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Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Halloween is on

a)

October 31

b)

November 1

c)

October 30

d)

November 3

2.

What do you call a carved pumpkin?

a)

Jack o' Lantern

b)

Scary Pumpkin

c)

A skeleton

d)

Halloween Lantern

3.

What were originally used as the first Jack o' Lanterns?

a)

gourds

b)

turnips

c)

watermelon

d)

pineapple

4.

What two colors are associated with Halloween?

a)

Orange and Green

b)

Orange and Black

c)

Orange and Brown

d)

Green and Purple

5.

Historians believe Halloween began with

a)

Irish immigrants looking for food during the potato famine.

b)

The Celtic celebration of Samhain.

c)

Mexico's celebration of Día de Muertos

d)

The Catholic harvest celebration.

6.

How did Halloween come to America?

a)

With colonial settlers.

b)

With Irish immigrants.

c)

With soldiers after WWII

d)

With Spanish immigrants.

7.

When did the American tradition of trick or treating begin?

a)

2000s

b)

1930s

c)

1820s

d)

1776

8.

What do you sprinkle on your doorstep if you want to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween night?

a)

black pepper

b)

garlic

c)

salt

d)

sugar

9.

What animal did the the Puritans associate with witchcraft, leading to this animal's association with Halloween?

a)

white rabbits

b)

black cats

c)

rats

d)

poisonous snakes

10.

Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?

a)

Jacqueline Kennedy

b)

Mamie Eisenhower

c)

Laura Bush

d)

Nancy Reagan

11.

How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What was the first type of individually wrapped candy in America?

a)

Starbursts

b)

Tootsie Rolls

c)

Hershey Kisses

d)

Dum-Dum Suckers

13.

How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag?

a)

5 - red, orange, yellow, green, and brown

b)

4 - red, orange, green, and blue

c)

6 - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown

d)

7 - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and brown

14.

What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?

a)

Twix

b)

Mounds and Almond Joy

c)

Reese Cups

d)

Snickers and Milky Way

15.

According to Google, what is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

a)

Skittles

b)

M&M's

c)

Tootsie Pops

d)

Reese Cups

16.

What was candy corn originally called?

a)

harvest corn

b)

chicken feed

c)

orange triangle

d)

moon candy

17.

Where is the world's longest haunted house?

a)

The Haunted Cave in Lewisburg, Ohio

b)

Dent Schoolhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio

c)

Wisconsin Feargrounds in Waukesha, WI

d)

Indy Scream Park in Anderson, IN

18.

On Halloween, what do witches ride on?

a)

Brooms

b)

Mops

c)

Cornstalks

d)

Bikes

19.

What Halloween monster is wrapped in bandages?

a)

A ghost

b)

A witch

c)

A mummy

d)

A werewolf

20.

During Halloween, what do people “bob” for?

a)

Apples

b)

Pumpkins

c)

Candy

d)

Marshmallows

21.

What bone, found in the head, is often used as a symbol of Halloween?

a)

Skull

b)

Chest

c)

Femur

d)

Clavicle

22.

Movie Trivia: In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?

a)

Charlie Brown

b)

Lucy

c)

Snoopy

d)

Sally

23.

Movie Trivia: What is the main character’s name in the Tim Burton film The Nightmare Before Christmas?

a)

Jack Bond

b)

Jack Sparrow

c)

Mr. Skeleton

d)

Jack Skellington

24.

Movie Trivia: In Hocus Pocus, what needs to be lit to summon the Sanderson Sisters?

a)

The black flame candle

b)

A jack o' lantern

c)

A broomstick

d)

A bonfire

25.

Movie Trivia: Who is this friendly ghost?

a)

Gus

b)

Slimer

c)

Casper

d)

Spooky

26.

Movie Trivia: Which movie features a young witch named Hermione Granger?

a)

The Craft

b)

The Witches

c)

Hocus Pocus

d)

Harry Potter

27.

Halloween Costume: Which superhero dresses up as a bat to fight crime?

a)

Superman

b)

Batman

c)

Iron Man

d)

Spider-Man

28.

Which famous vampire character is known for living in Transylvania?

a)

Count Dracula

b)

Vlad the Impaler

c)

Edward Cullen

d)

Lestat de Lioncourt

29.

Movie Trivia:
Which character is known for saying 'It's alive!' in a classic horror movie?

a)

Dr. Frankenstein

b)

Dr. Van Helsing

c)

Dr. Jekyll

d)

Dr. Moreau

30.

Which witch is famous for her green skin and flying on a broomstick in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

a)

Glinda

b)

Sabrina

c)

The Wicked Witch of the West

d)

Hermione

31.

Halloween Costume: Which character is known for his red and white striped shirt and hat, often hiding in crowds?

a)

Calvin

b)

Waldo

c)

Charlie Brown

d)

Dennis the Menace

32.

Movie Trivia: Who is the ghost that haunts Hogwarts and is known for her crying?

a)

Moaning Myrtle

b)

The Grey Lady

c)

Nearly Headless Nick

d)

The Bloody Baron

33.

True or False: Halloween sells more candy than Valentine's Day

a)

True

b)

False

34.
What do you say when you want candy?
a)
Give me candy
b)
Please
c)
Trick or Treat
d)
I want candy