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Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this popular Halloween movie?

a)

Halloween Town

b)

Casper

c)

Hocus Pocus

d)

Goosebumps

2.

What is the name of the friendly ghost in this movie?

a)

Slimer

b)

Casper

c)

Ghosty

d)

Samuel

3.

What movie is about a group of men fighting off evil spirits and ghosts? When there's something strange in the neighborhood.

a)

Frankenstein

b)

Hocus Pocus

c)

Ghostbusters

d)

Goosebumps

4.

What is the name of this creature from Ghostbusters?

a)

Casper

b)

Slimer

c)

Green Goopy Guy

d)

Eddie the Green monster

5.

What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2019?

a)

Super hero

b)

Princess

c)

Monster

d)

Witch

6.

What was the most popular candy in 2019?

a)

Snickers

b)

Twix

c)

Reese's Peanut butter cups

d)

Milk duds

7.

What cartoon character wanted to meet the Great Pumpkin?

a)

Winifred Sanderson

b)

Charlie Brown

c)

Buzz Lightyear

d)

Snoopy

8.

What is a pumpkin called after it is carved?

a)

A pumpkin

b)

jack-o-lantern

c)

A carved pumpkin

d)

a turnip

9.

The first pumpkins were originally made from what?

a)

pumpkins

b)

tomatoes

c)

turnips

d)

cucumbers

10.

Where did Halloween originate?

a)

England

b)

America

c)

Ireland

d)

China

11.

What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?

a)

Halloweenophobia

b)

Witchaphobia

c)

Samhainophobia

d)

Cynophobia

12.

Who sings the song, "Thriller"?

a)

Michael Johnson

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

the Jonas Brothers

d)

Lenny Kravitz

13.

In Charlie Brown's Halloween special, It's a Great Pumpkin, what does Charlie Brown keep getting in his treat bag for a treat?

a)

candy

b)

money

c)

a rock

d)

seashells

14.

What US state produces the most pumpkins?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Illinois

c)

Idaho

d)

California

15.

Pumpkins can be

a)

orange only

b)

orange and white

c)

orange, white, or green

d)

orange, white, green, or red

16.

The number one Halloween candy is

a)

Skittles

b)

candy corn

c)

M & Ms

d)

Hershey chocolate mini bars

17.

An old Halloween activity was

a)

making popcorn balls

b)

bobbing for apples

c)

wrapping people up in toilet paper

d)

wearing orange and black the week of Halloween

18.

"Hallow" means

a)

sweet

b)

candy

c)

empty

d)

holy

19.

The word "Halloween" means

a)

Night of fright

b)

Tiny Pumpkins

c)

All Hallow's Eve

d)

Scary monsters

20.

Halloween is on

a)

October 31st

b)

October 30th

c)

The last Friday of the month

d)

October 15th

21.

When leaves turn colors in the fall, they are turning into

a)

their true color

b)

fuel

c)

food for animals

d)

seeds

22.

Which is NOT something most people do with pumpkin?

a)

carve it

b)

paint it

c)

go bowling with it

d)

make different foods with it

23.

The character "Dracula" is from

a)

Transylvania

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

England

d)

New York

24.

What is the most popular dish make with pumpkin?

a)

pumpkin muffins

b)

pumpkin soup

c)

pumpkin bread

d)

pumpkin pie

25.

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

a)

True

b)

False

26.
True or False?
Trick-or-treating was popularized as a way to reduce town-wide pranking and vandalism.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

More than 93% of kids under the age of _____ go trick or treating.

a)

15

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

28.

On average, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

150

d)

252

29.

What percentage of families steal their kid's halloween candy?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

90%

d)

100%

30.

How many times do you have to say Beetlejuice to get him to show up?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

The people who brought Halloween to America were...

a)

Native Americans

b)

Irish and Scottish immigrants

c)

French sailors

d)

Vikings

32.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
34.

On the eve of Samhain people wore masks to...

a)

scare their friends

b)

rob and steal

c)

go trick-or-treating

d)

hide from ghosts

35.

Jack-o-lanterns were named after Stingy Jack, who was...

a)

a smart inventor

b)

a rich salesman

c)

a mean trickster

d)

a strong farmer

36.

What were the original jack o’ lanterns made from?

a)

potatoes

b)

turnips

c)

sweet potatoes

37.

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

a)

Vegetable

b)

Fruit

38.
Which of these ingredients was used to make the first candy apple?
a)
cinnamon candies
b)
cherry jell-o powder
c)
melted cherry lollipops
d)
red caramel
39.
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:
a)
Bolivia
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Costa Rica
40.
What was the first wrapped candy in America?
a)
snickers
b)
tootsie rolls
c)
bubble gum
d)
laffy taffy