Scary Movie Quiz

Question: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface wears a mask made from what?

Answer: The cannibalistic serial killer first appeared in the 1974 film, which launched a popular franchise.

Question: Which actor played the killer in Se7en?

Answer: He was cast as John Doe, who bases his murders on the seven deadly sins.

Question: What is the occupation of Hannibal Lecter, the serial killer who appears in such films as The Silence of the Lambs?

Answer: Lecter is widely considered one of the best screen villains of all time.

Question: What real-life killer inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho?

Answer: A murderer and grave robber, Ed Gein also inspired The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Question: Which of the following did not feature Jamie Lee Curtis?

Answer: Early in her career, Curtis appeared in numerous horror films, becoming known as the “Scream Queen.”

Question: Who directed Scream?

Answer: Craven was responsible for numerous scary blockbusters, including this 1996 classic.

Question: Which actor made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

Answer: In the 1984 horror classic, he played Glen Lantz, a high-school student who gets eaten by his bed.

Question: Which of the following was not based on a Stephen King work?

Answer: The screenplay was written by William Peter Blatty—who won an Oscar for that—and was adapted from his best seller.

Question: Who is the villain in Halloween?

Answer: After murdering his sister when he is six, Myers later escapes from a mental institution to terrify an Illinois town.

Question: Who is the murderer in Friday the 13th?

Answer: Jason’s mother was the original killer, although subsequent movies in the series cast Jason as the villain.