Q 01/05

Who created Freddy Krueger?

A) Wes Craven

B) John Carpenter

C) Tobe Hooper

D) Sean S. Cunningham

Answer · why

A) Wes Craven

Wes Craven. He built the film on Los Angeles Times reports of refugees who had died in the grip of nightmares, and named his killer after a boy who ha...

Q 02/05

Which actor played Freddy Krueger throughout the original A Nightmare on Elm Street film series?

A) Bruce Campbell

B) Robert Englund

C) Lance Henriksen

D) Jeffrey Combs

Answer · why

B) Robert Englund

Robert Englund. Another actor, David Warner, was cast first and had to drop out; Englund, classically trained and tired of playing nice guys, kept the...

Q 03/05

What colors are the stripes on Freddy Krueger's sweater?

A) Red and black

B) Blue and green

C) Red and green

D) Orange and brown

Answer · why

C) Red and green

Red and green. The stripes even get the last word: in the ending the producer pushed for, a convertible's roof snaps shut in Freddy's colours and carr...

Q 04/05

In what fictional Ohio town does Freddy Krueger operate?

A) Castle Rock

B) Woodsboro

C) Santa Carla

D) Springwood

Answer · why

D) Springwood

Springwood. Its parents burned Krueger alive after a wrongly signed search warrant set him free, and he came back to kill their children in their drea...

Q 05/05

Which action star was first cast as the Predator, then fired?

A) Sylvester Stallone

B) Jean-Claude Van Damme

C) Christopher Lambert

D) Dolph Lundgren

Answer · why

B) Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme. He hated the red suit he had to wear in the jungle and clashed with the producer; accounts of his firing differ, but a far tall...