Q 01/05

Who is the killer in the original 1980 Friday the 13th?

A) Jason Voorhees

B) Roy Burns

C) Pamela Voorhees

D) Tommy Jarvis

Answer · why

C) Pamela Voorhees

Jason's mother, a camp cook played by Betsy Palmer, seeks revenge for her son's drowning.

Q 02/05

Who played the young Jason in the 1980 film?

A) Caleb Guss

B) Spencer Stump

C) Timothy Burr Mirkovich

D) Ari Lehman

Answer · why

D) Ari Lehman

Lehman was cast on sight by Sean Cunningham and later formed the horror punk band First Jason.

Q 03/05

Who created the character of Jason Voorhees?

A) Sean S. Cunningham

B) Victor Miller

C) Tom Savini

D) Wes Craven

Answer · why

B) Victor Miller

Miller, the original screenwriter, has never seen the sequels and objects to Jason being made the villain.

Q 04/05

The name 'Jason' was formed from the names of whose two sons?

A) Victor Miller's

B) Sean Cunningham's

C) Tom Savini's

D) Steve Miner's

Answer · why

A) Victor Miller's

Josh and Ian became Jason; 'Voorhees' came from a girl Miller knew in high school.

Q 05/05

Where did the surname 'Voorhees' come from?

A) A New Jersey town

B) A Dutch folk tale

C) A girl Miller knew at school

D) A camp counselor

Answer · why

C) A girl Miller knew at school

Miller simply thought it was a 'creepy-sounding name' that suited the character.