Round 1
Famous Frights
Four classic horror films and villains, one picture to identify.
- Pick answer
Fright Night: Halloween Horror Movie Quiz
Eleven questions on classic horror films and their villains, in three rounds: famous frights, true-or-false film lore and sorting films into categories. Mostly slasher and supernatural favourites, best for adults and teens.
- 11questions
- 3rounds
- 10minutes
- Phonesplayers join with a code
- Zoom, Teamsor in the room
The rounds
Round 2
Fact or Fiction
Four true-or-false claims about horror film history.
- True or false
Round 3
Sort the Scares
Drag horror films and villains into the right category.
- Categorise
All questions and answers
Every question, grouped by round. Answers stay hidden until you tap.
Round 1: Famous Frights4 questions
Question 1 · Pick answer
What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
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Answer:
Overlook Hotel
Fun fact: The Overlook is fictional: it was inspired by the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, with an Oregon ski lodge standing in for its exterior and a Yosemite lodge inspiring its interior.
Question 2 · Pick answer
What kind of doll is Chucky in Child’s Play?
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Answer:
Good Guy Doll
Fun fact: In the 1988 film Chucky is the vessel for the soul of a dying murderer, Charles Lee Ray, who uses black magic to move into a Good Guy doll.
Question 3 · Pick answer
Who is this villain? (Picture question: the image is in the template.)
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Answer:
Freddy Krueger
Fun fact: Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund, first appeared in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and attacks teenagers through their dreams.
Question 4 · Pick answer
In which movie did the character Michael Myers first appear?
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Answer:
Halloween
Fun fact: The film opens on Halloween night in 1963, when six-year-old Michael Myers kills his teenage sister, then jumps forward fifteen years to his return to Haddonfield, Illinois.
Round 2: Fact or Fiction4 questions
Question 5 · True or false
Jason Voorhees is the killer in the first Friday the 13th movie.
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Answer:
False
Fun fact: The killer is Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees, who blames camp counsellors for Jason's drowning. Jason only appears in the final scare, as a corpse rising from the lake.
Question 6 · True or false
The mask worn by Michael Myers in Halloween was originally a Captain Kirk mask.
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Answer:
True
Fun fact: Production designer Tommy Lee Wallace bought a William Shatner Star Trek mask, widened the eye holes, removed the sideburns and sprayed it white.
Question 7 · True or false
Get Out was Jordan Peele’s directorial debut.
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Answer:
True
Fun fact: Before Get Out premiered at Sundance in January 2017, Peele was best known for the sketch comedy show Key & Peele.
Question 8 · True or false
The character of Pennywise the Clown first appeared in It Chapter Two.
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Answer:
False
Fun fact: Pennywise comes from Stephen King's 1986 novel It. Tim Curry played the clown in the 1990 TV miniseries and Bill Skarsgård in the 2017 film and It Chapter Two (2019).
Round 3: Sort the Scares3 questions
Question 9 · Categorise
Categorise by “Takes Place at Summer Camp” vs. “Takes Place at a House”
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Answer:
- Summer Camp: Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp
- House: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Conjuring
Fun fact: Sleepaway Camp (1983) is set at Camp Arawak, while The Conjuring (2013) is set in a Rhode Island farmhouse in 1971.
Question 10 · Categorise
Categorise by “Horror Comedy” vs. “Serious Horror”
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Answer:
- Horror Comedy: Shaun of the Dead, Evil Dead II
- Serious Horror: Hereditary, The Ring
Fun fact: Evil Dead II (1987) drew on Three Stooges style slapstick, while Hereditary (2018) was described by its director as a family tragedy that curdles into a nightmare.
Question 11 · Categorise
Categorise by “Haunted Locations” vs. “Possessed Objects”
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Answer:
- Haunted Locations: The Shining, The Amityville Horror
- Possessed Objects: Annabelle, Christine
Fun fact: In the film Christine, the car's malevolence is present from the day it was built, whereas in Stephen King's novel a previous owner's evil spirit possesses it.
How to host
Copy it
Press View and claim to open the slides, then make your own copy.
Customise it
Add team names, a prize and any questions of your own.
Present it
Start the quiz on your big screen or share your screen.
Share the join code
Players join on their phones and play live.
Questions people ask
How long does the quiz take?
About 10 minutes for all 11 questions.
Can kids play?
This quiz is written for adults and teens. For younger players, pick one of the family quizzes for this holiday.
Can we play remotely?
Yes. Share your screen on Zoom or Teams and put the join code in the chat. Everyone answers on their own device.
Can I change the questions?
Yes. Once you have your own copy, every question is yours to edit.
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