Boo! Did we get you? That’s all right: on Halloween, the sweetest and spookiest night of the year, there are plenty more tricks and treats where that came from. A favorite holiday in the United States and the world over, Halloween is the celebration of all that is ghoulish and gnarly. Its most famous custom is trick-or-treating.
You know the drill: children don their best costumes and go door to door through the neighborhood with their friends, knocking on doors and asking “Trick or treat!” They get pieces of candy dropped into their plastic pumpkins (or pillowcases, if they go for a big haul) and end up with piles of treats to gobble up by the end of the night.
You may be too old to dress up and go around in search of tasty treats. However, you can still light up the jack o’lantern, put on a horror movie or play some scary music, and put your knowledge of the holiday to the test with these Halloween questions and answers at your next Halloween bash.
Looking for more spooky trivia? Check out our October trivia, Saw quiz, and Hocus Pocus trivia questions.
Which of these is a confection popular primarily around Halloween?
Candy form
Candy corn
Candy horn
Candy morn
What was the name of Michael Myers’ youngest sister who he tried to kill in the ‘Halloween’ movies?
Laurie
Amber
Judith
Annie
Halloween festivals have been celebrated for how many years?
100
2000
500
1000
In which season is Halloween?
Winter
Fall
Spring
Summer
What image is usually carved onto a Jack-o’-lantern?
A cat
An arm
A face
A rabbit
How much is estimated to be spent by Americans on Halloween annually?
$1.2-$2 billion
$2-$3.7 billion
$3.7-$4 billion
$6-$12 billion
What is the common name for the mushroom species Clitocybe illudens?
Scarecrow
Jack-in-the-box
Jack-O-Lantern
Will-o-the-wisp
The 1995 film ‘Casper’ is based on which cartoon?
Casper the Horrible Ghost
Casper the Lovely Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Scary Ghost
Which of these is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning 1993 feature-length animated television movie?
The Halloween Bush
The Halloween Flower
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Shrub
Who played Mr. Kreeg in ‘Trick ‘r Treat’?
Brian Cox
C. Ernst Harth
Brett Kelly
Quinn Lord
Which classic movie is set in the Overlook Hotel?
Amityville Horror
Psycho
Leaving Las Vegas
The Shining
Carrie’ is a popular horror film, but it was a horror novel first. Who wrote it?
Stephen King
Edgar Allen Poe
Susan Hill
H.P. Lovecraft
What is another name for trick-or-treating?
Puising
Fuising
Muising
Guising
What is the name of the killer in the Halloween series?
Dr. Sam Loomis
Michael Myers
Laurie Strode
Jamie Lloyd
Who wrote the novel ‘Frankenstein’?
James Patterson
Bram Stoker
Edgar Allen Poe
Mary Shelley
Which actor that played Dracula was buried in his costume?
Lon Chaney
Conrad Veidt
Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
It’s believed that what have supernatural powers, and that they fly on broomsticks?
Witches
Ghosts
Fairies
Wizards
What is the name of the serial killer in the Halloween film series?
Michael Myers
Chuckie
Norman Bates
Leatherface
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was released in which year?
1986
1982
1990
1976
Samhainophobia is the fear of what?
Halloween
Fire
Vampires
Werewolves
Which of these is not one of the three colors that make up candy corn?
White
Blue
Orange
Yellow
In what year was Frankenstein written?
2008
1918
1718
1818
The movie ‘Halloween’ begins in which year?
1943
1963
1973
1953
Which birthday is Rynn Jacobs celebrating on Halloween at the start of ‘The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane’?
50th
1st
10th
13th
Who wrote the famous poem called Halloween?
Robert Burns
Sir Walter Scott
Robert Louis Stevenson
John Donne
At Halloween children play ‘Trick or Treat’. What are ‘treats’?
Sweets
Spiders
Cakes
Money
What’s the name of the British film studio famous for making horror movies in the ’50s?
ITV
Pathe
Hammer
Pinewood
How many bones are there in your average adult skeleton?
266
196
226
206
Name the town that is the setting for the film ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’?
Horror Town
No Town
Halloween Town
Scary Town
Which of the following celebrities does not have a Halloween birthday?
Dan Rather
Vanilla Ice
Kevin Bacon
Adam Horovitz
Halloween is the day before which Christian celebration?
Pentecost
Palm Sunday
All Saints’ Day
Maundy Thursday
The movie ‘Night of the Demons’ tells the story of a Halloween party held where?
A highschool
A mall
A house
A mortuary
Who voiced the Halloween Hound in the movie ‘Spooky Buddies’?
Ty Panitz
Diedrich Bader
Tim Conway
Skyler Gisondo
What is the purpose of a ghoul?
To rob graves
To hunt witches
To fight vampires
To find pumpkins
Who directed the first ‘Halloween’ movie?
Adam Gierasch
Marcus Dunstan
Mark Polonia
John Carpenter
How many Freddy Krueger movies have there been?
7
8
9
6
Ginger Snaps’ is a 2000 Canadian horror film about what kind of creatures?
Ghosts
Werewolves
Goblins
Vampires
Which of these is a 2004 teen horror film?
Hellbent
Satan’s Little Helper
The Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
Which of these countries do not traditionally celebrate Halloween?
France
England
America
Ireland
What was the budget for the remake of ‘Halloween’?
$5 million
$1.5 million
$150 million
$15 million
According to superstition, on Halloween night what would swoop down and feast on the souls of the dying?
Owls
Blackbirds
Pigeons
Eagles
Sissy Spacek starred in which of the following horror movies?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Carrie
Halloween
The Omen
In Austria, it is traditional to leave bread, water and what out on Halloween night?
A carrot
A lighted lamp
A whiskey
A pumpkin
In which of these films are Celtic paganism and a missing girl central to the plot?
The Stepford Wives
The Omen
The Shining
The Wicker Man
What color is the stem on a Mellowcreme Pumpkin Halloween treat?
Green
Red
Blue
Orange
Who wrote ‘Attack of the Jack O’Lanterns’?
Ed McBain
R. L. Stine
James Tipper
Jim Butcher
How old was Michael Myers when he killed his sister in the original ‘Halloween’?
7
4
8
6
Which country celebrates Alla Helgons Dag as its Halloween day?
Spain
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
The celebration of Samhain is to honor what?
The end of summer
The God of love
The end of winter
The God of the dead
In which year was the first ‘Halloween’ movie released?
1986
1982
1974
1978
The Blair Witch Project’ is set in which state?
Texas
Maryland
New York
Washington
Pumpkins grow on a what?
Bushes
Trees
Vines
Stalks
In what country do they celebrate the Day of the Dead?
Norway
Mexico
France
Scotland
The movie ‘Dark Night of the Scarecrow’ was released in which year?
1981
1971
1991
2001
What did people think happened on Halloween?
Witches came out to do magic
Vampires came to look for victims
The souls of the dead came back to Earth
It was the end of winter
How old is the adult Michael Myers in the first installment of the series?
21
31
11
41
Which US State produces the most Pumpkins?
Nevada
New Mexico
South Carolina
Illinois
Michael Myers is not the main antagonist in which of these movies?
Halloween II
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween: Resurrection
In Germany, it is traditional to put away which kitchen instrument?
Brooms
Spoons
Forks
Knives
Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated near Halloween in which country?
Ireland
Mexico
Portugal
Finland
What does the Old English word ‘hallow’ mean?
Sin
Saint
Spirit
Spook
According to superstition, what does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween?
Death will come to you in the next year
A dead relative is watching over you
You will marry within the year
Your house needs cleaning
Halloween is the eve of the feast of All Hallows’ Day in which religion?
Jewish
Christian
Muslim
Sikh
Halloween Jack-o’-lanterns are usually which color?
Green
Orange
Pink
Blue
Which vegetable is usually carved for Halloween?
Potato
Pumpkin
Cucumber
Swede
Complete the title of the horror movie ‘A Nightmare on … Street’?
Elm
Maple
Oak
Birch
How many people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials?
75
135
165
105
Who played the lead role in the 2004 movie ‘Van Helsing’?
Hugh Jackman
Bryan Cranston
Dominic West
Tom Hanks
In ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Mortimer Brewster marries who on Halloween?
Holly Harper
Elaine Harper
Jane Harper
Kay Harper
Commonly associated with Halloween, who wrote the classical organ piece ‘Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor?’
Jakob Haibel
Joann Sebastian Back
John Hebden
Domenico Alberti
What do you call a man who practices witchcraft?
Sorcerer
Mage
Warlock
Druid
Which of these movies is partially set at West Hollywood Halloween Carnival?
Poltergeist
Hellbent
The Amityville Horror
Sleepy Hollow
Who directed the 1992 movie ‘Dracula’?
Francis Ford Coppola
Gary Oldman
Jack Nicholson
Will Ferrel
The ‘corpse flower’ gets its name from its what?
Smell
Appearance
Location
Texture
Which of these movies is set in the fictional town of Oakmoor Crossing, just before and during Halloween?
Trick or Treat
Jack-O
Creepshow
Silver Bullet
How many films are there in the Halloween series?
19
13
4
10
Which of the following quotes is not from the movie ‘Halloween’?
Was it the Boogey Man?’
He came home.’
There is nothing funny about Halloween.’
See anything you like?’
Which of these movies was reissued for Halloween 1982?
The Blair Witch Project
Sleepy Hollow
The Amityville Horror
Poltergeist
In America, trick or treating has been a customary Halloween tradition since which decade?
1930s
1970s
1950s
1910s
Jack Nicholson wore a jacket made by which designer for his role in ‘The Shining’?
Anna Wintour
Margaret Howell
Beatrix Miller
Grace Coddington
The movie ‘Halloween Night’ was released in which year?
2013
1996
2001
2006
In ‘Halloween II’ how many times does Dr. Loomis shoot Michael?
5
7
11
29
Name the Doctor who is associated wit Mr. Hyde?
Dr Lovegood
Dr Jekyll
Dr Who
Dr No
Black and which other color is associated with Halloween?
Blue
Red
Orange
Green
What is the title of ‘Halloween 3’?
The Nightmare Isn’t Over’
The Return of Michael Myers’
The Revenge of Michael Myers’
Season of the Witch’
The ‘Monster Mash’ hit #1 on the Billboard chart in which year?
1962
1992
1972
1982
In which 1970s film is there a child named Damien?
The Omen
The Exorcist
The Wicker Man
Night of the Living Dead
In which U.S. city is the world’s largest Halloween parade held?
Los Angeles
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Which vegetable was traditionally believed to possess supernatural powers on Halloween?
Pumpkin
Turnip
Carrot
Cabbage
Barnbrack fruit cake is a traditional part of Halloween celebrations in which country?
Argentina
Mexico
Scotland
Ireland
What is the only thing that can kill a werewolf?
A wooden stake
A gold bullet
A metal stake
A silver bullet
According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?
They can tell the future
The can predict death
They will be unlucky
They can see and talk to spirits
Día de Muertos is a translation for which Ghoulish celebration
Thursday of the Dead
Nightmare Day
Guy Fawkes Day
Day of the Dead
In what year was the movie ‘Halloweentown’ released?
1998
1968
1988
1978
The tradition of dressing up at Halloween started because of what?
To trick evil spirits
To honor the dead
For fun
To hide your identity
Who was the first person to star as Frankenstein?
Conrad Veidt
Bela Lugosi
Boris Karloff
Vincent Price
Who first celebrated what we’ve come to know as Halloween?
The Druids
The Romans
The Chinese
The Christians
At Halloween children play ‘Trick or Treat’. What are ‘tricks’?
Practical jokes
Cakes
Money
Spiders
How many eyes does the monster called a cyclops have?
5
4
1
2
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