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Horror Media and Literature Questions

Multiple choice

der Vampir

  1. mummy

  2. witch

  3. spider

  4. vampire
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vampir is the German word for vampire. The other options are incorrect translations.

Multiple choice story and its elements writing english

Which of the following does not help create a setting with a 'haunting' mood?

  1. An empty lake house

  2. An old castle

  3. A busy bakery

  4. A forest at night
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A haunting mood suggests an impression of bleak emptiness, old, deserted, dark setting. Options A, B and C provide the setting of haunting mood but option C does not help in creating a haunting setting because it is full of liveliness and a crowded place. Therefore option C is the correct answer

Multiple choice

Which horror movie did Johnny Depp have a role in?

  1. A Nightmare on Elm Street

  2. Hostel

  3. Carrie

  4. Friday the 13th part 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Johnny Depp made his film debut in the 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing the character Glen Lantz.

Multiple choice

How did Jason die in Friday the 13th?

  1. Drowned

  2. Shot

  3. His Mother

  4. Suicide
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the Friday the 13th lore, Jason Voorhees is said to have drowned in Crystal Lake as a child because the camp counselors were not paying attention.

Multiple choice

Which horror movie stared Jennifer Aniston?

  1. Chucky

  2. Friday the 13th

  3. Dead Silence

  4. Leprechaun
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jennifer Aniston starred in Leprechaun (1993), an early role in her career where she plays a character tormented by a murderous leprechaun. The other options are horror franchises but don't feature Aniston.

Multiple choice

What is the number one thing not to do on Elm Street?

  1. Sleep

  2. Shower

  3. Have Sex

  4. Be alone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, the primary threat is Freddy Krueger, who attacks his victims while they are sleeping. Staying awake is the main survival strategy for the characters.

Multiple choice

What was used as fake blood in Psycho?

  1. Ketchup

  2. Food coloring and corn syrup

  3. Chocolate syrup

  4. Water and red food dye
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup to create the fake blood for the iconic shower scene in Psycho because it showed up clearly in black and white film.

Multiple choice

Which movie is based off Stephen King's book?

  1. Jaws

  2. IT

  3. Halloween

  4. The Shrinning
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

IT is a famous novel written by Stephen King that has been adapted into multiple films. Jaws and Halloween are not based on his work, and The Shining is misspelled in the options.