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This quiz covers key facts from horror films released during the 1970s, including directors, cast members, production details and plot points from major releases of the era. Questions draw on verifiable records from the period and range from accessible to demanding.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Stanley Kubrick
D. John Carpenter

Question 2: In Halloween, what is the name of the character played by Jamie Lee Curtis?

A. Annie Brackett
B. Laurie Strode
C. Lynda van der Klok
D. Judith Myers

Question 3: Which 1974 film was directed by Tobe Hooper and featured a family of cannibals?

A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
B. Black Christmas
C. The Hills Have Eyes
D. Deranged

Question 4: What is the name of the possessed girl in The Exorcist?

A. Regan MacNeil
B. Chris MacNeil
C. Linda Blair
D. Ellen Burstyn

Question 5: Which actor played the lead role of Ripley in the 1979 film Alien?

A. Veronica Cartwright
B. Sigourney Weaver
C. Tom Skerritt
D. Ian Holm

Question 6: Dawn of the Dead from 1978 was directed by which filmmaker?

A. George A. Romero
B. Dario Argento
C. John Carpenter
D. Wes Craven

Question 7: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, what is the name of the character known as Leatherface?

A. Drayton Sawyer
B. The film does not name him
C. Nubbins Sawyer
D. Grandpa Sawyer

Question 8: Which 1977 Italian horror film was directed by Dario Argento and centred on a ballet school?

A. Suspiria
B. Deep Red
C. Inferno
D. Tenebrae

Question 9: Black Christmas from 1974 is set during which holiday period?

A. Halloween
B. Christmas
C. Easter
D. Thanksgiving

Question 10: Who composed the score for the 1973 film The Exorcist?

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

Answers

  1. B. William Friedkin – Friedkin directed The Exorcist after being selected by Warner Bros. for his work on The French Connection. Polanski, Kubrick and Carpenter did not direct this film.
  2. B. Laurie Strode – Curtis portrayed Laurie Strode, the resourceful teenager targeted by Michael Myers. Annie, Lynda and Judith are other characters in the story.
  3. A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – Hooper directed this 1974 film about the cannibalistic Sawyer family. The other titles belong to different directors and years.
  4. A. Regan MacNeil – The character is Regan MacNeil, played by Linda Blair. Chris MacNeil is her mother, and the other names are the actress and another performer.
  5. B. Sigourney Weaver – Weaver played Ellen Ripley in Alien. The other actors appeared in supporting roles in the same film.
  6. A. George A. Romero – Romero directed Dawn of the Dead as a sequel to Night of the Living Dead. Argento assisted with international distribution but did not direct.
  7. B. The film does not name him – Leatherface is never given a proper name in the 1974 film. The other names belong to different family members.
  8. A. Suspiria – Argento directed Suspiria, set at a dance academy. The other Argento films are from different years and have different settings.
  9. B. Christmas – Black Christmas takes place at a sorority house during the Christmas break. The other holidays are not the setting.
  10. B. Jack Nitzsche – Nitzsche created the original score for The Exorcist. The other composers worked on different films of the era.

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