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This quiz covers factual details from classic psychological horror films, including directors, writers, cast members, release years and key plot elements from titles such as Psycho, The Shining and Rosemary’s Baby. Questions range from straightforward to more demanding. All answers are based on verified production records and film credits.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. William Friedkin

Question 2: What is the surname of the family that owns the motel in Psycho?

A. Bates
B. Crane
C. Loomis
D. Marion

Question 3: Who wrote the 1977 novel The Shining?

A. Peter Straub
B. Clive Barker
C. Stephen King
D. Ira Levin

Question 4: In which year was the film The Shining released?

A. 1978
B. 1980
C. 1982
D. 1984

Question 5: Who wrote the 1967 novel Rosemary’s Baby?

A. Ira Levin
B. William Peter Blatty
C. Thomas Harris
D. Shirley Jackson

Question 6: Who directed the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Brian De Palma
D. Dario Argento

Question 7: Which actor played Jack Torrance in the 1980 film The Shining?

A. Robert De Niro
B. Jack Nicholson
C. Dustin Hoffman
D. Gene Hackman

Question 8: In the 1960 film Psycho, what is the first name of the character played by Janet Leigh?

A. Lila
B. Marion
C. Norma
D. Mary

Question 9: Who played the role of Rosemary Woodhouse in the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

A. Mia Farrow
B. Natalie Wood
C. Catherine Deneuve
D. Julie Christie

Question 10: What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Timberline Hotel
C. The Stanley Hotel
D. The Mountain View Hotel

Answers

  1. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho, released in 1960. Polanski directed Repulsion, Kubrick directed The Shining and Friedkin directed The Exorcist.
  2. A. Bates – The motel is the Bates Motel, owned by Norman Bates and his mother. Crane is Marion’s surname, Loomis appears in Halloween and Marion is the character played by Janet Leigh.
  3. C. Stephen King – King wrote the novel The Shining. Straub co-wrote The Talisman with King, Barker wrote Books of Blood and Levin wrote Rosemary’s Baby.
  4. B. 1980 – The Shining was released in 1980. It was not released in 1978, 1982 or 1984.
  5. A. Ira Levin – Levin wrote Rosemary’s Baby. Blatty wrote The Exorcist, Harris wrote The Silence of the Lambs and Jackson wrote The Haunting of Hill House.
  6. A. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby. Hitchcock directed Psycho, De Palma directed Carrie and Argento directed Suspiria.
  7. B. Jack Nicholson – Nicholson played Jack Torrance. De Niro, Hoffman and Hackman did not appear in the film.
  8. B. Marion – Janet Leigh played Marion Crane. Lila is her sister, Norma is Norman’s mother and Mary is not a character name in the film.
  9. A. Mia Farrow – Farrow played Rosemary Woodhouse. Wood, Deneuve and Christie did not play the role.
  10. A. The Overlook Hotel – The hotel is named the Overlook. The Stanley Hotel inspired the novel but is not used in the film, and the other names are incorrect.

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