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Easy Halloween quiz

Twenty friendly Halloween questions across three rounds, from general trivia to spooky movies and celebrity costumes. Most are picture questions, so everyone can join in.

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The rounds

Round 1

General Howl-edge

10 mixed questions from the Halloween vaults.

10 questions

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  • Short answer
Round 2

Halloween Movies

Five questions about spooky screen favourites.

5 questions

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  • Short answer
Round 3

Celebrity Trick or Treat

Five questions about famous people in costume.

5 questions

  • Pick answer

All questions and answers

Every question, grouped by round. Answers stay hidden until you tap.

Round 1: General Howl-edge10 questions
Question 1 路 Pick answer

Halloween was started by which group of people?

  1. Romans
  2. Moors
  3. Vikings
  4. Celts
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Answer:

Celts

Fun fact: Halloween grew out of Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter.

Question 2 路 Pick answer

What's this popular American candy called?

The slide shows a close-up photo of a heap of yellow, orange and white sweets.

  1. Golden stakes
  2. Witches' teeth
  3. Pumpkin bits
  4. Candy corn
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Answer:

Candy corn

Fun fact: Candy corn dates from around the 1880s. It was sold as "Chicken Feed" from 1898, when most Americans did not think of corn as food for people.

Question 3 路 Pick answer

What's the most popular Halloween costume for kids in 2021?

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Ghost
  3. Elsa
  4. Spiderman
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Answer:

Spiderman

Fun fact: In the US National Retail Federation's 2021 survey, Spider-Man was the top children's costume.

Question 4 路 Pick answer

In 1000 AD, which religion adapted Halloween to fit their own customs?

  1. Confucianism
  2. Judaism
  3. Islam
  4. Christianity
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Answer:

Christianity

Fun fact: Around 1000 AD the Church made 2 November All Souls' Day, a day to honour the dead that many historians think was meant to replace the Celtic festival of the dead.

Question 5 路 Short answer

What's this zoomed-in Halloween image?

The slide shows a heavily zoomed-in cartoon picture: a purple hat band with a gold buckle.

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Answer:

Witch's hat

Also accepted: Witch hat, A witch's hat, A witch hat, witches hat

Fun fact: The pointed hat is one of the most recognisable pieces of Halloween costume.

Question 6 路 Pick answer

Which of these types of candy is the most popular in the USA during Halloween?

  1. Snickers
  2. Milk Duds
  3. M&Ms
  4. Reese's
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Answer:

Reese's

Fun fact: Candy rankings vary by source and year: some retailer lists put Reese's first, while others put Skittles ahead on pounds sold.

Question 7 路 Short answer

What's this activity called?

The slide shows a photo of children leaning over a tub of apples.

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Answer:

Apple bobbing

Also accepted: Applebobbing, Apple bob, Applebob, Bobbing for apples, Bobbing for apple

Fun fact: In bobbing for apples, players try to grab a floating apple using only their teeth.

Question 8 路 Pick answer

Which flag represents the country where Halloween started?

On the slide the four options are pictures of national flags.

  1. Ireland
  2. Germany
  3. India
  4. Brazil
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Answer:

Ireland

Fun fact: Halloween grew out of Samhain, and many of today's traditions came from Ireland and Scotland.

Question 9 路 Pick answer

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

The slide shows a photo of a pumpkin with a bearded man's face carved into it.

  1. Vincent van Gogh
  2. Salvador Dali
  3. Leonardo da Vinci
  4. Claude Monet
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Answer:

Vincent van Gogh

Fun fact: Jack-o'-lanterns began as carved turnips in Ireland. Immigrants took the custom to North America, where pumpkins made a bigger and easier canvas.

Question 10 路 Pick answer

Select all the Halloween icons you see in this image

Pick every one that applies. The slide shows a grid of small Halloween icons.

  1. Werewolf
  2. Potion
  3. Candles
  4. Mummy
  5. Cat
  6. Candy
  7. Cauldron
  8. Moon
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Answer:
  1. Potion
  2. Candles
  3. Candy
  4. Cauldron
  5. Moon

Fun fact: The picture is a grid of 20 Halloween icons that includes a potion bottle, candles, candy corn, a cauldron and a crescent moon, but no werewolf, mummy or cat.

Round 2: Halloween Movies5 questions
Question 11 路 Pick answer

Which of these images is from The Nightmare Before Christmas?

On the slide the three options are film stills.

  1. A skeleton in a pinstripe suit beside a ghostly dog
  2. A pale bride with blue hair and a worm in her eye
  3. A boy beside a stitched-together dog, in black and white
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Answer:

The skeleton in a pinstripe suit beside a ghostly dog (Jack Skellington and Zero)

Fun fact: The Nightmare Before Christmas came out in 1993. The other two pictures are from Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie.

Question 12 路 Short answer

What's the name of this house?

The slide shows a still of a crooked house with glowing windows and a toothy doorway.

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Answer:

Monster House

Also accepted: Monster, Monsterhouse

Fun fact: Monster House is a 2006 animated film about a house that comes to life.

Question 13 路 Pick answer

Which of these is Wednesday Addams from the 2019 Addams Family movie?

On the slide the four options are pictures from the film.

  1. A woman with long black hair in a dark dress
  2. A man in a purple pinstripe suit
  3. A bald man in a fur-collared coat
  4. A girl with black hair holding rolled-up plans
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Answer:

The girl with black hair holding rolled-up plans

Fun fact: The 2019 film The Addams Family is animated, and Chloe Grace Moretz voices Wednesday.

Question 14 路 Pick answer

What is the name of this Halloween movie from 2007?

The slide shows a still of a small figure in orange pyjamas and a sack mask, sitting beside a jack-o'-lantern.

  1. It
  2. Creepshow
  3. Trick 'r Treat
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Answer:

Trick 'r Treat

Fun fact: Trick 'r Treat is a comedy horror anthology that premiered at a film festival in December 2007. The sack-masked trick-or-treater in the picture is Sam.

Question 15 路 Pick answer

In the 1966 classic 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown', which character explains the tale of the Great Pumpkin?

On the slide each option is a cartoon picture of the character.

  1. Sally
  2. Schroeder
  3. Snoopy
  4. Linus
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Answer:

Linus

Fun fact: Linus is the one who believes in the Great Pumpkin and waits for it in the pumpkin patch every Halloween.

Round 3: Celebrity Trick or Treat5 questions
Question 16 路 Pick answer

Who's dressed as Beetlejuice?

The slide shows a press photo of a man in green-smeared white make-up and a maroon tuxedo.

  1. Childish Gambino
  2. Bruno Mars
  3. will.i.am
  4. The Weeknd
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Answer:

The Weeknd

Fun fact: The Weeknd went as Beetlejuice in 2018, arriving at Heidi Klum's Halloween party with Bella Hadid as Lydia.

Question 17 路 Pick answer

Who's dressed as Harley Quinn?

The slide shows a press photo of a woman with red and blue pigtails and a red jacket.

  1. Ashley Olsen
  2. Sandra Bullock
  3. Megan Fox
  4. Lindsay Lohan
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Answer:

Lindsay Lohan

Fun fact: Lindsay Lohan went as the Suicide Squad version of Harley Quinn on Halloween 2016.

Question 18 路 Pick answer

Who's dressed as The Joker?

The slide shows a press photo of a man in white face paint, a green wig and a purple shirt and tie.

  1. Connor McGregor
  2. Tyson Fury
  3. Marcus Rashford
  4. Lewis Hamilton
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Answer:

Lewis Hamilton

Fun fact: Lewis Hamilton wore the Joker look to Heidi Klum's Halloween party in 2016, the day after winning the Mexican Grand Prix.

Question 19 路 Pick answer

Who's dressed as Pennywise?

The slide shows a press photo of a woman with an orange wig, clown make-up and a ruffled white collar.

  1. Cardi B
  2. Dua Lipa
  3. Demi Lovato
  4. Ariana Grande
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Answer:

Demi Lovato

Fun fact: Demi Lovato went as a female Pennywise to her Halloween party in Los Angeles in 2019, with a red wig, red contact lenses and a red balloon.

Question 20 路 Pick answer

Which couple is dressed as Tim Burton characters?

The slide shows a black-and-white photo of a couple: a man in a pinstripe suit with a bat bow tie and a woman in a patchwork dress.

  1. Zendaya and Tom Holland
  2. Selena Gomez & Taylor Lautner
  3. Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler
  4. Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn
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Answer:

Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler

Fun fact: Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler dressed as Sally and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas in 2019.

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