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HMS - Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Halloween was popularized in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?
a)
Russia.
b)
Japan.
c)
Ireland.
d)
El Salvador.
2.

On what day is Halloween celebrated?

a)

October 25

b)

October 31

c)

November 1

d)

December 25

3.
What was Halloween originally called by Christians who celebrated it?
a)
Howl's Day.
b)
All Hallow's Eve.
c)
Hall O' Weavil
d)
All Saint's Day
4.
According to folklore, vampires can only enter a home if...
a)
They've been invited in.
b)
They have a key.
c)
There are ghosts inside.
d)
There is something dead inside.
5.
According to popular culture, werewolves transform when?
a)
On Halloween.
b)
At the start of each month.
c)
When wolves are nearby.
d)
On the night of a full moon.
6.
What is the last name of Jack in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
a)
Halloween.
b)
Shadow.
c)
Skellington.
d)
Requiem.  
7.

Who wrote the modern horror classic "It"?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Bram Stoker

8.
Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?
a)
fruit
b)
vegetable
9.

What is the name of the green monster in Ghostbusters?

a)

Slimer

b)

Snots

c)

Snotty

d)

Slimebag

10.

How many colors of m & m's are in a normal bag?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

11.

What is the family name of the sister witches featured in the Disney film Hocus Pocus?

a)

Sibley

b)

Sarandon

c)

Swanson

d)

Sanderson

12.

Ichabod Crane is chased through Sleepy Hollow by which villain?

a)

The Caped Horseman

b)

The Headless Horseman

c)

The Devil's Horseman

d)

The Four Horsemen

13.

While riding in your doom buggy through the Haunted Mansion, your ghost host warns you to beware of:

a)

The Hatbox Ghost

b)

Ghosts following you home

c)

A Black Widow Bride

d)

Hitchiking Ghosts

14.

Who died on Halloween in 1926?

a)

Harry Houdini

b)

Antoni Gaudi

c)

John Browning

d)

Bessie Coleman

15.

In, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," who does the character mistake for the "Great Pumpkin?"

a)

Charlie Brown

b)

Linus

c)

Lucy Van Pelt

d)

Snoopy

16.

How many bones are in the human body?

a)

205

b)

206

c)

302

d)

306

17.

In the Disney movie Hocus Pocus, what song do the Sanderson Sisters perform at the Halloween party?

a)

"The Purple People Eater"

b)

"I Put a Spell on You."

c)

"Monster Mash"

d)

"Spooky Scary Skeletons"

18.

What were the first fun-sized candy bars?

a)

Snickers and Milky Ways

b)

Snickers and 3 Muskateers

c)

Snickers and Hershey Bars

d)

Snickers and Almond Joy

19.

In Roald Dahl’s The Witches, what does The Grand High Witch turn into?

a)

A crow

b)

A cat

c)

A mouse

d)

A mole

20.

What colors other than orange can pumpkins be?

a)

Blue

b)

White

c)

Green

d)

All that are mentioned

21.

In Harry Potter, which house does Harry NOT want to be sorted into?

a)

Gryffindor

b)

Hufflepuff

c)

Ravenclaw

d)

Slytherin

22.

What system is made of the heart, blood vessels, and blood?

a)

skeletal system

b)

muscular system

c)

digestive system

d)

cardiovascular system

23.

What is blood made of?

a)

oxygen and plasma

b)

red blood cells and white blood cells

c)

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

d)

plasma and platelets

24.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cell

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

25.

In traditional Mexican celebrations of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), people parade through the streets carrying a coffin. What's in the coffin?

a)

Candles

b)

Candy

c)

A live person

d)

skulls

26.

The Baltimore Ravens derived their name from a poem written by one of the city's most famous former residents, Edgar Allan Poe.    How else do the Ravens pay homage to one of America's most celebrated horror writers?

a)

Poe died at the age of 40 and the team is determined to score only 40 points this season.

b)

They have a mascot named "Poe."

c)

They've hanged a black cat by the goalposts for good luck

d)

They have a play named "Pits and Pendulums"

27.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:
a)
Bolivia
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Costa Rica
29.
In the 1966 TV special, 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' Charlie Brown gets these while trick-or-treating:
a)
apples
b)
clumps of dirt
c)
rocks
d)
shoes
30.
The monster is Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

What was the most popular Halloween costume for kids in 2021?

a)

Elsa

b)

Penny Wise

c)

Spiderman

d)

Pumpkin

32.

Which of these types of candy is the most popular in the USA during Halloween?

a)

M&Ms

b)

Snicker

c)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

d)

Tootsie Rolls

33.

The modern classic The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in what year?

a)

1987

b)

1993

c)

2002

d)

1999

34.

Who wrote the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"

a)

Washington Irving

b)

Stephen King

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Henry James

35.

What is name of the movie?

a)

Coraline

b)

Land of the Dead

c)

The Nightmare before Christmas

d)

Coco