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Psychological horror relies on tension, unreliable perspectives and deep character studies to unsettle audiences. This quiz draws from well-known films in the genre and tests knowledge of plots, cast members, directors and production details. Questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details that require careful recall.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. Stanley Kubrick
C. Roman Polanski
D. William Friedkin

Question 2: In The Shining, what is the name of the hotel where the Torrance family stays?

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Bates Motel
C. The Dakota Hotel
D. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Question 3: Which actor played Norman Bates in the original Psycho?

A. Anthony Perkins
B. Rod Taylor
C. John Gavin
D. Martin Balsam

Question 4: What year was the film Black Swan released?

A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2012
D. 2006

Question 5: In Se7en, what is the profession of the character played by Morgan Freeman?

A. Detective
B. Journalist
C. Psychiatrist
D. Priest

Question 6: Who wrote the novel that served as the basis for The Silence of the Lambs?

A. Thomas Harris
B. Stephen King
C. Clive Barker
D. Peter Straub

Question 7: Which actress starred as the lead in the 2018 film Hereditary?

A. Toni Collette
B. Milly Shapiro
C. Ann Dowd
D. Alex Wolff

Question 8: In Repulsion, what is the name of the character played by Catherine Deneuve?

A. Carol Ledoux
B. Helen Ledoux
C. Bridget
D. Madeleine

Question 9: What is the name of the protagonist in the film Jacob’s Ladder?

A. Jacob Singer
B. Frank Baker
C. Louis
D. Michael Newman

Question 10: Which director helmed the 1990 film Misery?

A. Rob Reiner
B. Brian De Palma
C. David Cronenberg
D. John Carpenter

Answers

  1. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960. Kubrick, Polanski and Friedkin each directed other major films but had no involvement with this production.
  2. A. The Overlook Hotel – The Torrance family is isolated at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. The other options are either from different films or entirely fictional in this context.
  3. A. Anthony Perkins – Perkins portrayed Norman Bates. The remaining actors appeared in Psycho but in different roles.
  4. B. 2010 – Black Swan premiered in 2010. The other years do not match the documented release date.
  5. A. Detective – Morgan Freeman plays Detective Somerset. The other professions belong to characters in different stories.
  6. A. Thomas Harris – Harris wrote the source novel. King, Barker and Straub are authors of other horror works.
  7. A. Toni Collette – Collette led the cast of Hereditary. The others are supporting cast members from the same film.
  8. A. Carol Ledoux – Deneuve played Carol Ledoux in Repulsion. The remaining names are either supporting characters or from unrelated films.
  9. A. Jacob Singer – Tim Robbins played Jacob Singer. The other names refer to characters from separate productions.
  10. A. Rob Reiner – Reiner directed Misery. De Palma, Cronenberg and Carpenter directed other notable horror or thriller films.

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