Q 01/05

Who wrote the screenplay for Scream (1996)?

A) Wes Craven

B) Kevin Williamson

C) Bruce Joel Rubin

D) Ehren Kruger

Answer · why

B) Kevin Williamson

His spec script, originally titled Scary Movie, sparked a bidding war and revived the teen slasher for the rest of the decade.

Q 02/05

Which actor provides the voice of Ghostface in Scream?

A) Matthew Lillard

B) Skeet Ulrich

C) Christopher Meloni

D) Roger L. Jackson

Answer · why

D) Roger L. Jackson

He was hired after his work on Mars Attacks! and stayed on the phone in every sequel that followed.

Q 03/05

Casey Becker's death in the opening of Scream was inspired by a killing in which earlier film?

A) Halloween

B) The Birds

C) Psycho

D) Peeping Tom

Answer · why

C) Psycho

Killing the biggest star in the cast within the first twelve minutes was the film's way of announcing that nobody was safe.

Q 04/05

What was the production budget of Scream (1996)?

A) $14 million

B) $25 million

C) $40 million

D) $60 million

Answer · why

A) $14 million

It went on to earn roughly $173 million worldwide, an enormous return for a December horror release.

Q 05/05

In The Silence of the Lambs, what is found lodged in a victim's throat?

A) A monarch butterfly

B) A cicada shell

C) A silk cocoon

D) A death's-head moth

Answer · why

D) A death's-head moth

The insect's skull-like thorax markings became the film's poster image, printed over Jodie Foster's mouth.