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Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 178

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is a rock band called Smashing Pumpkins?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which color cat is associated with Halloween?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Grey

d)

Black & White

3.

What is a collection of witches called?

a)

Cavern

b)

Coven

c)

Cauldron

d)

Callous

4.

What are vampires scared of?

a)

Garlic

b)

Holy Water

c)

Cross

d)

All of the Above

5.

What is the name of the green monster in Ghostbusters?

a)

Slimer

b)

Snots

c)

Snotty

d)

Slimebag

6.

What fruit to you bob for?

a)

pumpkins

b)

gourds

c)

apples

d)

pears

7.

Where is Transylvania?

a)

Romania

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Hungary

d)

It's a fake place

8.

When do werewolves transform themselves?

a)

Lunar Eclipses

b)

Full Moon

c)

When they are angry

d)

At Night

9.

True or False.

Victorians put bells in their coffins

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Are pumpkins a fruit or a vegetable?

a)

Fruit

b)

Vegetable

11.

The first jack-o-lanterns were made in ________ out of hollowed out ________.

a)

Ireland, pumpkins

b)

Ireland, turnips

c)

Transylvania, turnips

d)

Transylvania, pumpkins

12.

From base to point, what is the order of colors on a candy corn?

a)

White, Orange, Yellow

b)

Yellow, Orange, White

c)

White, Yellow, Orange

d)

Orange, Yellow, White

13.

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

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

14.

Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Washington Irving

c)

H.P. Lovecraft

d)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

15.

What do the colors orange and black symbolize?

a)

Orange: Harvest & Warmth, Block: Death

b)

Orange: Harvet, Black: Death

c)

Orange: Harvest & Warmth, Black: Death & Darkness

d)

Orange: Warmth, Black: Darkness

16.

Wednesday from the Addams Family had

a)

a pet bat

b)

a pet lizard

c)

a bat & lizard as pets

d)

a pet bat & black cat as pets

17.

"Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" was sung by

a)

The Cranberries

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Ray Parker Jr

d)

Bobby McFerrin

18.

Where do the Ghostbusters set up their headquarters?

a)

Church

b)

Fire Station

c)

Subway Station

d)

Public Library

19.
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
20.

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

a)
gummy candy
b)
hard candy
c)
chocolate
d)
bubble gum
21.
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:
a)
Bolivia
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Costa Rica
22.
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
23.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
24.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
runts
b)
twizzlers nibs
c)
jolly ranchers
d)
laffy taffy
25.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
sweet tarts
b)
nerds
c)
sixlets
d)
now and laters
26.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
jolly ranchers
b)
lemonheads
c)
sweet tarts
d)
runts
27.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
skittles
b)
runts
c)
sweet things
d)
dots
28.

This scene is from the movie _______.

a)

Wizard of Oz

b)

The Witches Of Eastwick  

c)
Halloween
d)
Hocus Pocus
29.

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

30.

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.

31.

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

32.

Which state produces the most amount of pumpkins per year?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Illinois

d)

Hawaii

33.

What decade is the hit show Stranger Things set in?

a)

2020's

b)

1970's

c)

1880's

d)

1980's

34.

On what continent can you find vampire bats?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

35.

In what century did trick or treating begin?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

36.

What month is Halloween celebrated? 📆

a)

September

b)

October

c)

December

d)

Wednesday

37.

What kind of creature is Dracula? 🧛🏼‍♂️🧛🏼‍♂️🧛🏼‍♂️🧛🏼‍♂️🧛🏼‍♂️

a)

Super Hero

b)

werewolf

c)

Monster

d)

Vampire

38.

What are considered to be the two Halloween colours? 🌈

a)

Black and yellow

b)

Orange and green

c)

Red and purple

d)

Orange and black

39.

When is Halloween?

a)
October 31st
b)
October 30th
c)
November 1st
d)
November 2nd
40.

The heaviest pumpkin on record is

a)

1,000 pounds

b)

540 pounds

c)

123 pounds

d)

2,378 pounds

41.

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

42.

What are common symbols of Halloween?

a)

black cats and pumpkins

b)

ghosts and goblins

c)

witches and brooms

d)

all of the above

43.

Pumpkins only grow the color orange.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Name the film.

a)

Hocus Pocus

b)

Frankenweenie

c)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

d)

The Haunted Mansion

45.

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

a)

Slimer

b)

Casper

c)

Ghosty

d)

Samuel

46.

What is a male witch called?

a)

Wizard

b)

Warlock

c)

Hero

d)

Mage

47.

half-human, half-horse creature similar to the Greeks’ centaur, but with reversed anatomical features – it has a horse’s head and a man’s body.

a)

Hylos

b)

Kapre

c)

Tikbalang

d)

Centaur

48.

How much money does the average American spend on Halloween costumes, candy, and decorations?

a)

$188.72

b)

$102.74

c)

$50.86

d)

$229.10

49.

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

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Name the film.

a)

Return to Halloween Town

b)

Hocus Pocus

c)

Haunted Mansion

d)

Nightmare Before Christmas

51.

What is a Jack-o-Lantern?

a)

A candy

b)

A costume

c)

A pumpkin

52.

What was the most popular Halloween costume in the US in 2021?

a)

Spiderman

b)

Witch

c)

Vampire

53.

What is the highest-grossing horror movie?

a)

It

b)

Halloween

c)

Ring

54.

Who wrote the book Dracula?

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Bram Stoker

c)

Mary Shelley

55.

What do children say to get candy on Halloween?

(a)  

56.

Why did people originally wear costumes on Halloween?

a)

To hide from ghosts

b)

To scare their friends

c)

To steal food

57.

Which country did Halloween first come from?

a)

Germany

b)

Ireland

c)

Scotland

d)

France

58.
Halloween Candy Sales average about how much annually?
a)
3 billion
b)
1 million
c)
2 million
d)
2 billion 
59.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
a)
200
b)
230
c)
252
d)
253
60.

Each year, how much pounds of candy corn is produced?

a)

35 Million

b)

5.9 Million

c)

56 Million

d)

15.3 Million

61.

If it takes 2.5 cups of pumpkin to make one pie, how many cups of pumpkin do you need for 3 pies?

a)

5

b)

5.5

c)

7

d)

7.5

62.

If a pumpkin has 100 seeds, how many pumpkins doyou need to get 1 million seeds?

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

10 000

d)

100 000

63.

If there are 60 pieces of candy in a bag, how many pieces would there be if it's shared 12 ways?

(a)  

64.

How many spiders will it take until you have 800 legs crawling all over you?

(a)  

65.
Halloween was popularized in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?
a)
Russia.
b)
Japan.
c)
Ireland.
d)
El Salvador.
66.
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
67.

Some Halloween traditions come from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, which means...

a)

Festival of Light.

b)

The Rising.

c)

Night of the Spirits.

d)

Summer's End.

68.
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.
69.

True or false- In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.

a)

True.

b)

False.

70.

Who wrote the modern horror classic "It"?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Bram Stoker

71.

What does Halloween mean?

a)

all saints' day

b)

ghouls party

c)

evening before all saints' day

72.

What is the origin of Halloween?

a)

French

b)

Celtic

c)

American

d)

Canadian

73.
Which of these is NOT a Celtic symbol associated with Halloween?
a)
Black Cats
b)
Witches
c)
Spiders
d)
Zombies
74.

Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?

a)

Blue

b)

Purple

c)

Red

d)

Brown

75.

It’s illegal to dress like a nun or priest for Halloween in which US state?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Alabama

c)

Oregon

d)

Connecticut

76.

How much did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019?

a)

5 Million

b)

2.6 Billion

c)

1.5 Billion

d)

850 Million

77.

How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash?

a)

5,000

b)

8,000

c)

11,000

d)

14,000

78.

Name the first individually wrapped Penny candy?

a)

Tootsie Rolls

b)

Hershey kisses

c)

jolly ranchers

d)

Bit O 'Honey

79.

Which country holds the record for heaviest pumpkin?

a)

Switzerland

b)

Great Britian

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

80.

In which American state, world’s longest haunted house is situated?

a)

Ohio

b)

Louisiana

c)

New Jersey

d)

Washington DC

81.

What was the original name of Bram Stoker for Dracula?

a)

Count Wampyr

b)

Prince Sebastian

c)

Count Dorian

d)

Lord Damien

82.

The typical Halloween color, orange depicts what?

a)

strength

b)

harvest

c)

Growth

d)

Wisdom

83.

In Halloween, what does seeing a spider mean?

a)

good luck

b)

bad luck

c)

lost of money

d)

death in family

84.

Who has begun the black cat superstition?

a)

Puritans

b)

Celtics

c)

Quakers

d)

Roman Catholics

85.

Which American city observes the largest Halloween Parade in the United States?

a)

New Youk

b)

New Orleans

c)

Orlando

d)

Los Angeles

86.

Each year, how much pounds of candy corn is produced?

a)

35 Million

b)

5.9 Million

c)

56 Million

d)

15.3 Million

87.

Which American city holds the record for the most Jack O’Lanterns lit at once?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Salam, Massachusetts

c)

Burlington , Vermont

d)

New Your, New Yourk

88.

Approximately, what percent of kids prefer gums instead of chocolate candies on Halloween?

a)

10 %

b)

3 %

c)

22%

d)

7%

89.
The monster is Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
twizzlers nibs
b)
chocolate ropes
c)
dubble bubble
d)
tootsie rolls
91.
True or False?
Reese's is pronounced "REE-sees."
a)
True
b)
False
92.
True or False?
Trick-or-treating was popularized as a way to reduce town-wide pranking and vandalism.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
Identify the candy in the picture.
a)
dots
b)
sweet tarts
c)
necco wafers
d)
sixlets
94.

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

95.
Halloween is the ________ most successful holiday.
a)
3rd
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
1st
96.
What Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?
a)
All Souls Day
b)
Day of the Dead
c)
Dia de Los Muertos
d)
Halloween Day
97.

How much money does the average American spend on Halloween costumes, candy, and decorations?

(a)  

98.

What is the most popular candy in the United States?

a)

M&M's

b)

Skittles

c)

Twix

d)

Snickers

99.

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

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

90%

d)

100%

100.

What colors can pumpkins naturally be?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Blue

e)

Grey

101.

What candy was originally called chicken feed?

a)

M&Ms

b)

snickers

c)

candy corn

d)

skittles

102.

How many colors of M&Ms are there?

a)

25

b)

24

c)

5

d)

4

103.

What is the next holiday after Halloween?

a)

Christmas

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Veteran's Day

d)

Easter

104.

Halloween began in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

Witches love to fly around on a _____.

a)

Vacuum Cleaner

b)

Broomstick

c)

Dragon

d)

Jet Plane

106.

In what century was Halloween brought to US?

a)

18th century

b)

19th century

c)

20th century

107.

Who is responsible for the traditional use of pumkins?

a)

Americans

b)

Irish

c)

Scotish

108.

What is the popular Halloween pumpkin called?

a)

Hall-O´lantern

b)

Tom-O´lantern

c)

Jack-O´lantern

109.

Which city in the United States is considered as the "Halloween capital?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Anoka

c)

Salem

110.

In what year did the first ever North American massive Halloween celebration take place?

a)

1900

b)

1920

c)

1924

111.

What do owls symbolize on Halloween night?

a)

They drive away evil spirits

b)

They bring evil

c)

they are the forms that witches takes not to be recognized

112.

When do Mexicans celebrate the popular "The day of death"

a)

31st October

b)

2nd November

c)

5th November

113.
Why did the ancient Celts leave food on their doorsteps?
a)
To feed the poor
b)
To provide snacks for local children
c)
To ward off evil spirits
d)
To welcome the spirit of winter
114.
Why did Halloween not become popular in America until the 19th century?
a)
Immigration from Scotland and Ireland boomed during the 19th century
b)
American religious authorities banned Halloween celebrations until the 19th century
c)
Very few children lived past he age of two in America until the 19th century
d)
There were no Celts in America until the 19th century
115.
How do you mend a broken jack o'lantern?
a)
With skin grafts and years of vegetable therapy
b)
It depends on the jack o'lanterns health insurance
c)
With gum and pre-chewed circus peanuts
d)
With a pumpkin patch
116.
What is the most popular candy sold in the U.S.?
a)
Hershey's Kisses
b)
Twix
c)
Skittles
d)
M & Ms
117.
What word comes from the old English word meaning "wise woman"?
a)
Vampire
b)
Mummy
c)
Pumpkin
d)
Witch
118.
What was  the original name for Halloween?
a)
All Hogwarts eve
b)
All Saints eve
c)
All Hallows eve
119.

Superstition has it that if you stare at a mirror at midnight on Halloween you will see ________________.

a)

your husband/wife

b)

your enemy

c)

your biggest fear

d)

Mrs. Finnegan

120.

When do vampires sleep?

a)

At night

b)

During the summer months

c)

during the day

121.

How do pumpkins grow?

a)

In a tree

b)

on a vine

c)

on a bush

d)

underground

122.

On average families will spend $______ on Halloween candy

a)

$10

b)

$27

c)

$32

d)

$49

123.

What is the most popular Halloween candy in Pennsylvania? (2019)

a)

Skittles

b)

twix

c)

Hershey bar

d)

peanut butter cups

124.

The most popular children's costumes are

a)

cats and dogs

b)

monsters and aliens

c)

princesses and superhero's

d)

spongebob and squidward

125.

What is Jack Skellington's dogs name?

a)

spot

b)

zero

c)

bones

d)

pup

126.

What was the original title for the movie Hocus Pocus?

a)

Halloween House

b)

The three lost witches

c)

Abracadabra

d)

Monster House

127.

What candy was given to soldiers in the Korean War?

a)

Tootsie pops

b)

candy corn

c)

bubble gum

d)

tootsie rolls

128.

What unusual family pet do the Addams Family have?

a)

Polar Bear

b)

An African Lion

c)

A Black Mamba Snake

d)

Macaw Parrot

129.

Where was Bram Stroker, the author of the classic gothic horror Dracula from?

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Romania

d)

Australia

130.

What is said to help keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween?

a)

Leave a peace offering on your doorstep 

b)

Sprinkle salt on your doorstep 

c)

Block off any entrances to your house

d)

Throw pepper at your enemies

131.

Which classic Halloween Disney movie will be getting a sequel in 2022?

a)

Halloweentown

b)

Twitches

c)

Hocus Pocus 

d)

The Nightmare before Christmas

132.

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, who is Jack Skellington’s long-time rival?

a)

The Mayor

b)

Doctor Finklestein

c)

Santa Claus

d)

Oogie Boogie

133.

Where does the popular rhyme ‘double, double toil, and trouble’ come from? 

a)

Macbeth

b)

The Wizard of Oz

c)

Harry Potter

d)

Hocus Pocus

134.

What are the three autumn signs of the Zodiac?

a)

Capricorn, Pisces, Aries

b)

Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius

c)

Virgo, Libra, Cancer

d)

Gemini, Taurus, Aries

135.

Name the bird that does NOT migrate in the autumn?

a)

Canadian goose

b)

Northern pintail

c)

Hummingbird

d)

Red knot

136.

Fall is also called the aurora season. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

137.

What happens on Autumn Equinox?

a)

The number of darkness hours is greater than daylight.

b)

The number of hours of darkness is equal to daylight hours.

c)

The number of daylight hours is greater than darkness hours.

138.

You can create a pumpkin spice blend with which ingredients?

a)

Cinnamon, cumin, cloves

b)

Cinnamon, ginger, pumpkin seeds, allspice

c)

Cloves, nutmeg, ginger

d)

Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg

139.

Which of the following facts is NOT true about fall?

a)

Temperatures begin to decrease

b)

Days get shorter

c)

Winds blow more frequently

d)

Bobbing for apples was originally a courting ritual

140.

A lack of which pigment turns the leaves of some trees to yellow, orange, or red during autumn?

a)

Flavonoids

b)

Chlorophylls

c)

Betalains

141.

What is the nickname for the seeds of sycamore, ash, and maple plants due to how they fly in the air during autumn?

a)

Spiral seeds

b)

Floating seeds

c)

Spinning seeds

d)

Helicopter seeds

142.

In poetry, which kind of emotions is typically associated with autumn?

a)

Frustration

b)

Anger

c)

Contentment

d)

Melancholy

143.

How do you spell the mascot of Thanksgiving?

a)

Terkey

b)

Turky

c)

Terky

d)

Turkey

144.

What is the most common day in October for a birthday?

a)

Oct 5

b)

Oct 17

c)

Oct 22

d)

Oct 31

145.

How many pounds of candy corn is sold in the United States each year?

a)

100 million pounds

b)

35 million pounds

c)

500 pounds

d)

2 million

146.

Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Thailand

d)

Mexico

147.

What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2019?

a)

Witch

b)

Pennywise

c)

Unicorn

d)

Batman

148.

On average, how many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States?

a)

100 million

b)

46 million

c)

2 million

d)

10 billion

149.

What Starbuck's beverage is purchased the most this time of year?

a)

Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

b)

Pumpkin Frappuccino

c)

Smores Frappuccino

d)

Pumpkin Spice Latte

150.

What percentage of Americans typically carve pumpkins?

a)

46%

b)

58%

c)

75%

d)

30%

151.

What candy is sold the most for Halloween?

a)

M&M's

b)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

c)

Snickers

d)

Butterfinger

152.

Which of the following is the official start of fall?

a)

Labor Day

b)

Autumnal Equinox

c)

Veteran's Day

d)

Vernal Equinox

153.

In fall, we usually do this to our clocks.

a)

Throw them out the window

b)

Leave them alone

c)

Turn them ahead an hour

d)

Turn them back an hour

154.

What is the most watched movie the month of October?

a)

Hocus Pocus

b)

Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin

c)

Home Alone

d)

Halloween Town

155.

Americans call it "Autumn" while the British call it "Fall"

a)

True

b)

False

156.

How many times is "Hocus Pocus" said in the film?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

157.
a)

Corpse Bride

b)

Beetlejuice

c)

Halloween

d)

Friday The 13th

158.

a)

Coco

b)

The Incredibles

c)

Luca

d)

Up

159.

a)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

b)

Corpse Bride

c)

Coraline

d)

Frankenweenie

160.

a)

Coraline

b)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

c)

Coco

d)

Corpse Bride

161.

a)

Frankenweenie

b)

Corpse Bride

c)

Halloween Town

d)

Young Frankenstein

162.

a)

The Haunted Mansion

b)

Young Frankenstein

c)

Ghostbusters

d)

Halloween Town

163.

a)

Halloween

b)

The Haunted Mansion

c)

Hocus Pocus

d)

Halloween Town

164.

a)

Young Frankenstein

b)

Halloween Town

c)

The Haunted Mansion

d)

Hotel Transylvania

165.

a)

Scooby Doo

b)

The Haunted Mansion

c)

Corpse Bride

d)

Casper

166.

a)

The Haunted Mansion

b)

Casper

c)

The Addams Family

d)

Frankenweenie

167.

a)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

b)

Corpse Bride

c)

Frankenweenie

d)

Coraline

168.

a)

Toy Story of Terror

b)

Coco

c)

The Nightmare Before Chritmas

d)

Luca

169.

a)

Mystic potion

b)

The haunted Mansion

c)

Halloween

170.

a)

The Evil Marshmallow

b)

Ghostbusters

c)

Paranorman

171.

a)

Paranorman

b)

Paranormal

c)

My Monster family

172.

Who is this?

a)

Winifred

b)

Max

c)

Sarah

d)

Binx

173.

Who is this?

a)

Sarah

b)

Mary

c)

Winifred

d)

Alison

174.

Who is this?

a)

Max

b)

Jay

c)

Ice

d)

Thacry

175.

Who is this?

a)

Mary

b)

Winifred

c)

Sarah

d)

Alison

176.

Who is this?

a)

Binx

b)

Max

c)

Jay

d)

Ice

177.

What is the #1 Halloween movie?

a)

Halloween

b)

Halloween II

c)

Hocus Pocus

d)

Freddie Kruger

178.

Who is this famous Halloween character? Refer to the picture

a)

Michael Myers

b)

Chucky

c)

Freddie Kruger

d)

Dracula

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