Do You Know These International Horror Films? 20-Question Trivia Challenge!

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Think you’ve got what it takes to conquer the scares from around the globe? This trivia quiz dives into international horror films from Italy, Japan, Spain, France, and beyond, with questions ranging from easy warm-ups to nightmare-level stumpers. Test your cinematic knowledge now!

20 Trivia Questions on International Horror Films

Question 1: Who directed the 1977 Italian giallo classic Suspiria?

A. Lucio Fulci
B. Mario Bava
C. Dario Argento
D. Lamberto Bava

Question 2: Ringu (1998), the influential J-horror film about a cursed videotape, originated in which country?

A. South Korea
B. Thailand
C. Japan
D. China

Question 3: Who directed the 1922 German silent Expressionist horror Nosferatu?

A. Fritz Lang
B. Robert Wiene
C. Paul Wegener
D. F.W. Murnau

Question 4: The groundbreaking German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was directed by whom?

A. F.W. Murnau
B. G.W. Pabst
C. Robert Wiene
D. Ernst Lubitsch

Question 5: Who directed the disturbing 1999 Japanese horror film Audition?

A. Hideo Nakata
B. Takashi Miike
C. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
D. Shinya Tsukamoto

Question 6: The found-footage zombie horror [REC] (2007) is from which country?

A. Mexico
B. Argentina
C. USA
D. Spain

Question 7: Who directed the 2007 Spanish supernatural horror The Orphanage?

A. Guillermo del Toro
B. Alejandro Amenábar
C. J.A. Bayona
D. Jaume Collet-Serra

Question 8: In which language is the 2008 Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In primarily spoken?

A. Norwegian
B. Danish
C. English
D. Swedish

Question 9: The 2016 zombie apocalypse film Train to Busan hails from which country?

A. Japan
B. China
C. South Korea
D. Thailand

Question 10: Who directed the 2016 South Korean supernatural horror The Wailing?

A. Bong Joon-ho
B. Park Chan-wook
C. Na Hong-jin
D. Kim Jee-woon

Question 11: The extreme 2008 French horror film Martyrs was directed by whom?

A. Alexandre Aja
B. Pascal Laugier
C. Julien Maury
D. David Moreau

Question 12: In what year was the French home invasion shocker Inside (À l’intérieur) released?

A. 2005
B. 2009
C. 2007
D. 2011

Question 13: Who directed the 2003 French slasher High Tension (Haute Tension)?

A. Pascal Laugier
B. Alexandre Aja
C. Hélène Cattet
D. Gaspar Noé

Question 14: The cannibal body horror Raw (Grave, 2016) was directed by whom?

A. Coralie Fargeat
B. Julia Ducournau
C. Lucie Brunell
D. Axelle Carolyn

Question 15: Who directed the 2001 Spanish ghost story The Devil’s Backbone (El espinazo del diablo)?

A. Pedro Almodóvar
B. Álex de la Iglesia
C. Guillermo del Toro
D. Nacho Vigalondo

Question 16: The mockumentary horror Trollhunter (2010) is from which Scandinavian country?

A. Sweden
B. Denmark
C. Iceland
D. Norway

Question 17: The psychological horror Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh, 2014) originates from which country?

A. Germany
B. Switzerland
C. Hungary
D. Austria

Question 18: Under the Shadow (2016), featuring a djinn in wartime Tehran, is set during which conflict?

A. Iran-Iraq War
B. Afghan-Soviet War
C. Gulf War
D. Lebanese Civil War

Question 19: Who directed the 2001 Japanese internet ghost horror Pulse (Kairo)?

A. Hideo Nakata
B. Takashi Miike
C. Sion Sono
D. Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Question 20: In Dario Argento’s Deep Red (1975), which actress plays the psychic Helga Ulmann?

A. Jessica Harper
B. Asia Argento
C. Claudia Gerini
D. Daria Nicolodi

Answers

  1. C. Dario Argento – He helmed the iconic 1977 film starring Jessica Harper; Fulci, Bava, and Lamberto Bava directed other Italian horrors but not this one.
  2. C. Japan – Directed by Hideo Nakata, it launched global J-horror; the others have their own horror traditions but not this film.
  3. D. F.W. Murnau – His unauthorised Dracula adaptation defined vampire cinema; the others made Expressionist or horror classics but not Nosferatu.
  4. C. Robert Wiene – The 1920 film’s twist ending influenced countless horrors; Murnau did Nosferatu, others were contemporaries in different styles.
  5. B. Takashi Miike – His slow-burn shocker features the infamous wire torture scene; the others directed key J-horrors like Ringu or Tetsuo.
  6. D. Spain – Co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, it’s quarantined apartments gone mad; others have Latin American found-footage but not this.
  7. C. J.A. Bayona – Produced by del Toro, it stars Belén Rueda; del Toro directed Devil’s Backbone, others Spanish horrors like The Others.
  8. D. Swedish – Tomas Alfredson’s film with Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson; Nordic neighbours speak related languages but this is purely Swedish.
  9. C. South Korea – Yeon Sang-ho’s hit stars Gong Yoo amid a speeding train outbreak; others produced Asian zombie films but not this blockbuster.
  10. C. Na Hong-jin – His epic blends shamanism and mystery with Kwak Do-won; others are Korean masters of different genres like Parasite.
  11. B. Pascal Laugier – The film’s brutal transcendence quest shocked Cannes; Aja did High Tension, others French extremes like Inside.
  12. C. 2007 – Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, starring Béatrice Dalle; plausible years frame other French New Extremity releases.
  13. B. Alexandre Aja – His twisty debut with Cécile de France went Hollywood after; Laugier did Martyrs, others French horror collaborators.
  14. B. Julia Ducournau – Her vegetarian-freshman cannibal tale won big at festivals; Fargeat did Revenge, others lesser-known in the subgenre.
  15. C. Guillermo del Toro – Set in a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War; others are Spanish directors of comedy-horror or sci-fi.
  16. D. Norway – André Øvredal’s creature feature trolls Norwegian folklore; other Nordics have myth horrors but this is distinctly Norwegian.
  17. D. Austria – Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala probe twin bonds; neighbours share German language but this premiered at Venice as Austrian.
  18. A. Iran-Iraq War – Babak Anvari’s film sets a mother-daughter duo against a djinn in 1980s Tehran; others are concurrent Middle East conflicts.
  19. D. Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Ghosts emerge from the internet in this atmospheric dread-fest; others helmed J-horror staples like Ringu or Suicide Club.
  20. D. Daria Nicolodi – Argento’s partner plays the murdered psychic; Harper was in Suspiria, others later Argento collaborators.

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