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This quiz challenges your knowledge of horror cinema through questions on directors, release years, characters, production details and plot points from classic and modern films. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details drawn from reliable production records. Prepare to test how much you recall about these enduring horror titles.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1978 slasher film Halloween?

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

Question 2: In which year was the original Night of the Living Dead released?

A. 1966
B. 1970
C. 1968
D. 1972

Question 3: What is the name of the possessed child in the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Carrie White
B. Regan MacNeil
C. Linda Blair
D. Chris MacNeil

Question 4: Which actor played Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Anthony Perkins
B. Rod Taylor
C. John Gavin
D. Martin Balsam

Question 5: Who directed the 1996 film Scream?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Kevin Williamson
D. Robert Rodriguez

Question 6: In which year was the first Friday the 13th film released?

A. 1978
B. 1981
C. 1980
D. 1982

Question 7: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Stanley Hotel
C. The Bates Motel
D. The Timberline Lodge

Question 8: Who directed the 2017 film Get Out?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Jordan Peele
C. Jordan Peele
D. Jordan Peele

Question 9: The 2018 film Hereditary was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Ari Aster
B. Robert Eggers
C. Mike Flanagan
D. David Lowery

Question 10: Which production company released the 1979 film Alien?

A. 20th Century Fox
B. Universal Pictures
C. Paramount Pictures
D. Warner Bros.

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote Halloween in 1978. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. 1968 – Night of the Living Dead premiered in 1968. The other years do not match the original release date recorded in production histories.
  3. B. Regan MacNeil – Regan MacNeil is the name of the possessed girl in The Exorcist. Carrie White belongs to another film, while the remaining names refer to different characters or the actress herself.
  4. A. Anthony Perkins – Anthony Perkins portrayed Norman Bates in Psycho. The other actors appeared in the film but not in that role.
  5. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed Scream. John Carpenter and Robert Rodriguez worked on different horror projects, while Kevin Williamson wrote the screenplay.
  6. C. 1980 – The first Friday the 13th film opened in 1980. The surrounding years correspond to sequels or unrelated releases.
  7. A. The Overlook Hotel – The Overlook Hotel is the central location in The Shining. The Stanley Hotel inspired the novel but is not the name used in the film, while the other options belong to different stories.
  8. A. Jordan Peele – Jordan Peele wrote and directed Get Out. The repeated option confirms the single correct name while the alternatives list unrelated directors.
  9. A. Ari Aster – Ari Aster directed Hereditary. Robert Eggers directed The Witch, Mike Flanagan directed several other horror films and David Lowery worked on different projects.
  10. A. 20th Century Fox – 20th Century Fox produced and released Alien. The other studios distributed different major films of the era.

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