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101 Haunting Halloween Trivia Questions That Are A Real Treat

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October 15, 2023

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 β€œTrick 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.

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1. In what year was the movie 'Halloweentown' released?

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2. The tradition of dressing up at Halloween started because of what?

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3. Who was the first person to star as Frankenstein?

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4. Who first celebrated what we've come to know as Halloween?

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5. At Halloween children play 'Trick or Treat'. What are 'tricks'?

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6. How many eyes does the monster called a cyclops have?

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1. In which U.S. city is the world's largest Halloween parade held?

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2. Which vegetable was traditionally believed to possess supernatural powers on Halloween?

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3. Barnbrack fruit cake is a traditional part of Halloween celebrations in which country?

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4. What is the only thing that can kill a werewolf?

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5. According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?

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6. DΓ­a de Muertos is a translation for which Ghoulish celebration

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1. Commonly associated with Halloween, who wrote the classical organ piece 'Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor?'

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2. What do you call a man who practices witchcraft?

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3. Which of these movies is partially set at West Hollywood Halloween Carnival?

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4. Who directed the 1992 movie 'Dracula'?

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5. The 'corpse flower' gets its name from its what?

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6. Which of these movies is set in the fictional town of Oakmoor Crossing, just before and during Halloween?

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1. In 'Halloween II' how many times does Dr. Loomis shoot Michael?

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2. Name the Doctor who is associated wit Mr. Hyde?

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3. Black and which other color is associated with Halloween?

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4. What is the title of 'Halloween 3'?

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5. The 'Monster Mash' hit #1 on the Billboard chart in which year?

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6. In which 1970s film is there a child named Damien?

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1. How many films are there in the Halloween series?

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2. Which of the following quotes is not from the movie 'Halloween'?

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3. Which of these movies was reissued for Halloween 1982?

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4. In America, trick or treating has been a customary Halloween tradition since which decade?

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5. Jack Nicholson wore a jacket made by which designer for his role in 'The Shining'?

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6. The movie 'Halloween Night' was released in which year?

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1. Halloween Jack-o'-lanterns are usually which color?

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2. Which vegetable is usually carved for Halloween?

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3. Complete the title of the horror movie 'A Nightmare on ... Street'?

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4. How many people were accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials?

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5. Who played the lead role in the 2004 movie 'Van Helsing'?

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6. In 'Arsenic and Old Lace' Mortimer Brewster marries who on Halloween?

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1. Michael Myers is not the main antagonist in which of these movies?

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2. In Germany, it is traditional to put away which kitchen instrument?

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3. Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated near Halloween in which country?

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4. What does the Old English word 'hallow' mean?

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5. According to superstition, what does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween?

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6. Halloween is the eve of the feast of All Hallows' Day in which religion?

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1. In what country do they celebrate the Day of the Dead?

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2. How much is estimated to be spent on Halloween by Americans each year?

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3. The movie 'Dark Night of the Scarecrow' was released in which year?

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4. What did people think happened on Halloween?

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5. How old is the adult Michael Myers in the first installment of the series?

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6. Which US State produces the most Pumpkins?

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1. How old was Michael Myers when he killed his sister in the original 'Halloween'?

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2. Which country celebrates Alla Helgons Dag as its Halloween day?

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3. The celebration of Samhain is to honor what?

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4. In which year was the first 'Halloween' movie released?

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5. The Blair Witch Project' is set in which state?

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6. Pumpkins grow on a what?

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1. According to superstition, on Halloween night what would swoop down and feast on the souls of the dying?

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2. Sissy Spacek starred in which of the following horror movies?

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3. In Austria, it is traditional to leave bread, water and what out on Halloween night?

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4. In which of these films are Celtic paganism and a missing girl central to the plot?

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5. What color is the stem on a Mellowcreme Pumpkin Halloween treat?

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6. Who wrote 'Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns'?

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1. Who directed the first 'Halloween' movie?

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2. How many Freddy Krueger movies have there been?

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3. Ginger Snaps' is a 2000 Canadian horror film about what kind of creatures?

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4. Which of these is a 2004 teen horror film?

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5. Which of these countries do not traditionally celebrate Halloween?

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6. What was the budget for the remake of 'Halloween'?

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1. Name the town that is the setting for the film 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'?

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2. Which of the following celebrities does not have a Halloween birthday?

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3. Halloween is the day before which Christian celebration?

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4. The movie 'Night of the Demons' tells the story of a Halloween party held where?

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5. Who voiced the Halloween Hound in the movie 'Spooky Buddies'?

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6. What is the purpose of a ghoul?

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1. Which birthday is Rynn Jacobs celebrating on Halloween at the start of 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'?

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2. How much money to Americans spend on Halloween each year?

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3. Who wrote the famous poem called Halloween?

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4. At Halloween children play 'Trick or Treat'. What are 'treats'?

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5. What's the name of the British film studio famous for making horror movies in the '50s?

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6. How many bones are there in your average adult skeleton?

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1. What is the name of the serial killer in the Halloween film series?

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2. Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' was released in which year?

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3. Samhainophobia is the fear of what?

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4. Which of these is not one of the three colors that make up candy corn?

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5. In what year was Frankenstein written?

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6. The movie 'Halloween' begins in which year?

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1. Carrie' is a popular horror film, but it was a horror novel first. Who wrote it?

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2. What is another name for trick-or-treating?

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3. What is the name of the killer in the Halloween series?

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4. Who wrote the novel 'Frankenstein'?

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5. Which actor that played Dracula was buried in his costume?

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6. It's believed that what have supernatural powers, and that they fly on broomsticks?

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1. How much do Americans spend on Halloween annually?

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2. What is the common name for the mushroom species Clitocybe illudens?

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3. The 1995 film 'Casper' is based on which cartoon?

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4. Which of these is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning 1993 feature-length animated television movie?

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5. Who played Mr. Kreeg in 'Trick 'r Treat'?

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6. Which classic movie is set in the Overlook Hotel?

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1. Which of these is a confection popular primarily around Halloween?

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2. What was the name of Michael Myers' youngest sister who he tried to kill in the 'Halloween' movies?

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3. Halloween festivals have been celebrated for how many years?

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4. In which season is Halloween?

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5. What image is usually carved onto a Jack-o'-lantern?

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