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This quiz challenges your understanding of psychological horror cinema through questions on directors, cast members, release years and key plot elements from notable films. The questions range from straightforward facts to more specific details drawn from production records and narrative content.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

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

Question 2: In which year was The Shining released?

A. 1978
B. 1980
C. 1982
D. 1984

Question 3: What is the name of the apartment building in Rosemary’s Baby?

A. The Bramford
B. The Dakota
C. The Overlook
D. The Bates

Question 4: Which actor portrayed Jack Torrance in The Shining?

A. Robert De Niro
B. Al Pacino
C. Dustin Hoffman
D. Jack Nicholson

Question 5: Who wrote the novel on which The Silence of the Lambs is based?

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

Question 6: Which actress won an Academy Award for her role in Black Swan?

A. Mila Kunis
B. Natalie Portman
C. Winona Ryder
D. Barbara Hershey

Question 7: Who directed the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. William Friedkin
B. Roman Polanski
C. Brian De Palma
D. John Carpenter

Question 8: What profession does Malcolm Crowe hold in The Sixth Sense?

A. Police detective
B. Teacher
C. Priest
D. Child psychologist

Question 9: Who directed Donnie Darko?

A. David Lynch
B. Darren Aronofsky
C. Richard Kelly
D. M. Night Shyamalan

Question 10: Which actress played Annie Wilkes in Misery?

A. Frances McDormand
B. Kathy Bates
C. Glenn Close
D. Jodie Foster

Answers

  1. C. Alfred Hitchcock – Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho, as confirmed by studio records and his filmography. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, William Friedkin directed The Exorcist and Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining.
  2. B. 1980 – The Shining was released in 1980 according to Warner Bros. production notes. It was not released in 1978, 1982 or 1984.
  3. A. The Bramford – The apartment building in Rosemary’s Baby is called The Bramford. The Dakota is a real New York building used for exterior shots but not the in-film name, while Overlook and Bates belong to other films.
  4. D. Jack Nicholson – Jack Nicholson played Jack Torrance. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman were not cast in the role.
  5. C. Thomas Harris – Thomas Harris wrote the novel The Silence of the Lambs. Stephen King, Clive Barker and Peter Straub wrote other horror works but not this one.
  6. B. Natalie Portman – Natalie Portman won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Black Swan. Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey appeared in the film but did not win for this role.
  7. A. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist. Roman Polanski, Brian De Palma and John Carpenter directed other notable horror films but not this one.
  8. D. Child psychologist – Malcolm Crowe is a child psychologist in The Sixth Sense. He is not a police detective, teacher or priest.
  9. C. Richard Kelly – Richard Kelly directed Donnie Darko. David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky and M. Night Shyamalan directed other psychological films but not this one.
  10. B. Kathy Bates – Kathy Bates played Annie Wilkes in Misery. Frances McDormand, Glenn Close and Jodie Foster did not portray the character.

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