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This quiz tests knowledge of horror cinema through questions on directors, actors, release years, plot details and production facts. It draws from classic and modern films to offer a balanced challenge. Readers can track their progress across the ten questions before reviewing the answers.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: Which actor played Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho?

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

Question 3: In what year was the original The Exorcist released?

A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1974

Question 4: Who directed the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Sam Raimi

Question 5: What is the name of the first film in the Friday the 13th series and its release year?

A. Friday the 13th, 1979
B. Friday the 13th, 1980
C. Friday the 13th Part 2, 1981
D. Friday the 13th, 1982

Question 6: Which actress played Laurie Strode in the 1978 film Halloween?

A. Jamie Lee Curtis
B. Margot Kidder
C. Heather Langenkamp
D. Neve Campbell

Question 7: The 1976 film The Omen was directed by whom?
A. Richard Donner
B. William Friedkin
C. Roman Polanski
D. Brian De Palma

Question 8: Which novel by William Peter Blatty served as the basis for the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. The Exorcist
B. Legion
C. The Ninth Configuration
D. Elsewhere

Question 9: Who directed the 1996 film Scream?

A. Wes Craven
B. Kevin Williamson
C. Robert Rodriguez
D. Eli Roth

Question 10: In the 2018 film Hereditary, which actress starred as Annie Graham?

A. Toni Collette
B. Milly Shapiro
C. Alex Wolff
D. Gabriel Byrne

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote the 1978 film Halloween. 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. A. Anthony Perkins – Anthony Perkins portrayed Norman Bates in Psycho. The other actors appeared in different Hitchcock or related productions but not in that role.
  3. C. 1973 – The Exorcist premiered in 1973. The surrounding years mark other releases such as The French Connection or The Godfather Part II.
  4. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street. The other directors created different landmark horror films from the same era.
  5. B. Friday the 13th, 1980 – The first Friday the 13th film was released in 1980. The incorrect options list either the wrong year or a sequel title.
  6. A. Jamie Lee Curtis – Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode. The other actresses starred in different horror films such as Black Christmas or A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  7. A. Richard Donner – Richard Donner directed The Omen. William Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby and Brian De Palma directed Carrie.
  8. A. The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty wrote the novel The Exorcist that the film adapts. Legion and The Ninth Configuration are his later works.
  9. A. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed Scream. Kevin Williamson wrote the screenplay while the other directors worked on different 1990s horror projects.
  10. A. Toni Collette – Toni Collette starred as Annie Graham in Hereditary. The other cast members played supporting family roles in the same film.

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