Halloween Trivia Questions 2026: 100 Fun Questions with Answers

Published October 9, 2026 · Updated October 9, 2026 · By EventBuzz Team

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Every great Halloween party needs one moment where the room splits into fiercely competitive teams. That moment is trivia. Below are exactly 100 Halloween trivia questions with answers, organised into four rounds: an easy round for kids (1–25), a movies round (26–50), history and traditions (51–75), and a spooky hard round (76–100) that will humble even the horror superfan. Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, so you have a full weekend to host. Print the page, cover the answers, and let the arguments begin.

Round 1: Easy for Kids (Questions 1–25)

Friendly monsters, animals and candy. Perfect for family parties, classrooms and mixed-age teams.

On what date is Halloween celebrated every year?
Answer: October 31.
What vegetable is carved into a jack-o'-lantern?
Answer: A pumpkin.
What do children say when they knock on doors at Halloween?
Answer: "Trick or treat!"
What colour is most linked to Halloween along with orange?
Answer: Black.
Which flying animal is famous at Halloween and sleeps upside down?
Answer: A bat.
How many legs does a spider have?
Answer: Eight.
What is a witch's favourite way to fly?
Answer: On a broomstick.
What kind of monster is wrapped in bandages?
Answer: A mummy.
What do vampires sleep in during the day?
Answer: A coffin.
Which friendly ghost has been a cartoon star since the 1950s?
Answer: Casper the Friendly Ghost.
What sweet treat is made of yellow, orange and white stripes?
Answer: Candy corn.
What is the name for a group of witches?
Answer: A coven.
Which monster was stitched together by a scientist in a famous story?
Answer: Frankenstein's monster.
What do you call a pumpkin with a face carved into it and a light inside?
Answer: A jack-o'-lantern.
Which black animal is said to be bad luck if it crosses your path?
Answer: A black cat.
What spooky creature is made only of bones?
Answer: A skeleton.
What does a vampire use to drink blood?
Answer: Its fangs.
Which round, glowing thing in the night sky is linked to werewolves?
Answer: The full moon.
What do ghosts traditionally say?
Answer: "Boo!"
Which fruit do people try to catch with their teeth in a Halloween party game?
Answer: An apple (apple bobbing).
What sweet red liquid do vampires drink in stories?
Answer: Blood.
What is a young witch or wizard's favourite school subject, according to jokes?
Answer: Spelling.
Which Halloween creature howls at the moon and grows fur?
Answer: A werewolf.
What do you call the place where people are buried that ghosts are said to haunt?
Answer: A graveyard (or cemetery).
What warm drink made from apples is popular in autumn?
Answer: Apple cider.

Round 2: Halloween Movies (Questions 26–50)

For the film buffs. Family favourites first, slashers later — maybe check who is still awake.

In the movie Hocus Pocus, what are the three witch sisters called?
Answer: The Sanderson sisters (Winifred, Mary and Sarah).
Which 1978 film introduced the masked killer Michael Myers?
Answer: Halloween.
Who you gonna call, according to the 1984 comedy classic?
Answer: The Ghostbusters.
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is Jack Skellington's title?
Answer: The Pumpkin King.
Which film features a friendly alien who dresses up at Halloween and loves candy?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel.
In Casper, what are the names of Casper's three uncles?
Answer: Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso.
Which movie monster is hunted by the Ghostbusters and made of marshmallow?
Answer: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
Who plays the title character in Beetlejuice?
Answer: Michael Keaton.
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who waits all night in the pumpkin patch?
Answer: Linus.
Which Stephen King clown lives in the sewers of Derry?
Answer: Pennywise (from It).
What hockey-mask wearing killer haunts Camp Crystal Lake?
Answer: Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th).
In Hotel Transylvania, which classic monster runs the hotel?
Answer: Count Dracula.
Which 1990 film, based on the Roald Dahl book, is about a boy turned into a mouse by witches?
Answer: The Witches.
What does the killer in Scream wear?
Answer: A Ghostface mask.
Which animated family lives in a creepy, kooky house and has a daughter named Wednesday?
Answer: The Addams Family.
In Coraline, what do the Other Mother's eyes look like?
Answer: Black buttons.
Which film series features the doll Chucky?
Answer: Child's Play.
What is the name of the town in Hocus Pocus?
Answer: Salem, Massachusetts.
In A Nightmare on Elm Street, how does Freddy Krueger attack his victims?
Answer: In their dreams.
Which Pixar film is set around the Day of the Dead festival, Día de los Muertos?
Answer: Coco.
Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Henry Selick (produced by Tim Burton).
In ParaNorman, what special gift does Norman have?
Answer: He can see and talk to ghosts.
Which 1988 film has a "bio-exorcist" you summon by saying his name three times?
Answer: Beetlejuice.
What is the first rule the film Scream jokes about for surviving a horror movie?
Answer: Never say "I'll be right back."

Round 3: History and Traditions (Questions 51–75)

Two thousand years of ghosts, festivals and very serious candy statistics.

Halloween grew out of which ancient Celtic festival?
Answer: Samhain.
Samhain was celebrated by people in which modern-day country most famously?
Answer: Ireland (also Scotland and other Celtic lands).
What does the word "Halloween" come from?
Answer: "All Hallows' Eve" — the evening before All Saints' Day.
On what date is All Saints' Day?
Answer: November 1.
Before pumpkins, which vegetables were carved into lanterns in Ireland and Scotland?
Answer: Turnips (also swedes and potatoes).
Trick-or-treating developed partly from which old custom of going door to door for food and prayers?
Answer: "Souling" (and guising).
Which country is most associated with the Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos?
Answer: Mexico.
On which dates is Día de los Muertos mainly celebrated?
Answer: November 1 and 2.
What is the name of the orange flowers traditionally used on Day of the Dead altars?
Answer: Marigolds (cempasúchil).
The jack-o'-lantern legend comes from Irish folklore about a character called Stingy who?
Answer: Stingy Jack.
In which US city is the world's largest Halloween parade famously held? (Hint: New York.)
Answer: New York City (the Village Halloween Parade).
Which US town, famous for 1692 witch trials, becomes a Halloween capital every October?
Answer: Salem, Massachusetts.
In what year did the Halloween film Halloween — the one that launched a franchise — come out?
Answer: 1978.
Approximately how much do Americans spend on Halloween each year in recent surveys — closer to $1 billion or $12 billion?
Answer: About $12 billion (recent National Retail Federation surveys).
What was the original name for candy corn when it was invented in the 1880s?
Answer: "Chicken Feed."
Which US state produces the most pumpkins?
Answer: Illinois.
In medieval times, what were early Halloween costumes mainly meant to do?
Answer: Disguise people from wandering spirits (or imitate them) during Samhain.
What are the decorative skulls used in Day of the Dead celebrations called in Spanish?
Answer: Calaveras.
Which famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?
Answer: Harry Houdini.
What does the traditional Halloween activity of apple bobbing date back to — Roman times or the 1950s?
Answer: Roman-era autumn traditions (linked to the goddess Pomona).
In which decade did trick-or-treating become a widespread, standard custom in the USA — the 1890s or the 1950s?
Answer: The 1950s (it spread widely after WWII).
What is a "soul cake", traditionally given out at this season?
Answer: A small round spiced cake given to "soulers" who prayed for the dead.
Halloween is the second-biggest commercial holiday in the USA after which holiday?
Answer: Christmas.
What colour candle is most traditional inside a jack-o'-lantern?
Answer: Orange (any warm flame colour is acceptable — the answer is simply a real candle or tealight).
In Scotland and Ireland, what name is given to dressing up and performing for treats?
Answer: Guising.

Round 4: Spooky Hard Round (Questions 76–100)

Double points territory. Horror readers, mythology nerds and monster historians, this is your round.

Who wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein?
Answer: Mary Shelley.
Bram Stoker's Dracula is set partly in which region of Romania?
Answer: Transylvania.
What is the full name of Dracula's enemy, Professor Van Helsing's first name?
Answer: Abraham.
In folklore, what metal is a werewolf's weakness?
Answer: Silver.
What plant is said to repel vampires besides garlic?
Answer: Wolfsbane (also accept hawthorn or holy water is not a plant — best answer: wolfsbane).
The Headless Horseman appears in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" — who wrote it?
Answer: Washington Irving.
What is the name of the hero who chases the Headless Horseman's legend in that story?
Answer: Ichabod Crane.
In Greek myth, which hero must not look back while leading his wife out of the underworld?
Answer: Orpheus.
What is the fear of Halloween itself called?
Answer: Samhainophobia.
A fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. What is the fear of ghosts called?
Answer: Phasmophobia.
Which famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe features a bird repeating "Nevermore"?
Answer: "The Raven."
In The Exorcist, what is the name of the possessed girl?
Answer: Regan MacNeil.
What do you call a ghost that makes noises and moves objects?
Answer: A poltergeist.
In folklore, what must you do to stop a vampire counting, according to some legends — scatter seeds or garlic?
Answer: Scatter seeds (or small grains) — some legends say a vampire must count them all.
Which ancient Egyptian god is shown with a jackal head and linked to the dead?
Answer: Anubis.
What is the name of the three-headed dog guarding the underworld in Greek myth?
Answer: Cerberus.
Samhain was believed to be a night when the veil between worlds grew thin. What is that boundary often called?
Answer: The veil (between the living and the dead).
Which Shakespeare play opens with three witches saying "Double, double toil and trouble"?
Answer: Macbeth.
In which country did the real Vlad the Impaler — an inspiration for Dracula — rule?
Answer: Wallachia (in modern-day Romania).
What is the name for a Japanese ghost or spirit, as celebrated in the summer Obon season?
Answer: Yūrei.
The phrase "witching hour" traditionally refers to what time?
Answer: Midnight (often said to be around 3 a.m. in modern horror — accept midnight).
What do you call a person who claims to speak with the dead?
Answer: A medium.
Which classic horror novel features a creature created from stolen body parts — and was written as part of a ghost-story contest?
Answer: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
In Mexican tradition, what is the name of the altar built for Day of the Dead?
Answer: An ofrenda.
What is the term for a haunted house attraction worker — or any monster actor — in industry slang: scare actor or boo-worker?
Answer: Scare actor.

Scoring twist for Round 4: make every correct answer worth 2 points and allow each team one "steal" per round. A trailing team can win the whole night on the last question — which is exactly how legends are born.

How to Run a Halloween Trivia Night

You have the questions; now run the night like a pro. This format works for 6 to 40 players and takes about 60–90 minutes.

Teams

Split guests into teams of two to six. Mixed ages and mixed knowledge win trivia nights, so deal out the horror experts evenly. Give each team a spooky name — "Ghoul Intentions" and "The Boo Crew" set the tone — plus an answer sheet and pen. One sheet per team, per round.

Scoring

One point per correct answer in Rounds 1–3, two points per answer in the hard Round 4. Collect and mark sheets between rounds while you play music or show a Halloween clip; announcing scores halfway keeps everyone invested. The host's ruling on half-answers (for example, "Frankenstein" for the monster) must be consistent — decide your strictness before question one.

Prizes

A candy trophy for the champions, small prizes for each round winner (so early leaders cannot relax), and a wooden-spoon prize for last place — a single candy corn, presented with ceremony. Costume prizes pair well: best costume votes during the final break.

House Rules That Save the Night

Phones face-down. One phone per table for the timer is fine; searching answers ends the game.
Write, don't shout. Written answers stop the loudest guest from playing for every team.
Breaks between rounds. Five minutes for snacks, drinks and score announcements. Hungry players are ruthless players.
Shorten freely. Ten questions per round is a sweet spot; our 25-question rounds let you pick the best of each category for your crowd.

Printable-friendly note: this page is formatted for printing — each question is numbered with its answer in smaller grey text beneath. Print it, fold the sheet along the answers (or cover them with a strip of paper) and read straight from the page. For a classroom or office, print two copies: one for the host, one cut into question cards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you play Halloween trivia?

Split guests into teams of two to six, read questions aloud round by round, and have teams write answers down so nobody shouts them out. Score one point per correct answer, add bonus points in the final round, and keep phones away to prevent searching.

How many questions should a Halloween trivia night have?

Four rounds of ten questions works well for a party and takes about an hour with breaks. Our list of 100 lets you run a full night, a short kids-only version, or pick only the rounds that suit your guests.

What are good prizes for Halloween trivia?

Candy trophies, a carved pumpkin, Halloween mugs, horror movie rentals, themed socks, or the honour of wearing the winner's witch hat all work. Small prizes for each round keep every team in the game until the end.

Can kids play these Halloween trivia questions?

Yes. Questions 1 to 25 are written for kids and families, with animals, candy and friendly monsters. The movie and hard rounds are better for teens and adults, so mixed groups can play the early rounds together.

Can I print these Halloween trivia questions?

Yes. The questions are numbered in print-friendly lists with the answers right beneath each question in smaller text, so a host can print the page, fold or cover the answers, and read straight from the sheet.

Conclusion

One hundred questions, four rounds, one champion team. Whether you run the kids' round at a classroom party or the full four-round gauntlet on Saturday, October 31, 2026, trivia is the cheapest, loudest fun you can add to Halloween. Complete your party plan with our other guides:

Good luck, quizmaster — and may the best ghouls win!