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This quiz covers landmark films, directors and performers from the classic horror eras spanning the 1930s Universal cycle through to the 1970s. Questions draw on verified production details, cast credits and release facts from those periods. Readers can expect a balanced range of difficulty across the ten items.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1931 film Dracula starring Bela Lugosi?

A. James Whale
B. Tod Browning
C. Karl Freund
D. Edgar G. Ulmer

Question 2: In which year was the original The Exorcist released in cinemas?

A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1974

Question 3: Which actor portrayed the Monster in the 1931 Universal film Frankenstein?

A. Boris Karloff
B. Lon Chaney Jr.
C. Bela Lugosi
D. John Carradine

Question 4: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. William Castle
C. Roger Corman
D. Terence Fisher

Question 5: Which studio produced the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein?

A. Universal Pictures
B. Hammer Film Productions
C. American International Pictures
D. RKO Pictures

Question 6: What was the first name of the character played by Christopher Lee in the 1958 film Dracula?

A. Count
B. Baron
C. Doctor
D. Professor

Question 7: In which decade was the film Night of the Living Dead first released?

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

Question 8: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Bram Stoker
B. Mary Shelley
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. H. P. Lovecraft

Question 9: Which actor starred as Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Anthony Perkins
B. Rod Taylor
C. John Gavin
D. Martin Balsam

Question 10: The 1976 film Carrie was directed by which filmmaker?

A. John Carpenter
B. Brian De Palma
C. Wes Craven
D. Tobe Hooper

Answers

  1. B. Tod Browning – Tod Browning directed the 1931 Dracula. James Whale directed Frankenstein the same year, Karl Freund photographed The Mummy and Edgar G. Ulmer directed The Black Cat.
  2. C. 1973 – The Exorcist premiered in December 1973. Earlier and later years do not match the documented release date.
  3. A. Boris Karloff – Boris Karloff played the Monster in the 1931 Frankenstein. Lon Chaney Jr. took the role in later entries and Bela Lugosi declined the part.
  4. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho. The other directors worked on different horror or thriller projects in the same era.
  5. B. Hammer Film Productions – Hammer produced The Curse of Frankenstein. Universal had released its own Frankenstein cycle decades earlier.
  6. A. Count – Christopher Lee played Count Dracula in the 1958 film. The other titles do not apply to that character.
  7. B. 1960s – Night of the Living Dead was released in 1968. It belongs to no other decade listed.
  8. B. Mary Shelley – Mary Shelley wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein. Bram Stoker wrote Dracula and the others wrote unrelated works.
  9. A. Anthony Perkins – Anthony Perkins portrayed Norman Bates. The remaining actors appeared in Psycho but not in that role.
  10. B. Brian De Palma – Brian De Palma directed Carrie. The other directors made different horror films around the same period.

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