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.
1. Which movie was shot without rehearsals?
A) “The Blair Witch Project”
B) “Saw”
C) “Evil Dead”
D) “The Last House on the Left”
2. Michael Meyers’ mask in “Halloween” is a cheap Halloween mask of:
A) Captain Kirk
B) Mick Jagger
C) President Ford
E) Superman
3. 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”
4. Remakes of these movies — except one — have been formally announced or are in production. Which isn’t currently remake-bound?
A) A Nightmare on Elm Street
B) “Hellraiser”
C) “Alien”
D) “The Birds”
E) “Poltergeist”
5. 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”)
6. What movie did not have a sequel?
A) “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”
B) “The Exorcist”
C) “Firestarter”
D) “Psycho”
E) “Creepshow”
7. What was the first bird to attack Tippi Hedron in “The Birds”?
A) Crow
B) Sea gull
C) Blue jay
D) Parakeet
8. 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”
9. In the “Alien” movies, what is Lt. Ripley’s first name?
A) Eileen
B) Rebecca
C) Helen
D) Ellen
10. 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”
11. Which is NOT a movie character?
A) Eraserhead
B) Pinhead
C) Brideshead
D) Pumpkinhead
12. 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
13. 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”
14. What movie do Laurie and Tommy (Jamie Lee Curtis and Brian Andrews) watch together in “Halloween”?
A) “The Boogeyman”
B) “The Blob”
C) “The Thing”
D) “The Wolf Man”
15. 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”
ANSWERS:
1. B; 2. A; 3. D; 4. C; 5. B; 6. C; 7. B; 8. D; 9. D; 10. A; 11. C; 12. A; 13. A; 14. C; 15. B.
Too easy? Check out a longer and tougher version on the Scream Queen blog on The Herald’s Web site: www.heraldnet.com/screamqueen.
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