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This quiz focuses on production details, cast members, directors and key plot points from well-known cult horror films. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details drawn from the films themselves.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

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

Question 2: In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, what is the name of the character played by Tim Curry?

A. Riff Raff
B. Dr Frank-N-Furter
C. Eddie
D. Brad Majors

Question 3: Which actor starred as Ash Williams in the original 1981 film The Evil Dead?

A. Bruce Campbell
B. Sam Raimi
C. Robert Tapert
D. Ted Raimi

Question 4: Night of the Living Dead was released in which year?

A. 1965
B. 1968
C. 1972
D. 1975

Question 5: Who composed the score for the 1978 film Halloween?

A. John Williams
B. Ennio Morricone
C. John Carpenter
D. Bernard Herrmann

Question 6: The 1985 film Re-Animator is loosely based on a story by which author?

A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. H. P. Lovecraft
C. Stephen King
D. Clive Barker

Question 7: In The Wicker Man from 1973, what is the profession of the main character played by Edward Woodward?

A. Doctor
B. Police sergeant
C. Teacher
D. Priest

Question 8: Which actress played the lead role of Suzy Bannion in the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. Jessica Harper
B. Joan Bennett
C. Alida Valli
D. Stefania Casini

Question 9: The 1982 film Basket Case was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Frank Henenlotter
B. Lloyd Kaufman
C. Stuart Gordon
D. Brian Yuzna

Question 10: In the 1979 film Phantasm, what object is famously used by the Tall Man?

A. A chainsaw
B. Flying silver spheres
C. A machete
D. A crucifix

Answers

  1. B. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed and co-wrote the film; Wes Craven, John Carpenter and George A. Romero each directed other landmark horror titles instead.
  2. B. Dr Frank-N-Furter – Tim Curry portrayed the character throughout the film; the other names belong to different roles in the same production.
  3. A. Bruce Campbell – Bruce Campbell played Ash Williams in the original and its sequels; Sam Raimi directed while the others had different production roles.
  4. B. 1968 – Night of the Living Dead premiered in 1968; the other years do not match the release date.
  5. C. John Carpenter – John Carpenter wrote and performed the main theme; the remaining composers worked on different major films.
  6. B. H. P. Lovecraft – The story adapts elements from Lovecraft’s Herbert West–Reanimator; the other writers did not originate that source material.
  7. B. Police sergeant – Edward Woodward’s character is a police sergeant investigating the island; the other professions do not apply to his role.
  8. A. Jessica Harper – Jessica Harper played Suzy Bannion; the remaining actresses portrayed different characters in the same film.
  9. A. Frank Henenlotter – Frank Henenlotter directed Basket Case; the others directed different cult horror features.
  10. B. Flying silver spheres – The Tall Man controls the flying silver spheres in Phantasm; the other weapons belong to different horror films.

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