Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Apocalypse Horror?
6 quiz questions to test your knowledge of apocalypse horror stories
Horror fans are no strangers to apocalypse horror.
From zombies, to climate change, to nuclear devastation, to the supernatural, our survival instinct is pretty strong when it kicks in.
How much apocalypse horror have you read or watched?
Can you survive these six quiz questions about apocalypse horror stories?
Contents
1. TV: Black Summer (2019)
Where are all the survivors trying to get to?
The CDC
Nope. Try again.
A stadium
Yes. Soldiers evacuated people to a stadium and other survivors are trying to make their own way there.
A prison
Nope. Try again. A prison was one of the places in The Walking Dead that Rick’s group stayed at.
What this TV show’s about
Black Summer is a zombie apocalypse horror TV series.
Black Summer is a prequel to Z Nation, and takes place near the start of the zombie apocalypse. Even though it’s set in the same universe and has the same creator and director, this series is a serious horror thriller rather than comedic and ridiculous like Z Nation.
There are 2 seasons of 8 episodes each. The first season follows a number of survivors, including Rose who has been separated from her daughter during the evacuation. In the second season, the surviving survivors are trying to get to a plane that drops supplies.
2. Book: The Road (2006) by Cormac McCarthy
How many rounds does the father have in his revolver at the start?
None
Nope. Try again.
One
Nope. Try again.
Two
Yes. The revolver initially only has two rounds in it and the father tries to teach his son how to use the gun on himself if necessary, rather than fall into the hands of cannibals.
What this book’s about
The Road is a post-apocalyptic horror novel.
It’s about a father and his son walking across a dismal, post-apocalyptic, ash-covered America. The father is ill and they’re travelling south towards the ocean as the father knows they can’t survive winter in the northern climes.
3. Movie: The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
What major weather event happens in Tokyo?
Giant hail storm
Yes. Tokyo is struck by a giant hail storm.
Tornado
Nope. Try again. Los Angeles is devastated by an outbreak of tornadoes.
Tsunami
Nope. Try again. Manhattan is hit by a massive tsunami caused by the superstorm that forms over North America.
What this movie’s about
The Day After Tomorrow is a climate-induced apocalypse movie.
Climate change causes three superstorms to form over Canada, Scotland, and Siberia. The force of the storms is so strong that the effects will plunge the entire Northern Hemisphere into a new Ice Age.
4. Movie: 28 Days Later (2002)
What was Jim’s job before the apocalypse?
Bicycle courier
Yes. Jim, the bicycle courier, wakes up from a coma 28 days after the initial zombie outbreak.
Cab driver
Nope. Try again. Frank is the cab driver who asks Jim and Selena to accompany him to the blockade.
Laboratory worker
Nope. Try again. The outbreak is caused by activists releasing an infected chimpanzee from a Cambridge laboratory.
What this movie’s about
28 Days Later is a zombie apocalypse movie.
Activists release a chimpanzee from a laboratory. The chimp is infected with a highly contagious aggression-inducing virus that rapidly spreads throughout Britain. Jim wakes up from a coma, 28 days after the initial outbreak, and joins up with other survivors who have heard a military broadcast offering protection at a blockade in Manchester.
5. Book: Swan Song (1987) by Robert McCammon
Where does Brother Timothy believe that God lives?
New York City subway tunnels
Nope. Try again. Sister Creep is in the NYC subway tunnels when the nuclear blast hits which is how she managed to survive it.
The Great Salt Lake
Nope. Try again. The Great Salt Lake is where Macklin assumes command of a camp and establishes the ‘Army of Excellence’ (AoE).
Warwick Mountain, West Virginia
Yes. Self-proclaimed prophet Brother Timothy is the leader of the ‘American Allegiance’ fanatical group and he’s convinced that God lives on Warwick Mountain in West Virginia.
What this book’s about
Swan Song is a supernatural apocalypse horror novel.
Nuclear war between America and Russia devastates the world, causing a nuclear winter. The survivors are drawn into a final battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of humanity.
Sister Creep discovers a ring with supernatural properties. Joshua Hutchins, the pro wrestler, takes refuge from the nuclear fallout at a Nebraska gas station. Swan is a young girl with special powers.
Josh and Swan travel to a Missouri town where healing and recovery can begin with her gifts.
But the ancient force behind Earth’s devastation is scouring the walking wounded for recruits for its relentless army.
6. TV: Fear the Walking Dead (2015-)
What type of shop did the Salazars own?
A bodega
Nope. Try again.
A barbershop
Yes. Travis, Liza, and Chris find refuge in the Salazars’ barbershop-home to escape the riots caused by police shooting zombies.
A fruit shop
Nope. Try again.
What this TV show’s about
Fear the Walking Dead is a zombie apocalypse horror TV series.
It’s a companion series of The Walking Dead and is set in the early days of the zombie apocalypse.
The first three seasons focus on a dysfunctional blended family and their struggles to survive as the zombie apocalypse unfolds.
Season 4 catches up to the same timeline as The Walking Dead and Morgan crosses over to lead the group in Fear the Walking Dead.
There are currently 7 seasons, with Season 8 in production. Season 1 had 6 episodes, Season 2 had 15 episodes, and Seasons 3 to 7 all had 16 episodes.
Published: 12 November 2022
