Trivia Quiz: Horror Movie Trivia

From "Frankenstein" to "Shaun of the Dead," see how much you know about zombies, vampires, monsters, and masked villains.


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Question 1: Which of these is the only horror movie to be nominated for 10 Oscars?

 A: Psycho
 B: The Exorcist
 C: Jaws
 D: Aliens

Question 2: How many Oscars did Alfred Hitchcock win?

 A: None
 B: One
 C: Two
 D: Five

Question 3: Which of these actors was the only one every to play Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, and the Mummy?

 A: Bela Lugosi
 B: Boris Karloff
 C: Lon Chaney, Jr.
 D: Christopher Lee

Question 4: What was Boris Karloff's real name?

 A: Basil Rathbone
 B: Richard Bellows
 C: Charles Schmidt
 D: William Pratt

Question 5: Which of these horror movies was the first film to show (and flush) a toilet?

 A: The Wolf Man
 B: Night of the Living Dead
 C: The Little Shop of Horrors
 D: Psycho

Question 6: What was Bela Lugosi's real name?

 A: Bela Blasko
 B: Bela Luna
 C: Bela Berkowitz
 D: Bela Ingrian

Question 7: Which of these horror films marked Johnny Depp's first acting role?

 A: Children of the Corn
 B: Friday the 13th
 C: A Nightmare on Elm Street
 D: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Question 8: How long did filming for the first "Halloween" movie take?

 A: 10 days
 B: 3 weeks
 C: 2 months
 D: 4 months

Question 9: In the film "Shaun of the Dead," Shaun tells his mother "We're coming to get you, Barbara!" -- a reference to which classic horror film?

 A: Night of the Living Dead
 B: Psycho
 C: The Thing
 D: Friday the 13th

Question 10: What famous sitcom dad played the monster in Mel Brooks's horror comedy "Young Frankenstein"?

 A: Jerry Stiller
 B: Peter Boyle
 C: John Goodman
 D: Tom Bosley