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This quiz tests knowledge of directors who shaped classic horror cinema through their work on key films. Questions draw from production facts, cast selections and narrative details across several decades of the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: Who directed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Sam Raimi

Question 3: Which director created Night of the Living Dead in 1968?

A. George A. Romero
B. Roman Polanski
C. Brian De Palma
D. William Friedkin

Question 4: Who directed A Nightmare on Elm Street released in 1984?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. John Carpenter
C. Wes Craven
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 5: Which director oversaw production of The Exorcist in 1973?

A. William Friedkin
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. George A. Romero
D. Sam Raimi

Question 6: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Wes Craven
C. Brian De Palma
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 7: Which director made The Shining in 1980?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. John Carpenter
C. William Friedkin
D. George A. Romero

Question 8: Who directed the 1976 adaptation of Carrie?

A. Brian De Palma
B. Roman Polanski
C. Sam Raimi
D. Alfred Hitchcock

Question 9: Which director released The Birds in 1963?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Wes Craven
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 10: Who directed The Evil Dead in 1981?

A. Sam Raimi
B. William Friedkin
C. Brian De Palma
D. John Carpenter

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote Halloween in 1978. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead.
  3. A. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead in 1968. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Brian De Palma directed Carrie and William Friedkin directed The Exorcist.
  4. C. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, John Carpenter directed Halloween and Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining.
  5. A. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist in 1973. Alfred Hitchcock directed The Birds, George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead and Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead.
  6. A. Roman Polanski – Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Brian De Palma directed Carrie and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  7. A. Stanley Kubrick – Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining in 1980. John Carpenter directed Halloween, William Friedkin directed The Exorcist and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  8. A. Brian De Palma – Brian De Palma directed Carrie in 1976. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead and Alfred Hitchcock directed The Birds.
  9. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Alfred Hitchcock directed The Birds in 1963. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining.
  10. A. Sam Raimi – Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead in 1981. William Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Brian De Palma directed Carrie and John Carpenter directed Halloween.

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