Friday the 13th Part XIII: The Horror Movie Quiz
It's Friday the 13th - mark the occasion by testing your knowledge of all things big-screen and scary...
Boo! It's Friday the 13th today and, shockingly, there's next to nothing horrific on the telly.
But here on the internet it's a completely different story, as we've got something truly terrifying for you to cower in front of... After all, what's scarier than a test?
So if you're a horror fan looking to mark this most superstitious of days in suitably scary fashion, why not have a crack at our bumper horror movie quiz?
Take a Jason-style stab at the questions below and then check your score at the bottom of the page to determine whether you're a fearless horror vet or a scaredy-cat newbie...
1. What sort of weapon did Leatherface wield?
More like this
A chainsaw
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2. What was the original title of Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters?
Zombi 2
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3. Which literary character was Nosferatu's Count Orlock based on?
Dracula
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4. What was the title of the seventh Nightmare on Elm Street movie?
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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5. What edible substance was used to create Linda Blair's projectile vomit in The Exorcist?
Pea soup
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6. Name the hotel in which the events of The Shining take place.
The Overlook Hotel
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7. Which novelist's work was the movie Ring based on?
Kōji Suzuki
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8. Which film was the first to feature the tagline "To avoid fainting keep repeating: 'It's only a movie...'" on its poster?
The Last House on the Left
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9. What was Norman Bates's mother's name?
Norma Bates
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10. What nationality were the non-American team of Antarctic researchers seen in John Carpenter's The Thing?
Norwegian
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11. Where did King Kong hail from?
Skull Island
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12. Who did Donald Pleasance play in Halloween?
Dr Sam Loomis
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13. What was the title of the ninth Friday the 13th movie?
Jason Goes to Hell
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14. In Dawn of the Dead, where does most of the action take place?
A shopping mall
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15. Name the spaceship featured prominently in Alien.
The Nostromo
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16. Dr Herbert West is the central mad scientist in which '80s horror movie?
Reanimator
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17. Name the little hellraiser at the centre of The Omen.
Damian
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18. What sort of wine did Hannibal Lecter reportedly quaff while eating a man's liver?
A nice chianti
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19. Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula were both produced by which famous artist?
Andy Warhol
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20. Who played The Director in The Cabin in the Woods?
Sigourney Weaver
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Scores:
16-20: Grand Guignol patron - Top marks, well done etc.
11-15: Grindhouse attendee - Bravo, a thoroughly decent knowledge of all things gory
5-10: Drive-in goer - Not bad. After all, not everyone's obsessed by obscure Italian-made horror tat
0-4: E! network viewer - Oh dear, horror not your thing? Never mind; maybe you're more of a sci-fi fan? Why not have a bash at our sci-fi quiz instead? It'll make you feel better...
