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This quiz covers production details, cast members, directors and plot points from horror films across several decades. Questions range from the Universal monster era to the 1970s independent horror wave. All facts are drawn from verified film records and interviews.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which actor portrayed Count Dracula in the 1931 Universal film?

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

Question 2: Who directed the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Tod Browning
B. James Whale
C. Carl Laemmle Jr.
D. Edgar Ulmer

Question 3: In the 1957 Hammer film The Curse of Frankenstein, who played the Creature?

A. Christopher Lee
B. Peter Cushing
C. Michael Gough
D. Oliver Reed

Question 4: Which studio produced the 1963 film The Haunting?

A. Hammer Film Productions
B. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
C. American International Pictures
D. Paramount Pictures

Question 5: Who wrote and directed the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead?

A. John A. Russo
B. George A. Romero
C. Tom Savini
D. David Emge

Question 6: In the 1973 film The Exorcist, which actor played Father Damien Karras?

A. Max von Sydow
B. Jason Miller
C. Lee J. Cobb
D. William OMalley

Question 7: Which composer created the score for the 1978 film Halloween?

A. Ennio Morricone
B. John Carpenter
C. Bernard Herrmann
D. Goblin

Question 8: What is the name of the town in the 1976 film Carrie?

A. Haddonfield
B. Chamberlain
C. Woodsboro
D. Springwood

Question 9: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. William Castle
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Roger Corman
D. Terence Fisher

Question 10: In the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, who played Leatherface?

A. Gunnar Hansen
B. Jim Siedow
C. Edwin Neal
D. Paul A. Partain

Answers

  1. B. Bela Lugosi – Lugosi originated the role in the 1931 Universal production. Karloff played the Creature in Frankenstein, Chaney Jr. played the Wolf Man and Carradine appeared in later Dracula sequels.
  2. B. James Whale – Whale directed both Frankenstein and its sequel Bride of Frankenstein. Browning directed Dracula the same year and Laemmle Jr. was the producer.
  3. A. Christopher Lee – Lee played the Creature opposite Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein in the first Hammer Frankenstein film. Cushing played the Baron, not the Creature.
  4. B. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – MGM produced The Haunting. Hammer focused on gothic colour films and AIP specialised in lower-budget American horror.
  5. B. George A. Romero – Romero wrote and directed Night of the Living Dead. Russo co-wrote the screenplay but did not direct.
  6. B. Jason Miller – Miller played Father Karras. Von Sydow played Father Merrin and OMalley played Father Dyer.
  7. B. John Carpenter – Carpenter composed the main theme himself. Morricone and Herrmann worked on other films and Goblin scored Suspiria.
  8. B. Chamberlain – The story is set in the fictional town of Chamberlain, Maine. Haddonfield appears in Halloween and Woodsboro in Scream.
  9. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho. Castle produced other thrillers and Corman worked with AIP.
  10. A. Gunnar Hansen – Hansen played Leatherface in the original film. Siedow played the Old Man and Neal played the Hitchhiker.

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