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