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This quiz tests knowledge of 1990s horror films through questions on directors, cast members, plot details and production facts. The ten questions range from straightforward to more demanding, covering key titles from the decade.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1996 film Scream?

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

Question 2: In The Silence of the Lambs from 1991, which actress played Clarice Starling?

A. Julianne Moore
B. Jodie Foster
C. Michelle Pfeiffer
D. Nicole Kidman

Question 3: The Blair Witch Project released in 1999 was directed by which pair of filmmakers?

A. James Wan and Leigh Whannell
B. Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick
C. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
D. Adam Green and Joe Lynch

Question 4: Tony Todd portrayed the title character in which 1992 horror film?

A. Candyman
B. Leprechaun
C. Wishmaster
D. Pumpkinhead

Question 5: Who directed the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire?

A. Francis Ford Coppola
B. Neil Jordan
C. Alan Parker
D. Ridley Scott

Question 6: In the 1990 film Misery, what is the profession of the character played by James Caan?

A. A doctor
B. A novelist
C. A police officer
D. A teacher

Question 7: The 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer features a killer armed with what distinctive weapon?

A. A chainsaw
B. A hook
C. An axe
D. A knife

Question 8: Which actor played the lead role of Patrick Bateman in the 2000 film American Psycho, which was filmed in the late 1990s?

A. Christian Bale
B. Leonardo DiCaprio
C. Brad Pitt
D. Edward Norton

Question 9: The 1996 film The Craft centres on a group of teenage girls who practise what?

A. Vampire hunting
B. Witchcraft
C. Exorcism
D. Psychic investigation

Question 10: Sleepy Hollow from 1999 was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Tim Burton
B. Sam Raimi
C. David Fincher
D. Robert Zemeckis

Answers

  1. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed Scream. John Carpenter, George A. Romero and Dario Argento directed other notable horror films but not this one.
  2. B. Jodie Foster – Jodie Foster played Clarice Starling. Julianne Moore later took the role in a sequel, while Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman were not involved.
  3. B. Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick – Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick directed The Blair Witch Project. The other pairs directed later horror films from different decades.
  4. A. Candyman – Tony Todd played Candyman. He did not portray the lead in the other listed films.
  5. B. Neil Jordan – Neil Jordan directed Interview with the Vampire. Francis Ford Coppola directed Bram Stoker’s Dracula, while Alan Parker and Ridley Scott worked on different projects.
  6. B. A novelist – James Caan played the novelist Paul Sheldon. The other professions do not match the character.
  7. B. A hook – The killer uses a hook. The other weapons do not appear in that film.
  8. A. Christian Bale – Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were considered or attached to other roles but not this one.
  9. B. Witchcraft – The girls practise witchcraft. The other activities are not the central focus of the story.
  10. A. Tim Burton – Tim Burton directed Sleepy Hollow. Sam Raimi, David Fincher and Robert Zemeckis directed different films in the same era.

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