Question 1

Who was the killer in the first Friday the 13th movie?

Accepted Answer

Pamela

Question 2

How many killers are there in The Strangers (2008)?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 3

Which horror movie franchise features a serial killer wearing a William Shatner mask?

Accepted Answer

Halloween

Question 4

Which classic horror movie revolutionized how theaters show movies: by having a set showing time and that you must be seated when the film starts, not during?

Accepted Answer

Psycho

Question 5

What was the first horror movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Accepted Answer

The Silence of the Lambs

Question 6

Which horror movie is not based on a Stephen King book?

Accepted Answer

Creep

Question 7

What 2007 Spanish-language horror film was directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by Guillermo del Toro?

Accepted Answer

The Orphanage

Question 8

Which of these horror movies has the most sequels?

Accepted Answer

Halloween

Question 9

In the original Godzilla, what weapon is used to finally kill the monster?

Accepted Answer

The Oxygen Destroyer

Question 10

Which of these movies was not directed by James Wan?

Accepted Answer

M3GAN

Question 11

What is the name of the demon in the 2013 film "The Conjuring"?

Accepted Answer

Bathsheba

Question 12

In The Omen (1976), who is Damien's real mother?

Accepted Answer

A jackal

Question 13

Which horror film was the first of its genre to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

Accepted Answer

The Exorcist

Question 14

Real-life serial killer Ed Gein was the inspiration for characters in three of these movies. Which movie did not have a killer inspired by him?

Accepted Answer

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Question 15

In 28 Days Later, who is blamed for releasing the deadly virus?

Accepted Answer

Animal rights activists

Question 16

What is the name of the camp in Sleepaway Camp (1983)?

Accepted Answer

Camp Arawak

Question 17

Which popular horror film was inspired by real events that took place in Gainesville, Florida in the early 90s?

Accepted Answer

Scream

Question 18

How many times does Count Orlok blink throughout the entirety of his appearance in Nosferatu (1922)?

Accepted Answer

Once

Question 19

Unstated in the movie, what is the name of the demon that possesses Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

Accepted Answer

Pazuzu

Question 20

In Alien (1979), which character said "I don't trust anybody"?

Accepted Answer

Dallas

Question 21

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was in two horror movies last year: I Saw the TV Glow and Y2K. Which film distribution company released them both?

Accepted Answer

A24

Question 22

What is the name of the hotel where the events of The Shining (1980) take place?

Accepted Answer

Overlook Hotel

Question 23

In The Ring franchise, how many days does someone have left to live after watching the cursed tape?

Accepted Answer

7 days

Question 24

What is the highest-grossing horror movie both worldwide and domestically (not adjusted for inflation)?

Accepted Answer

It (2017)

Question 25

Which found-footage style movie fooled many into thinking it was real upon release?

Accepted Answer

The Blair Witch Project

Question 26

What horror movie is this shot from?

Accepted Answer

The Thing

Question 27

Ti West's 2022 film "X" takes place in which US state?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 28

Which musician played "Eddie" in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)?

Accepted Answer

Meat Loaf

Question 29

What is the fictional town that acts as the predominant setting for the "Scream" franchise (specifically the first, fourth, and fifth films)?

Accepted Answer

Woodsboro, California

Question 30

What is the name of the pub that the main group of characters plan to seek refuge in during the zombie outbreak in "Shaun of the Dead" (2004)?

Accepted Answer

The Winchester

Question 31

The snow globe in Coraline (2009) is a souvenir from what place?

Accepted Answer

Detroit Zoo

Question 32

Finn Wolfhard received his first feature-length directing credit for which 2023 horror movie?

Accepted Answer

Hell of a Summer

Question 33

In Perfect Blue (1997), what does Mima’s manager teach her how to use?

Accepted Answer

Desktop computer

Question 34

Early in her career, Natalie Portman made it clear that she had no interest in starring in horror movies. However, her desire to work with which director made her break this rule for herself?

Accepted Answer

Darren Aronofsky

Question 35

What scene is this movie from?

Accepted Answer

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Question 36

In Scream, what is rule #1 on Randy's list of rules for surviving a horror movie?

Accepted Answer

Never have sex

Question 37

What was Pinhead's human name?

Accepted Answer

Elliot

Question 38

Who is the only character to appear in and survive all four Jaws movies?

Accepted Answer

Michael

Question 39

What 1987 vampire film features the tagline "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die"?

Accepted Answer

The Lost Boys

Question 40

Which 2000 horror film features a group of college students who cheat death and are later killed off in the order they were supposed to die?

Accepted Answer

Final Destination

Question 41

What is the name of the fictional New England town where many of Stephen King's stories are set?

Accepted Answer

Castle Rock

Question 42

In American Psycho (2000), Patrick Bateman's favorite band is never mentioned. What was it in the book?

Accepted Answer

Talking Heads

Question 43

Which 2019 horror film features a group of friends who travel to Sweden to attend a rare festival?

Accepted Answer

Midsommar

Question 44

What is the name of the character played by Austin Butler in the 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"?

Accepted Answer

Tex Watson

Question 45

This scene comes from which A24 horror movie?

Accepted Answer

Bring Her Back

Question 46

Which horror movie was filmed in just 7 days?

Accepted Answer

Paranomal Activity

Question 47

In the movie Insidious (2010), why did Foster want to switch rooms?

Accepted Answer

He was afraid when Dalton walked around at night.

Question 48

Which 2002 supernatural horror film, starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson, follows a journalist investigating a cursed videotape?

Accepted Answer

The Ring

Question 49

Which 1968 psychological horror film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes tells the story of a pregnant woman who grows increasingly suspicious about her neighbors?

Accepted Answer

Rosemary's Baby

Question 50

Which 2007 psychological horror film stars John Cusack as a skeptical author who checks into a haunted hotel room, where terrifying supernatural forces begin to attack his sanity?

Accepted Answer

1408

Horror Movie Trivia

2) How many killers are there in The Strangers (2008)?

3) Which horror movie franchise features a serial killer wearing a William Shatner mask?

4) Which classic horror movie revolutionized how theaters show movies: by having a set showing time and that you must be seated when the film starts, not during?

5) What was the first horror movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

6) Which horror movie is not based on a Stephen King book?

7) What 2007 Spanish-language horror film was directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by Guillermo del Toro?

8) Which of these horror movies has the most sequels?

9) In the original Godzilla, what weapon is used to finally kill the monster?

10) Which of these movies was not directed by James Wan?

11) What is the name of the demon in the 2013 film "The Conjuring"?

12) In The Omen (1976), who is Damien's real mother?

13) Which horror film was the first of its genre to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

14) Real-life serial killer Ed Gein was the inspiration for characters in three of these movies. Which movie did not have a killer inspired by him?

15) In 28 Days Later, who is blamed for releasing the deadly virus?

16) What is the name of the camp in Sleepaway Camp (1983)?

17) Which popular horror film was inspired by real events that took place in Gainesville, Florida in the early 90s?

18) How many times does Count Orlok blink throughout the entirety of his appearance in Nosferatu (1922)?

19) Unstated in the movie, what is the name of the demon that possesses Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist?

20) In Alien (1979), which character said "I don't trust anybody"?

21) Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was in two horror movies last year: I Saw the TV Glow and Y2K. Which film distribution company released them both?

22) What is the name of the hotel where the events of The Shining (1980) take place?

23) In The Ring franchise, how many days does someone have left to live after watching the cursed tape?

24) What is the highest-grossing horror movie both worldwide and domestically (not adjusted for inflation)?

25) Which found-footage style movie fooled many into thinking it was real upon release?

26) What horror movie is this shot from?

27) Ti West's 2022 film "X" takes place in which US state?

28) Which musician played "Eddie" in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)?

29) What is the fictional town that acts as the predominant setting for the "Scream" franchise (specifically the first, fourth, and fifth films)?

30) What is the name of the pub that the main group of characters plan to seek refuge in during the zombie outbreak in "Shaun of the Dead" (2004)?

31) The snow globe in Coraline (2009) is a souvenir from what place?

32) Finn Wolfhard received his first feature-length directing credit for which 2023 horror movie?

33) In Perfect Blue (1997), what does Mima’s manager teach her how to use?

34) Early in her career, Natalie Portman made it clear that she had no interest in starring in horror movies. However, her desire to work with which director made her break this rule for herself?

35) What scene is this movie from?

36) In Scream, what is rule #1 on Randy's list of rules for surviving a horror movie?

37) What was Pinhead's human name?

38) Who is the only character to appear in and survive all four Jaws movies?

39) What 1987 vampire film features the tagline "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die"?

40) Which 2000 horror film features a group of college students who cheat death and are later killed off in the order they were supposed to die?

41) What is the name of the fictional New England town where many of Stephen King's stories are set?

42) In American Psycho (2000), Patrick Bateman's favorite band is never mentioned. What was it in the book?

43) Which 2019 horror film features a group of friends who travel to Sweden to attend a rare festival?

44) What is the name of the character played by Austin Butler in the 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"?

45) This scene comes from which A24 horror movie?

46) Which horror movie was filmed in just 7 days?

47) In the movie Insidious (2010), why did Foster want to switch rooms?

48) Which 2002 supernatural horror film, starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson, follows a journalist investigating a cursed videotape?

49) Which 1968 psychological horror film starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes tells the story of a pregnant woman who grows increasingly suspicious about her neighbors?

50) Which 2007 psychological horror film stars John Cusack as a skeptical author who checks into a haunted hotel room, where terrifying supernatural forces begin to attack his sanity?