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This quiz focuses on classic supernatural horror films from the 1960s and 1970s. Questions cover directors, writers, plot details, cast members and production facts drawn from well known entries in the genre. Readers can expect a range of difficulty across the ten questions.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Richard Donner
D. Nicolas Roeg

Question 2: Which novel forms the basis for the 1963 film The Haunting?

A. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
B. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
C. Hell House by Richard Matheson
D. The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Question 3: What is the name of the demon possessing the child in The Exorcist?

A. Valak
B. Belial
C. Pazuzu
D. Asmodeus

Question 4: Who wrote the novel Rosemary’s Baby?

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

Question 5: In which year was the film The Omen released?

A. 1974
B. 1975
C. 1976
D. 1977

Question 6: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. John Carpenter
D. Wes Craven

Question 7: What is the name of the apartment building in Rosemary’s Baby?

A. The Dakota
B. The Bramford
C. The Overlook
D. The Winchester

Question 8: Which actor played the role of Damien’s father in the 1976 film The Omen?

A. Gregory Peck
B. Lee Remick
C. David Warner
D. Patrick Troughton

Question 9: Who wrote the screenplay for the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. William Peter Blatty
B. Ira Levin
C. Shirley Jackson
D. Richard Matheson

Question 10: Which 1973 supernatural horror film was based on a best selling novel by William Peter Blatty?

A. The Haunting
B. Don’t Look Now
C. The Exorcist
D. The Omen

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist in 1973. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Richard Donner directed The Omen and Nicolas Roeg directed Don’t Look Now.
  2. B. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson – The 1963 film The Haunting adapts Shirley Jackson’s novel. The other options are different source novels for later films.
  3. C. Pazuzu – The demon Pazuzu possesses Regan in The Exorcist. The other names belong to different demonic figures in horror lore.
  4. A. Ira Levin – Ira Levin wrote the 1967 novel Rosemary’s Baby. William Peter Blatty wrote The Exorcist and the remaining authors wrote later works.
  5. C. 1976 – The Omen was released in 1976. The other years do not match the film’s release date.
  6. B. Roman Polanski – Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968. The other directors helmed different horror films listed in the quiz.
  7. B. The Bramford – The Bramford is the name of the building in Rosemary’s Baby. The Dakota is a real building used in other productions and the remaining names come from unrelated films.
  8. A. Gregory Peck – Gregory Peck played Robert Thorn, Damien’s adoptive father, in The Omen. The other actors appeared in the film in different roles.
  9. A. William Peter Blatty – William Peter Blatty wrote the screenplay for The Exorcist based on his own novel. The other writers are not credited with that screenplay.
  10. C. The Exorcist – The Exorcist adapts William Peter Blatty’s novel. The Haunting, Don’t Look Now and The Omen have different source material and release years.

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