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This quiz tests knowledge of supernatural horror films through questions on plots, characters, dialogue, directors and production facts. The selection covers classics and later hits with a range of difficulty. All details are drawn from verified film records and interviews.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. John Carpenter
B. William Friedkin
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Wes Craven

Question 2: In The Exorcist, what is the name of the ancient demon that possesses Regan?

A. Valak
B. Abaddon
C. Pazuzu
D. Belial

Question 3: The 1982 film Poltergeist was produced by which famous director?

A. Steven Spielberg
B. George Lucas
C. Ridley Scott
D. Francis Ford Coppola

Question 4: William Peter Blatty wrote the novel The Exorcist and also served in what additional role on the 1973 film adaptation?

A. Cinematographer
B. Producer and screenwriter
C. Lead actor
D. Composer

Question 5: In The Conjuring, the Perron family encounters the spirit of which historical figure?

A. Bathsheba Sherman
B. Sarah Good
C. Anne Putnam
D. Elizabeth Howe

Question 6: James Wan directed which 2010 supernatural horror film about a family and astral projection?

A. The Conjuring
B. Insidious
C. Sinister
D. Oculus

Question 7: The American film The Ring is a remake of which 1998 Japanese supernatural horror film?

A. Ju-on
B. Ringu
C. Dark Water
D. Pulse

Question 8: In Rosemary’s Baby, what name does the coven give to Rosemary’s child?

A. Adrian
B. Damien
C. Michael
D. Lucifer

Question 9: Stephen King wrote the novel The Shining, yet which director helmed the 1980 film adaptation?

A. John Carpenter
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. David Lynch
D. Brian De Palma

Question 10: The Amityville Horror film series draws from events reported at a house in which New York town?

A. Amityville
B. Sleepy Hollow
C. Tarrytown
D. Montauk

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed The Exorcist after Warner Bros. hired him on the strength of The French Connection. Carpenter, Hooper and Craven were not involved in any capacity on the production.
  2. C. Pazuzu – The film explicitly names the demon Pazuzu during the archaeological sequence and later possessions. Valak, Abaddon and Belial appear in other horror properties but not here.
  3. A. Steven Spielberg – Spielberg produced Poltergeist while Tobe Hooper directed. Lucas, Scott and Coppola had no production role on the film.
  4. B. Producer and screenwriter – Blatty adapted his own novel for the screenplay and served as producer. He did not operate the camera, act or compose music.
  5. A. Bathsheba Sherman – The film identifies the malevolent spirit as the ghost of Bathsheba Sherman, a 19th-century woman accused of witchcraft. The other names belong to unrelated historical figures.
  6. B. Insidious – Wan directed Insidious, which centres on the Lambert family and astral projection. He did not direct the other listed titles.
  7. B. Ringu – The Ring is the English-language remake of Hideo Nakata’s Ringu. Ju-on, Dark Water and Pulse are separate Japanese horror films.
  8. A. Adrian – The coven announces the child’s name as Adrian at the end of the film. Damien belongs to The Omen and the other names are not used.
  9. B. Stanley Kubrick – Kubrick directed the film version. Carpenter, Lynch and De Palma were not attached to the project.
  10. A. Amityville – The events and subsequent films are set in Amityville, New York. The other towns have no connection to the source story.

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