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This quiz examines key facts from horror films spanning the 1930s to the present day. Questions focus on directors, release years, cast members, plot details and production history across multiple eras.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: In which year was the film Psycho released?

A. 1959
B. 1960
C. 1961
D. 1962

Question 2: Which actor portrayed Count Dracula in the 1931 Universal film?

A. Boris Karloff
B. Lon Chaney Jr
C. Bela Lugosi
D. Vincent Price

Question 3: Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 4: What is the name of the central villain in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series?

A. Michael Myers
B. Jason Voorhees
C. Freddy Krueger
D. Leatherface

Question 5: In which year was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre first released?

A. 1972
B. 1973
C. 1974
D. 1975

Question 6: Which director helmed the 2004 film Saw?

A. James Wan
B. Leigh Whannell
C. Eli Roth
D. Darren Lynn Bousman

Question 7: Get Out won an Academy Award in which category in 2018?

A. Best Director
B. Best Picture
C. Best Original Screenplay
D. Best Actor

Question 8: Who starred as the mother in the 2018 film Hereditary?

A. Toni Collette
B. Milly Shapiro
C. Ann Dowd
D. Gabriel Byrne

Question 9: The 2002 American film The Ring is a remake of which Japanese film?

A. Ju-on
B. Ringu
C. Dark Water
D. Audition

Question 10: In which year was The Blair Witch Project released?

A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2000

Answers

  1. B. 1960 – Psycho premiered in 1960. It was not released in 1959 or later years.
  2. C. Bela Lugosi – Lugosi originated the role in the 1931 production. Karloff, Chaney Jr and Price played other iconic horror characters.
  3. B. John Carpenter – Carpenter directed and co-wrote the film. Craven, Hooper and Romero directed other landmark horror titles.
  4. C. Freddy Krueger – Krueger is the dream-stalking antagonist created by Wes Craven. The other names belong to different franchises.
  5. C. 1974 – The film debuted in 1974. Earlier and later years do not match the original release date.
  6. A. James Wan – Wan directed the first Saw film. Whannell co-wrote the screenplay but did not direct.
  7. C. Best Original Screenplay – Jordan Peele received the award for the script. The film was not nominated in the other listed categories.
  8. A. Toni Collette – Collette played Annie Graham. The other actors appeared in supporting roles.
  9. B. Ringu – The Ring adapts Hideo Nakata’s 1998 film Ringu. The remaining titles are different Japanese horror films.
  10. C. 1999 – The film received its theatrical release in 1999. It was not released in the surrounding years listed.

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