Q 01/05

What is Michael Myers' weapon of choice in the Halloween films?

A) Axe

B) Chainsaw

C) Kitchen knife

D) Machete

Answer · why

C) Kitchen knife

Michael Myers kills with an ordinary kitchen knife; the plain household blade, rather than a signature weapon, is part of why the silent, unhurried st...

Q 02/05

Who directed The Exorcist (1973)?

A) William Friedkin

B) Roman Polanski

C) Brian De Palma

D) Robert Wise

Answer · why

A) William Friedkin

The studio only agreed to Friedkin because author William Peter Blatty insisted on him after seeing The French Connection; the film earned Friedkin a ...

Q 03/05

Which summer camp is being readied to reopen when the killings start in Friday the 13th?

A) Camp Crystal Lake

B) Camp Stonewater

C) Camp Rolling Hills

D) Camp Arawak

Answer · why

A) Camp Crystal Lake

Camp Crystal Lake is the camp in the original Friday the 13th; locals nickname it 'Camp Blood' because of a boy's drowning and the murders there years...

Q 04/05

The knife-wielding killer of the Scream films wears a white, anguished mask and hooded black cloak and goes by what name?

A) Leatherface

B) Jigsaw

C) Candyman

D) Ghostface

Answer · why

D) Ghostface

Ghostface is a costume, not a person: a different killer or pair of killers wears it in every Scream film, which is why the mask never changes but the...

Q 05/05

Who directed the original Halloween film?

A) Wes Craven

B) Sean S. Cunningham

C) John Carpenter

D) Tobe Hooper

Answer · why

C) John Carpenter

John Carpenter directed Halloween in a roughly 20-day shoot and composed its famous piano theme, written in 5/4 time.