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This quiz examines supernatural entities across horror cinema through questions on characters, plot events, dialogue and production details. The ten questions range from straightforward to demanding and draw only on verifiable film facts. Readers can test their recall of demons, ghosts and other entities that drive these stories.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: In the 1973 film The Exorcist, what is the name of the ancient demon that possesses Regan MacNeil?

A. Belial
B. Pazuzu
C. Asmodeus
D. Mephistopheles

Question 2: In The Conjuring from 2013, the malevolent spirit tormenting the Perron family is identified as which historical figure?

A. Bathsheba Sherman
B. Abigail Williams
C. Sarah Good
D. Tituba

Question 3: Which 1968 film features a demonic entity that impregnates Rosemary Woodhouse with the child of Satan?

A. The Omen
B. Rosemary’s Baby
C. The Devil Rides Out
D. The Wicker Man

Question 4: In the 1982 film Poltergeist, the Freelings learn that their home was constructed over what type of site?

A. An abandoned asylum
B. A Native American burial ground
C. A former cemetery
D. A wartime mass grave

Question 5: The 1931 film Dracula stars Bela Lugosi as the vampire Count Dracula. Who directed that Universal production?

A. James Whale
B. Tod Browning
C. Karl Freund
D. Edgar G. Ulmer

Question 6: In the 2002 film The Ring, the vengeful spirit originates from a well on which island?

A. Shelter Island
B. Moesko Island
C. Bainbridge Island
D. Whidbey Island

Question 7: In the 2010 film Insidious, what name is given to the red-faced demon that inhabits the Further?

A. The Man Who Can’t Breathe
B. The Lipstick-Face Demon
C. The Key Face Demon
D. The Bride in Black

Question 8: The 2018 film Hereditary centres on the worship of which demon king who seeks a male host?

A. Baphomet
B. Paimon
C. Beelzebub
D. Mammon

Question 9: In the 1976 film The Omen, the child Damien is revealed to be the Antichrist. Who plays the role of his adoptive father Robert Thorn?

A. Gregory Peck
B. Lee Remick
C. David Warner
D. Billie Whitelaw

Question 10: The 2014 film Annabelle features a possessed doll. What is the name of the demon that possesses the doll according to the film’s narrative?

A. Malthus
B. Valak
C. Bughuul
D. Ramiel

Answers

  1. B. Pazuzu – Pazuzu is the Mesopotamian demon named in the film and confirmed in William Peter Blatty’s screenplay and production notes. Belial, Asmodeus and Mephistopheles are different entities from other traditions and do not appear in The Exorcist.
  2. A. Bathsheba Sherman – The film identifies the witch as Bathsheba Sherman, a real historical name tied to the case files referenced by the Warrens. The other names belong to Salem trial figures and are not connected to the Perron haunting.
  3. B. Rosemary’s Baby – Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel centres on a Satanic coven and the birth of the Antichrist. The Omen uses a different Antichrist storyline, while the other two films involve unrelated pagan or demonic themes.
  4. C. A former cemetery – The real estate agent admits the housing development was built on a relocated cemetery, a key plot revelation confirmed in the script and novelisation. The other options are inventions not present in the film.
  5. B. Tod Browning – Universal’s production records list Tod Browning as director of the 1931 Dracula. James Whale directed Frankenstein the same year, Karl Freund was cinematographer and Edgar G. Ulmer worked on other projects.
  6. B. Moesko Island – The American version of The Ring places the well and the Morgan house on Moesko Island, as stated in dialogue and credited on screen. The remaining islands are not mentioned in the film.
  7. B. The Lipstick-Face Demon – The entity is explicitly called the Lipstick-Face Demon in the Insidious script and credited in the cast list. The other names refer to different spirits shown in the Further sequences.
  8. B. Paimon – The film names the demon king Paimon as the entity seeking a male host through the Graham family. The other names are drawn from different occult traditions and do not appear in Hereditary.
  9. A. Gregory Peck – Gregory Peck portrays Robert Thorn in The Omen, as listed in the principal cast. Lee Remick plays Katherine Thorn, while David Warner and Billie Whitelaw portray supporting characters.
  10. A. Malthus – The film states that the demon Malthus possesses the doll Annabelle. Valak appears in later Conjuring entries, Bughuul belongs to Sinister and Ramiel is not referenced in Annabelle.

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