Halloween Trivia | Happy Halloween
Alright, so time for some fun trivia all about Halloween! ITs assorted and random, featuring on some of the unique facets of Halloween as well as the history/origions, traditions, classic movies, candy, legends, folktales, etc... Enjoy and Good Luck!
Halloween Lore:
1. To cure the plague and leprosy, one might swallow a buttered what?
a. turnip
b. spider
c. goat’s tongue
d. thumb nail
2. To cure a toothache, spit into the mouth of a ___ and ask it to carry away the pain.
a. dwarf
b. snake
c. owl
d. frog
3. If a person were to throw dust from their footprint at another person then they would be attempting to release the other person from what?
a. witch’s spell
b. possession by a ghost
c. curse of the werewolf
d. fear of Halloween
4. What part of the body is said to be poisonous and if touched to an open wound, the wound will never heal?
a. nose
b. tongue
c. middle finger
d. big toe
5. What color will a flame turn if a ghost is near?
a. blue
b. red
c. green
d. white
6. What will happen to a corpse if, during the burial, a cat jumps over the coffin?
a. they will return as a cat in their next life
b. the first born of the deceased will die in 10 days
c. they will become a vampire
d. the spirit will remain in limbo for eternity
7. In many cultures, the use of nose rings originated from the belief that the nose is what?
a. the quickest exit for your soul
b. the entrance for demons and spirits
c. the center of spiritual direction
d. receptacle for most witch’s spells
8. The German household spirit “Friar Rush” is said to be responsible for what?
a. spoiled food
b. getting people drunk
c. tormenting pets
d. dust balls
9. Baba Yaga, a cannibalistic witch with teeth and breasts of stone, is a folklore of what country?
a. Thailand
b. Denmark
c. Russia
d. Iceland
10. T or F: Jack O’ Lantern is really a legendary folk hero, mainly in Britain, but also in parts of the U.S.
Halloween In History:
11. On What date does “All Hallow’s Eve” fall?
a. November 1
b. November 2
c. October 30
d. October 31
12. What was Halloween called in the 5th century B.C.?
a. Samhain (Sahwen)
b. All Hollow’s Day
c. All Hallow’s Eve
d. All Saint’s Day
13. Halloween is celebrated on the eve of what Christian holiday?
a. St. Swithin’s Day
b. All Hallow’s Day
c. All Saint’s Day
d. Guy Fawkes Day
14. Many experts believe who were the first to observe Halloween?
a. The Germanians
b. The Romans
c. The Druids
d. The Pharaos
15. The festival of Samhain is the end of the harvest and a time to honor the dead. What day is this?
a. October 31
b. October 30
c. November 1
d. September 30
16. A popular Halloween drink in the 18th century Ireland was called “Lamb’s Wool”. It was made with roasted, crushed ___ and milk.
a. potatoes
b. apples
c. grapes
d. chest nuts
17. October 31st began as what other significant Celtic festival?
18. In some parts of New England Halloween is still called what from the 18th century?
a. Wool Fest
b. Cabbage Night
c. Night of Charibald
d. Farmer’s Dead Market
19. T or F: People originally left food on their doorstep as a way to celebrate the last year’s harvest.
20. Which state entered the Union on October 31st, 1864?
a. Oregon
b. Arizona
c. Nevada
d. New Mexico
It Happened On Halloween:
21. Which one of the following people passed away on Halloween?
a. Boris Karloff
b. Dwight Eisenhower
c. River Phoenix
d. Kurt Cobaine
22. What occurred for the first time on Halloween, 1952, on the Marshall Islands?
23. On Halloween, 1988, singer Debbie Gibson held a highly publicized séance at her Halloween party to contact what 2 famous but drastically different singers?
a. Liberace and Sid Vicious
b. Judy Garland and Jimmy Hendrix
c. Bing Crosby and Ronnie Van Zant
d. Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams Sr
24. Mamas and Papas singer Michelle Phillips married what free and easy actor on Halloween, 1970?
25. What charity collects money on Halloween to help children?
26. In what year can we expect to have a full moon on Halloween night?
a. 2003
b. 2013
c. 2020
d. 2072
27. In the U.S. alone, Halloween candy sales average__?
a. $2 million
b. $200 million
c. $2 billion
d. $20 billion
Spooky Potpourri:
28. Gargoyles originated somewhere between the 11th and 13th centuries and served as what?
a. bird houses
b. flag poles
c. symbols from the bible
d. rain spouts
29. Cryptozoology is the study of what?
a. horror films
b. graveyard dwellers
c. legendary creatures
d. lunar moss
30. “Poltergeist” is a German term for what?
a. noisy spirit
b. haunted house
c. dead wolf
d. black magic
31. The biggest one of these to date weighed 1,092 lbs.
32. This classic horror film actor almost became a gourmet cook instead of an actor.
33. A person of what profession invented the electric chair?
a. Mortician
b. Dentist
c. Railroad Conductor
d. Prison Guard
34. In France, over 30,000 ___ cases were tried between 1520 and 1630.
a. witch
b. vampire
c. cannibal
d. werewolf
35. Pumpkins grow on what?
a. a bush
b. a stalk
c. an underground stem
d. a vine
36. The word “witch” comes from the Saxon word “Wicca” which means what?
a. “Wise One”
b. “Wish Master”
c. “Night Magic”
d. “Evil One”
37. Bats, when leaving a cave, will always exit in this direction:
a. right
b. left
c. up
d. down
38. This occult discipline involves the summoning of spirits and sometimes actually raising the corpses of the dead for divination purposes. What is it called?
39. The National Sighting research Center says that you are most likely to see a UFO between the hours of 9 and 10 pm in what month?
40. In 1909 a Philadelphia showman exhibited the notorious Jersey Devil which was soon discovered to be a ___ painted green with false wings attached.
a. chimpanzee
b. cougar
c. wolf
d. kangaroo
41. T or F: Boris Karloff recorded the 1962 Halloween favorite “The Monster Mash”.
42. T or F: The novel “Frankenstein” written in 1818 by Mary Shelley was created for a bet.
43. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name?
a. Francois
b. Victor
c. Boris
d. Schweitzer
44. Who is William Henry Pratt better known as?
45. In 1911 Gaston Leroux wrote what famous novel about a brilliant but murderous musician?
Frightful Filming:
46. What is the most filmed story of all time?
47. Which star of the movie “Ghostbusters” was also co-writer of the film?
a. Dan Akroyd
b. Bill Murray
c. Rick Moranis
d. Harold Ramis
48. In what movie was this said? - “So, now you know what we are and now you know what you are. You’ll never grow old Michael, and you’ll never die… but you must feed!”
49. To what original, Academy Award winning spine chiller is the movie “The Final Conflict” a continuation?
50. In what movie do a group of evil little creatures take to the sewers before finding homes to haunt?
51. What was used for blood in the famous shower scene in the Hitchcock classic “Psycho”?
52. “The Revenge of Michael Myers” is which part of the “Halloween” motion picture series?
53. In what movie was this said? - “Why do we always expect them to come in metal ships?”
54. What famous horror movie, released in 1980, was filmed in Oregon at Timberline Lodge?
55. In the suspense thriller “Impulse”, residents of a small town start going crazy after government toxic waste is accidentally put into what edible substance?
56. T or F - In “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” (1943) Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. recapture their roles as Frankenstein and the Wolfman respectively.
57. In Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, into which of the following did Gary Oldman not transform himself?
a. cat
b. wolf
c. mist
d. fire
58. In what movie does a small California town get taken over by alien plant life?
59. At the end of “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” we discover who to be The Great Pumpkin?
60. What is the name of Ichabod Crane’s true love in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
Bonus Section
1. According to ExtremeChocolate.com's annual Halloween candy survey, Candy Corn is the most popular Halloween candy. In previous years, Snickers had held the #1 spot.
2. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
3. The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made in Ireland out of hollowed-out turnips. A piece of coal was inserted into the hollow and the "lantern" was meant to guide the way of poor old Jack who wasn't welcome in Heaven but was also barred from entering Hell for tricking the devil. According to legend, the devil gave this crude lamp to Jack so that he could walk the earth forever in limbo. When the Irish brought this tradition to America, they apparently decided that pumpkins were much easier to carve than turnips, and the modern-day Jack-o-Lantern was born!
4. According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
5. According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, hairy palms, and a long middle finger are all signs of a werewolf.
6. None of the "witches" put to death in the Salem Witch trials were burned at the stake. All those executed were hanged but one, Giles Cory, who was pressed to death. Several others died in prison, including Sarah Osborne, Roger Toothaker, Lyndia Dustin, and Ann Foster.
7. Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemetaries (coimetrophobia).
8. Samhain was thought to have called forth spirits of the recently deceased to take the form of animals in order to create fear and chaos among the living, of which cats where thought to be the most evil.
Answer Key
1. b
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. TRUE
11. d
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. New Year's Eve
18. b
19. FALSE - It was to keep hungry spirits from entering the house
20. c
21. c
22. Detonation of the atomic bomb
23. a
24. Dennis Hopper - They divorced 8 days later
25. UNICEF
26. c
27. c
28. d
29. c
30. a
31. Pumpkin
32. Vincent Price
33. b
34. d
35. d
36. a
37. b
38. Necromancy
39. January
40. d
41. FALSE - It was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett
42. TRUE - "Frankenstein" was written as a bet about writing the most frightening ghost story at the house of Lord Byron and with her lover and future husband Percy Shelley
43. b
44. Boris Karloff
45. "The Phantom Of The Opera"
46. "Dracula"
47. a
48. "The Lost Boys", Kiefer Sutherland, 1987
49. "The Omen", 1976
50. "Ghoulies", 1985
51. chocolate syrup
52. Part Five, 1989
53. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Veronica Cartwright, 1978
54. "The Shining", 1980
55. milk
56. FALSE - Chaney did indeed portray the Wolfman but Frankenstein was played by Bela Lugosi of "Dracula" fame.
57. d
58. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", 1956
59. Snoopy
60. Katrina Van Tassle
Bonus Section
1. What is the most popular Halloween Candy for this year?
2. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
3. What were the first Jack-o-Lantern's made out of?
4. What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2004?
5. According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, and a long middle finger are all signs of what Halloween creature?
6. How many "witches" in the Salem Witch Trials were burned at the steak?
7. What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
8. According to legend, the spirits of the recently deceased take animal form, on Halloween; which was considered to be the most evil of these loathsome diabolical creatures?
Halloween Lore:
1. To cure the plague and leprosy, one might swallow a buttered what?
a. turnip
b. spider
c. goat’s tongue
d. thumb nail
2. To cure a toothache, spit into the mouth of a ___ and ask it to carry away the pain.
a. dwarf
b. snake
c. owl
d. frog
3. If a person were to throw dust from their footprint at another person then they would be attempting to release the other person from what?
a. witch’s spell
b. possession by a ghost
c. curse of the werewolf
d. fear of Halloween
4. What part of the body is said to be poisonous and if touched to an open wound, the wound will never heal?
a. nose
b. tongue
c. middle finger
d. big toe
5. What color will a flame turn if a ghost is near?
a. blue
b. red
c. green
d. white
6. What will happen to a corpse if, during the burial, a cat jumps over the coffin?
a. they will return as a cat in their next life
b. the first born of the deceased will die in 10 days
c. they will become a vampire
d. the spirit will remain in limbo for eternity
7. In many cultures, the use of nose rings originated from the belief that the nose is what?
a. the quickest exit for your soul
b. the entrance for demons and spirits
c. the center of spiritual direction
d. receptacle for most witch’s spells
8. The German household spirit “Friar Rush” is said to be responsible for what?
a. spoiled food
b. getting people drunk
c. tormenting pets
d. dust balls
9. Baba Yaga, a cannibalistic witch with teeth and breasts of stone, is a folklore of what country?
a. Thailand
b. Denmark
c. Russia
d. Iceland
10. T or F: Jack O’ Lantern is really a legendary folk hero, mainly in Britain, but also in parts of the U.S.
Halloween In History:
11. On What date does “All Hallow’s Eve” fall?
a. November 1
b. November 2
c. October 30
d. October 31
12. What was Halloween called in the 5th century B.C.?
a. Samhain (Sahwen)
b. All Hollow’s Day
c. All Hallow’s Eve
d. All Saint’s Day
13. Halloween is celebrated on the eve of what Christian holiday?
a. St. Swithin’s Day
b. All Hallow’s Day
c. All Saint’s Day
d. Guy Fawkes Day
14. Many experts believe who were the first to observe Halloween?
a. The Germanians
b. The Romans
c. The Druids
d. The Pharaos
15. The festival of Samhain is the end of the harvest and a time to honor the dead. What day is this?
a. October 31
b. October 30
c. November 1
d. September 30
16. A popular Halloween drink in the 18th century Ireland was called “Lamb’s Wool”. It was made with roasted, crushed ___ and milk.
a. potatoes
b. apples
c. grapes
d. chest nuts
17. October 31st began as what other significant Celtic festival?
18. In some parts of New England Halloween is still called what from the 18th century?
a. Wool Fest
b. Cabbage Night
c. Night of Charibald
d. Farmer’s Dead Market
19. T or F: People originally left food on their doorstep as a way to celebrate the last year’s harvest.
20. Which state entered the Union on October 31st, 1864?
a. Oregon
b. Arizona
c. Nevada
d. New Mexico
It Happened On Halloween:
21. Which one of the following people passed away on Halloween?
a. Boris Karloff
b. Dwight Eisenhower
c. River Phoenix
d. Kurt Cobaine
22. What occurred for the first time on Halloween, 1952, on the Marshall Islands?
23. On Halloween, 1988, singer Debbie Gibson held a highly publicized séance at her Halloween party to contact what 2 famous but drastically different singers?
a. Liberace and Sid Vicious
b. Judy Garland and Jimmy Hendrix
c. Bing Crosby and Ronnie Van Zant
d. Jerry Lee Lewis and Hank Williams Sr
24. Mamas and Papas singer Michelle Phillips married what free and easy actor on Halloween, 1970?
25. What charity collects money on Halloween to help children?
26. In what year can we expect to have a full moon on Halloween night?
a. 2003
b. 2013
c. 2020
d. 2072
27. In the U.S. alone, Halloween candy sales average__?
a. $2 million
b. $200 million
c. $2 billion
d. $20 billion
Spooky Potpourri:
28. Gargoyles originated somewhere between the 11th and 13th centuries and served as what?
a. bird houses
b. flag poles
c. symbols from the bible
d. rain spouts
29. Cryptozoology is the study of what?
a. horror films
b. graveyard dwellers
c. legendary creatures
d. lunar moss
30. “Poltergeist” is a German term for what?
a. noisy spirit
b. haunted house
c. dead wolf
d. black magic
31. The biggest one of these to date weighed 1,092 lbs.
32. This classic horror film actor almost became a gourmet cook instead of an actor.
33. A person of what profession invented the electric chair?
a. Mortician
b. Dentist
c. Railroad Conductor
d. Prison Guard
34. In France, over 30,000 ___ cases were tried between 1520 and 1630.
a. witch
b. vampire
c. cannibal
d. werewolf
35. Pumpkins grow on what?
a. a bush
b. a stalk
c. an underground stem
d. a vine
36. The word “witch” comes from the Saxon word “Wicca” which means what?
a. “Wise One”
b. “Wish Master”
c. “Night Magic”
d. “Evil One”
37. Bats, when leaving a cave, will always exit in this direction:
a. right
b. left
c. up
d. down
38. This occult discipline involves the summoning of spirits and sometimes actually raising the corpses of the dead for divination purposes. What is it called?
39. The National Sighting research Center says that you are most likely to see a UFO between the hours of 9 and 10 pm in what month?
40. In 1909 a Philadelphia showman exhibited the notorious Jersey Devil which was soon discovered to be a ___ painted green with false wings attached.
a. chimpanzee
b. cougar
c. wolf
d. kangaroo
41. T or F: Boris Karloff recorded the 1962 Halloween favorite “The Monster Mash”.
42. T or F: The novel “Frankenstein” written in 1818 by Mary Shelley was created for a bet.
43. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name?
a. Francois
b. Victor
c. Boris
d. Schweitzer
44. Who is William Henry Pratt better known as?
45. In 1911 Gaston Leroux wrote what famous novel about a brilliant but murderous musician?
Frightful Filming:
46. What is the most filmed story of all time?
47. Which star of the movie “Ghostbusters” was also co-writer of the film?
a. Dan Akroyd
b. Bill Murray
c. Rick Moranis
d. Harold Ramis
48. In what movie was this said? - “So, now you know what we are and now you know what you are. You’ll never grow old Michael, and you’ll never die… but you must feed!”
49. To what original, Academy Award winning spine chiller is the movie “The Final Conflict” a continuation?
50. In what movie do a group of evil little creatures take to the sewers before finding homes to haunt?
51. What was used for blood in the famous shower scene in the Hitchcock classic “Psycho”?
52. “The Revenge of Michael Myers” is which part of the “Halloween” motion picture series?
53. In what movie was this said? - “Why do we always expect them to come in metal ships?”
54. What famous horror movie, released in 1980, was filmed in Oregon at Timberline Lodge?
55. In the suspense thriller “Impulse”, residents of a small town start going crazy after government toxic waste is accidentally put into what edible substance?
56. T or F - In “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” (1943) Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. recapture their roles as Frankenstein and the Wolfman respectively.
57. In Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”, into which of the following did Gary Oldman not transform himself?
a. cat
b. wolf
c. mist
d. fire
58. In what movie does a small California town get taken over by alien plant life?
59. At the end of “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” we discover who to be The Great Pumpkin?
60. What is the name of Ichabod Crane’s true love in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
Bonus Section
1. According to ExtremeChocolate.com's annual Halloween candy survey, Candy Corn is the most popular Halloween candy. In previous years, Snickers had held the #1 spot.
2. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
3. The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made in Ireland out of hollowed-out turnips. A piece of coal was inserted into the hollow and the "lantern" was meant to guide the way of poor old Jack who wasn't welcome in Heaven but was also barred from entering Hell for tricking the devil. According to legend, the devil gave this crude lamp to Jack so that he could walk the earth forever in limbo. When the Irish brought this tradition to America, they apparently decided that pumpkins were much easier to carve than turnips, and the modern-day Jack-o-Lantern was born!
4. According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
5. According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, hairy palms, and a long middle finger are all signs of a werewolf.
6. None of the "witches" put to death in the Salem Witch trials were burned at the stake. All those executed were hanged but one, Giles Cory, who was pressed to death. Several others died in prison, including Sarah Osborne, Roger Toothaker, Lyndia Dustin, and Ann Foster.
7. Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemetaries (coimetrophobia).
8. Samhain was thought to have called forth spirits of the recently deceased to take the form of animals in order to create fear and chaos among the living, of which cats where thought to be the most evil.
Answer Key
1. b
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. TRUE
11. d
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. a
16. b
17. New Year's Eve
18. b
19. FALSE - It was to keep hungry spirits from entering the house
20. c
21. c
22. Detonation of the atomic bomb
23. a
24. Dennis Hopper - They divorced 8 days later
25. UNICEF
26. c
27. c
28. d
29. c
30. a
31. Pumpkin
32. Vincent Price
33. b
34. d
35. d
36. a
37. b
38. Necromancy
39. January
40. d
41. FALSE - It was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett
42. TRUE - "Frankenstein" was written as a bet about writing the most frightening ghost story at the house of Lord Byron and with her lover and future husband Percy Shelley
43. b
44. Boris Karloff
45. "The Phantom Of The Opera"
46. "Dracula"
47. a
48. "The Lost Boys", Kiefer Sutherland, 1987
49. "The Omen", 1976
50. "Ghoulies", 1985
51. chocolate syrup
52. Part Five, 1989
53. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", Veronica Cartwright, 1978
54. "The Shining", 1980
55. milk
56. FALSE - Chaney did indeed portray the Wolfman but Frankenstein was played by Bela Lugosi of "Dracula" fame.
57. d
58. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", 1956
59. Snoopy
60. Katrina Van Tassle
Bonus Section
1. What is the most popular Halloween Candy for this year?
2. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
3. What were the first Jack-o-Lantern's made out of?
4. What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2004?
5. According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, and a long middle finger are all signs of what Halloween creature?
6. How many "witches" in the Salem Witch Trials were burned at the steak?
7. What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
8. According to legend, the spirits of the recently deceased take animal form, on Halloween; which was considered to be the most evil of these loathsome diabolical creatures?