50+ Best Horror Movie Trivia Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: At the end of the movie Lake Placid, how many alligators died in Black Lake?

Answer: One

Question: How many times does Count Orlock blink throughout the entirety of his appearance in Nosferatu?

Answer: Once

Question: How many years did it take to get Aliens made?

Answer: Seven

Question: In what movie does someone get hit in the face with an ax while listening to “Hip to Be Square”?

Answer: American Psycho

Question: What 1999 horror movie stars Owen Wilson, Catherine ZetaJones, and Liam Neeson?

Answer: The Haunting

Question: What is unusual about the videotape in The Ring?

Answer: Doesn't include timecode

Question: Which film is about a new evil lurking 6 months after the incidents with a video?

Answer: The Ring Two

Question: Which horror movie is the highest grossing of all time, with a profit of $701 million worldwide?

Answer: It Chapter One

Question: Which horror movie was filmed in just 7 days?

Answer: Paranormal Activity

Question: In "The Birds", what California town do the birds attack?

Answer: Bodega Bay

Question: In "The Silence of the Lambs", which city is Dr. Lecter imprisoned in?

Answer: Baltimore

Question: In Brad Pitt’s Se7en film, who is assassinated for the deadly sin of pride?

Answer: A Model

Question: In Carrie, what do the other students dump on Carrie at prom?

Answer: Pig's blood

Question: In which horror film does the phrase “the power of Christ compels you.” appear?

Answer: The Exorcist

Question: In which horror movie will you hear the iconic line 'Here's Johnny!'?

Answer: The Shining.

Question: What horror film used the following tagline? “In space, no one can hear you scream.”

Answer: Alien

Question: In the first two Hellraiser films, how many different actors played Frank Cotton?

Answer: 3

Question: In which film did Annabelle the doll make her debut?

Answer: The Conjuring

Question: Many people left the theater due to motion sickness and dizziness because of this 2008 horror flick; what is it?

Answer: Cloverfield

Question: Scream is a horror slasher franchise that includes 5 movies. What year was the first movie released?

Answer: 1996

Question: Scream was originally going to be called what?

Answer: Scary Movie

Question: The 1922 film "Nosferatu" was remade in 1979 with which actor playing the baldpated Count Dracula?

Answer: Klaus Kinski

Question: What is the name of the clown in ‘The Devil’s Rejects’?

Answer: Captain Spaulding

Question: What is the name of the camp in Sleepaway Camp?

Answer: Camp Arawak

Question: What is the name of the camp where Jason Voorhees drowns in the Friday the 13th series?

Answer: Camp Crystal Lake

Question: What orphanage was Esther adopted from in The Orphan?

Answer: St. Marina Home for Girls

Question: What room does Dick Hallorann tell Danny to stay away from in The Shining?

Answer: Room 237

Question: Who was the first horror character?

Answer: The Werewolf

Question: Who portrayed the killer in the 1978 horror classic "Halloween"?

Answer: Tony Moran (unmasked Michael Myers)

Question: What arms does Leatherface prefer?

Answer: Chainsaw

Question: What did several cast and crew members demand to be removed from their hotel rooms during the filming of The Exorcism of Emily Rose?

Answer: Radios

Question: What film showcases death by strangulation with a clothesline in the shower?

Answer: Final Destination

Question: What horror film was the first movie to show a woman in just a bra and slip?

Answer: Psycho

Question: What iconic horror film was dubbed The Babysitter Murders at one point?

Answer: Halloween

Question: What was Jason’s original name on Friday the 13th?

Answer: Josh

Question: Which 1982 movie had two onscreen siblings sadly die in unrelated incidents during the filming?

Answer: Poltergeist

Question: Who is responsible for releasing the deadly virus in 28 Days Later?

Answer: Animal Rights Activists

Question: Who plays the main character Jill Johnson in the movie When a Stranger Calls?

Answer: Camille Belle

Question: Who portrays the vampire Lestat in Interview with a Vampire?

Answer: Tom Cruise

Question: What television series is based on a concept for an unproduced episode of The XFiles?

Answer: Final Destination

Question: What was the first horror film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

Answer: The Exorcist

Question: What was the first true horror movie?

Answer: The House of the Devil

Question: What was the twentieth century’s first American horror film?

Answer: Frankenstein

Question: When was the first horror movie invented?

Answer: 1896

Question: Which modern horror movie is described by MovieWeb to 'magnify racism on a very deep level'?

Answer: Get Out

Question: Which popular horror film was inspired by real events that took place in Gainesville, Florida in the early 90s?

Answer: Scream

Question: When was the first horror movie invented?

Answer: 1896

Question: Who invented horror?

Answer: Horace Walpole

Question: The Academy Awards have been running for more than 90 years and given horror movies 3,000 possible Oscar wins. But how many Oscars has this genre actually won?

Answer: 18