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This quiz covers key eras in classic horror cinema, from silent films through the Universal monsters and into later decades of influential productions. Questions focus on directors, actors, writers and production details that shaped the genre across the decades.

10 Trivia Questions

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

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

Question 2: Who directed the 1922 German silent film Nosferatu?

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

Question 3: In which decade was the film The Exorcist first released?

A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s

Question 4: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. William Friedkin

Question 5: Which actor portrayed the monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Peter Lorre
C. Boris Karloff
D. Claude Rains

Question 6: George A. Romero directed which 1968 horror film?

A. Dawn of the Dead
B. Night of the Living Dead
C. The Crazies
D. Day of the Dead

Question 7: Wes Craven created which 1984 horror franchise?

A. Halloween
B. Friday the 13th
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street
D. Child’s Play

Question 8: Hammer Films produced many horror movies during which period?

A. 1920s
B. 1930s
C. 1950s to 1970s
D. 1990s

Question 9: The 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is set in which fictional California town?

A. Santa Mira
B. Haddonfield
C. Woodsboro
D. Crystal Lake

Question 10: Who wrote the 1971 novel on which the film The Exorcist is based?

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

Answers

  1. B. Bela Lugosi – Lugosi originated the role in the 1931 film after playing the character on stage. Karloff played the monster in Frankenstein that same year, while Lon Chaney Jr. and Vincent Price appeared in later horror productions.
  2. C. F.W. Murnau – Murnau directed the unauthorised adaptation of Dracula. Lang and Wiene made other expressionist films of the era, but not Nosferatu.
  3. C. 1970s – The Exorcist premiered in 1973. It was not released in the 1950s, 1960s or 1980s.
  4. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed and produced Psycho. The other directors worked on different landmark films of the period.
  5. C. Boris Karloff – Karloff played the creature in the 1931 version. Lugosi was offered the role but declined.
  6. B. Night of the Living Dead – Romero made his debut with this film. The other titles are his later zombie or horror works.
  7. C. A Nightmare on Elm Street – Craven wrote and directed the original 1984 film. The other franchises had different creators.
  8. C. 1950s to 1970s – Hammer produced its signature gothic horror films during these decades. The studio was not active in horror during the 1920s, 1930s or 1990s.
  9. A. Santa Mira – The story unfolds in the town of Santa Mira. The other towns belong to different horror franchises.
  10. B. William Peter Blatty – Blatty wrote the novel and adapted it for the screen. The other authors wrote unrelated horror novels.

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