Jim in the 2002 film; the others are unrelated actors.
  5. D. The Winchester – Iconic line “to the Winchester”; others are fictional pubs from different shows.
  6. D. Train to Busan – The 2016 hit unfolds on KTX-101 train; others are different Korean zombie films.
  7. D. George A. Romero – He directed the 1968 classic; others are horror directors but not this film.
  8. C. A zombie – Murray fakes being undead in the 2009 comedy; not the other roles.
  9. D. Dawn of the Dead – Famous trailer tagline from the 1978 film; not the other Romero entries.
  10. C. The Bunker – The 1985 film’s base is called that; others don’t match.
  11. D. 28 Days Later – Rage virus creates runners; classic zombies are slow.
  12. A. Bruce Campbell – Iconic role in 1987’s Evil Dead II; others star in different films.
  13. C. Johnny – Brother teases Barbra before his death; first on-screen kill.
  14. B. Re-Animator – 1985 Stuart Gordon film based on Lovecraft; others are related but not exact.
  15. C. 1932 – Bela Lugosi stars in the voodoo zombie pioneer; dates are close but wrong.
  16. C. A deadly pathogen – In 2013’s film, disease makes humans invisible to zombies; not the distractors.
  17. C. Peter Jackson – His 1992 splatterfest before Lord of the Rings; others directed different gore films.
  18. D. Stephen – David Emge’s character in 1978; others are fellow survivors.
  19. B. [REC] – 2007 Spanish found-footage original; Quarantine is remake.
  20. D. Su-an – Daughter of Seok-woo (Gong Yoo) in 2016; others are different characters.

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