Like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we celebrate Halloween with full enthusiasm. But, there are a lot of interesting things we don’t know about Halloween. It could be a new fact about pumpkins or any superstition about owls and witches.
For this reason, I have brought 100 plus Halloween Trivia questions for you, which are more than amazing and fun. You can test your knowledge with these trivia questions and yes, they will be a great opportunity to tell your family that you know more about the festival than them!
General Halloween trivia questions
Which immigrants came to America and thought that Pumpkins were easy to carve on Halloween than potatoes?
Irish Immigrants
Is pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
The night before Halloween was what for the New Englanders?
The Cabbage night
Which American city observes the largest Halloween Parade in the United States?
New York
Where did bobbing for apples originate?
Ancient Rome
Celtics were superstitious. Is the statement true or False?
True
Name the person who first made the Jack-o-lantern?
Jack
Which country Jack-o-lanterns originally belong to?
Ireland
How many American states produces a major amount of pumpkins?
Six
Each year, how much pounds of candy corn is produced?
35 million pounds
The original costumes of Halloween were made of which material?
Animal head and skin
How many people participate in the Halloween parade of New York City?
50,000
Halloween parties, what do we traditionally bob for?
Apples
Which American city holds the record for the most Jack O’Lanterns lit at once?
Boston, Massachusetts
On Halloween, one of the two main meetings of witches is known as?
Sabbats
Which year was the movie Freaks released?
1932
The blockbuster “Halloween” was made in how many days?
21 days
Halloween is the second busiest day after which festival?
Christmas
Where do the Vampire cats live?
South and Central America
In 2014, who grew up the heaviest pumpkin in Switzerland?
Beni Meir
Approximately, what percent of kids prefer gums instead of chocolate candies on Halloween?
10 percent
Who holds the record for world’s fastest pumpkin carving time?
Stephen Clarke
In 1921, which American city firstly celebrated Halloween on a larger basis?
Anoka, Minnesota
What does the Hong kong’s Lue Yan mean?
Festival of the hungry ghosts
Transylvania is a region of which country?
Rome
What’s the most popular candy for Halloween?
Chocolate
The round orange pumpkins are native to which place?
North America
The record for world’s fastest pumpkin carving is of how much seconds?
24.03 seconds
After which war, advertisers marketed candy corn as a special treat for Halloween?
World War II
Who was the first actor to play Wolfman?
Lon Chaney
Valentine’s Day tops the candy sales. True or false?
False, Halloween tops.
Name the first individually wrapped Penny candy?
Tootsie Rolls
Halloween is one of the most popular holidays of Hallmark. Is that true or false?
True
Who wrote the mystery novel (Halloween Party)?
Agatha Cristie
Which American state doesn’t allow dressing like priest or nuns?
Alabama
In what year, the full moon will occur at Halloween?
2020
Which country holds the record for heaviest pumpkin?
Switzerland
Name the country believed to be the origin of Halloween?
Ireland
Which year Universal picture released the first feature-length (Werewolf of London)?
1935
For how many years, Halloween has been around for?
App. 6,000 years
Halloween is the second largest consumer holiday in America. True or False?
True
After the full moon’s Halloween of 2020, when will it occur again?
2039
Name the magician who died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
According to the National Retail Federation, how many Americans celebrated Halloween in 2015?
64 percent
In which American state, world’s longest haunted house is situated?
Ohio
Which country celebrates Teng Chieh festival with Halloween?
China
Halloween is a public holiday. True or false?
True
Halloween is also a festival of matchmaking for many women. Is that true or false?
True
Name the Halloween Parade of NYC?
The Village Halloween Parade
On which date we celebrate Halloween?
31st October.
In the Hollywood California, during Halloween, which item is banned from 12am October 31st to 12pm November 1st?
Silly string
In which decade, the first Halloween card was made?
1920’s
Halloween etymology trivia
The word “Witch has derived from which term?
Wica
What is the abbreviation for Halloween?
Hallow’s Evening
Which newspaper in Canada firstly used the phrase of Trick or Treat for the children?
Herald
A group of witches is called?
A coven
What was the original name of Bram Stoker for Dracula?
Count Wampyr
Immigrants from Europe originally celebrated Halloween around what?
Bonefire (newly known as bonfire)
What is the meaning of Dracula?
Son of Evil
Halloween is more than the Irish St. Patrick’s day. True or False?
True
What was the original name of candy corn?
Buttercream candies
For bobbling apples and nuts date, what are the two other names for Halloween?
San-apple night and Nut-crack night
Name the Halloween fixture, which symbolizes the harvesting roots of the festival?
Scarecrows
The typical Halloween color, orange depicts what?
Strength
According to a superstition, a child born on Halloween has which specific ability?
To see and talk to the spirits
In the correct spelling of the Halloween, where is the apostrophe placed?
Between two e’s
Halloween celebrations in Hong Kong are known as?
Yue Lan
Halloween is celebrated after Thanksgiving. True or False?
False
In Halloween, what does seeing a spider mean?
Good luck
In Medieval Europe, hearing Owls on Halloween meant what?
Someone is going to die
What does wica mean?
Wise one
What is the Spanish name for Halloween?
Día de las Brujas
When did the first known trick-or-treating in print in North America occur?
1927
Souling and guising are other names for what?
Trick or treat
Which color reminds that Halloween was once a festival for marking the boundaries between life and death?
Black and Orange
In Celtic tradition, what are the cakes call, which the beggars received from the homes and pray for their dead-ones?
Soul Cakes
All hallow’s eve is also known as?
All saint’s eve
Jack-O-Lantern is an inspirational phrase of which country’s folktale?
Irish Folktale
Which year did the movie “Halloween” release?
1978
What is hallow?
A holy person
The fear of Halloween is known as?
Samhainphobia
Halloween is a result of the influence of which Roman festival?
Harvest Goddess
The movie Hocus Pocus had a different title before. Name that?
Halloween House
Who has begun the black cat superstition?
Puritan Pilgrims
Trick or Treating Trivia
In which country Trick or treat is a common practice on Halloween?
United States
Which American city of Illinois banned teenagers from trick or treating in 2010?
Belleville
Name the boy who ate a heroine laced candy in the Halloween of 1970?
Kevin Toston
Which year UNICEF founded Trick or treat program?
1950
Which year the idea of trunk or treat born?
2000
Name the second most popular candy of Halloween?
Candy Corn
Trick and treat is the modified form of which tradition?
Guising and souling
For a treat, what you have to do originally?
Dancing
In America, usually how many pieces of candy are given to the trick or treaters?
2 pieces
Halloween Costumes Trivia
What was the most popular costume for pets in 2015?
Pumpkin
What was the second most popular costume for pets in 2015?
Hot-dogs
In 2017, which costumes top the list?
Superheroes
In 2015, what was the most popular costume for adults?
Witch
Halloween Monsters Trivia
Which year, the Count Dracula Society founded?
1962
The first Jack-o-lanterns were made of which things?
Turnips
Who wrote (A Dracula Handbook)?
Elizabeth Miller
Many pet centers do not allow buying which color of cat on Halloween?
Black cats
In Medieval Europe, owls were believed to be what?
Witches
