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Hard Halloween Trivia Questions
The hard questions from our halloween set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
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The hard band is classic horror cinema plus older folklore: Carpenter, Kubrick, Romero, Nosferatu, the found-footage boom, and then barmbrack, Pomona and Stingy Jack. Every film question asks only for a title, year or director, so nothing is a matter of taste.
14 hard halloween trivia questions with answers
Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?
Answer: John Carpenter He also wrote the film's synthesiser theme.
In which year was Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho released?
Answer: 1960 It was shot in black and white on a tight budget by a television crew.
Who directed The Exorcist, released in 1973?
Answer: William Friedkin It was adapted from a novel by William Peter Blatty.
Which 1922 German film was an unauthorised adaptation of Dracula?
Answer: Nosferatu A court ordered the prints destroyed, but copies survived.
Who directed the 1980 film The Shining?
Answer: Stanley Kubrick Stephen King, who wrote the novel, famously disliked the adaptation.
Which 1968 George A. Romero film established the modern zombie?
Answer: Night of the Living Dead It fell into the public domain because of a distribution error.
Which 1984 film introduced the character Freddy Krueger?
Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street It was directed by Wes Craven for New Line Cinema.
Who directed the 1963 film The Birds?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock It was loosely based on a Daphne du Maurier short story.
Which 1999 film popularised the found-footage horror format?
Answer: The Blair Witch Project Its marketing campaign leaned heavily on the idea that the footage was real.
Which 1993 stop-motion film was directed by Henry Selick?
Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas Tim Burton wrote and produced it, which is why it is often misattributed to him.
What is the fear of the number thirteen called?
Answer: Triskaidekaphobia Some buildings still skip the thirteenth floor because of it.
Which Roman goddess of fruit trees is often linked to apple traditions at Halloween?
Answer: Pomona Roman harvest customs are thought to have blended with Samhain in Britain.
What is the traditional Irish Halloween fruit loaf containing hidden charms called?
Answer: Barmbrack Finding the ring in your slice was said to predict marriage.
In Irish folklore, who is the man said to have tricked the devil and given his name to the lantern?
Answer: Stingy Jack Refused entry to both heaven and hell, he was left roaming with a burning coal.
Answer key
- John Carpenter
- 1960
- William Friedkin
- Nosferatu
- Stanley Kubrick
- Night of the Living Dead
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Alfred Hitchcock
- The Blair Witch Project
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Triskaidekaphobia
- Pomona
- Barmbrack
- Stingy Jack
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- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
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