Need inspiration for the quizzes on Halloween night? Fluorescent skeletons are out the closet, and pumpkin-spiced lattes are flying from baristas’ hands. The spookiest of seasons is upon us, so let’s get ghoulish with a Halloween Quiz!

Here we've laid out 20 questions and answers for the perfect Halloween quiz. All questions are completely free to download and host on AhaSlides' live quiz software.

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Which Halloween Character Are You?
• 30+ quizzes on Halloween for kids & adults
• 10+  Easy Halloween Word cloud questions
• 10 Halloween Image Questions
• How to Use this Free Halloween Quiz
• Want to Make your Own Live Quiz?
• 22+ Fun Halloween quiz questions in the classroom
• Frequently Asked Questions

Which Halloween Character Are You?

Who should you be for the Halloween quiz? Let's play the Halloween Character Spinner Wheel to find out which characters are you, to choose the suitable Halloween costumes for this year!

30+ Quizzes on Halloween Trivia Questions for Kids and Adults

Check out a few fun Halloween trivia with answers as below!

1. Halloween was started by which group of people?

Vikings // Moors // Celts // Romans

2. What’s the most popular Halloween costume for kids in 2021?
   Elsa // Spiderman // Ghost // Pumpkin
3. In 1000 AD, which religion adapted Halloween to fit their own customs?
   Judaism // Christianity // Islam // Confucianism
4. Which of these types of candy is the most popular in the USA during Halloween?
   M&Ms // Milk Duds // Reese’s // Snickers
5. What’s the name of the activity that involves grabbing floating fruit with your teeth?
   Apple bobbing // Dipping for pears // Gone pineapple fishing // That’s my tomato!
6. In which country did Halloween start?
   Brazil // Ireland // India // Germany
7. Which of these is not a traditional Halloween decoration?
   Cauldron // Candle // Witch // Spider // Wreath // Skeleton // Pumpkin 
8. The modern classic The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in what year?
   1987 // 1993 // 1999 // 2003
9. Wednesday Addams is which member of the Addams family?
   Daughter // Mother // Father // Son
10. In 1966 classic ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’, which character explains the tale of the Great Pumpkin?
    Snoopy // Sally // Linus // Schroeder
11. What was candy corn originally called?

Chicken Feed // Pumpkin corn // Chicken wings // Air heads

12. What was voted as the worst Halloween candy?

Candy corn // Jolly rancher // Sour Punch // Swedish Fish

13. The word "Halloween" means what?

Scary night // Saints’ evening // Reunion day // Candy day

14. What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?

spiderman // pumpkin // witch // jinker bell

15. What is the record for the most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display?

28,367 // 29,433 // 30,851 // 31,225

16. Where is the biggest Halloween parade in the US thrown?

New york // Orlando // Miami beach // Texas

17. What was the name of the lobster that was picked from the tank in Hocus Pocus?

Jimmy // Falla // Micheal // Angelo

18. What is banned in Hollywood on Halloween?

pumpkin soup // balloons // Silly string // Candy corn

19. Who wrote the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Washington Irving // Stephen King // Agatha Christie // Henry James

20. Which color stands for the harvest?

yellow // orange // brown // green

21. Which color signifies death?

grey // white // black // yellow

22. What's the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S., according to Google?

a witch // peter pan // pumpkin // a clown

23. Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as Count Dracula's home, located? 

Noth Carolina // Romania // Ireland // Alaska

24. Prior to pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween

cauliflowers // turnips // carrots // potatoes

25. In Hotel Transylvania, what color is Frankenstein?

green // gray // white // blue

26. The three witches in Hocus Pocus are Winnie, Mary and who

Sarah // Hannah // Jennie // Daisy

27. What animal did Wednesday and Pugsley bury at the beginning of Adams Family Values?

 a dog // a pig // a cat // a chicken

28. What's the shape of the mayor's bow tie in TheNightmare Before Christmas?

a car // a spider // a hat // a cat

29. Including Zero, how many creatures pull Jack's sleigh in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

3 // 4 // 5 // 6

30. What item is NOT something we see Nebbercracker take in Monster House:

tricycle // kite // hat // shoes

10+  Easy Halloween Word Cloud questions 

1. Name candies used on Halloween party

smarties, airheads, jolly ranchers, sour patch kids, runts, blow pops, whoppers, milk duds, milky way, Laffy taffy, nerds, skittles, payday, Haribo gummies, junior mints, Twizzlers, Kitkat, snickers,…

2. Name Halloween symbols.

bats, black cats, wolves, spiders, ravens, owls, skulls, skeletons, ghosts, witches, Jac-o-Lantern, graveyards, clowns, corn husks, candy corns, trick-or-treating, scarecrows, blood.

3. Name animation movies about Halloween for kids

Coco, The Nightmare Before Midnight, Coraline, Spirited away, Parnanoman, The Book of Life, Corpse Brides, Room On The Broom, Monster House, Hotel Transylvania, Gnome Alone, The Adam Family, Scoob, 

4.  Name characters in the movie series Harry Potter (not a full name is ok)

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Lord Voldemort, Professor Albus Dumbledore, Professor Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Dobby, Professor Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Gellert Grindelwald, Neville Longbottom, Bellatrix Lestrange, Dolores Umbridge…

5. Names the main characters and their power in  Winx club.

Bloom (fire), Stella (Sun), Flora (nature), Tecna (technology), Musa (music), Aisha (waves)

6. Name creatures in “The Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald”

Chupacabra, Thestrals, Black Rope Snake, Bowtruckle, House Elves, Nifflers, Leucrotta, Docxies, Mooncalf, Kelpie, Augurey, Giant Eye, Kappa, Firedrakes, Oni, Maledictus, Zouwu, Obscurus, Steelers, Baby Grindylow, Raven, Boggart, Water Dragon Parasite, Matagot, Fire Dragons, Phoenix.

7. Name fun Halloween games

Scavenger Hunt, Horror movie trivia, Candy corn toss, Apple bobbing, Halloween charades, Mad scientist guessing game, Halloween pinata, Murder mystery.

8. Name of heroes from the Marvels world.

Captain America, Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Scarlet Witch, Dr. Strange, Black Panther, Rocket, Vision, Ant-Man, Spiderman, Groot, Wasp, Captain Marvel, She-hulk, Black Widow, Blade, X-men, Daredevil, Hulk, Deadpool…

9. Name 4 houses in the Hogwart wizard school

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin

10. Name characters from Tim Burton’s the Nightmare before Christmas.

Jack Skellington, Oggie Boogie, Sally, Dr. Finkelstein, Mayor, Lock, Clown with the Tear, Barrel, Undersea Gal, Corpse Kid, Harlequin Demon, The Devil, Vampire, Witch, Mr. Hyde, Wolfman, Santa Boy…

10 Halloween Image Quiz Questions

🕸️ Check these 10 picture questions for a Halloween quiz. Most are multiple choice, but there are a couple where no alternative options are given.

What's this popular American candy called?

• Pumpkin bits
• Candy corn
• Witches' teeth
• Golden stakes

What's this zoomed-in Halloween image?

• A witch's hat

Which famous artist has been carved into this Jack-o-Lantern?

• Claude Monet
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Salvador Dali
• Vincent van Gogh

What's the name of this house?

• Monster House

What is the name of this Halloween movie from 2007?

• Trick 'r Treat
• Creepshow
• It

Who's dressed as Beetlejuice?

• Bruno Mars
• will.i.am
• Childish Gambino
• The Weeknd

Who's dressed as Harley Quinn?

• Lindsay Lohan
• Megan Fox
• Sandra Bullock
• Ashley Olsen

Who's dressed as The Joker?

• Marcus Rashford
• Lewis Hamilton
• Tyson Fury
• Connor McGregor

Who's dressed as Pennywise?

• Dua Lipa
• Cardi B
• Ariana Grande
• Demi Lovato

Which couple is dressed as Tim Burton chracters?

• Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn
• Selena Gomez & Taylor Lautner
• Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler
• Zendaya and Tom Holland

1. What is the name of the movie

• Hocus Pocus
• The witches 
• Maleficent
• The vampires

What is the name of the character?

• The Hunted man
• Sally
• Mayor
• Oggie Boogie

13. What is name of the movie?

• Coco
• Land of Dead
• The nightmare before Christmas
• Caroline

22+ Fun Halloween Quiz Questions in the Classroom

1. Which fruit do we carve and use as lanterns on Halloween?

Pumpkin

2.  Where did real mummies originate?

Ancient Egypt

3. Which animal can vampires supposedly turn into?

a bat

4. What are the names of the three witches from Hocus Pocus?

Winifred, Sarah, and Mary

5. Which country celebrates the Day of Dead?

Mexico

6. Who wrote ‘Room on the Broom’?

Julia Donaldson

7. What household items do witches fly on?

a broomstick

8. Which animal is a witch’s best friend?

a black cat

9. What was originally used as the first Jack-o'-Lanterns?

turnips

10.  Where is Transylvania?

Romanian

11. What room number was Danny told not to enter in The Shining?

237

12.  Where do vampires sleep?

in a coffin

13. Which Halloween character is made of bones?

skeleton

14.  In the movie Coco, what is the name of the main character?

Miguel

15.  In the movie Coco, whom does the main character want to meet?

his great great grandfather 

16.  Which was the first year decorating the White House for Halloween?

1989

17.  What is the name of the legend that jack-o’-lanterns originated from?

Stingy Jack

18. In what century was Halloween first introduced?

The 19th century.

19. Halloween can be traced back to a Celtic holiday. What’s the name of that holiday?

Samhain

20. Where did the game of bobbing for apples originate?

England

21. Which help to classify students in 4 Hogwarts house/

The Sorting Hat

22. When is Halloween thought to have originated?

       4000 B.C

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