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Quiz about Movies That Have Terrified Me

Movies That Have Terrified Me! Quiz

I love Horror movies. See if you can guess some of my favourites from an easy description.

A multiple-choice quiz by nimaine. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nimaine

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,039

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which 1974 classic spawned a horrible sequel which starred Ren�e Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey?
Hint

Death Trap

The Omen

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Don't Look Now

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which shocker, released in 1977, was directed by the "Italian Hitchcock" whose daughter is the female lead in "XXX"?
Hint

Creepers

Suspiria

The Stendhal Syndrome

The Driller Killer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which film features Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" and in 1998 saw its 25th anniversary?
Hint

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Exorcist

The Uninvited

Asylum

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which 1968 film, based on a novel by Ira Levin, is about a very difficult pregnancy?
Hint

Carrie

They Live!

Poltergeist

Rosemary's Baby

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which 1976 film, with an original title of "The Birthmark", features a score by Jerry Goldsmith?
Hint

The Final Conflict

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Turn of the Screw

The Omen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which film was directed in 1987 by the man that Stephen King once called "The Future of Horror"?
Hint

Videodrome

Alien

Hellraiser

Scream

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which 1980 film features these immortal lines? "I said I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in!"
Hint

Pet Sematary

Halloween

Sleepwalkers

The Shining

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which silent classic, made in 1920, had a script penned by a Czech poet Hans Janowitz and Austrian artist Carl Meyer?
Hint

The Golem

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

The Student of Prague

Torgus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1961 Poe classic features Vincent Price as the male lead?
Hint

The Fall of the House of Usher

House of Wax

Stir of Echoes

The Pit and the Pendulum

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which movie, released in 1976, features a very young John Travolta and the most insane mommy since Psycho?
Hint

Christine

Evil Dead II

Carrie

The Raven

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which 1974 classic spawned a horrible sequel which starred Ren�e Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey?

Answer: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was released in 1994, and re-released in 1997 as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation".

2. Which shocker, released in 1977, was directed by the "Italian Hitchcock" whose daughter is the female lead in "XXX"?

Answer: Suspiria

Directed by Asia's father, Dario Argento, the tagline ran: "The only thing more terrifying than the first 80 minutes of 'Suspiria'... are the last 10". It's one of the ickiest horror movies ever made.

3. Which film features Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" and in 1998 saw its 25th anniversary?

Answer: The Exorcist

"The Exorcist", one of the most powerful films ever made, only won two Academy Awards!

4. Which 1968 film, based on a novel by Ira Levin, is about a very difficult pregnancy?

Answer: Rosemary's Baby

Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Minnie.

5. Which 1976 film, with an original title of "The Birthmark", features a score by Jerry Goldsmith?

Answer: The Omen

Charlton Heston passed up on the role of Robert Thorn, allowing the suave Gregory Peck to step in.

6. Which film was directed in 1987 by the man that Stephen King once called "The Future of Horror"?

Answer: Hellraiser

"Hellraiser" was directed by British Horror-meister Clive Barker, and a splendid job he did too!

7. Which 1980 film features these immortal lines? "I said I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in!"

Answer: The Shining

Novelist Stephen King reportedly hated Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece and produced his own mini-series in 1997 starring Steven Weber.

8. Which silent classic, made in 1920, had a script penned by a Czech poet Hans Janowitz and Austrian artist Carl Meyer?

Answer: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

This film was directed by Robert Wiene and starred Werner Krauss and Conrad Weidt.

9. Which 1961 Poe classic features Vincent Price as the male lead?

Answer: The Pit and the Pendulum

This film takes place almost entirely in darkness.

10. Which movie, released in 1976, features a very young John Travolta and the most insane mommy since Psycho?

Answer: Carrie

The final scene where the hand erupts from the grave is not in the book by Stephen King.

Source: Author nimaine

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