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This quiz covers directors, cast members, release years and key plot details from well-known cult horror films. Questions range from accessible facts to more specific production points to suit a range of knowledge levels. All content draws from documented film records and narrative elements.

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, which actor played the character Dr Frank-N-Furter?

A. Richard O’Brien
B. Tim Curry
C. Barry Bostwick
D. Meat Loaf

Question 3: What is the release year of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead?

A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1970
D. 1972

Question 4: Which actor portrayed Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. Robert Englund
B. Heather Langenkamp
C. Johnny Depp
D. Wes Craven

Question 5: The 1981 film The Evil Dead was directed by which filmmaker?

A. Sam Raimi
B. Peter Jackson
C. Clive Barker
D. Stuart Gordon

Question 6: In Halloween, what is the name of the fictional town where the story takes place?

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

Question 7: The Exorcist was released in which year?

A. 1971
B. 1973
C. 1975
D. 1977

Question 8: Who wrote and directed the 1985 film Re-Animator?

A. Stuart Gordon
B. Brian Yuzna
C. David Cronenberg
D. John Carpenter

Question 9: In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, what is the name of the central family of cannibals?

A. The Sawyers
B. The Hendersons
C. The Carters
D. The Myers

Question 10: Which actor starred as Ash Williams in the original The Evil Dead?

A. Bruce Campbell
B. Sam Raimi
C. Ellen Sandweiss
D. Richard DeManincor

Answers

  1. B. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed and co-wrote the film; Romero, Carpenter and Craven each directed other landmark horror titles instead.
  2. B. Tim Curry – Curry originated the role on stage and screen; O’Brien wrote the show and played Riff Raff while Bostwick and Meat Loaf played other characters.
  3. B. 1968 – Night of the Living Dead premiered in 1968; the other years do not match its documented release.
  4. A. Robert Englund – Englund played Freddy in the 1984 film and its early sequels; Langenkamp and Depp were co-stars and Craven was the director.
  5. A. Sam Raimi – Raimi wrote and directed the first Evil Dead feature; the other names directed different horror projects.
  6. B. Haddonfield – The story unfolds in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois; the remaining names belong to other horror franchises.
  7. B. 1973 – The Exorcist opened in late 1973; the surrounding years are incorrect for its theatrical release.
  8. A. Stuart Gordon – Gordon directed and co-wrote Re-Animator; Yuzna produced, Cronenberg and Carpenter worked on separate films.
  9. A. The Sawyers – The cannibal family is named Sawyer in the original film; the other surnames do not appear in that story.
  10. A. Bruce Campbell – Campbell played Ash in the 1981 film and its sequels; Raimi directed while Sandweiss and DeManincor played supporting roles.

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