Q 01/05

Unlike earlier seasons of the anthology, American Horror Story: Cult was written without which staple of the series?

A) Supernatural elements

B) Returning cast members

C) An opening title sequence

D) Real historical figures

Answer · why

A) Supernatural elements

Supernatural elements are missing from Cult, unlike the past seasons: Ryan Murphy confirmed the change in August 2017, weeks before the premiere.

Q 02/05

American Horror Story: Cult, which includes an episode titled "Mid-Western Assassin", is set in which US state?

A) Illinois

B) Wisconsin

C) Michigan

D) Indiana

Answer · why

C) Michigan

Michigan is the setting, in a fictional suburb where the story begins on the night of the 2016 presidential vote.

Q 03/05

Twisty the Clown returns as a comic-book character in American Horror Story: Cult, tying it to which earlier season?

A) Murder House

B) Freak Show

C) Roanoke

D) Asylum

Answer · why

B) Freak Show

Freak Show introduced Twisty, and John Carroll Lynch returned to play him in Cult, where the character lives on in a comic owned by Ally's young son O...

Q 04/05

Which actor plays Kai Anderson, the leader of the clown-masked cult, in American Horror Story: Cult?

A) Finn Wittrock

B) Cody Fern

C) Zachary Quinto

D) Evan Peters

Answer · why

D) Evan Peters

Evan Peters plays Kai and six other roles across the season, among them Charles Manson, David Koresh and Jesus.

Q 05/05

Kai's poisoned-drink loyalty test in American Horror Story: Cult imitates a mass suicide led by which real cult leader?

A) Jim Jones

B) David Koresh

C) Charles Manson

D) Shoko Asahara

Answer · why

A) Jim Jones

Jim Jones led the Peoples Temple deaths at Jonestown, and Kai copies him by ordering followers to drink cups he says are poisoned, then reveals they w...

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