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Test your knowledge of the directors behind some of horror cinema’s most influential films. This quiz mixes straightforward facts about their careers with details on specific productions and contributions. Questions range from accessible to more demanding.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead?

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

Question 2: In which year was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho first released?

A. 1959
B. 1961
C. 1960
D. 1962

Question 3: Which director helmed both Halloween in 1978 and The Fog in 1980?

A. Wes Craven
B. Dario Argento
C. John Carpenter
D. David Cronenberg

Question 4: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Ridley Scott

Question 5: Which director created the character Freddy Krueger for A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. John Carpenter
B. Clive Barker
C. Sam Raimi
D. Wes Craven

Question 6: George A. Romero directed which film as the second entry in his original Dead series?

A. Day of the Dead
B. Dawn of the Dead
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
D. Evil Dead

Question 7: Who directed the 1982 horror film The Thing?

A. John Carpenter
B. Ridley Scott
C. David Cronenberg
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 8: Italian director Dario Argento is primarily associated with which horror style?

A. Slasher films
B. Giallo
C. Found footage
D. Supernatural horror

Question 9: Who directed the 1979 film Alien?

A. James Cameron
B. Paul W.S. Anderson
C. Ridley Scott
D. David Fincher

Question 10: Which director made the 1972 film The Last House on the Left?

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

Answers

  1. B. George A. Romero – Romero wrote and directed Night of the Living Dead, establishing the modern zombie film. Carpenter, Craven and Hooper each began their feature careers later with different projects.
  2. C. 1960 – Psycho premiered in 1960. The other years fall either before or after its actual release date.
  3. C. John Carpenter – Carpenter directed both Halloween and The Fog. Craven, Argento and Cronenberg did not helm those two films.
  4. A. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Polanski, Kubrick and Scott directed other notable films but not this one.
  5. D. Wes Craven – Craven wrote and directed the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, introducing Freddy Krueger. The others did not create that character.
  6. B. Dawn of the Dead – Romero directed Dawn of the Dead as the sequel to Night of the Living Dead. The other titles belong to different directors or later entries.
  7. A. John Carpenter – Carpenter directed The Thing. Scott, Cronenberg and Hooper directed separate horror or science fiction films.
  8. B. Giallo – Argento is known for giallo films such as Deep Red and Suspiria. The other styles do not define his primary body of work.
  9. C. Ridley Scott – Scott directed Alien. Cameron, Anderson and Fincher worked on later entries or unrelated projects.
  10. A. Wes Craven – Craven directed The Last House on the Left. Carpenter, Romero and Hooper did not make that film.

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