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This quiz tests your knowledge of directors who shaped psychological horror through their distinctive approaches to narrative and character. Questions draw on verified production details, cast choices and career milestones from key films in the genre. The mix ranges from foundational works to later entries that expanded the style.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. David Lynch

Question 2: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968?

A. Dario Argento
B. William Friedkin
C. Roman Polanski
D. Brian De Palma

Question 3: Which director oversaw production of The Shining released in 1980?

A. David Cronenberg
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. John Carpenter
D. Wes Craven

Question 4: Who directed the 1977 film Eraserhead?

A. David Lynch
B. David Cronenberg
C. Dario Argento
D. Roman Polanski

Question 5: Which director made the 1986 version of The Fly?

A. John Carpenter
B. David Cronenberg
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 6: Who directed Suspiria in 1977?

A. Dario Argento
B. William Friedkin
C. David Lynch
D. Roman Polanski

Question 7: Which director created Black Swan released in 2010?

A. Ari Aster
B. Jordan Peele
C. Darren Aronofsky
D. Jennifer Kent

Question 8: Who directed The Babadook in 2014?

A. Jennifer Kent
B. Ari Aster
C. Jordan Peele
D. Darren Aronofsky

Question 9: Which director made Hereditary in 2018?

A. Jordan Peele
B. Ari Aster
C. David Lynch
D. Dario Argento

Question 10: Who directed Get Out released in 2017?

A. Ari Aster
B. Darren Aronofsky
C. Jordan Peele
D. Jennifer Kent

Answers

  1. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho, released by Paramount Pictures in 1960. Polanski, Kubrick and Lynch had no involvement in its production.
  2. C. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby for Paramount in 1968. Argento, Friedkin and De Palma did not helm this production.
  3. B. Stanley Kubrick – Kubrick directed The Shining, produced by Warner Bros. and released in 1980. Cronenberg, Carpenter and Craven held no directorial role on the film.
  4. A. David Lynch – Lynch wrote and directed Eraserhead, released in 1977. Cronenberg, Argento and Polanski were not involved in its creation.
  5. B. David Cronenberg – Cronenberg directed the 1986 remake of The Fly for 20th Century Fox. Carpenter, Hitchcock and Kubrick had no connection to this version.
  6. A. Dario Argento – Argento directed Suspiria, an Italian production released in 1977. Friedkin, Lynch and Polanski did not direct it.
  7. C. Darren Aronofsky – Aronofsky directed Black Swan, released by Fox Searchlight in 2010. Aster, Peele and Kent were not the directors.
  8. A. Jennifer Kent – Kent wrote and directed The Babadook, released in 2014. Aster, Peele and Aronofsky held no directorial credit on the film.
  9. B. Ari Aster – Aster directed Hereditary, released by A24 in 2018. Peele, Lynch and Argento were not involved in its direction.
  10. C. Jordan Peele – Peele wrote and directed Get Out, released by Universal Pictures in 2017. Aster, Aronofsky and Kent did not direct the film.

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