Horror Movie Trivia Questions
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If you love horror movies, you'll be excited to learn that there is a plethora of horror movie trivia questions that test your knowledge on horror film actors, directors, famous lines and plots. You can spend an evening on just one horror film series or mix it up. You can also mix these questions with other movie trivia questions or general quiz questions.
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Horror Movie Trivia Questions with Answers
Are you looking for questions to test your knowledge of horror movies or stump your friends? Only a true horror movie aficionado can answer some of these questions. Can you live up to the title? Some of the answers may surprise you.
Nightmare on Elm Street Trivia
- Who wrote and directed the Nightmare on Elm Street Series? (Wes Craven)
- What was the main character’s name in the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie? (Nancy Thompson)
- What is the name of the killer? (Freddy Krueger)
- On what two childhood memories did Wes Craven base Freddy’s character? (Freddy’s name came from a bully who picked on Craven in school. His appearance came from a homeless man who scared Craven as a teenager.)
- What superstar made his first screen appearance in Nightmare on Elm Street? (Johnny Depp)
- In film two, what happens when Jesse tries to throw the glove at Freddy in Grady’s room? (It breaks in the mirror)
- In film three, what line does Freddy say when he pulls Jennifer into the television set? ("Welcome to primetime B****!")
- In film four when Freddy sucks the life out of Sheila, what does she die from in real life? (An asthma attack)
- Who plays Freddy’s mother, Amanda Krueger, in film five? (Beatrice Boepple)
- What was Maggie’s name before she was adopted? (Her name was Katherine Krueger.)
- How is Maggie related to Freddy? (She is Freddy’s daughter.)
Friday the 13th Trivia Questions
- What was the name of the summer camp where many counselors were murdered? (Camp Crystal Lake)
- What is the murderer’s name? (Jason Voorhees)
- Jason is said to have drowned in Crystal Lake as a child, how old was he? (11)
- What actress played Alice, the only surviving counselor? (Adrienne King)
- How many movies are in the series? (Ten, not counting Freddy Vs. Jason)
Classic Horror Film Trivia Questions
- Which horror film was the first to show a character in her underwear? (Psycho)
- What was the original title of the film The Blob? (The Glob)
- Who directed the 1992 version of Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola)
- What Batman star also starred in The Shining? (Jack Nicholson)
- During the filming of what classic horror film did the set burn down and nine people died? (The Exorcist)
- In what film series was the killer’s name Michael Myers? (Halloween)
- In the third Child’s Play movie, The Seed of Chucky, what name do Chucky and Tiffany call their gender-confused child? (Glen)
- Who plays the deranged cannibal, Hannibal Lector, in Silence of the Lambs? (Anthony Hopkins)
Contemporary Horror Film Trivia
- In The Hills Have Eyes what and who caused the horrible deformities of the townspeople in the New Mexico desert? (The U.S. military conducted nuclear testing in the area and the residents were poisoned by radiation.)
- What celebrity has a starring role in House of Wax (Paris Hilton)
- Name the virus that turns people into flesh-eating zombies in Resident Evil. (T-Virus)
- In The Ring people die seven days after watching a mysterious video tape, what’s on it? (The video is a series of static and jumbled images including writing, an eye, the moon and a young girl.)
- In the film, Dead Silence what happens if you scream? (Mary Shaw will rip out your tongue.)
- In Thirteen Ghosts from whom did Arthur inherit the family’s new house? (his uncle Cyrus Kriticos)
More Horror Movie Trivia on the Internet
Did you get them all right? Need to polish up your horror movie trivia? If you didn’t get enough horror movie trivia questions here, there are many websites that offer great trivia questions about your favorite horror films. Some of them include:
