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This quiz tests your knowledge of supernatural horror classics through questions on directors, writers, cast members, release years and key production details. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details drawn from well known films in the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: In which year was Rosemary’s Baby released?

A. 1965
B. 1971
C. 1968
D. 1975

Question 3: The novel The Shining was written by which author?

A. Clive Barker
B. Peter Straub
C. Anne Rice
D. Stephen King

Question 4: Who starred as the lead in The Omen released in 1976?

A. Charlton Heston
B. James Mason
C. Gregory Peck
D. Kirk Douglas

Question 5: Poltergeist was released in which year?

A. 1979
B. 1985
C. 1988
D. 1982

Question 6: The Amityville Horror is based on events claimed to have occurred in which location?

A. New York
B. Amityville, Long Island
C. California
D. Texas

Question 7: Who wrote the screenplay for The Exorcist?

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

Question 8: In Rosemary’s Baby, who plays the role of Rosemary Woodhouse?

A. Sharon Tate
B. Mia Farrow
C. Faye Dunaway
D. Jane Fonda

Question 9: Who directed the 1980 film The Shining?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. David Cronenberg

Question 10: Who directed the 1987 film Hellraiser?

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

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist in 1973. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining and Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist.
  2. C. 1968 – Rosemary’s Baby was released in 1968. The other years do not match the film’s release.
  3. D. Stephen King – Stephen King wrote the novel The Shining. Clive Barker, Peter Straub and Anne Rice did not write it.
  4. C. Gregory Peck – Gregory Peck played the lead role in The Omen. The other actors were not in that film.
  5. D. 1982 – Poltergeist was released in 1982. The other years are incorrect.
  6. B. Amityville, Long Island – The claimed events took place in Amityville on Long Island. The other locations are not associated with the story.
  7. C. William Peter Blatty – William Peter Blatty wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel. The others did not write it.
  8. B. Mia Farrow – Mia Farrow played Rosemary Woodhouse. Sharon Tate, Faye Dunaway and Jane Fonda did not play the role.
  9. C. Stanley Kubrick – Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining. The other directors did not helm that film.
  10. D. Clive Barker – Clive Barker directed Hellraiser. The other directors are not credited with it.

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