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This quiz focuses on key narrative elements, characters, dialogue, plot points, production details and cast from landmark psychological horror films. Questions range from straightforward facts to more demanding details drawn from verified production records and film history. Test your recall across several decades of the genre.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Alfred Hitchcock
B. William Castle
C. Roman Polanski
D. Brian De Palma

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

A. The Overlook Hotel
B. The Stanley Hotel
C. The Timberline Lodge
D. The Majestic Hotel

Question 3: What is the real name of the character known as Norman Bates in Psycho?

A. Norman Bates
B. Marion Crane
C. Sam Loomis
D. Lila Crane

Question 4: Which actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

A. Anthony Hopkins
B. Brian Cox
C. Mads Mikkelsen
D. Gary Oldman

Question 5: In The Silence of the Lambs, what item does Clarice Starling request from Hannibal Lecter during their first meeting?

A. A psychological profile of Buffalo Bill
B. A map of the crime scenes
C. A list of previous victims
D. A confession letter

Question 6: Which novel by Stephen King was adapted into the 1980 film The Shining?

A. The Shining
B. Doctor Sleep
C. Misery
D. Pet Sematary

Question 7: What is the name of the patient played by Brad Pitt in the 1995 film Se7en?

A. John Doe
B. David Mills
C. William Somerset
D. Victor

Question 8: In Psycho, what does Norman Bates say is the reason his mother would not hurt a fly?

A. She is harmless
B. She is too frail
C. She is dead
D. She is asleep

Question 9: Who wrote the screenplay for the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Joseph Stefano
B. Robert Bloch
C. Samuel A. Taylor
D. John Michael Hayes

Question 10: In The Silence of the Lambs, what does Buffalo Bill use to make his suit?

A. Human skin
B. Animal hides
C. Fabric from victims
D. Leather from furniture

Answers

  1. A. Alfred Hitchcock – Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960. William Castle produced similar thrillers but not this film, while Polanski and De Palma directed later works.
  2. A. The Overlook Hotel – The story is set at the fictional Overlook Hotel. The Stanley and Timberline are real locations used for filming but not the in-film name.
  3. A. Norman Bates – Norman Bates is the character’s given name throughout the narrative. The other names belong to different characters in the same film.
  4. A. Anthony Hopkins – Hopkins played Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Cox portrayed the character in an earlier film, while Mikkelsen and Oldman played different roles in other productions.
  5. A. A psychological profile of Buffalo Bill – Clarice asks Lecter for help profiling the killer. The other requests do not occur in their initial conversation.
  6. A. The Shining – King wrote the 1977 novel The Shining, which Kubrick adapted. Doctor Sleep is a later sequel novel.
  7. A. John Doe – Pitt’s character is the unnamed serial killer John Doe. Mills and Somerset are the detectives, and Victor is a different victim.
  8. A. She is harmless – Norman states his mother would not hurt a fly in the final scene. The line is not altered by the other options.
  9. A. Joseph Stefano – Stefano wrote the screenplay. Bloch wrote the source novel, while the other writers worked on different Hitchcock projects.
  10. A. Human skin – Buffalo Bill’s suit is constructed from the skin of his victims. The other materials are not used in the plot.

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