Round 1
Spooky origins
Four quick questions on where Halloween customs, monsters and records come from.
- Pick answer
- Short answer
Spooktober 2025 Quiz
A short four-question Halloween quiz on jack-o'-lantern history, the first appearance of Dracula, a record-breaking pumpkin pie and where the word Halloween comes from. Quick and easy for mixed groups.
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- 5minutes
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Round 1: Spooky origins4 questions
Question 1 · Pick answer
Before carving pumpkins became the norm, what root vegetable did the Irish carve for Halloween instead?
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Answer:
Turnip
Fun fact: Traditionally, Irish and Scottish families set carved turnips in windows and doorways to ward off spirits, and the custom moved to pumpkins after emigrants reached North America.
Question 2 · Pick answer
What was the first historical appearance of the vampire Count Dracula?
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Answer:
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fun fact: Dracula was not the first vampire story in English: John Polidori's The Vampyre appeared in 1819 and Le Fanu's Carmilla in 1872, both well before Stoker's 1897 novel.
Question 3 · Short answer
How many pounds did the world's largest pumpkin pie weigh?
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Answer:
3699
Also accepted: 3,699, 3699 lb, 3699 pounds
Fun fact: The pie weighed 1,678 kg and was baked on 25 September 2010 at the New Bremen Pumpkinfest in Ohio.
Question 4 · Short answer
The word "Halloween" means what?
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Answer:
Saints' evening
Also accepted: All Hallows' Eve, All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Eve, Hallows' Eve
Fun fact: The name is a Scots shortening of "Allhalloweven", the evening before All Hallows' Day, which is the feast of All Saints on 1 November.
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How long does the quiz take?
About 5 minutes for all 4 questions.
Can kids play?
Yes. This quiz is written for all ages.
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