Q 01/05

Who directed The Shining (1980)?

A) Stanley Kubrick

B) Brian De Palma

C) John Carpenter

D) David Cronenberg

Answer · why

A) Stanley Kubrick

The novel's author disliked the film's changes so much that he produced his own miniseries in 1997.

Q 02/05

Which room in the Overlook Hotel is Danny warned to avoid?

A) 217

B) 237

C) 213

D) 231

Answer · why

B) 237

Kubrick's film moved the novel's room number. The Overlook's earlier caretaker, Grady, had murdered his wife and daughters there.

Q 03/05

The Shining got two nominations at the first Razzies: Kubrick as director and what else?

A) The screenplay

B) The picture itself

C) Shelley Duvall as actress

D) Jack Nicholson as actor

Answer · why

C) Shelley Duvall as actress

The Worst Actress nomination for Shelley Duvall was rescinded in 2022 over Kubrick's alleged treatment of her on set.

Q 04/05

Where was The Shining almost entirely filmed?

A) Pinewood Studios in England

B) The Timberline Lodge in Oregon

C) The Stanley Hotel in Colorado

D) EMI Elstree Studios in England

Answer · why

D) EMI Elstree Studios in England

Sets were built based on real locations, and the then-new Steadicam gave the film its gliding look.

Q 05/05

Which future star appears in the original Friday the 13th (1980)?

A) Kevin Bacon

B) Tom Hanks

C) Johnny Depp

D) Brad Pitt

Answer · why

A) Kevin Bacon

Sean Cunningham advertised the film in Variety before the script was even finished, riding the success of Halloween.