How Well Do You Know Horror Movie Remakes? 20-Question Trivia Quiz Challenge!
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Think you know your horror remakes inside out? From iconic slashers to chilling supernatural tales, this quiz features 20 questions on famous horror movie remakes, spanning easy warm-ups to expert-level brain-teasers. Grab a pen, no Googling, and see if you can ace it!
20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movie Remakes
Question 1: Who directed the 2004 remake of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead?
A. James Gunn
B. Zack Snyder
C. Eli Roth
D. George A. Romero
Question 2: Which director helmed the 2007 remake of John Carpenter’s Halloween?
A. Rob Zombie
B. Wes Craven
C. Alexandre Aja
D. Marcus Nispel
Question 3: In the 2003 remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, who portrayed Leatherface?
A. Gunnar Hansen
B. R. Lee Ermey
C. Kane Hodder
D. Andrew Bryniarski
Question 4: Who directed the 2002 American remake of the Japanese film Ringu, titled The Ring?
A. Gore Verbinski
B. Hideo Nakata
C. James Wan
D. Takashi Shimizu
Question 5: The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street marked the feature directorial debut of whom?
A. David Slade
B. Patrick Lussier
C. Samuel Bayer
D. Brad Anderson
Question 6: David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly (originally 1958) was released in which year?
A. 1980
B. 1978
C. 1990
D. 1986
Question 7: Alexandre Aja directed the 2006 remake of which Wes Craven-produced film?
A. High Tension
B. Mirrors
C. Crawl
D. The Hills Have Eyes
Question 8: Who directed the 2013 reboot/remake of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead?
A. Sam Raimi
B. Bruce Campbell
C. Fede Alvarez
D. Lee Cronin
Question 9: In the 2013 remake of Carrie, who played the titular role of Carrie White?
A. Sissy Spacek
B. Piper Laurie
C. Julianne Moore
D. Chloë Grace Moretz
Question 10: The 2011 prequel remake of John Carpenter’s The Thing was directed by?
A. John Carpenter
B. Mary Elizabeth Winstead
C. Joel Edgerton
D. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Question 11: Who directed the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th?
A. Brad Parker
B. Damien Leone
C. Adam Green
D. Marcus Nispel
Question 12: The 2004 American remake of Ju-On: The Grudge was directed by?
A. Gore Verbinski
B. Hideo Nakata
C. Junji Ito
D. Takashi Shimizu
Question 13: Ryan Reynolds starred as George Lutz in the 2005 remake of which haunted house film?
A. The Exorcist
B. The Omen
C. It
D. The Amityville Horror
Question 14: Who directed the 2015 remake of Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist?
A. James Wan
B. Ari Aster
C. Sam Raimi
D. Gil Kenan
Question 15: In the 2011 remake of Fright Night, who portrayed the vampire neighbour Jerry Dandrige?
A. Christopher Lee
B. Roddy McDowall
C. Anton Yelchin
D. Colin Farrell
Question 16: Gus Van Sant’s controversial shot-for-shot colour remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was released in?
A. 1960
B. 1987
C. 2000
D. 1998
Question 17: The 1988 sci-fi horror remake of The Blob was directed by?
A. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
B. Frank Darabont
C. Tom Savini
D. Chuck Russell
Question 18: Who directed the 1978 remake of Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
A. Don Siegel
B. Abel Ferrara
C. Oliver Hirschbiegel
D. Philip Kaufman
Question 19: The 2018 remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria was directed by?
A. Dario Argento
B. Gaspar Noé
C. Ari Aster
D. Luca Guadagnino
Question 20: Who directed the 2017 live-action remake of Stephen King’s It (previously a 1990 miniseries)?
A. Tommy Lee Wallace
B. Stephen King
C. Cary Fukunaga
D. Andy Muschietti
Answers
- B. Zack Snyder – Snyder’s directorial debut remake starred Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames; Gunn directed Slither, Roth Hostel, and Romero the original.
- A. Rob Zombie – Zombie’s gritty take featured Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie; Craven did Scream, Aja The Hills Have Eyes, Nispel Friday the 13th.
- D. Andrew Bryniarski – Bryniarski donned the mask in producer Michael Bay’s version; Hansen was original Leatherface, Ermey Sheriff Hoyt, Hodder a Jason actor.
- A. Gore Verbinski – Verbinski’s version with Naomi Watts grossed over $249 million; Nakata did Ringu 2, Wan Saw, Shimizu The Grudge.
- C. Samuel Bayer – The music video director’s Freddy Krueger reboot starred Jackie Earle Haley; others helmed different horrors.
- D. 1986 – Cronenberg’s body horror masterpiece won an Oscar for makeup; other years don’t match this remake.
- D. The Hills Have Eyes – Aja’s bloody update of Craven’s 1977 film; others are his later or different works.
- C. Fede Alvarez – Alvarez’s gory reboot was produced by Raimi; Campbell starred in originals, Cronin did Evil Dead Rise.
- D. Chloë Grace Moretz – Moretz headlined Kimberly Peirce’s version with Julianne Moore as Margaret; Spacek was original Carrie.
- D. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. – The Norwegian-set prequel starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Carpenter directed 1982 original.
- D. Marcus Nispel – Nispel rebooted the Jason Voorhees saga with Jared Padalecki; others directed unrelated slashers.
- D. Takashi Shimizu – The Japanese director remade his own Ju-On with Sarah Michelle Gellar; others did different J-horror remakes.
- D. The Amityville Horror – Reynolds led Andrew Douglas’s version based on 1979 film; others are different possessions.
- D. Gil Kenan – Kenan (Poltergeist writer Sam Raimi’s production) updated the haunted suburb tale; others are modern horror directors.
- D. Colin Farrell – Farrell’s charismatic vamp menaced Anton Yelchin; Lee was original, McDowall hosted original.
- D. 1998 – Van Sant’s exact remake with Vince Vaughn flopped; 1960 was Hitchcock’s black-and-white original.
- D. Chuck Russell – Russell’s gooey update was gorier than 1958; Yeaworth directed original, others contributed to effects/horror.
- D. Philip Kaufman – Kaufman’s paranoid remake featured Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum; Siegel did 1956 original.
- D. Luca Guadagnino – Guadagnino’s lavish version starred Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton; Argento helmed 1977 original.
- D. Andy Muschietti – Muschietti’s blockbuster with Bill Skarsgård grossed $701 million; Wallace directed 1990 miniseries.
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