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Quiz about Horror Movies 1970s
Quiz about Horror Movies 1970s

Horror Movies 1970s Trivia Quiz


Horror Movie Quiz Part V: The Classics. The Seventies, the decade HE came home! Every top ten list of scariest movies should have at least 5 films from this era. If I didn't use your favorite scary movie as a choice, let me know so I can check it out.

A multiple-choice quiz by buckmanboston. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
19,116
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
14807
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (11/15), Guest 184 (14/15), Guest 40 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. 1973 Linda Blair movie, head spinning, projectile vomiting, demonic chills?

Answer: (Two Words, the scariest movie ever made)
Question 2 of 15
2. What 1975 blockbuster made people afraid to go in the water? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In what movie does Michael Myers escape from an insane asylum and return home to kill his sister? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The killer in this 1974 movie is based on serial killer Ed Gein, although the plot is not. What is the movie? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Gregory Peck starred in which 1976 classic horror tale? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This haunted house movie from 1979 was supposedly based on a true story. What was this scary movie? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which 1979 horror film stars 'Halloween' scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which Stephen King story was turned into a terrifying 1976 Brian DePalma film? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In which 1971 movie does a man lead an army of rats? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which movie has Karen Black terrorized by an African Zuni fetish doll? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which sequel to a classic 1970's horror movie was not made in the seventies? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which monster did Godzilla NOT meet in the 1970s? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which 1979 George Romero movie is a sequel to 1968s 'Night of the Living Dead'? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was the name of the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Ridley Scott's 1979 'Alien'? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which movie is considered Vincent Price's last great role? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 1973 Linda Blair movie, head spinning, projectile vomiting, demonic chills?

Answer: The Exorcist

Recently re-released to theaters. Still the scariest.
2. What 1975 blockbuster made people afraid to go in the water?

Answer: Jaws

Of course it's 'Jaws'.
3. In what movie does Michael Myers escape from an insane asylum and return home to kill his sister?

Answer: Halloween

The 1978 John Carpenter classic that started a trend still being felt today.
4. The killer in this 1974 movie is based on serial killer Ed Gein, although the plot is not. What is the movie?

Answer: Texas Chainsaw Massacre

He was also the inspiration for 'Psycho', 1960, and 'Deranged', 1974. Also 'Silence of the Lambs'.
5. Gregory Peck starred in which 1976 classic horror tale?

Answer: The Omen

This movie has one of the most disturbing scenes in film history at Damien's birthday party.
6. This haunted house movie from 1979 was supposedly based on a true story. What was this scary movie?

Answer: The Amityville Horror

Starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder. It was based on an actual murder in which the killer claimed that voices in the house drove him to murder. The case of the Amityville Horror is still a mystery. A lawyer from New York wrote a book denouncing The Amityville Horror but George and Kathy Lutz still attest that the events that occurred are very, very similar to what was read in the book and seen in the movie.
7. Which 1979 horror film stars 'Halloween' scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis?

Answer: Terror Train

Not in 'Halloween's class, but a good scare.
8. Which Stephen King story was turned into a terrifying 1976 Brian DePalma film?

Answer: Carrie

With Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, and a bucket of pig's blood.
9. In which 1971 movie does a man lead an army of rats?

Answer: Willard

The sequel was 'Ben'. 'Night of the Lepus' featured killer rabbits, 'Martin' was a non-supernatural vampire, and 'Rabid' deals with rabies.
10. Which movie has Karen Black terrorized by an African Zuni fetish doll?

Answer: Trilogy of Terror

The best of the 1975 trio of short stories.
11. Which sequel to a classic 1970's horror movie was not made in the seventies?

Answer: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

'Texas Chainsaw 2' was made in 1986. 'Exorcist II' in 1977, 'Damien' and 'Jaws 2' in 1978.
12. Which monster did Godzilla NOT meet in the 1970s?

Answer: Destroyah

He battled Hedora, the Smog Monster in 1971 (save the Earth), Gigan in 1972, and Mechagodzilla in 1974. Destroyah didn't come around until 1995.
13. Which 1979 George Romero movie is a sequel to 1968s 'Night of the Living Dead'?

Answer: Dawn of the Dead

'Day of the Dead' was the third installment, in 1985. The other 2 movies are unrelated.
14. What was the name of the character played by Sigourney Weaver in Ridley Scott's 1979 'Alien'?

Answer: Ripley

15. Which movie is considered Vincent Price's last great role?

Answer: The Abominable Dr Phibes

In 1971, and in the sequel, 'Dr Phibes Rises Again' in 1972. Price did not star in the other 3 choices.
Source: Author buckmanboston

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