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This quiz challenges your knowledge of supernatural horror films through questions on plots, characters, directors, cast members and production details. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more demanding trivia drawn from well-known and cult favourites. All answers are based on verified film records and interviews.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. John Carpenter
B. William Friedkin
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Wes Craven

Question 2: In The Conjuring, what is the name of the demon that possesses Bathsheba Sherman?

A. Valak
B. Bathsheba
C. Annabelle
D. Lorraine

Question 3: Which actor played the role of Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist?

A. Max von Sydow
B. Jason Miller
C. Lee J. Cobb
D. Jack MacGowran

Question 4: What is the name of the haunted house in the 1982 film Poltergeist?

A. The Freeling house
B. The Lambert house
C. The Crain house
D. The Lutz house

Question 5: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for the film The Exorcist?

A. Stephen King
B. William Peter Blatty
C. Peter Straub
D. Clive Barker

Question 6: In Insidious, what is the name of the realm where spirits reside?

A. The Further
B. The Other Side
C. The Dark Realm
D. The Void

Question 7: Which actress portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring?

A. Vera Farmiga
B. Lili Taylor
C. Joey King
D. Shannon Kook

Question 8: What year did the film The Amityville Horror receive its original theatrical release?

A. 1977
B. 1979
C. 1981
D. 1983

Question 9: In The Ring, what must viewers do after watching the cursed videotape to survive?

A. Destroy the tape
B. Make a copy and show it to someone else
C. Burn the television
D. Call the number on the screen

Question 10: Who composed the score for the original 1973 version of The Exorcist?

A. Ennio Morricone
B. Jack Nitzsche
C. Bernard Herrmann
D. John Williams

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed the film and received an Academy Award nomination for his work. Carpenter, Hooper and Craven directed other major horror titles but not this one.
  2. B. Bathsheba – The spirit is identified as the witch Bathsheba who cursed her land in the 19th century. Valak appears in later Conjuring entries and Annabelle is a separate doll.
  3. B. Jason Miller – Miller played Father Karras while Max von Sydow portrayed Father Merrin. Cobb and MacGowran played supporting roles.
  4. A. The Freeling house – The family surname is Freeling. The other names belong to different haunted-house films.
  5. B. William Peter Blatty – Blatty wrote the 1971 novel and adapted it for the screenplay. King, Straub and Barker are authors of other horror works.
  6. A. The Further – The astral plane is explicitly called the Further in the film. The remaining options are not used in Insidious.
  7. A. Vera Farmiga – Farmiga has played Lorraine Warren across multiple Conjuring films. Taylor appeared in the first film in a different role.
  8. B. 1979 – The original film opened in July 1979. The other years correspond to sequels or unrelated releases.
  9. B. Make a copy and show it to someone else – The curse passes on only when the tape is copied and viewed by another person. The other actions do not break the curse.
  10. B. Jack Nitzsche – Nitzsche created the original score. Morricone, Herrmann and Williams scored different landmark films.

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