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Who played the Monster in 1931, and which film first put horror up for Best Picture? Each of these horror movie trivia questions has four choices and the reason for its answer, and none describes a frightening scene.
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Horror movie trivia night questions, round by round
Classic monsters, 1896 to 1948 has the count from Broadway, a scientist in bandages and the first zombie feature. Atomic monsters and Gothic color brings giant ants, a seat that shakes and a British studio. Blockbuster frights and Modern horror carry the story from 1973 to 2018, by way of a mountain hotel and a cursed videotape.
An easy horror movie quiz, and a harder one
Family frights and horror comedies has the most easy questions, six of its thirteen: a friendly ghost, a hotel for monsters, a world of button eyes. Horror words, makers and music has only one easy question: it asks about jump scares, kaiju and the composer who wrote for strings alone.
- For a trivia night, give each table one round to host. The others write down a letter before the tap.
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What are some easy horror movie trivia questions and answers?
Which giant monster first appeared in a Japanese film of 1954? What is the mogwai called in the comedy horror film of 1984? What does Larry Talbot turn into? The answers are Godzilla, Gizmo and a werewolf.
Is there a list of these horror movie trivia questions with answers?
Yes, all 78 are listed under the quiz with their answers, round by round. To put a set on paper, play it first: Print then makes a sheet of the questions you just had, and With answer key adds the answers.
Are there new horror movie trivia questions?
Modern horror, 1990 to 2018 has thirteen, from a desert town in 1990 to films of 2017 and 2018. A record that a later film could break is left out, so no box office record is asked.
Can children play these horror film trivia questions and answers?
The questions ask who made a film, when and from which book, and none describes a frightening scene. Many of the films were made for adults, so this is trivia about films, not a list of films for children.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 16, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it, 78 articles, one to a question.