Only Horror Addicts Will Pass: Can You Ace This 20-Question Trivia Quiz?

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Are you a true horror devotee or just a casual fan? This quiz packs 20 questions from classic slashers to modern chills, spanning easy warm-ups to devilish stumpers. Grab some popcorn, no googling, and see if you can score 20/20!

20 Trivia Questions for Horror Addicts

Question 1: Who directed the 1978 slasher classic Halloween?

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

Question 2: In The Exorcist (1973), what is the possessed girl’s full name?

A. Linda Blair
B. Chris MacNeil
C. Father Karras
D. Regan MacNeil

Question 3: What is Freddy Krueger’s signature weapon in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Machete
B. Chainsaw
C. Glove with razor blades
D. Hook

Question 4: Which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film features Norman Bates?

A. The Birds
B. Vertigo
C. Rear Window
D. Psycho

Question 5: In The Shining (1980), what is the name of the isolated hotel?

A. Timberline
B. Stanley
C. Overlook
D. Panorama

Question 6: What year was Steven Spielberg’s Jaws released?

A. 1974
B. 1976
C. 1975
D. 1977

Question 7: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. Brian De Palma
C. Roman Polanski
D. William Friedkin

Question 8: In The Silence of the Lambs (1991), what does Hannibal Lecter pair with fava beans?

A. A nice Chianti
B. Red wine
C. Chianti and a census taker’s liver
D. Amarone

Question 9: What is the masked killer’s face in Scream (1996)?

A. Hockey mask
B. Skull
C. Ghostface
D. Clown

Question 10: Which actor portrayed Dracula in Tod Browning’s 1931 film?

A. Christopher Lee
B. Lon Chaney
C. Bela Lugosi
D. Peter Cushing

Question 11: Who helmed Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

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

Question 12: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), what is Leatherface’s primary weapon?

A. Axe
B. Machete
C. Chainsaw
D. Hammer

Question 13: Who played the lead in Get Out (2017) as Chris Washington?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Daniel Kaluuya
C. Lakeith Stanfield
D. Caleb Landry Jones

Question 14: What doll haunts the Conjuring universe?

A. Chucky
B. Annabelle
C. Billy
D. Talky Tina

Question 15: Who directed The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Eli Roth
B. Sam Raimi
C. Rob Zombie
D. Peter Jackson

Question 16: In Psycho (1960), who composed the iconic shrieking score?

A. John Williams
B. Bernard Herrmann
C. Jerry Goldsmith
D. Ennio Morricone

Question 17: What famous line does Dr. Frankenstein utter in the 1931 film: “It’s alive!”?

A. The monster says it
B. Igor says it
C. Dr. Frankenstein says it
D. The mob says it

Question 18: In It (2017), what is the shape-shifting entity’s clown form called?

A. Bob
B. Pennywise
C. Georgie
D. Belch

Question 19: Which actor originated Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Jim Siedow
B. Gunnar Hansen
C. Edwin Neal
D. John Dugan

Question 20: In Hereditary (2018), which demon is worshipped by the cult?

A. Paimon
B. Leviathan
C. Moloch
D. Asmodeus

Answers

  1. C. John Carpenter – He wrote and directed the film starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode; others directed different horror classics like A Nightmare on Elm Street (Craven) or Dawn of the Dead (Romero).
  2. D. Regan MacNeil – Linda Blair portrayed the 12-year-old daughter of Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn); Karras is the priest (Jason Miller).
  3. C. Glove with razor blades – Freddy’s bladed glove is his trademark; chainsaw is Leatherface, hook is Jason Voorhees.
  4. D. Psycho – Anthony Perkins stars as the motel owner; others are different slashers or Hitchcock thrillers.
  5. C. Overlook – Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) goes mad at the Overlook Hotel; Timberline Lodge was the exterior filming location.
  6. C. 1975 – Released 20 June 1975, it became the first summer blockbuster; others are nearby years but incorrect.
  7. C. Roman Polanski – He directed Mia Farrow in the Satanic pregnancy tale; Kubrick did The Shining.
  8. A. A nice Chianti – Anthony Hopkins delivers the line with a chilling hiss; the full context includes a census taker’s liver.
  9. C. Ghostface – Worn by killers Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) and Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard).
  10. C. Bela Lugosi – His iconic performance defined the role for decades; Lee played it later for Hammer Films.
  11. C. George A. Romero – His low-budget zombie film revolutionised the genre; others came later.
  12. C. Chainsaw – Gunnar Hansen wielded it as Leatherface terrorising victims.
  13. B. Daniel Kaluuya – He stars as the Black man uncovering racist horrors; Peele wrote and directed.
  14. B. Annabelle – The possessed Raggedy Ann doll stars in its own spin-off films.
  15. B. Sam Raimi – Starring Bruce Campbell as Ash, it launched his career.
  16. B. Bernard Herrmann – His all-strings score amplifies the shower scene; Williams scored Jaws.
  17. C. Dr. Frankenstein says it – Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein exults over his creation (Boris Karloff).
  18. B. Pennywise – Bill Skarsgård plays the ancient entity luring children; Georgie is a victim.
  19. B. Gunnar Hansen – He played the hulking cannibal in Tobe Hooper’s film; others were fellow family members.
  20. A. Paimon – The family is manipulated to summon King Paimon, as revealed in the climax.

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