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This quiz focuses on the directors behind some of the most influential cult horror films. Questions cover production details, cast choices, plot elements and verifiable facts from their careers. The ten questions range from straightforward to more demanding.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director wrote and directed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: Who directed the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead?

A. John Carpenter
B. Dario Argento
C. George A. Romero
D. Sam Raimi

Question 3: Which director helmed the original 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. Wes Craven
C. Stuart Gordon
D. Clive Barker

Question 4: Who directed the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street?

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

Question 5: Which director created the 1981 film The Evil Dead?

A. Sam Raimi
B. Tobe Hooper
C. Wes Craven
D. Stuart Gordon

Question 6: Who directed the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. Dario Argento
B. John Carpenter
C. George A. Romero
D. Clive Barker

Question 7: Which director made the 1985 film Re-Animator?

A. Stuart Gordon
B. Sam Raimi
C. Tobe Hooper
D. Wes Craven

Question 8: Who directed the 1987 film Hellraiser?

A. Clive Barker
B. Dario Argento
C. John Carpenter
D. George A. Romero

Question 9: Which director wrote and directed the 1982 film The Thing?

A. John Carpenter
B. Tobe Hooper
C. Sam Raimi
D. Stuart Gordon

Question 10: Who directed the 1982 film Creepshow?

A. George A. Romero
B. Wes Craven
C. Dario Argento
D. Clive Barker

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter wrote, directed and composed the score for Halloween. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed and co-wrote Night of the Living Dead. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead.
  3. A. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator and Clive Barker directed Hellraiser.
  4. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed and wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street. John Carpenter directed Halloween, George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead and Dario Argento directed Suspiria.
  5. A. Sam Raimi – Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator.
  6. A. Dario Argento – Dario Argento directed Suspiria. John Carpenter directed Halloween, George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead and Clive Barker directed Hellraiser.
  7. A. Stuart Gordon – Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator. Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  8. A. Clive Barker – Clive Barker wrote and directed Hellraiser. Dario Argento directed Suspiria, John Carpenter directed Halloween and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  9. A. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed The Thing. Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead and Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator.
  10. A. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Creepshow. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Clive Barker directed Hellraiser.

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