Can You Survive the Ultimate Horror Movie Trivia Quiz? 20 Killer Questions!

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Think you’re a horror movie master? Test your knowledge with this ultimate quiz spanning classic slashers, supernatural terrors, and modern chills. Questions range from easy warm-ups to devilishly hard brain-teasers – can you score a perfect 20/20?

20 Trivia Questions on Ultimate Horror Movies

Question 1: In which year was The Exorcist released?

A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1973
D. 1975

Question 2: Who directed Psycho (1960)?

A. Wes Craven
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. John Carpenter
D. George A. Romero

Question 3: What is the name of the masked killer in Halloween (1978)?

A. Jason Voorhees
B. Leatherface
C. Michael Myers
D. Freddy Krueger

Question 4: Which film features the haunted Overlook Hotel?

A. Doctor Sleep
B. 1408
C. The Haunting
D. The Shining

Question 5: Who played the possessed girl Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

A. Ellen Burstyn
B. Mia Farrow
C. Jamie Lee Curtis
D. Linda Blair

Question 6: In which year was A Nightmare on Elm Street first released?

A. 1986
B. 1982
C. 1988
D. 1984

Question 7: Who directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Dario Argento
B. Lucio Fulci
C. Ruggero Deodato
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 8: In Jaws (1975), what is the name of the police chief?

A. Matt Hooper
B. Sam Quint
C. Martin Brody
D. Ellen Brody

Question 9: Who directed Alien (1979)?

A. James Cameron
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Fincher
D. Paul W.S. Anderson

Question 10: What is the name of the Antichrist child in The Omen (1976)?

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

Question 11: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. William Friedkin
C. Brian De Palma
D. Roman Polanski

Question 12: What is the name of the shape-shifting alien creature in The Thing (1982)?

A. The Blob
B. The Creeper
C. The Relic
D. The Thing

Question 13: Who directed the original Scream (1996)?

A. Eli Roth
B. Wes Craven
C. Rob Zombie
D. Kevin Williamson

Question 14: Who portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

A. Mads Mikkelsen
B. Brian Cox
C. Anthony Hopkins
D. Gaspard Ulliel

Question 15: In which year was the first Saw film released?

A. 2006
B. 2002
C. 2008
D. 2004

Question 16: Who directed The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Mike Flanagan
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. James Wan

Question 17: Who directed Poltergeist (1982)?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. Sam Raimi
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Joe Dante

Question 18: What is the name of the virus that turns people into rage zombies in 28 Days Later (2002)?

A. T-Virus
B. Necro-Virus
C. C-Virus
D. Rage Virus

Question 19: Who wrote and directed Get Out (2017)?

A. Ryan Coogler
B. Nia DaCosta
C. Boots Riley
D. Jordan Peele

Question 20: Who played Count Orlok in Nosferatu (1922)?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Lon Chaney
C. Christopher Lee
D. Max Schreck

Answers

  1. C. 1973 – The Exorcist premiered on 26 December 1973; 1972 was pre-production, 1974 a re-release year, and 1975 unrelated.
  2. B. Alfred Hitchcock – The Master of Suspense directed this iconic 1960 shower scene classic; others directed later horror films.
  3. C. Michael Myers – The shape-shifting killer stalks Haddonfield in John Carpenter’s 1978 film; others are from different franchises.
  4. D. The Shining – Stephen King’s adapted novel centres on the Overlook; others feature different haunted hotels/motels.
  5. D. Linda Blair – The 12-year-old star delivered the iconic possession performance; others played mothers or different roles.
  6. D. 1984 – Wes Craven’s dream-stalker slasher debuted 9 November 1984; other years are sequels.
  7. D. Tobe Hooper – He helmed the gritty 1974 indie shocker; others directed Italian cannibal/giallo horrors.
  8. C. Martin Brody – Roy Scheider’s Amity Island sheriff battles the shark; others are oceanographer, sailor, wife.
  9. B. Ridley Scott – His 1979 sci-fi horror launched the franchise; others directed sequels/prequels.
  10. D. Damien – Gregory Peck’s adopted son is the devil incarnate; other names from similar films.
  11. D. Roman Polanski – The director’s 1968 satanic pregnancy tale; others did The Shining, Exorcist, Carrie.
  12. D. The Thing – John Carpenter’s 1982 Antarctic assimilator; others are different movie monsters.
  13. B. Wes Craven – He directed the meta-slasher that revived the genre in 1996; Williamson wrote it, others later horrors.
  14. C. Anthony Hopkins – His Oscar-winning role defined the cannibal; others played Lecter in TV/sequels/prequels.
  15. D. 2004 – James Wan’s low-budget trapper premiered 29 October 2004; others are sequels.
  16. D. James Wan – He directed the Warrens’ real-life hauntings film; others helm different modern horrors.
  17. C. Tobe Hooper – Credited director of the 1982 Spielberg-produced ghost story; Spielberg produced/exec produced.
  18. D. Rage Virus – Danny Boyle’s 2002 fast-zombie apocalypse starter; others from Resident Evil.
  19. D. Jordan Peele – His Oscar-winning social horror debut; others directed other Black-led genre films.
  20. D. Max Schreck – F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire star; others iconic Draculas later.

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