40 Halloween quiz questions and answers

Halloween · Easy · answers included

Forty Halloween questions on horror films, folklore and where the traditions actually came from. Halloween rounds work best pitched easy — people are there for the atmosphere rather than a test, and half the fun is the arguing about which film came first.

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1. 1.On which date is Halloween?

   • 30 October
   • 31 October
   • 1 November
   • 2 November
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   31 October

2. 2.Halloween has its roots in which ancient Celtic festival?

   • Beltane
   • Samhain
   • Imbolc
   • Lughnasadh
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   Samhain

3. 3.Which vegetable was carved into lanterns before pumpkins?

   • Marrow
   • Swede
   • Turnip
   • Beetroot
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   Turnip

4. 4.What is a group of witches called?

   • A cackle
   • A coven
   • A cluster
   • A circle
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   A coven

5. 5.Who wrote Dracula?

   • Mary Shelley
   • Bram Stoker
   • Edgar Allan Poe
   • H G Wells
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   Bram Stoker

6. 6.Who wrote Frankenstein?

   • Mary Shelley
   • Bram Stoker
   • Charlotte Bronte
   • Jane Austen
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   Mary Shelley

7. 7.Which region is Count Dracula associated with?

   • Bavaria
   • Transylvania
   • Tuscany
   • Andalusia
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   Transylvania

8. 8.What is the name of the killer in the Halloween film series?

   • Jason Voorhees
   • Freddy Krueger
   • Michael Myers
   • Leatherface
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   Michael Myers

9. 9.The jack-o-lantern takes its name from which folklore figure?

   • Wandering Will
   • Stingy Jack
   • Lantern Tom
   • Old Nick
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   Stingy Jack

10. 10.Which two colours are most associated with Halloween?

    • Red and black
    • Orange and black
    • Purple and green
    • Orange and green
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    Orange and black

11. 11.Which animal is traditionally said to accompany a witch?

    • Owl
    • Raven
    • Black cat
    • Toad
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    Black cat

12. 12.In Hocus Pocus, what is the surname of the three witches?

    • Sanderson
    • Winifred
    • Salem
    • Blackwood
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    Sanderson

13. 13.Which Shakespeare play opens with three witches?

    • Hamlet
    • Macbeth
    • The Tempest
    • King Lear
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    Macbeth

14. 14.Mummies are most associated with which ancient civilisation?

    • Greece
    • Rome
    • Egypt
    • Persia
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    Egypt

15. 15.Which sense do bats mainly use to navigate in the dark?

    • Smell
    • Echolocation
    • Night vision
    • Touch
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    Echolocation

16. 16.The Legend of Sleepy Hollow features which figure?

    • The Headless Horseman
    • The Grey Lady
    • The Banshee
    • The Pale Rider
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    The Headless Horseman

17. 17.What is the traditional phrase children say at the door on Halloween?

    • Sweets or sorrow
    • Trick or treat
    • Ghost or ghoul
    • Sweet or spook
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    Trick or treat

18. 18.A person who turns into a wolf is known as what?

    • Vampire
    • Werewolf
    • Ghoul
    • Wraith
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    Werewolf

19. 19.In which country did much of the Halloween tradition originate?

    • Ireland
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Poland
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    Ireland

20. 20.What is the name of the Addams Family's daughter?

    • Wednesday
    • Morticia
    • Lurch
    • Thing
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    Wednesday

21. 21.Which fruit do you try to catch with your teeth when 'bobbing' at Halloween?

    • Apples
    • Oranges
    • Pears
    • Plums
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    Apples

22. 22.Who starred in the 1983 music video for 'Thriller'?

    • Prince
    • Michael Jackson
    • Lionel Richie
    • Stevie Wonder
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    Michael Jackson

23. 23.In 'Ghostbusters' (1984), what is the giant marshmallow monster called?

    • Mr Puffy
    • The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
    • Slimer
    • Gozer
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    The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man

24. 24.Who wrote the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Stephen King
    • H. P. Lovecraft
    • Robert Louis Stevenson
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    Edgar Allan Poe

25. 25.What is a fear of spiders called?

    • Arachnophobia
    • Agoraphobia
    • Claustrophobia
    • Ophidiophobia
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    Arachnophobia

26. 26.In 'Harry Potter', what is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?

    • Fang
    • Fluffy
    • Norbert
    • Buckbeak
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    Fluffy

27. 27.What does a vampire traditionally sleep in?

    • A coffin
    • A hammock
    • A tree hollow
    • A haystack
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    A coffin

28. 28.Which vegetable are vampires said to fear?

    • Onion
    • Garlic
    • Leek
    • Chilli
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    Garlic

29. 29.Which cartoon dog solves mysteries from a van called the Mystery Machine?

    • Scooby-Doo
    • Astro
    • Snoopy
    • Droopy
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    Scooby-Doo

30. 30.Which R. L. Stine book series used the tagline 'Reader beware, you're in for a scare'?

    • Goosebumps
    • Point Horror
    • Animorphs
    • A Series of Unfortunate Events
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    Goosebumps

31. 31.What is the Mexican festival on 1 and 2 November that honours the dead?

    • Day of the Dead
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Carnival
    • Las Posadas
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    Day of the Dead

32. 32.In 'The Wizard of Oz', which witch melts when Dorothy throws water on her?

    • The Wicked Witch of the East
    • The Wicked Witch of the West
    • Glinda
    • The Good Witch of the North
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    The Wicked Witch of the West

33. 33.Which Stephen King novel features a clown called Pennywise?

    • Carrie
    • It
    • Misery
    • The Shining
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    It

34. 34.What is 1 November, the day after Halloween, called?

    • All Souls' Day
    • All Saints' Day
    • Candlemas
    • Michaelmas
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    All Saints' Day

35. 35.Which of these bats is found in the UK?

    • Pipistrelle
    • Vampire bat
    • Fruit bat
    • Flying fox
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    Pipistrelle

36. 36.What kind of ghost is Casper?

    • A friendly ghost
    • A headless ghost
    • A pirate ghost
    • A grumpy ghost
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    A friendly ghost

37. 37.Who played the title role in 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)?

    • Johnny Depp
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Jim Carrey
    • Christian Slater
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    Johnny Depp

38. 38.Which 2009 stop-motion film follows a girl who finds a secret door to her 'Other Mother'?

    • Coraline
    • Corpse Bride
    • ParaNorman
    • Frankenweenie
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    Coraline

39. 39.In Scotland, what is the traditional name for going door to door in costume at Halloween?

    • Guising
    • Mumming
    • Wassailing
    • First-footing
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    Guising

40. 40.In Irish folklore, what does a banshee do to warn that someone is about to die?

    • Wails
    • Knocks three times
    • Rings a bell
    • Laughs
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    Wails