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This quiz focuses on slasher films from the 1970s onward. It mixes production details, cast facts, character names and plot points drawn from well-known entries in the genre. Questions range from straightforward to more specific details that require close attention to the films themselves.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: What is the name of the summer camp featured in the original Friday the 13th?

A. Camp Crystal Lake
B. Camp Redwood
C. Camp Blackwood
D. Camp Forest Green

Question 3: Which actor portrayed Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. Kane Hodder
B. Robert Englund
C. Tony Todd
D. Doug Bradley

Question 4: In the film Scream, what is the name of the fictional town where the story takes place?

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

Question 5: Who directed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Dario Argento

Question 6: What is the full name of the final girl in the original Halloween?

A. Laurie Strode
B. Sally Hardesty
C. Nancy Thompson
D. Sidney Prescott

Question 7: In Friday the 13th Part 2, what is the name of the adult Jason Voorhees actor?

A. Ari Lehman
B. Warrington Gillette
C. Kane Hodder
D. Richard Brooker

Question 8: Which actress played the lead role of Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise?

A. Neve Campbell
B. Courteney Cox
C. Jamie Lee Curtis
D. Heather Langenkamp

Question 9: What is the name of the killer in the 1974 film Black Christmas?

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

Question 10: Which studio originally released the 1980 film Friday the 13th?

A. Paramount Pictures
B. Universal Pictures
C. Warner Bros.
D. Columbia Pictures

Answers

  1. A. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote the 1978 film Halloween. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. A. Camp Crystal Lake – The original Friday the 13th is set at Camp Crystal Lake. The other names belong to later sequels or unrelated films.
  3. B. Robert Englund – Robert Englund originated the role of Freddy Krueger. Kane Hodder played Jason Voorhees, Tony Todd played Candyman and Doug Bradley played Pinhead.
  4. A. Woodsboro – Scream is set in the town of Woodsboro. Springwood appears in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Haddonfield in Halloween and Crystal Lake in Friday the 13th.
  5. C. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. John Carpenter, Wes Craven and Dario Argento directed other horror films but not this one.
  6. A. Laurie Strode – Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode. Sally Hardesty appears in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street and Sidney Prescott in Scream.
  7. B. Warrington Gillette – Warrington Gillette played the adult Jason in Friday the 13th Part 2. Ari Lehman played young Jason, Kane Hodder played Jason in later entries and Richard Brooker played Jason in Part 3.
  8. A. Neve Campbell – Neve Campbell played Sidney Prescott. Courteney Cox played Gale Weathers, Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode and Heather Langenkamp played Nancy Thompson.
  9. A. Billy – The killer in Black Christmas is referred to as Billy. The other names belong to different slashers.
  10. A. Paramount Pictures – Paramount Pictures released Friday the 13th in 1980. The other studios did not release the original film.

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