Q 01/05

Which hit sitcom was Courteney Cox starring in when she was cast as Gale Weathers in Scream?

A) Seinfeld

B) Friends

C) Frasier

D) Mad About You

Answer · why

B) Friends

Friends had typecast Courteney Cox as the likeable Monica, so she lobbied hard for the part of ruthless Gale to prove she could play against type.

Q 02/05

Who has voiced the Ghostface caller in every *Scream* film?

A) James Earl Jones

B) Tony Todd

C) Roger L. Jackson

D) Robert Englund

Answer · why

C) Roger L. Jackson

Roger L. Jackson has voiced the Ghostface caller since the 1996 original; he performs the calls live on set by phone rather than dubbing them in after...

Q 03/05

What is Casey Becker making on the stove when the killer calls in Scream's opening scene?

A) Popcorn

B) Pancakes

C) Hot chocolate

D) Grilled cheese

Answer · why

A) Popcorn

Popcorn: the caller asks what the noise is, and when Casey says she is getting ready to watch a video, he steers the chat to her favorite horror films...

Q 04/05

What was the working title for the original 1996 *Scream* film?

A) Blood Bath

B) Scary Movie

C) Red Right Hand

D) Stab

Answer · why

B) Scary Movie

Scary Movie was the working title until late in production, when the Weinsteins renamed the film Scream; their studio, Dimension, then reused the disc...

Q 05/05

Which actress played Casey Becker, the teenager killed in the opening scene of Scream?

A) Sarah Michelle Gellar

B) Drew Barrymore

C) Jennifer Love Hewitt

D) Alicia Silverstone

Answer · why

B) Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore was first signed to play Sidney but took the smaller part of Casey instead, and the filmmakers embraced it: killing their best-known st...