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This quiz tests your knowledge of classic horror cinema through questions on directors, cast members, characters and key production details. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more demanding points drawn from well-known films of the 1920s to the 1970s.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. William Friedkin
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Roman Polanski
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: What is the name of the demon that possesses Regan in The Exorcist?

A. Valak
B. Pazuzu
C. Asmodeus
D. Belial

Question 3: In the 1931 film Dracula, which actor portrayed Count Dracula?

A. Boris Karloff
B. Lon Chaney Jr.
C. Bela Lugosi
D. John Carradine

Question 4: What year was the film Night of the Living Dead released?

A. 1965
B. 1968
C. 1972
D. 1975

Question 5: Who directed the 1931 version of Frankenstein?

A. Tod Browning
B. James Whale
C. Karl Freund
D. Edgar G. Ulmer

Question 6: In the 1978 film Halloween, what is the name of the fictional town where the story takes place?

A. Woodsboro
B. Springwood
C. Haddonfield
D. Crystal Lake

Question 7: Who wrote the novel on which the 1973 film The Exorcist is based?

A. Stephen King
B. Ira Levin
C. William Peter Blatty
D. Peter Straub

Question 8: What is the name of the masked killer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Michael Myers
B. Leatherface
C. Jason Voorhees
D. Ghostface

Question 9: In the 1922 film Nosferatu, what type of creature is Count Orlok?

A. Werewolf
B. Vampire
C. Ghost
D. Witch

Question 10: Who directed the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Dario Argento
D. Brian De Palma

Answers

  1. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho. Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby and Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  2. B. Pazuzu – The demon is Pazuzu. Valak appears in The Conjuring series, while Asmodeus and Belial are not part of the film.
  3. C. Bela Lugosi – Lugosi played Dracula. Karloff played the monster in Frankenstein, Chaney Jr. played the Wolf Man and later Dracula, and Carradine played Dracula in later Universal films.
  4. B. 1968 – Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968. The other years do not match the production record.
  5. B. James Whale – Whale directed Frankenstein. Browning directed Dracula, Freund directed The Mummy and Ulmer directed The Black Cat.
  6. C. Haddonfield – The town is Haddonfield, Illinois. The other names belong to different horror franchises.
  7. C. William Peter Blatty – Blatty wrote the novel. King, Levin and Straub wrote other well-known horror novels.
  8. B. Leatherface – Leatherface is the killer. Myers, Voorhees and Ghostface belong to other series.
  9. B. Vampire – Orlok is a vampire. The film contains no werewolves, ghosts or witches in that role.
  10. B. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby. Friedkin, Argento and De Palma directed other horror films of the period.

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