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Big Halloween Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The original spelling of the word ‘Halloween’ had an apostrophe. Where did it go?

a)

Hallowe’en

b)

Hall’oween

c)

H’alloween

d)

Hallow’een

2.

The Celtic people invented pumpkin carving. What other food did they carve faces into?

a)

Watermelon

b)

Turnips

c)

Butternut Squash

d)

Cantaloupe

3.

From where did the concept of Halloween costumes originate?

a)

The Anglo-Saxons

b)

The Greeks

c)

The Celtics

d)

The Americans

4.

Most of the Halloween traditions that we’ve adopted today come from what Celtic festival?

a)

Hola Mahalla

b)

Baisakhi

c)

Samhain

d)

Ramadan

5.

From which film is this character?

a)

Coco

b)

The Incredibles

c)

Luca

d)

Up

6.

Why were costumes worn on Halloween?

a)

To scare away evil spirits

b)

To hide from the evil spirits and ghosts

c)

To scare young children

d)

To impress a fellow mate

7.

In what year was the The Nightmare Before Christmas released?

a)

2002

b)

1995

c)

2006

d)

1993

8.

WOULD YOU RATHER

a)

Be a vampire

b)

Be a werewolf

9.

In the movie 'Hocus Pocus', what is the name of the three witches?

a)

Agatha, Beatrice, and Clara

b)

Winifred, Sarah, and Mary

c)

Gretchen, Helga, and Ingrid

d)

Olivia, Penelope, and Quinn

10.

Complete the quote from 'The Addams Family': 'They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and...'

a)

spooky

b)

funny

c)

ooky

d)

weird

11.

WOULD YOU RATHER

a)

ride on a broomstick

b)

fly like a bat

12.

a)

The Haunted Mansion

b)

Young Frankenstein

c)

Ghostbusters

d)

Halloween Town

13.

Which spooky film from 1984 first dared beg the question "Who you gonna call?"

a)

The Invisible Man

b)

The Bride of Frankenstein

c)

Ghostbusters

d)

Van Helsing

14.

A group of bats is called a ______.

a)

Colony

b)

School

c)

Pack

d)

Pride

15.

In the original Dracula book, Count Dracula was from what country?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Romania

16.

What is a group of witches called?

a)

Pack

b)

Clan

c)

Club

d)

Coven

17.

According to folklore how can you protect yourself from a witch?

a)

Don't look her in the eyes

b)

Carrying a turnip in your pocket

c)

Wear a garlic necklace

d)

Forming a circle of salt around yourself

18.

Where does the film Ghostbusters take place?

a)

Chicago

b)

St. Louis

c)

New York City

d)

San Francisco

19.

What is the name of the character in the picture?

a)

Dough Boy

b)

Puffy

c)

The Michelin Man

d)

Stay Puft the Marshmallow Man

20.

Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?

a)

Hershey's

b)

Kit Kat

c)

Twix

d)

Snickers

21.

A monster that

goes out of control and is

dangerous.

a)

Spiderman

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Frankenstein

22.

A small creature that catches

     insects in a web.

a)

rat

b)

frog

c)

spider

23.

Large round

vegetables

with hard orange skin.

a)

courgette

b)

pumpkins

c)

eggplants

24.

What's this?

a)

a gas lamp

b)

a torch

c)

a grave

d)

a presence

25.

In which country did the Halloween holiday originate?

a)

Ireland

b)

America

c)

France

d)

Germany