Ari Aster Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

1. In which year was Ari Aster born?
a) 1986
b) 1988
c) 1990
d) 1992
Answer: a) 1986

2. What is Ari Aster’s primary profession?
a) Actor
b) Film Director
c) Screenwriter
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c

3. Which film marked Ari Aster’s feature directorial debut?
a) Midsommar
b) Beau Is Afraid
c) Hereditary
d) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Answer: c) Hereditary

4. What genre is Ari Aster most known for?
a) Comedy
b) Horror
c) Romance
d) Action
Answer: b) Horror

5. Which production company has produced all of Ari Aster’s feature films?
a) Blumhouse Productions
b) A24
c) Lionsgate
d) Universal Pictures
Answer: b) A24

6. In which year was Hereditary released?
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
Answer: c) 2018

7. What is the central theme of Hereditary?
a) Time travel
b) Family trauma and supernatural forces
c) Alien invasion
d) Romantic betrayal
Answer: b) Family trauma and supernatural forces

8. Which actor plays the lead role of Annie Graham in Hereditary?
a) Florence Pugh
b) Toni Collette
c) Amy Adams
d) Scarlett Johansson
Answer: b) Toni Collette

9. Midsommar is set in which country?
a) Sweden
b) Norway
c) Denmark
d) Finland
Answer: a) Sweden

10. What is the name of the fictional commune in Midsommar?
a) Harga
b) Varga
c) Särga
d) Märga
Answer: a) Harga

11. Which actress plays Dani Ardor in Midsommar?
a) Toni Collette
b) Florence Pugh
c) Anya Taylor-Joy
d) Lupita Nyong’o
Answer: b) Florence Pugh

12. What is the runtime of Beau Is Afraid?
a) 1 hour 59 minutes
b) 2 hours 29 minutes
c) 2 hours 59 minutes
d) 3 hours 29 minutes
Answer: c) 2 hours 59 minutes

13. Which actor plays the title character in Beau Is Afraid?
a) Joaquin Phoenix
b) Robert Pattinson
c) Adam Driver
d) Timothée Chalamet
Answer: a) Joaquin Phoenix

14. What is the primary theme of Beau Is Afraid?
a) Corporate greed
b) Anxiety and surrealism
c) Space exploration
d) Political intrigue
Answer: b) Anxiety and surrealism

15. Which short film by Ari Aster explores controversial family dynamics?
a) Munchausen
b) C’est La Vie
c) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
d) Basically
Answer: c) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

16. In which year was The Strange Thing About the Johnsons released?
a) 2010
b) 2011
c) 2012
d) 2013
Answer: b) 2011

17. What is the setting of Ari Aster’s short film Munchausen?
a) A hospital
b) A school
c) A suburban home
d) A forest
Answer: c) A suburban home

18. Which of Ari Aster’s films is known for its bright, daylight horror aesthetic?
a) Hereditary
b) Midsommar
c) Beau Is Afraid
d) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Answer: b) Midsommar

19. What is Ari Aster’s alma mater?
a) NYU Tisch School of the Arts
b) USC School of Cinematic Arts
c) UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
d) American Film Institute
Answer: d) American Film Institute

20. Which composer created the score for Hereditary?
a) Colin Stetson
b) Bobby Krlic
c) Hans Zimmer
d) Max Richter
Answer: a) Colin Stetson

21. Who composed the score for Midsommar?
a) Colin Stetson
b) Bobby Krlic
c) Johann Johannsson
d) Alexandre Desplat
Answer: b) Bobby Krlic

22. Which of Ari Aster’s films is described as a “dark comedy”?
a) Hereditary
b) Midsommar
c) Beau Is Afraid
d) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Answer: c) Beau Is Afraid

23. In Hereditary, what is the name of the cult central to the plot?
a) Order of Paimon
b) Cult of Baal
c) Sect of Moloch
d) Coven of Asmodeus
Answer: a) Order of Paimon

24. What is the name of the ritual depicted in Midsommar?
a) Hargafest
b) Midsommarfest
c) Attestupa
d) Solstice Rite
Answer: c) Attestupa

25. Which of Ari Aster’s films has a runtime closest to 2 hours?
a) Hereditary
b) Midsommar
c) Beau Is Afraid
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Hereditary