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The 1970s delivered several landmark horror films that shaped the genre. This quiz examines factual details from their production, cast, directors and plot events.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. William Friedkin
C. John Carpenter
D. Dario Argento

Question 2: In the 1978 film Halloween, what is the full name of the primary antagonist?

A. Jason Voorhees
B. Michael Myers
C. Leatherface
D. Norman Bates

Question 3: What year was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre released?

A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1978

Question 4: Which actress portrayed the possessed child Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

A. Jamie Lee Curtis
B. Linda Blair
C. Margot Kidder
D. Sissy Spacek

Question 5: In the 1976 film The Omen, what is the name of the young boy who is the Antichrist?

A. Damien Thorn
B. Regan MacNeil
C. Michael Myers
D. Andy Barclay

Question 6: Carrie (1976) is an adaptation of a novel by which author?

A. Peter Straub
B. Stephen King
C. Ira Levin
D. William Peter Blatty

Question 7: Who directed the 1977 horror film Suspiria?

A. Dario Argento
B. George A. Romero
C. Wes Craven
D. Brian De Palma

Question 8: Dawn of the Dead (1978) serves as a sequel to which earlier film?

A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B. Night of the Living Dead
C. Halloween
D. The Exorcist

Question 9: In the 1979 film Alien, what is the name of the commercial towing ship?

A. Nostromo
B. Prometheus
C. Sulaco
D. Covenant

Question 10: Which 1974 film is credited with helping establish the slasher subgenre through its use of anonymous phone calls?

A. Black Christmas
B. Halloween
C. Friday the 13th
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, John Carpenter directed Halloween and Dario Argento directed Suspiria.
  2. B. Michael Myers – Michael Myers is the killer in Halloween. Jason Voorhees appears in the Friday the 13th series, Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Norman Bates in Psycho.
  3. B. 1974 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released in 1974. The other years do not match the production record.
  4. B. Linda Blair – Linda Blair played Regan MacNeil. Jamie Lee Curtis starred in Halloween, Margot Kidder in Black Christmas and Sissy Spacek in Carrie.
  5. A. Damien Thorn – Damien Thorn is the child in The Omen. The other names belong to characters from different horror films.
  6. B. Stephen King – Carrie is based on Stephen King’s debut novel. The other authors wrote different works adapted into horror films.
  7. A. Dario Argento – Dario Argento directed Suspiria. George A. Romero directed Dawn of the Dead, Wes Craven directed The Hills Have Eyes and Brian De Palma directed Carrie.
  8. B. Night of the Living Dead – Dawn of the Dead continues the story begun in George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. The other films are not part of that series.
  9. A. Nostromo – The ship in Alien is named Nostromo. The other names belong to ships in later Alien franchise entries.
  10. A. Black Christmas – Black Christmas (1974) features the killer making anonymous phone calls from inside the house. Halloween followed in 1978 and the other listed films appeared later.

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