Halloween Trivia

Question 1

In Scottish tradition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?

Accepted Answer

Your future husband/wife

Question 2

According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?

Accepted Answer

See and talk to dead people

Question 3

What does the name Dracula mean?

Accepted Answer

Son of the Devil

Question 4

How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 5

Who DIRECTED The Nightmare before Christmas?

Accepted Answer

Henry Selick

Question 6

Which former First Lady is said to haunt the White House Rose Garden?

Accepted Answer

Dolly Madison

Question 7

Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?

Accepted Answer

The Great Pumpkin

Question 8

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Accepted Answer

Fruit

Question 9

Halloween has its origins in which ancient Celtic festival?

Accepted Answer

Samhain

Question 10

About how many pounds of candy corn are produced every year for Halloween?

Accepted Answer

35 million

Question 11

According to national surveys, which candy is the most popular and desired by trick-or-treaters

Accepted Answer

Snickers

Question 12

Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 13

Every year in the United States, consumers spend about ______ on Halloween candy.

Accepted Answer

$2 billion

Question 14

In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, how many people are killed with a chainsaw?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 15

Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 16

Halloween is thought to have originated around what year?

Accepted Answer

4,000 BCE

Question 17

Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?

Accepted Answer

All Saints Day

Question 18

The word “witch” comes from the Old English wicce, meaning...

Accepted Answer

"wise woman"

Question 19

In which country did Halloween originate?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 20

From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?

Accepted Answer

Central America

Question 21

From which words did ‘bonfire’ originate?

Accepted Answer

Bone + Fire

Question 22

Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from _____

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 23

Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?

Accepted Answer

Turnips

Question 24

Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

Question 25

What do people "bob" for on Halloween?

Accepted Answer

Apples

Question 26

Transylvania is a region in which country?

Accepted Answer

Romania

Question 27

What’s the death count for the film Halloween?

Accepted Answer

5 people + a dog

Question 28

What was the name of Dracula’s sidekick?

Accepted Answer

Renfield

Question 29

About ____ percent of Americans decorate their houses for Halloween.

Accepted Answer

85

Question 30

Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?

Accepted Answer

Samhainophobia

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