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This quiz examines the directors behind landmark horror films and the production details of their works. Questions draw from verified facts about cast, crew, release years and narrative elements across classic and modern horror. Readers will encounter a balanced mix of straightforward and demanding items.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director created the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: Who directed the original 1968 film Night of the Living Dead?

A. John Carpenter
B. Dario Argento
C. George A. Romero
D. David Cronenberg

Question 3: Which director helmed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. Wes Craven
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. William Friedkin

Question 4: Who directed the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. James Whale
D. Tod Browning

Question 5: Which director made the 1982 film The Thing?

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

Question 6: Who directed the 1975 film Jaws?

A. William Friedkin
B. Steven Spielberg
C. David Cronenberg
D. Wes Craven

Question 7: Which director created the 1976 film Carrie?

A. Brian De Palma
B. John Carpenter
C. George A. Romero
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 8: Who directed the 1986 remake of The Fly?

A. Wes Craven
B. David Cronenberg
C. Dario Argento
D. John Carpenter

Question 9: Which director made the 1973 film The Exorcist?

A. William Friedkin
B. Alfred Hitchcock
C. Tobe Hooper
D. James Whale

Question 10: Who directed the 1922 film Nosferatu?

A. Tod Browning
B. F. W. Murnau
C. George A. Romero
D. Wes Craven

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote Halloween, released in 1978. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and George A. Romero created Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead in 1968. John Carpenter made Halloween, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and David Cronenberg made The Fly.
  3. A. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Alfred Hitchcock made Psycho and William Friedkin directed The Exorcist.
  4. B. Wes Craven – Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. John Carpenter made Halloween, James Whale directed Frankenstein and Tod Browning directed Dracula.
  5. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed The Thing in 1982. George A. Romero made Night of the Living Dead, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Tobe Hooper made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  6. B. Steven Spielberg – Steven Spielberg directed Jaws in 1975. William Friedkin directed The Exorcist, David Cronenberg made The Fly and Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  7. A. Brian De Palma – Brian De Palma directed Carrie in 1976. John Carpenter made Halloween, George A. Romero created Night of the Living Dead and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  8. B. David Cronenberg – David Cronenberg directed the 1986 remake of The Fly. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dario Argento made Suspiria and John Carpenter directed Halloween.
  9. A. William Friedkin – William Friedkin directed The Exorcist in 1973. Alfred Hitchcock made Psycho, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and James Whale directed Frankenstein.
  10. B. F. W. Murnau – F. W. Murnau directed Nosferatu in 1922. Tod Browning directed Dracula, George A. Romero made Night of the Living Dead and Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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