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This quiz examines key elements from psychological horror films, including directors, characters, source novels and production details. Questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details drawn from well-known entries in the genre. All answers are based on verified film records and narrative content.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Stanley Kubrick
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Brian De Palma
D. Roman Polanski

Question 2: What is the name of the hotel featured in the film The Shining?

A. The Bates Motel
B. The Overlook Hotel
C. The Continental
D. The Grand Hotel

Question 3: In The Silence of the Lambs, what role does Clarice Starling hold at the start of the story?

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

Question 4: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for the film Rosemary’s Baby?

A. Ira Levin
B. William Peter Blatty
C. Stephen King
D. Shirley Jackson

Question 5: In the film Black Swan, which ballet production is the central character preparing to perform?

A. Giselle
B. Swan Lake
C. The Nutcracker
D. Coppélia

Question 6: Who directed the 1965 psychological horror film Repulsion?

A. Roman Polanski
B. Ingmar Bergman
C. Nicolas Roeg
D. Dario Argento

Question 7: In Donnie Darko, what is the name of the figure that appears to the main character?

A. Frank
B. Sam
C. Max
D. Jake

Question 8: Which actor portrayed Norman Bates in the original 1960 version of Psycho?

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

Question 9: In the film The Sixth Sense, what does the young boy claim he can see?

A. Dead people
B. Future events
C. Hidden messages
D. Alternate realities

Question 10: In what year was the film Jacob’s Ladder first released?

A. 1985
B. 1990
C. 1995
D. 2000

Answers

  1. B. Alfred Hitchcock – Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960. Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining, Brian De Palma directed later thrillers and Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby.
  2. B. The Overlook Hotel – The Overlook Hotel is the isolated setting in The Shining. The Bates Motel belongs to Psycho.
  3. B. FBI trainee – Clarice Starling begins the story as an FBI trainee. She is not a detective, psychologist or reporter.
  4. A. Ira Levin – Ira Levin wrote the 1967 novel Rosemary’s Baby. William Peter Blatty wrote The Exorcist.
  5. B. Swan Lake – Nina prepares for a production of Swan Lake in Black Swan. The other ballets listed are not the focus.
  6. A. Roman Polanski – Roman Polanski directed Repulsion. The other directors worked on different films in the same era.
  7. A. Frank – Frank is the name of the rabbit-costumed figure in Donnie Darko. The other names do not appear in that role.
  8. B. Anthony Perkins – Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates in the original Psycho. The other actors appeared in different roles or later adaptations.
  9. A. Dead people – The boy states that he sees dead people. The other descriptions do not match the dialogue.
  10. B. 1990 – Jacob’s Ladder was released in 1990. The other years do not match the film’s release record.

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