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This quiz challenges your understanding of supernatural horror cinema through questions on key films, their creators and narrative elements. Questions range from production details to character names and plot specifics across several decades of the genre. Prepare for a mix of straightforward and more demanding items.

10 Trivia Questions

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

A. Beelzebub
B. Pazuzu
C. Lucifer
D. Asmodeus

Question 2: Who directed the 1976 supernatural horror film The Omen?

A. Richard Donner
B. William Friedkin
C. Roman Polanski
D. John Carpenter

Question 3: The Perron family in The Conjuring moves into a farmhouse in which US state?

A. Massachusetts
B. Connecticut
C. New York
D. Rhode Island

Question 4: In Rosemary’s Baby, what is the name of the apartment building where Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse live?

A. The Dakota
B. The Ansonia
C. The Bramford
D. The Beresford

Question 5: Which actor played the role of Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist?

A. Max von Sydow
B. Jason Miller
C. Lee J. Cobb
D. William O’Malley

Question 6: Poltergeist was released in what year?

A. 1982
B. 1980
C. 1984
D. 1985

Question 7: The director of Hereditary is which filmmaker?

A. James Wan
B. Mike Flanagan
C. Jordan Peele
D. Ari Aster

Question 8: In Insidious, what is the name of the supernatural realm where spirits reside?

A. The Other Side
B. The Shadow Realm
C. The Further
D. The Beyond

Question 9: The Babadook originates from which country?

A. United States
B. Australia
C. United Kingdom
D. Canada

Question 10: Who wrote the novel on which The Exorcist is based?

A. William Peter Blatty
B. Stephen King
C. Ira Levin
D. Peter Straub

Answers

  1. B. Pazuzu – The demon Pazuzu originates from Assyrian mythology and is identified in the film as the entity possessing Regan MacNeil. The other options are different demonic figures not featured in the story.
  2. A. Richard Donner – Richard Donner directed The Omen in 1976. William Friedkin directed The Exorcist, Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby and John Carpenter directed Halloween.
  3. D. Rhode Island – The Perron family farmhouse in The Conjuring is located in Harrisville, Rhode Island. The other states are not the setting used in the film.
  4. C. The Bramford – The apartment building is named The Bramford in Rosemary’s Baby. The Dakota is a real New York building used for exterior shots but not named in the story.
  5. B. Jason Miller – Jason Miller portrayed Father Damien Karras. Max von Sydow played Father Merrin, Lee J. Cobb played Lieutenant Kinderman and William O’Malley played Father Dyer.
  6. A. 1982 – Poltergeist was released in 1982. The other years do not match the film’s release date.
  7. D. Ari Aster – Ari Aster directed Hereditary. James Wan directed The Conjuring, Mike Flanagan directed The Haunting of Hill House and Jordan Peele directed Get Out.
  8. C. The Further – The supernatural realm in Insidious is called The Further. The other names do not appear in the film.
  9. B. Australia – The Babadook is an Australian film. The other countries are not the production origin.
  10. A. William Peter Blatty – William Peter Blatty wrote the 1971 novel The Exorcist. Stephen King, Ira Levin and Peter Straub wrote different horror novels.

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