Paranormal Activity - Quiz
  • 1. Which film did Paranormal Activity surpass to become the most profitable film of all time?
A) The Last Exorcism
B) The Devil Inside
C) The Blair Witch Project
D) Apollo 18
  • 2. Which film is mentioned as an example of a film that used audience reaction trailers for marketing?
A) Paranormal Entity
B) World War Z
C) The Marked Ones
D) The Ghost Dimension
  • 3. What is the title of the mockbuster created by The Asylum based on Paranormal Activity?
A) Paranormal Entity
B) The Lost Soul
C) Tokyo Night
D) A Haunted House
  • 4. In what year was the Japanese sequel Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night released?
A) 2009
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2011
  • 5. Who performed a spoof of the film at the 82nd Academy Awards?
A) The Asylum producers
B) The cast of The Last Exorcism
C) Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
D) Scott Lobdell and Mark Badger
  • 6. What was the title of the digital comic released for the iPhone in 2009?
A) Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night
B) Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
C) Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
D) Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie
  • 7. Who wrote the digital comic Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie?
A) Mark Badger
B) Alec Baldwin
C) Scott Lobdell
D) Steve Martin
  • 8. Which company released the video game Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul?
A) The Asylum
B) VRWerx
C) Paramount+
D) Sony
  • 9. Which platforms can play Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul?
A) Xbox and Nintendo Switch
B) Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation 4
C) PC only
D) Mobile devices only
  • 10. When was Paranormal Activity 3 released?
A) 2014
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2011
  • 11. What is the subtitle of the fifth installment and spin-off released in 2014?
A) Next of Kin
B) The Marked Ones
C) The Lost Soul
D) The Ghost Dimension
  • 12. Which film served as a reboot released in October 2021?
A) The Marked Ones
B) The Ghost Dimension
C) Paranormal Entity
D) Next of Kin
  • 13. What is the expected release date for the eighth installment of the series?
A) 2013
B) May 21, 2027
C) 2015
D) October 2021
  • 14. Which film genre became a trend following the success of Paranormal Activity?
A) Slasher
B) Found footage
C) Psychological thriller
D) Supernatural comedy
  • 15. Which parody film was released in 2013?
A) The Last Exorcism
B) Paranormal Entity
C) The Woman in Black
D) A Haunted House
  • 16. On what date did Paranormal Activity first open in theaters?
A) October 9, 2009
B) October 1, 2009
C) September 25, 2009
D) October 16, 2009
  • 17. How many theaters showed the film on its opening day?
A) 600
B) 12
C) 160
D) 33
  • 18. What was the total box-office gross on the film's opening day?
A) $2.7 million
B) $36,146
C) $77,873
D) $532,242
  • 19. How many theaters showed the film on October 1, 2009?
A) 12
B) 33
C) 600
D) 160
  • 20. What was the 10-day total gross for the film?
A) $194.2 million
B) $107.9 million
C) $33.2 million
D) $776,763
  • 21. How many theaters was the film expanded to for the weekend of October 9–11?
A) 1,945
B) 600
C) 160
D) 33
  • 22. Which film grossed more than Paranormal Activity during the weekend of October 9-11?
A) Saw VI
B) The Blair Witch Project
C) The Sixth Sense
D) Couples Retreat
  • 23. How many additional theaters was the film expanded to on the weekend of October 16, 2009?
A) 160
B) 1,945
C) 3,036
D) 600
  • 24. What was the total gross of the film by the weekend of October 16, 2009?
A) $107.9 million
B) $19.6 million
C) $7.9 million
D) $33.2 million
  • 25. On the weekend of October 23, 2009, which film did Paranormal Activity beat for the first place spot?
A) Zombieland
B) Couples Retreat
C) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
D) Saw VI
  • 26. What was the total domestic gross for Paranormal Activity?
A) $86.3 million
B) $107.9 million
C) $194.2 million
D) $78 million
  • 27. What was the total foreign market gross for the film?
A) $194.2 million
B) $78 million
C) $107.9 million
D) $86.3 million
  • 28. What was the total worldwide gross for Paranormal Activity?
A) $194.2 million
B) $78 million
C) $86.3 million
D) $107.9 million
  • 29. What did The Hollywood Reporter estimate the net profit of the film to be?
A) $194.2 million
B) $107.9 million
C) $33.2 million
D) $78 million
  • 30. How many theaters showed the film on the weekend of October 23, 2009?
A) 160
B) 1,945
C) 600
D) 3,036
  • 31. What is Katie holding when she returns to the bedroom in the original ending?
A) A photograph
B) A hammer
C) A large kitchen knife
D) A crucifix
  • 32. At what time does Katie's friend leave a concerned message?
A) 12pm
B) 9pm
C) 2pm
D) 5pm
  • 33. What happens when the friend discovers Micah's body downstairs?
A) She faints
B) She runs away in panic
C) She confronts Katie
D) She calls the police
  • 34. How long after the friend finds the body do the police enter the house?
A) One hour
B) Two hours
C) Five minutes
D) Thirty minutes
  • 35. What does Katie ask for when the police officers find her?
A) A lawyer
B) Micah
C) Her friend
D) Help
  • 36. What event causes one of the officers to panic and kill Katie?
A) Katie attacks the officer
B) The attic door slams by itself
C) Katie screams
D) A window breaks
  • 37. Where was the original ending exclusively shown in 2007?
A) Toronto International Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Sundance Film Festival
D) Screamfest Film Festival
  • 38. Which company released a special edition Blu-ray containing the full original ending?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) Blumhouse Productions
C) Second Sight Films
D) DreamWorks
  • 39. What is the nickname given to the original cut of the film?
A) Director's Cut
B) Festival Cut
C) The Lost Cut
D) Original Version
  • 40. What happens to the camera at the end of the original ending?
A) It fades to black
B) It stops recording
C) It falls to the floor
D) It is smashed
  • 41. Who directed the 2007 film Paranormal Activity?
A) Oren Peli
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Katie Featherston
D) Micah Sloat
  • 42. What was the original production budget of Paranormal Activity?
A) $350,000
B) $1,000,000
C) $200,000
D) $15,000
  • 43. Which company acquired the film from Oren Peli?
A) Sony Pictures
B) DreamWorks Pictures
C) Universal Pictures
D) Warner Bros
  • 44. Where does the couple in the film live?
A) San Diego
B) Los Angeles
C) Chicago
D) New York City
  • 45. What kind of entity does Dr. Fredrichs suggest is haunting Katie?
A) A poltergeist
B) A shadow person
C) A ghost
D) A demon
  • 46. What substance does Micah sprinkle in the hallway to track movement?
A) Salt
B) Baby powder
C) Flour
D) Sand
  • 47. What object does Micah bring into the house against Katie's wishes?
A) A mirror
B) A voodoo doll
C) A tarot deck
D) A Ouija board
  • 48. What does Micah find in the attic hatch?
A) A doll
B) A burnt photograph
C) A cassette tape
D) A diary
  • 49. What is the specific cost of the film's new ending?
A) $50,000
B) $15,000
C) $350,000
D) $200,000
  • 50. What physical evidence does Micah find on Katie's back?
A) A burn
B) A bruise
C) A bite mark
D) A scratch
  • 51. What technique did Peli use instead of a real script?
A) Scriptless improv
B) Retroscripting
C) Cold reading
D) Method acting
  • 52. How many people did Peli audition for the roles?
A) Less than fifty
B) Over a thousand
C) Exactly ten
D) A few hundred
  • 53. Where did the principal photography take place?
A) Downtown San Diego
B) Hollywood Hills
C) Rancho Peñasquitos
D) A studio in Burbank
  • 54. How much were Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat originally paid?
A) $1,000
B) $250
C) $500
D) $5,000
  • 55. What was Micah Sloat's prior experience with cameras?
A) He had no experience
B) He was a wedding videographer
C) He was a professional film editor
D) He was a university TV station cameraman
  • 56. How long was the shooting schedule for the film?
A) Three weeks
B) Forty-eight hours
C) One month
D) Seven days
  • 57. Who was the Miramax Films Senior Executive that saw the DVD?
A) Jason Blum
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Kirill Baru
D) Adam Goodman
  • 58. Why did the test screening audience start walking out?
A) They were bored by the film
B) The audio quality was poor
C) They disliked the acting
D) They were too frightened
  • 59. In the theatrical release, what feature was unique to its ending?
A) A longer duration
B) Visual effects
C) A cameo appearance
D) A voiceover narration
  • 60. Where did the actors find the casting call?
A) A newspaper ad
B) A talent agency bulletin
C) Social media
D) LACasting
  • 61. Who was the DreamWorks executive who finally cut a deal with Blum and Peli?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Jason Blum
C) Adam Goodman
D) Stacey Snider
  • 62. On what date was Paranormal Activity screened at the Slamdance Film Festival?
A) October 14, 2007
B) September 6, 2009
C) September 25, 2009
D) January 18, 2008
  • 63. Which city was the only one of the twelve college towns that did not sell out on September 25, 2009?
A) Boulder, Colorado
B) Seattle, Washington
C) State College, Pennsylvania
D) Madison, Wisconsin
  • 64. What event caused the screening in State College, Pennsylvania to not sell out?
A) A Penn State football game
B) Severe weather
C) A local festival
D) A scheduling conflict
  • 65. What website did Paramount use to allow fans to vote on where the film would be released?
A) Paramount.com
B) Peli.com
C) Eventful
D) Twitter
  • 66. When did the Eventful.com counter hit the required number of requests?
A) October 6
B) October 9
C) October 10
D) September 28
  • 67. What social media platform was used for the 'TweetYourScream' campaign?
A) Facebook
B) Eventful
C) Twitter
D) Instagram
  • 68. In which country was the film released on VHS in 2010?
A) The Netherlands
B) United States
C) Canada
D) United Kingdom
  • 69. Which of these cities was explicitly mentioned as hosting a screening on September 25, 2009?
A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Boulder, Colorado
D) Chicago
  • 70. What is the approval rating of the film on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 90%
B) 82%
C) 72%
D) 68%
  • 71. How many reviews were used to calculate the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?
A) 209
B) 500
C) 100
D) 24
  • 72. How many critics contributed to the Metacritic score?
A) 100
B) 24
C) 209
D) 10
  • 73. What rating did Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly give the film?
A) C
B) B
C) A+
D) A-
  • 74. What ranking did Bloody Disgusting give Paranormal Activity on its list of the 'Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade'?
A) 1st
B) 10th
C) 20th
D) 16th
  • 75. Who described the film as an 'excruciatingly tedious YouTube gag'?
A) David Stratton
B) Michael Carter
C) Bill Gibron
D) Marc Savlov
  • 76. Which critic called the film 'a waste of time in both concept and execution'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) James Berardinelli
C) Bill Gibron
D) Owen Gleiberman
  • 77. For which award was the film nominated in 2009?
A) Best Picture
B) Best First Feature
C) Best Director
D) Best Screenplay
  • 78. Who criticized the film for its reliance on 'cheap jump scares'?
A) Owen Gleiberman
B) James Berardinelli
C) Roger Ebert
D) Michael Carter
  • 79. What kind of setting does the film take place in, according to the review by Bloody Disgusting?
A) A cookie-cutter tract home
B) A secluded cabin
C) A modern apartment
D) A haunted mansion
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