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This quiz tests knowledge of supernatural horror through key plot details, character names, dialogue references and production facts from well-known films. Questions cover a range of classics and later entries with varying difficulty. All answers rely on verified narrative and behind-the-scenes records.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: What is the name of the ancient demon that possesses Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

A. Valak
B. Pazuzu
C. Bughuul
D. Paimon

Question 2: In Poltergeist, what phrase does the young girl Carol Anne repeatedly say when communicating through the television?

A. They’re here
B. Come play with us
C. Get out
D. I see dead people

Question 3: Who directed the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. Wes Craven

Question 4: In The Conjuring, what is the profession of the main characters Ed and Lorraine Warren?

A. Exorcists and paranormal investigators
B. Police detectives
C. Psychiatrists
D. Real estate agents

Question 5: What is the name of the boy who is revealed as the Antichrist in The Omen?

A. Damien Thorn
B. Regan MacNeil
C. Danny Torrance
D. Samara Morgan

Question 6: In Insidious, what name is given to the astral plane where spirits reside?

A. The Upside Down
B. The Further
C. The Other Side
D. Limbo

Question 7: Which demon is summoned and worshipped in the film Hereditary?

A. Pazuzu
B. Paimon
C. Valak
D. Bughuul

Question 8: In Sinister, what is the name of the supernatural entity depicted in the old films?

A. Bughuul
B. The Babadook
C. The Crooked Man
D. Mr. Babadook

Question 9: What object serves as the central haunted item in the first Annabelle film?

A. A music box
B. A porcelain doll
C. A painting
D. A mirror

Question 10: In The Shining, what supernatural ability does Danny Torrance possess that allows him to see past and future events?

A. Telekinesis
B. The Shining
C. Astral projection
D. Mediumship

Answers

  1. B. Pazuzu – Pazuzu is the Mesopotamian demon identified by Father Merrin in the film as the entity possessing Regan. Valak appears in later Conjuring entries, Bughuul in Sinister and Paimon in Hereditary.
  2. A. They’re here – Carol Anne delivers the line after the television static begins and the spirits make contact. The other phrases come from different horror films.
  3. B. Roman Polanski – Polanski directed and co-wrote the adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel. Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Kubrick directed The Shining and Craven created A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  4. A. Exorcists and paranormal investigators – The Warrens are portrayed as real-life demonologists who investigate the Perron family haunting. Their roles are established through dialogue and case files shown in the film.
  5. A. Damien Thorn – Damien is adopted by the Thorn family and later revealed through the plot and the mark on his scalp. The other names belong to characters in The Exorcist, The Shining and The Ring.
  6. B. The Further – The Further is the name used by the psychic Elise Rainier and later by Josh Lambert when describing the realm. The other terms are from unrelated properties.
  7. B. Paimon – Paimon is the demon invoked by the family cult in Hereditary, confirmed through the grandmother’s notes and the final ritual. The other demons belong to different films.
  8. A. Bughuul – Bughuul is the entity that consumes souls after being documented in the 8mm films. The Babadook and its variants appear in the Australian film of the same name.
  9. B. A porcelain doll – Annabelle is introduced as a possessed Raggedy Ann-style doll that moves and attacks in the spin-off and the Conjuring films. The other objects are not central to that story.
  10. B. The Shining – The term is explained by Dick Hallorann as the psychic ability shared by Danny and himself. Telekinesis and the other abilities are not the terms used in the film.

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