Friday the 13th Part XIII: The Horror Movie Quiz

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?

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...