Can You Survive This Ultimate Horror Movie Trivia Quiz? 20 Questions to Test Your Fears!

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Think you’re a horror movie master? Dive into this ultimate trivia quiz spanning iconic slashers, supernatural scares, and classic terrors from cinema history. Questions range from easy warm-ups to devilishly difficult challenges – can you score a perfect 20/20?

20 Trivia Questions on Ultimate Horror Movies

Question 1: In which year was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho first released?

A. 1959
B. 1960
C. 1961
D. 1958

Question 2: Who directed the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. William Friedkin
C. John Carpenter
D. Roman Polanski

Question 3: What is the name of the isolated hotel in The Shining (1980)?

A. Timberline Lodge
B. Overlook Hotel
C. Stanley Hotel
D. Outlook Inn

Question 4: Which film marked George A. Romero’s directorial debut in 1968?

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

Question 5: Who played the character Casey Becker, the first victim in Scream (1996)?

A. Neve Campbell
B. Courteney Cox
C. Drew Barrymore
D. Jamie Kennedy

Question 6: What does Hannibal Lecter pair with fava beans in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)?

A. Merlot
B. Chianti
C. Cabernet
D. Zinfandel

Question 7: In which year was the first Friday the 13th film released?

A. 1979
B. 1980
C. 1981
D. 1978

Question 8: Who portrayed Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)?

A. Anthony Perkins
B. James Stewart
C. Rod Taylor
D. John Gavin

Question 9: What are the extra-dimensional beings led by Pinhead called in the Hellraiser series?

A. Demons
B. Cenobites
C. Leviathans
D. Lament Configurations

Question 10: Who directed the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

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

Question 11: What year was John Carpenter’s The Thing remake released?

A. 1981
B. 1982
C. 1980
D. 1983

Question 12: How many razor blades are on Freddy Krueger’s glove in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

Question 13: Who played the possessed girl Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Linda Blair
B. Jodie Foster
C. Tatum O’Neal
D. Brooke Shields

Question 14: What is the name of the shark boat captained by Quint in Jaws (1975)?

A. Orca
B. Moby Dick
C. Sea Witch
D. Reaper

Question 15: Which director helmed the 2017 horror hit Get Out?

A. Ari Aster
B. Jordan Peele
C. Robert Eggers
D. Mike Flanagan

Question 16: In Halloween (1978), what is Michael Myers’ signature weapon?

A. Axe
B. Chainsaw
C. Kitchen knife
D. Machete

Question 17: What creature feature film from 1954 starred James Arness as a giant carrot monster?

A. The Blob
B> Them!
C. Tarantula
D. The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Question 18: Who composed the iconic theme for Jaws (1975)?

A. John Williams
B. Bernard Herrmann
C. Ennio Morricone
D. Jerry Goldsmith

Question 19: In Rosemary’s Baby (1968), what is the baby’s name revealed to be?

A. Andrew
B. Adrian
C. Adam
D. Aiden

Question 20: Which 1987 film features a puppet named Billy controlled by a killer?

A. Child’s Play
B. Puppet Master
C. Demonic Toys
D. Dolly Dearest

Answers

  1. B. 1960 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho premiered on 16 June 1960; 1959 was a rumour, others are adjacent years but incorrect.
  2. B. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed the Oscar-winning film; Kubrick did The Shining, others unrelated.
  3. B. Overlook Hotel – The fictional hotel in Kubrick’s adaptation is the Overlook; Stanley inspired it but is real.
  4. B. Night of the Living Dead – Romero’s 1968 low-budget zombie film launched the modern genre; others are sequels.
  5. C. Drew Barrymore – Barrymore’s opening kill as Casey set the meta tone; others are later cast.
  6. B. Chianti – Lecter’s famous line specifies “a nice Chianti”; others are red wines but wrong.
  7. B. 1980 – Released 13 May 1980; 1979 was Halloween follow-up planning year.
  8. A. Anthony Perkins – Perkins iconic as Bates; others in Hitchcock films but not this role.
  9. B. Cenobites – From Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (1987), sadomasochistic explorers; others are misnomers.
  10. C. Tobe Hooper – Hooper co-wrote/directed the gritty 1974 indie; others are slasher peers.
  11. B. 1982 – Carpenter’s The Thing released 25 June 1982; 1981 was pre-production.
  12. B. Four – Freddy’s brown leather glove has four steel blades per the 1984 film design.
  13. A. Linda Blair – Blair’s performance earned an Oscar nod; others were child actors of era.
  14. A. Orca – Quint’s boat is named Orca, a killer whale, ironic for shark hunt.
  15. B. Jordan Peele – Peele’s directorial debut won Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
  16. C. Kitchen knife – Myers steals a Williams brand knife from Laurie’s kitchen.
  17. B. Them! – 1954 ant-monster film; Arness as agent battling giant insects.
  18. A. John Williams – Williams’ two-note ostinato score defined suspense; Herrmann did Psycho.
  19. B. Adrian – Satanists name the baby Adrian/Andrew, son of Satan per novel/film.
  20. A. Child’s Play – Features Chucky via Billy puppet in marketing; others later doll horrors.

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