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This quiz challenges your understanding of classic horror films through questions on their casts, directors, plots and production history. From the Universal monsters to Hitchcock classics, see how many you can answer correctly.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1931 film Dracula?

A. James Whale
B. Tod Browning
C. Carl Laemmle Jr.
D. Edgar G. Ulmer

Question 2: In the 1931 film Frankenstein, what is the name of the assistant who assists Henry Frankenstein?

A. Fritz
B. Igor
C. Ygor
D. Karl

Question 3: Which actor played the title role in the 1941 film The Wolf Man?

A. Bela Lugosi
B. Boris Karloff
C. Lon Chaney Jr.
D. Claude Rains

Question 4: What is the name of the character played by Elsa Lanchester in the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein?

A. Elizabeth
B. The Monster’s mate
C. Mary Shelley
D. Minnie

Question 5: Who wrote the novel on which the 1960 film Psycho is based?

A. Robert Bloch
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Joseph Stefano
D. Anthony Perkins

Question 6: In the 1932 film The Mummy, which actor portrayed Imhotep?

A. Boris Karloff
B. Bela Lugosi
C. Lon Chaney
D. David Manners

Question 7: What year was the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari released?

A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1922

Question 8: Which actress starred as the possessed girl in the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. Linda Blair
B. Ellen Burstyn
C. Max von Sydow
D. Lee J. Cobb

Question 9: Who composed the score for the 1931 film Frankenstein?

A. Franz Waxman
B. Bernard Herrmann
C. No original score was composed
D. Hans J. Salter

Question 10: In the 1959 film House on Haunted Hill, who played the role of Frederick Loren?

A. Vincent Price
B. Elisha Cook Jr.
C. Richard Long
D. Carol Ohmart

Answers

  1. B. Tod Browning – Tod Browning directed the 1931 Dracula. James Whale directed Frankenstein instead, Carl Laemmle Jr. was a producer and Edgar G. Ulmer worked on other projects.
  2. A. Fritz – Fritz is the correct name of the assistant in the 1931 Frankenstein. Igor and Ygor appear in later films while Karl is a different character.
  3. C. Lon Chaney Jr. – Lon Chaney Jr. played the Wolf Man in the 1941 film. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff had other monster roles while Claude Rains played the Invisible Man.
  4. B. The Monster’s mate – Elsa Lanchester played the Monster’s mate in Bride of Frankenstein. Elizabeth is Henry’s fiancée, Mary Shelley appears in the prologue and Minnie is the housekeeper.
  5. A. Robert Bloch – Robert Bloch wrote the original novel. Alfred Hitchcock directed the film, Joseph Stefano wrote the screenplay and Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates.
  6. A. Boris Karloff – Boris Karloff portrayed Imhotep in the 1932 The Mummy. Bela Lugosi was considered but not cast, Lon Chaney had passed away and David Manners played a different role.
  7. B. 1920 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was released in 1920. It premiered in Germany that year after production in 1919.
  8. A. Linda Blair – Linda Blair starred as Regan in The Exorcist. Ellen Burstyn played her mother while Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb had supporting adult roles.
  9. C. No original score was composed – Frankenstein had no original score in 1931 and used existing classical pieces. Franz Waxman scored Bride of Frankenstein and the others worked on later films.
  10. A. Vincent Price – Vincent Price played Frederick Loren in House on Haunted Hill. The other actors appeared in the film but not in that lead role.

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