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