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This quiz covers key facts from psychological thriller horror films, including directors, cast members, characters and production details. Questions draw from both classic and later examples to provide a balanced challenge.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

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

Question 2: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?

A. Overlook Hotel
B. Timberline Lodge
C. Stanley Hotel
D. Grand Hotel

Question 3: Which actor played Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

A. Brian Cox
B. Mads Mikkelsen
C. Anthony Hopkins
D. Gary Oldman

Question 4: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

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

Question 5: In the 1990 film Misery, what is the profession of the character Paul Sheldon?

A. Doctor
B. Writer
C. Police officer
D. Actor

Question 6: Which actress starred as Nina Sayers in the 2010 film Black Swan?

A. Mila Kunis
B. Winona Ryder
C. Natalie Portman
D. Barbara Hershey

Question 7: The 2014 film The Babadook originated from which country?

A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Australia
D. Canada

Question 8: Who directed the 2018 film Hereditary?

A. Ari Aster
B. Jordan Peele
C. Robert Eggers
D. David Robert Mitchell

Question 9: The 2010 film Shutter Island is based on a novel by which author?

A. Stephen King
B. Dennis Lehane
C. Gillian Flynn
D. Paula Hawkins

Question 10: In the 1976 film Carrie, what is the name of the lead character’s mother?

A. Margaret White
B. Sue Snell
C. Chris Hargensen
D. Miss Collins

Answers

  1. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho, released in 1960. Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Friedkin directed The Exorcist and Kubrick directed The Shining.
  2. A. Overlook Hotel – The Overlook Hotel is the central setting in The Shining. The other options refer to real locations or different films.
  3. C. Anthony Hopkins – Hopkins portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Cox played the role in an earlier film and the others appeared in different projects.
  4. A. Ira Levin – Levin wrote the 1967 novel Rosemary’s Baby. King, Blatty and Harris authored different source novels for other horror films.
  5. B. Writer – Paul Sheldon is a novelist held captive in Misery. The other professions do not match the character.
  6. C. Natalie Portman – Portman played Nina Sayers in Black Swan. The others appeared in supporting roles or different films.
  7. C. Australia – The Babadook was produced in Australia. It is not an American, British or Canadian production.
  8. A. Ari Aster – Aster directed Hereditary. The other directors made different horror films released around the same period.
  9. B. Dennis Lehane – Lehane wrote the 2003 novel Shutter Island. King, Flynn and Hawkins wrote unrelated source material.
  10. A. Margaret White – Margaret White is Carrie’s mother in the 1976 film. The other names belong to different characters in the story.

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