Think You Know Horror Movies? Prove It With This 20-Question Trivia Quiz!

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Are you a true horror aficionado? Test your cinematic screams with this ultimate 20-question trivia quiz spanning classic chillers to modern terrors. Questions range from easy warm-ups to nightmare-level challenges – grab a torch and dive in!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movies

Question 1: Who directed Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic Psycho (1960)?

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

Question 2: In the first Friday the 13th (1980), who is revealed as the killer?

A. Jason Voorhees
B. Tommy Jarvis
C. Pamela Voorhees
D. Roy Burns

Question 3: From which film is the famous line “Here’s Johnny!”?

A. The Exorcist
B. Psycho
C. The Shining
D. Rosemary’s Baby

Question 4: Who played Leatherface in the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. Robert Englund
B. Gunnar Hansen
C. Kane Hodder
D. Andrew Prine

Question 5: Who directed Halloween (1978)?

A. Wes Craven
B. Tobe Hooper
C. John Carpenter
D. George A. Romero

Question 6: In what year was The Exorcist released?

A. 1974
B. 1972
C. 1975
D. 1973

Question 7: Who portrayed Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series?

A. Willem Dafoe
B. Robert Englund
C. Jackie Earle Haley
D. Brad Dourif

Question 8: Who directed Jaws (1975)?

A. Ridley Scott
B. Steven Spielberg
C. James Cameron
D. Peter Jackson

Question 9: Which horror film won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A. The Exorcist
B. Get Out
C. The Silence of the Lambs
D. Jaws

Question 10: From which film is the line “They’re here!”?

A. The Shining
B. Ghostbusters
C. Poltergeist
D. The Sixth Sense

Question 11: Who directed Scream (1996)?

A. James Wan
B. Wes Craven
C. Eli Roth
D. Jordan Peele

Question 12: What year was the first Saw film released?

A. 2006
B. 2002
C. 2008
D. 2004

Question 13: Who plays Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring (2013)?

A. Lin Shaye
B. Vera Farmiga
C. Patricia Arquette
D. Toni Collette

Question 14: Who directed Hereditary (2018)?

A. Robert Eggers
B. Ari Aster
C. Mike Flanagan
D. Jordan Peele

Question 15: Which film marked Jordan Peele’s directorial debut?

A. Us
B. Nope
C. Get Out
D. Candyman

Question 16: Who starred as Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. Faye Dunaway
B. Jane Fonda
C. Sharon Tate
D. Mia Farrow

Question 17: Who played Carrie White in Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976)?

A. Piper Laurie
B. Sissy Spacek
C. Amy Irving
D. Nancy Allen

Question 18: Who directed the original The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. Eli Roth
B. Sam Raimi
C. Peter Jackson
D. Alexandre Aja

Question 19: In the US remake of The Ring, who played Rachel Keller?

A. Sarah Michelle Gellar
B. Naomi Watts
C. Jennifer Aniston
D. Reese Witherspoon

Question 20: Who played Pennywise in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It?

A. Tim Curry
B. Javier Botet
C. Bill Skarsgård
D. Doug Jones

Answers

  1. C. Alfred Hitchcock – He directed the 1960 thriller Psycho; Kubrick did The Shining, Friedkin The Exorcist, and Polanski Rosemary’s Baby.
  2. C. Pamela Voorhees – Jason’s mother is the killer in the 1980 original; Jason debuts later, and the others are from sequels.
  3. C. The Shining – Jack Nicholson’s improvised line is from Kubrick’s 1980 film; the others have different iconic quotes.
  4. B. Gunnar Hansen – Hansen originated Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film; the others played horror icons in different franchises.
  5. C. John Carpenter – Carpenter wrote, directed, and composed the score for the 1978 slasher; the others directed other slashers.
  6. D. 1973 – William Friedkin’s The Exorcist hit theatres in December 1973; the adjacent years are for nearby releases.
  7. B. Robert Englund – Englund played Freddy in eight films starting 1984; the others played him in reboots or similar villains.
  8. B. Steven Spielberg – His 1975 blockbuster defined summer blockbusters; the others directed sci-fi films.
  9. C. The Silence of the Lambs – It swept Oscars including Best Picture in 1991; the others were nominated but didn’t win.
  10. C. Poltergeist – Heather O’Rourke’s line is from Tobe Hooper’s 1982 film; others have ghost-related but different quotes.
  11. B. Wes Craven – Craven launched the meta-slasher series in 1996; the others directed later horror hits.
  12. D. 2004 – James Wan’s low-budget Saw launched a franchise; the others are sequel years.
  13. B. Vera Farmiga – Farmiga portrays the real-life paranormal investigator in James Wan’s 2013 film; others played similar psychic roles.
  14. B. Ari Aster – Aster’s directorial debut Hereditary stunned in 2018; the others helm other acclaimed horrors.
  15. C. Get Out – Peele’s Oscar-winning 2017 social thriller was his first; the others are his later works.
  16. D. Mia Farrow – Farrow stars in Polanski’s 1968 satanic classic; the others were contemporaries but not in the lead.
  17. B. Sissy Spacek – Spacek earned an Oscar nod for De Palma’s 1976 adaptation; others were in the supporting cast.
  18. B. Sam Raimi – Raimi helmed the 1981 cult cabin-in-the-woods film; others did horror remakes or similar.
  19. B. Naomi Watts – Watts leads Gore Verbinski’s 2002 remake; the others starred in horror but not this one.
  20. C. Bill Skarsgård – Skarsgård terrified as Pennywise in Andy Muschietti’s 2017 film; Curry was in the 1990 miniseries.

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