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Modern horror has delivered some of the most inventive and unsettling stories in recent cinema. This quiz draws on narrative details, character arcs, production facts and cast information from key films released since 2010. Questions range from accessible to demanding to test a broad range of knowledge.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 2017 film Get Out?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Ari Aster
C. Robert Eggers
D. David Robert Mitchell

Question 2: In Hereditary, the Graham family becomes entangled with a cult devoted to which demon?

A. Valak
B. Paimon
C. Baphomet
D. Pazuzu

Question 3: The 2013 film The Conjuring is based on the real-life investigations of which married couple?

A. Ed and Lorraine Warren
B. Ed and Lorraine Warren
C. Ed and Lorraine Warren
D. Ed and Lorraine Warren

Question 4: What is the release year of Midsommar?

A. 2018
B. 2019
C. 2020
D. 2021

Question 5: In Jordan Peele’s Us, the Wilson family is confronted by doubles known by what name?

A. The Tethered
B. The Shadows
C. The Mirrors
D. The Copies

Question 6: Who directed and co-starred as the father in A Quiet Place?

A. John Krasinski
B. Emily Blunt
C. Bryan Woods
D. Scott Beck

Question 7: The Witch is set in which American colony during the 17th century?

A. Plymouth Colony
B. New England
C. Jamestown
D. Salem

Question 8: It Follows was directed by which filmmaker?

A. David Robert Mitchell
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. Jennifer Kent

Question 9: In The Babadook, what object brings the title entity into the household?

A. A children’s book
B. An old photograph
C. A music box
D. A wooden doll

Question 10: Smile is a 2022 feature film expansion of which earlier short film by the same director?

A. Laura Hasn’t Slept
B. The Smile
C. Entity
D. The Curse

Answers

  1. A. Jordan Peele – Jordan Peele wrote and directed Get Out, his feature debut. Ari Aster directed Hereditary and Midsommar, Robert Eggers directed The Witch, and David Robert Mitchell directed It Follows.
  2. B. Paimon – The cult in Hereditary worships the demon Paimon. Valak appears in The Conjuring series, while Baphomet and Pazuzu belong to other horror properties.
  3. A. Ed and Lorraine Warren – The Conjuring draws directly from the case files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The other options repeat the same incorrect names.
  4. B. 2019 – Midsommar premiered in 2019. It was not released in 2018, 2020 or 2021.
  5. A. The Tethered – The doubles in Us are called The Tethered. The other names do not appear in the film.
  6. A. John Krasinski – John Krasinski directed A Quiet Place and played the father, Lee Abbott. Emily Blunt co-starred but did not direct.
  7. B. New England – The Witch is set in a New England settlement in the 1630s. Plymouth Colony, Jamestown and Salem are distinct historical locations not used in the film.
  8. A. David Robert Mitchell – David Robert Mitchell directed It Follows. The other directors are associated with different modern horror titles.
  9. A. A children’s book – The Babadook enters the household through a mysterious pop-up book. The other objects are not part of the story.
  10. A. Laura Hasn’t Slept – Smile expands the short film Laura Hasn’t Slept, also directed by Parker Finn. The remaining titles are not connected to the project.

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