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This quiz tests knowledge of classic supernatural horror through questions on plots, characters, directors, cast and production details. The ten questions range from straightforward to more demanding and cover well-known films from the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 2: In Rosemary’s Baby, what is the name of the apartment building where Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse live?

A. The Dakota
B. The Bramford
C. The Overlook
D. The Amityville House

Question 3: Which actor played 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 child in The Omen who is revealed to be the Antichrist?

A. Regan MacNeil
B. Damien Thorn
C. Danny Torrance
D. Carol Anne Freeling

Question 5: Which novel by William Peter Blatty served as the basis for the film The Exorcist?

A. The Exorcist
B. Legion
C. The Ninth Configuration
D. Elsewhere

Question 6: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Richard Donner
D. John Carpenter

Question 7: In The Shining, what is the name of the hotel where the Torrance family stays?

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Bramford Hotel
C. The Bates Motel
D. The Amityville House

Question 8: Which actress played the mother in the 1976 film Carrie?

A. Sissy Spacek
B. Piper Laurie
C. Margot Kidder
D. Linda Blair

Question 9: What year was Poltergeist released?

A. 1979
B. 1982
C. 1984
D. 1976

Question 10: In The Omen, what object is used to kill Father Brennan?

A. A lightning strike
B. A falling church spire
C. A car accident
D. A pack of dogs

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining and Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist.
  2. B. The Bramford – The apartment building in Rosemary’s Baby is called the Bramford. The Dakota is a real New York building, the Overlook is from The Shining and the Amityville house is from another film.
  3. B. Jason Miller – Jason Miller played Father Damien Karras. Max von Sydow played Father Merrin, Lee J. Cobb played Lieutenant Kinderman and Jack MacGowran played Burke Dennings.
  4. B. Damien Thorn – Damien Thorn is the child in The Omen. Regan MacNeil is from The Exorcist, Danny Torrance is from The Shining and Carol Anne Freeling is from Poltergeist.
  5. A. The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty wrote the novel The Exorcist. Legion and The Ninth Configuration are later works by the same author.
  6. B. Roman Polanski – Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby. William Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Richard Donner directed The Omen and John Carpenter directed Halloween.
  7. A. The Overlook Hotel – The hotel in The Shining is the Overlook Hotel. The Bramford appears in Rosemary’s Baby, the Bates Motel is from Psycho and the Amityville house is from The Amityville Horror.
  8. B. Piper Laurie – Piper Laurie played Margaret White. Sissy Spacek played Carrie, Margot Kidder appeared in The Amityville Horror and Linda Blair played Regan in The Exorcist.
  9. B. 1982 – Poltergeist was released in 1982. It was not released in 1979, 1984 or 1976.
  10. B. A falling church spire – Father Brennan is killed by a falling church spire in The Omen. The other options do not match the scene.

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