Think you know horror movies? Suspect that you need to click off the TV and get more fresh air? Find out by taking Scream Queen’s horror movie quiz below.
There are 31 questions, some easy but most medium to hard, for a maximum of 35 points. Most of these I made up myself (and a lot of answers are in previous blog entries); the rest are gleaned from information from a few Web sites, mostly trivia pages of individual movies on The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). Lots of “Halloween” in honor of this week’s holiday.
All movies listed are the originals, unless otherwise noted. One point for each answer, unless otherwise noted.
1. What’s Jason’s body count (dead on or within a few bodies) in the “Friday the 13th” feature film series so far, through “Cold Heart of Crystal Lake”?
A) 89
B) 121
C) 150
D) 193
2. Which movie was shot without rehearsals?
A) “The Blair Witch Project”
B) “Saw”
C) “Evil Dead”
D) “The Last House on the Left”
3. Michael Meyers’ mask in “Halloween” is a cheap Halloween mask of:
A) Captain Kirk
B) Mick Jagger
C) President Ford
E) Superman
4. Which of these movies was NOT filmed in part in Washington state?
A) “The Ring”
B) “Twilight”
C) “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”
D) “They Live”
E) “The Changeling”
5. Remakes of these movies — except one — have been formally announced or are in production. Which movie is NOT scheduled for a remake?
A) A Nightmare on Elm Street
B) “Hellraiser”
C) “Alien”
D) “The Birds”
E) “Poltergeist”
6. These movies were supposedly based on “true events.” Which movie is very very very loosely based on events of Aug. 18, 1973?
A) “The Blair Witch Project”
B) “The Amityville Horror”
C) “The Exorcist”
D) “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”
7. What movie has the line, “Oh, yes, there will be blood”?
A) “Saw II”
B) “Hellbound: Hellraiser II”
C) “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2”
D) “The Grudge 2”
8. Which actor had his/her feature film debut in a horror movie?
A) George Clooney (“Return to Horror High”)
B) Johnny Depp (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”)
C) Kevin Bacon (“Friday the 13th”)
D) Drew Barrymore (“Firestarter”)
9. The sound of the demon leaving Regan’s body in “The Exorcist” is actually the recorded sound of:
A) A rake scraping a chalkboard
B) Remix of several screams by Mercedes McCambridge
C) Pigs being herded for slaughter
D) A windstorm
10. What does the license plate say on the killer’s truck in “Jeepers Creepers”?
A) EATUL8R
B) BEATINGU
C) KILLINU
D) KILLUL8R
11. What movie did not have a sequel?
A) “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”
B) “The Exorcist”
C) “Firestarter”
D) “Psycho”
E) “Creepshow”
12. What was the first bird to attack Tippi Hedron in “The Birds”?
A) Crow
B) Sea gull
C) Blue jay
D) Parakeet
13. Which set of iconic movies came out in 1931?
A) “The Mummy” and “Frankenstein”
B) “Dracula” and “The Wolf Man”
C) “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Mummy”
D) “Dracula” and “Frankenstein”
14. In the “Alien” movies, what is Lt. Ripley’s first name?
A) Eileen
B) Rebecca
C) Helen
D) Ellen
15. Which was NOT a Cenobite in the original “Hellraiser”?
A) Butterball
B) Cockroach
C) Pinhead
D) Chatterbox
16. In just one of these movies is the word “zombie” uttered. Which one?
A) “Shaun of the Dead”
B) “Night of the Living Dead”
C) “Land of the Dead”
D) “28 Days Later”
17. What word did Dennis, the biting kid, yell in “Cabin Fever”?
A) Candy
B) Pancakes
C) Pizza
D) Cherry
18. Which is NOT a movie character?
A) Eraserhead
B) Pinhead
C) Pumpkinhead
D) Brideshead
19. Which character was listed as “The Shape” in the movie credits?
A) Jason Voorhees
B) Freddy Krueger
C) Michael Meyers
D) Leatherface
20. The blood in the shower scene in “Psycho” was actually:
A) Chocolate syrup
B) Tomato juice
C) Corn syrup and red food coloring
D) Colored oil
21. What breed of dog is Cujo?
A) Rottweiller
B) St. Bernard
C) German shepherd
D) Doberman pinscher
22. In “Shaun of the Dead,” Ed tells Shaun’s mother, “We’re coming to get you, Barbara.” That’s a reference to what film?
A) “Night of the Living Dead”
B) “I Walked with a Zombie”
C) “Dawn of the Dead”
D) “Night of the Living Ghouls”
23. Which movie contains this line: “Don’t bury me … I’m not dead.”
A) “Pet Sematary”
B) “Buried Alive”
C) “Re-Animator”
D) “Serpent and the Rainbow”
24. Jamie Lee Curtis, as Laurie Strode, performs in how many of the “Halloween” movies?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
25. What movie is credited as being the first horror and “vampire” film? (Two points for this one)
A) “Dracula”
B) “Le Manior du Diable” (“The Devil’s Castle”)
C) “Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens” (“Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror”)
D) “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”
26. What movie do the Laurie Strode and Tommy Doyle characters (Jamie Lee Curtis and Brian Andrews) watch together in “Halloween”? (Two points for this one)
A) “The Thing”
B) “The Blob”
C) “The Boogeyman”
D) “The Wolf Man”
27. One of THE main characters dies in which movie?
A) “The Amityville Horror”
B) “Rosemary’s Baby”
C) “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”
D) “Jeepers Creepers”
28. You see Michael Meyers’ face (as an adult) for the first time in:
A) “Halloween”
B) “Halloween 2”
C) “Halloween 4: Return of Michael Meyers”
D) “Halloween H2O”
29. The following films are remakes of Asian horror films — except one. Which one?
A) “Quarantine”
B) “The Eye”
C) “Pulse”
D) “One Missed Call”
30. Which of these “titles” is a real sequel?
A) “28 Years Later”
B) “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare”
C) “Feast 4: The Indigestion”
D) “Halloween 9: Michael Meyers’ Midlife Crisis”
31. Here is a list of songs and the horror movies they are associated with, BUT two are wrong. Which of the following two sets are wrong. One point for one correct answer, three points for two correct answers (for a maximum of three points).
A.) “Bad Moon Rising” (“An American Werewolf in London”)
B.) “Brick House” (“Hostel”)
C) “Red Right Hand” (“Scream”)
D) “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (“Halloween”)
E) “Santa Baby” (“House of 1000 Corpses”)
F) “Down with the Sickness” (“Dawn of the Dead” 2004 remake)
G) “American Girl” (“Silence of the Lambs”)
ANSWERS:
1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. D; 5. C; 6. D; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. B; 11. C; 12. B; 13. D; 14. D; 15. B; 16. A; 17. B; 18. D; 19. C; 20. A; 21. B; 22. A; 23. D; 24. C; 25. B; 26. A; 27. D; 28. A; 29. A; 30. B; 31. B and E.
SCORE
0 to 10: If you’re just a casual horror-movie viewer, that score’s not too shabby. May I respectfully suggest you watch more horror movies? Go on, you have Scream Queen’s permission; what else do you need?.
11 to 20: Congratulations! You are a savvy horror movie fan and, hey, might even have a life as well.
21 to 29: I anoint thee a solid, knowledgeable horror-movie fan, and I am also impressed with your long-term memory. Don’t forget to, you know, take walks and stuff.
30-33: Okay, you definitely need to step away from the TV and chat rooms and get out more often, but I do salute your achievement; I wouldn’t have hit this range myself unless I got lucky on a few questions.
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