Film Quiz Friday | Halloween-ish

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Six more days ‘til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween… and this week’s film quiz has some suitably spooky horror movie questions.


This year, Halloween lands on a Thursday so rather than give you a full Halloween quiz for next week’s spooky hangover, we’ve peppered this weekā€™s quiz with some scary movie questions, including a round covering 2024 horror movies in cinemas and on streamers. Elsewhere, it’s quizness as usual, but don’t worry, we’ve got plenty more themed quizzes coming between now and Christmas.

Once you’ve completed this week’s film quiz, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. And remember, when it comes to Halloween, costumes are optional, but clothing is mandatory, please donā€™t get those mixed up againā€¦

ROUND ONE – This Week In Movie History
the babadook

This round is about UK cinema releases and general film history from this week in years past – we’ve given you the year at the start of each question to help out!

1. 2014 – According to the horror film of the same name: “If it’s in a word or in a look, you can’t get rid of…” what?

2. 1989 – Back in cinemas this week! Back To The Future Part II starts with a trip through time to Hill Valley in which far-off, futuristic year?

3. 2005 – Who plays Donnie Darko in Donnie Darko?

4. 1978 – Also back in cinemas this week! “Bright Eyes” by Art Garfunkel is the theme song to which animated film?

5. 2021 – The Bene Gesserit are characters in which sci-fi franchise?

6. 2004 – “Whoever wins… we lose.” Which franchise crossover used this tagline?

7. 1959 – Born this week, who directed 2009’s Drag Me To Hell?

8. 1983 – What is the name of the family that appears prominently in Vacation and its sequels?

9. 2000 – In which neo-noir thriller does Guy Pearce play Leonard Shelby?

10. 1984 – Also born this week, Katy Perry voiced which character in the Smurfs movies of the 2010s?

ROUND TWO – 2024: A Year Of Horrors
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Credit: Paramount

Have you been paying attention to the year in horror so far? Here are 10 questions about the horror movies and news of 2024…

11. Art the clown is the murderous antagonist in which horror franchise?

12. Who plays domineering dad Paddy in 2024’s Speak No Evil?

13. Complete this trilogy: X > Pearl > … ?

14. What type of playing cards feature prominently in a horror movie starring Jacob Batalon?

15. The Paramount+ original film Apartment 7A is a prequel to which 1968 horror movie?

16. Which 2024 horror movie is about a giant spider: Longlegs or Sting?

17. Which actor, who sadly passed away in July, plays Wendy Torrance in 1980’s The Shining?

18. What chess piece is also the name of a major character in Alien: Romulus?

19. What miracle drug connects Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley in the horror movie of the same name?

20. MOTHER FEINTS is an anagram of which 2024 horror film’s title?

ROUND THREE – Pot Luck
Halloween III

Let’s finish with a random selection of pot-luck film quiz questions – these could come from any era, any genre, or any level of difficulty. Enjoy!

21. Who plays the title character in the 2020 Netflix comedy Hubie Halloween?

22. Which 1990s film connects Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna?

23. According to The Lion King, which Swahili phrase means “no worries”?

24. Who was born earliest: Hugh Grant or Richard E. Grant (no relation)?

25. Which 1960s movie musical is adapted from the only children’s book by James Bond creator Ian Fleming?

26. Complete the title of the 1955 Mickey Spillane noir adaptation: Kiss Me… what?

27. Who plays Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass and its sequel?

28. In cinemas now! Which of this week’s new releases is directed by Pedro Almodóvar: The Front Room or The Room Next Door?

29. Who connects the 1990s movies Hook, Seven, and Emma?

30. And finally, what Halloween sequel subtitle is also the title of a 2011 supernatural action movie starring Nicolas Cage?

Ready for the answers?

That’s the end of this week’s film quiz – when you’re ready to check your answers, click here to get them (it’ll take you to another page) and let us know your scores in the comments below. We’ll be back next Friday with another film quiz, but until then, check out Issue 51 of Film Stories Magazine, which features 50 questions about westerns, directing doubles, and the movies of 2010!

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