Horror Movie Trivia Quiz: Only True Fans Will Score 100%!

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Test your knowledge of horror cinema classics and modern masterpieces with these 20 trivia questions, from slashers to supernatural chills. Ranging from easy warm-ups to devilish brain-teasers, only true fans will ace them all. Grab a pen and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movies

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. William Friedkin
C. Roman Polanski
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: In Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), what is the name of the motel?

A. Shadow Inn
B. Bates Motel
C. Psycho Lodge
D. Norman’s Rest

Question 3: What year was George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead released?

A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970

Question 4: In The Shining (1980), what is the name of the haunted hotel?

A. Stanley Hotel
B. Timberline Lodge
C. Overlook Hotel
D. Outlook Inn

Question 5: Who played the lead role of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

A. Jodie Foster
B. Tatum O’Neal
C. Linda Blair
D. Brooke Shields

Question 6: What is the first name of the masked killer in Halloween (1978)?

A. Jason
B. Freddy
C. Leatherface
D. Michael

Question 7: Which film introduced the character Freddy Krueger?

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

Question 8: Who directed Jaws (1975)?

A. John Carpenter
B. Ridley Scott
C. Steven Spielberg
D. James Cameron

Question 9: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), what is Leatherface’s primary weapon?

A. Axe
B. Machete
C. Knife
D. Chainsaw

Question 10: Carrie (1976) is based on a novel by which author?

A. Clive Barker
B. H.P. Lovecraft
C. Anne Rice
D. Stephen King

Question 11: Who directed Scream (1996)?

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

Question 12: In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), who plays Hannibal Lecter?

A. Robert De Niro
B. Gary Oldman
C. Anthony Hopkins
D. Javier Bardem

Question 13: What year was A Nightmare on Elm Street released?

A. 1983
B. 1985
C. 1984
D. 1986

Question 14: Who directed The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Ari Aster
B. Jordan Peele
C. James Wan
D. Guillermo del Toro

Question 15: Who directed Get Out (2017)?

A. M. Night Shyamalan
B. Ryan Coogler
C. F. Gary Gray
D. Jordan Peele

Question 16: What is the name of the demonic clown in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It?

A. Bozo
B. Joker
C. Ronald
D. Pennywise

Question 17: Who directed Hereditary (2018)?

A. Robert Eggers
B. Mike Flanagan
C. David Robert Mitchell
D. Ari Aster

Question 18: In which film does the iconic line “Here’s Johnny!” appear?

A. Psycho
B. Poltergeist
C. The Exorcist
D. The Shining

Question 19: What is the release year of John Carpenter’s The Thing?

A. 1981
B. 1983
C. 1982
D. 1984

Question 20: Who played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho?

A. Jack Nicholson
B. Vincent Price
C. Boris Karloff
D. Anthony Perkins

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – He directed the Oscar-winning 1973 film about demonic possession starring Linda Blair. Kubrick directed The Shining, Polanski Rosemary’s Baby, and Hooper The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  2. B. Bates Motel – The remote motel owned by Norman Bates is central to the film’s plot. The others are fabricated names.
  3. B. 1968 – Romero’s groundbreaking zombie film redefined the genre. It was not released in 1967 or later years listed.
  4. C. Overlook Hotel – Jack Torrance’s workplace in Kubrick’s adaptation is the fictional Overlook. The Stanley inspired it, and Timberline was used for exteriors.
  5. C. Linda Blair – The 12-year-old star delivered the iconic performance, earning an Oscar nomination. The others were child actors in different films.
  6. D. Michael – Michael Myers stalks Laurie Strode in Haddonfield. Jason is from Friday the 13th, Freddy from A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Leatherface from Texas Chain Saw.
  7. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street – Craven’s 1984 film debuted the dream-killing Freddy. The others feature different slashers.
  8. C. Steven Spielberg – The director’s blockbuster about a man-eating shark terrified audiences. Carpenter did Halloween, Scott Alien.
  9. D. Chainsaw – Leatherface wields it in Tobe Hooper’s raw 1974 film. The others are weapons from different horror icons.
  10. D. Stephen King – Brian De Palma’s adaptation of King’s debut novel stars Sissy Spacek. The others wrote different horror works.
  11. D. Wes Craven – Craven helmed the meta-slasher with Neve Campbell. Carpenter did Halloween, Romero zombies.
  12. C. Anthony Hopkins – Hopkins won an Oscar for the cannibalistic psychiatrist opposite Jodie Foster. The others played villains elsewhere.
  13. C. 1984 – Craven’s film launched a major franchise. Not 1983 or subsequent years.
  14. C. James Wan – Wan kickstarted the Conjuring Universe with this haunted-house tale. Aster did Hereditary, Peele Get Out.
  15. D. Jordan Peele – Peele’s directorial debut blended horror and social commentary. Shyamalan does twists, Coogler Black Panther.
  16. D. Pennywise – Bill Skarsgård portrayed the shape-shifting entity. The others are non-horror clowns.
  17. D. Ari Aster – Aster’s debut features Toni Collette in a grief-to-horror spiral. Eggers did The Witch, Flanagan The Haunting of Hill House.
  18. D. The Shining – Jack Nicholson’s improvised axe scene delivers the line. Not from the other classics listed.
  19. C. 1982 – Carpenter’s body-horror remake of the 1951 film is a effects masterpiece. Not 1981 or later.
  20. D. Anthony Perkins – Perkins’ dual role as Norman and “Mother” is legendary. Nicholson was in The Shining, Karloff in Universal monsters.

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