Death Toll: The Movie Body Count Quiz

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Death Toll: The Movie Body Count Quiz
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Hollywood films thrive on life-changing scenes, and there's nothing more life-altering than, well, death. It won't shock you that some of the highest onscreen body counts are credited to war movies. But you might be surprised by some of the kill-frenzied facts in this quiz.
The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy featured a lot of sprawling battle scenes. Which of the three films featured the highest body count (extended versions for all)?
"Fellowship of the Ring"
"The Two Towers"
"Return of the King"
You'll never forget those cold, dead eyes. Which actor starred in three of the bloodiest western films of all-time?
Audie Murphy
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
Director John Woo is known for his bloody action films. Which of his following movies was the bloodiest of all?
"A Better Tomorrow II"
"Hard Boiled"
"Bullet in the Head"

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Rotten Tomatoes did a deep dive into horror movies and body counts and came up with what surprising fact?
Horror movies with lower body counts got higher critics' ratings than those with higher body counts.
Horror movies with lower body counts did better at the box office than those with higher body counts.
Both are correct.
It may surprise you that the cowboy movie with the highest body count is not a recent production. Which of these three is it?
"The Outlaw Josey Wales"
"The Wild Bunch"
"The Magnificent Seven"
Which action actor has bragging rights for being the most lethal, according to a 2018 list?
Milla Jovovich
Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger

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2007's "Grindhouse" was particularly bloody, with 310 deaths. What made it easier for this film to achieve a high body count?
It was a double feature.
There literally were two axe murderers in every scene.
A bomb explosion killed many people at once.
Which film had the highest number of on-screen deaths - by far, according to life insurance company GoCompare?
"Guardians of the Galaxy"
"Dracula Untold"
"Titanic"
The action-packed war movie "300" depicts a suicidal last stand by 300 ancient soldiers. How many combat deaths were in the film?
300, duh
600
150

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Which of these movie franchises had the highest body counts?
"Halloween"
"Friday the 13th"
"John Wick"