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This quiz examines key details from well known cult horror films. Questions draw on plot points, cast credits, directors and production facts across several decades. Readers can expect a range of difficulty levels from straightforward to more obscure.

10 Trivia Questions

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

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

Question 2: In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, what is the name of the character played by Tim Curry?

A. Riff Raff
B. Dr Frank N Furter
C. Eddie
D. Brad Majors

Question 3: Which actor starred as Ash Williams in the original 1981 film The Evil Dead?

A. Bruce Campbell
B. Sam Raimi
C. Robert Tapert
D. Ellen Sandweiss

Question 4: Night of the Living Dead from 1968 was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. George A. Romero
C. John Carpenter
D. Dario Argento

Question 5: What is the name of the town in which the events of Halloween (1978) take place?

A. Woodsboro
B. Haddonfield
C. Springwood
D. Crystal Lake

Question 6: The 1985 film Re Animator is loosely based on a story by which author?

A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. H P Lovecraft
C. Stephen King
D. Clive Barker

Question 7: In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), what is the profession of Nancy’s mother?

A. Teacher
B. Nurse
C. Police officer
D. Real estate agent

Question 8: Who composed the score for the original Halloween film released in 1978?

A. Ennio Morricone
B. John Carpenter
C. Bernard Herrmann
D. Goblin

Question 9: The 1979 film Phantasm features a character known by what nickname?

A. The Tall Man
B. The Shape
C. The Creeper
D. The Sentinel

Question 10: Which actress played the lead role of Suzy Bannion in the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. Jessica Harper
B. Margot Kidder
C. Jamie Lee Curtis
D. Heather Langenkamp

Answers

  1. B. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Romero, Carpenter and Craven each directed other landmark horror films instead.
  2. B. Dr Frank N Furter – Tim Curry portrayed Dr Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The other names belong to different characters in the same film.
  3. A. Bruce Campbell – Bruce Campbell played Ash Williams. Sam Raimi directed the film while Tapert produced and Sandweiss appeared in a supporting role.
  4. B. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead. Hooper, Carpenter and Argento directed different horror titles.
  5. B. Haddonfield – The 1978 Halloween is set in the fictional town of Haddonfield. The other towns appear in Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th respectively.
  6. B. H P Lovecraft – Re Animator adapts elements from Lovecraft’s Herbert West Reanimator stories. Poe, King and Barker are not the source authors.
  7. A. Teacher – Nancy’s mother works as a teacher in A Nightmare on Elm Street. The other professions do not match the character.
  8. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter composed the score for Halloween. The remaining composers worked on unrelated films.
  9. A. The Tall Man – Angus Scrimm played the Tall Man in Phantasm. The other nicknames refer to characters from different horror series.
  10. A. Jessica Harper – Jessica Harper starred as Suzy Bannion in Suspiria. The other actresses appeared in different horror films of the era.

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