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This quiz tests your knowledge of the directors responsible for landmark horror films. Questions cover production details, release years and key cast contributions across classic and modern entries in the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Brian De Palma
D. David Cronenberg

Question 2: Alfred Hitchcock directed which horror classic released in 1960?

A. Vertigo
B. Rear Window
C. Psycho
D. North by Northwest

Question 3: John Carpenter directed which 1978 slasher film?

A. Friday the 13th
B. A Nightmare on Elm Street
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
D. Halloween

Question 4: Wes Craven directed the first A Nightmare on Elm Street in which year?

A. 1980
B. 1984
C. 1982
D. 1986

Question 5: George A. Romero released Night of the Living Dead in which year?

A. 1966
B. 1970
C. 1968
D. 1972

Question 6: Who directed the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. Dario Argento
B. Mario Bava
C. Lucio Fulci
D. Ruggero Deodato

Question 7: Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in which year?

A. 1972
B. 1976
C. 1974
D. 1978

Question 8: Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining, released in which year?

A. 1978
B. 1982
C. 1980
D. 1984

Question 9: Who directed the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Tod Browning
B. James Whale
C. Carl Laemmle Jr.
D. Boris Karloff

Question 10: Ridley Scott directed Alien in which year?

A. 1977
B. 1981
C. 1983
D. 1979

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Brian De Palma directed Carrie and David Cronenberg directed The Brood.
  2. C. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho. Vertigo, Rear Window and North by Northwest are also Hitchcock films but were released in different years.
  3. D. Halloween – John Carpenter directed Halloween. Friday the 13th was directed by Sean Cunningham, A Nightmare on Elm Street by Wes Craven and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Tobe Hooper.
  4. B. 1984 – Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. The other years do not match the original film’s release.
  5. C. 1968 – George A. Romero released Night of the Living Dead in 1968. The surrounding years do not correspond to this film.
  6. A. Dario Argento – Dario Argento directed Suspiria. Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci and Ruggero Deodato directed other Italian horror films of the era.
  7. C. 1974 – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. The other years do not match the original release.
  8. C. 1980 – Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining in 1980. The surrounding years do not correspond to this film.
  9. B. James Whale – James Whale directed Frankenstein. Tod Browning directed Dracula the same year and Boris Karloff starred in the title role.
  10. D. 1979 – Ridley Scott directed Alien in 1979. The other years do not match the original release.

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