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Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from: 
a)
turnips
b)
carrots
c)
apples
d)
acorn squash
2.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
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
4.

Which type of candy is given out the most on Halloween night?

a)
gummy candy
b)
hard candy
c)
chocolate
d)
bubble gum
5.
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:
a)
Bolivia
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Costa Rica
6.
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
7.
How did the tradition of bobbing for apples get started?
a)
It was a matchmaking game for young singles.
b)
A health organization started it as an alternative to trick-or-treating.
c)
Superstitious people thought it would ward off ghosts.
d)
It marked the end of the apple harvest.
8.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
9.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
runts
b)
twizzlers nibs
c)
jolly ranchers
d)
laffy taffy
10.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
sweet tarts
b)
nerds
c)
sixlets
d)
now and laters
11.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
jolly ranchers
b)
lemonheads
c)
sweet tarts
d)
runts
12.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
skittles
b)
runts
c)
sweet things
d)
dots
13.

This scene is from the movie _______.

a)

Wizard of Oz

b)

The Witches Of Eastwick  

c)
Halloween
d)
Hocus Pocus
14.

In which Stephen King movie do characters battle a clown named Pennywise?

a)

Nightmare on Elm Street

b)

Friday the 13th

c)

Halloween

d)

It

15.

Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?

a)

The Magical Mystery Ghost

b)

Freddy Kreuger

c)

The Great Pumpkin

d)

The Red Baron

16.

What type of vegetable is disliked by vampires and is used to frighten them away?

a)

basil

b)

garlic

c)

onions

d)

pumpkins

17.

Which country did Halloween first come from?

a)

Germany

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

France

18.

How are you supposed to call upon Beetlejuice?

a)

Say his name 3 times.

b)

Hold his picture up to a mirror.

c)

Place a beetle in cranberry juice.

d)

Light a magical candle.

19.

About when did most scholars agree that the origin of Halloween started? HINT: At the time Celtic people in Europe celebrated the end of the harvest and the start of a new year in a festival called Samhain.

a)

500 years ago

b)

200 years ago

c)

1,000 years ago

d)

2,000 years ago

20.

Which state produces the most amount of pumpkins per year?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Illinois

d)

Hawaii

21.

What decade is the hit show Stranger Things set in?

a)

2020's

b)

1970's

c)

1880's

d)

1980's

22.

What is the name of the actor who played Eleven?

a)

Mia Talerico

b)

Sadie Sink

c)

Millie Bobby Brown

d)

Maya Hawke

23.

Transylvania is a region in which country?

a)

Slovakia

b)

Russia

c)

Romania

d)

Ukraine

24.

On what continent can you find vampire bats?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

25.

In what century did trick or treating begin?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th