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This quiz tests knowledge of psychological horror through questions on plots, characters, directors and production details from landmark films. The questions range from straightforward facts to more demanding details drawn from verified records. Readers can assess their command of the genre across ten multiple-choice items.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Brian De Palma
C. Roman Polanski
D. William Friedkin

Question 2: What is the name of the hotel in Stephen King’s novel The Shining?

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

Question 3: In The Silence of the Lambs, what is the profession of Clarice Starling at the start of the story?

A. FBI trainee
B. Police detective
C. Forensic psychologist
D. Newspaper reporter

Question 4: Which actor portrayed the lead role of Nina Sayers in the 2010 film Black Swan?

A. Natalie Portman
B. Mila Kunis
C. Winona Ryder
D. Barbara Hershey

Question 5: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

A. Thomas Harris
B. Robert Bloch
C. Stephen King
D. Clive Barker

Question 6: In Shutter Island, what is the true identity of the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio?

A. Andrew Laeddis
B. Edward Daniels
C. George Noyce
D. Dr John Cawley

Question 7: Which composer created the score for the 1960 film Psycho?

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

Question 8: What is the name of the entity that torments the mother and son in the 2014 film The Babadook?

A. Mister Babadook
B. The Babadook
C. Mister Babadook
D. The Shadow Man

Question 9: In the 1976 film Taxi Driver, what is the profession of the main character Travis Bickle?

A. Taxi driver
B. Police officer
C. Private investigator
D. Nightclub bouncer

Question 10: Who directed the 1999 film The Sixth Sense?

A. M. Night Shyamalan
B. David Fincher
C. Christopher Nolan
D. James Wan

Answers

  1. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960. De Palma, Polanski and Friedkin directed other films but had no involvement with this production.
  2. A. The Overlook Hotel – The Overlook is the isolated Colorado hotel central to the novel. The Stanley Hotel inspired King but is not the setting, while the other options belong to different stories.
  3. A. FBI trainee – Starling is an FBI trainee assigned to interview Hannibal Lecter. She is not yet a detective, psychologist or reporter.
  4. A. Natalie Portman – Portman played Nina Sayers. Kunis portrayed Lily, while Ryder and Hershey played supporting roles.
  5. A. Thomas Harris – Harris wrote the 1988 novel. Bloch wrote Psycho, and King and Barker authored unrelated works.
  6. A. Andrew Laeddis – DiCaprio’s character is revealed as Andrew Laeddis, a patient at the asylum. Daniels is his assumed identity, while Noyce and Cawley are other characters.
  7. A. Bernard Herrmann – Herrmann composed the iconic score. Williams, Morricone and Goldsmith worked on later films.
  8. B. The Babadook – The Babadook is the title entity from the pop-up book. The repeated option and Shadow Man are incorrect.
  9. A. Taxi driver – Bickle works as a taxi driver in New York. He is not a police officer, investigator or bouncer.
  10. A. M. Night Shyamalan – Shyamalan directed The Sixth Sense. Fincher, Nolan and Wan directed other psychological or horror films.

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