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This quiz focuses on cult classic horror films from several decades. The questions cover directors, cast members, production details, release years and key plot facts drawn from well known titles in the genre. Readers can expect a range of difficulty across the ten items.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

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

Question 2: In which year was The Rocky Horror Picture Show first released in cinemas?

A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1975
D. 1976

Question 3: What is the full name of the character played by Bruce Campbell across The Evil Dead series?

A. Ash Williams
B. Ash Thompson
C. Ash Miller
D. Ash Parker

Question 4: Which actor starred as the lead in the 1985 film Re-Animator?

A. Jeffrey Combs
B. Bruce Campbell
C. Robert Englund
D. Tom Atkins

Question 5: The 1968 film Night of the Living Dead introduced which memorable line of dialogue?

A. They’re coming to get you, Barbara
B. Do you want to play a game
C. I see dead people
D. Here’s Johnny

Question 6: Who directed the 1977 Italian horror film Suspiria?

A. Lucio Fulci
B. Mario Bava
C. Dario Argento
D. Ruggero Deodato

Question 7: What is the name of the demon that possesses the young girl in The Exorcist?

A. Pazuzu
B. Valak
C. Belial
D. Asmodeus

Question 8: Which actress played the lead role of Ellen Ripley in the 1979 film Alien?

A. Sigourney Weaver
B. Jamie Lee Curtis
C. Veronica Cartwright
D. Carrie Fisher

Question 9: The 1981 film The Evil Dead was primarily shot in which location?

A. Michigan
B. Tennessee
C. California
D. New York

Question 10: What is the title of the 1979 cult horror film directed by John Carpenter that features a shape-shifting alien?

A. The Fog
B. Halloween
C. The Thing
D. Prince of Darkness

Answers

  1. B. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Wes Craven directed The Last House on the Left, John Carpenter directed Halloween and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975. It was not released in 1973, 1974 or 1976.
  3. A. Ash Williams – Bruce Campbell plays Ash Williams in the Evil Dead series. The other names are not used for the character.
  4. A. Jeffrey Combs – Jeffrey Combs played the lead in Re-Animator. Bruce Campbell, Robert Englund and Tom Atkins did not star in that role.
  5. A. They’re coming to get you, Barbara – This line appears in Night of the Living Dead. The other quotes come from different films.
  6. C. Dario Argento – Dario Argento directed Suspiria. Lucio Fulci, Mario Bava and Ruggero Deodato directed other Italian horror films.
  7. A. Pazuzu – The demon in The Exorcist is Pazuzu. Valak, Belial and Asmodeus appear in other horror stories.
  8. A. Sigourney Weaver – Sigourney Weaver played Ellen Ripley in Alien. Jamie Lee Curtis, Veronica Cartwright and Carrie Fisher did not play that character.
  9. A. Michigan – The Evil Dead was shot in Michigan. It was not filmed in Tennessee, California or New York.
  10. C. The Thing – John Carpenter directed The Thing in 1982. The Fog and Halloween are also Carpenter films but feature different plots, while Prince of Darkness came later.

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