HALLOWEEN TRIVIA QUIZ - 30 Halloween General Knowledge Trivia Questions and Answers Pub Quiz

HALLOWEEN TRIVIA QUIZ - Halloween General Knowledge Trivia Questions and Answers Pub Quiz
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** Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers:
1. What animal has been long associated with superstition and halloween?
Black cat
2. What do you call a man that practices witchcraft?
A warlock
3. Name the author of the classic book “Frankenstein” written in 1818.
Mary Shelley
4. What is Halloween the contraction or short form of?
All Hallows’ Eve
5. Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables?
Fruit
6. Unscramble the following Halloween word!
ZOMBIE
7. Jack O’ Lanterns originated in Ireland and were made to ward off evil spirits. What vegetables were originally used before pumpkins?
Turnips, beets, potatoes
8. What is the original name of the popular Halloween treat Candy corn?
Chicken feed
9. Halloween has its roots in an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest season. What’s the festival called?
Samhain
10. Halloween costumes can be traced to medieval Europe tradition of “souling” where the poor would dress up and going door to door. What were they hoping to get?
Food or money
11. Approximately how many were innocent people executed in the 17th century Salem witch trials?
25
12. A werewolf is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf given the presence of a full moon. What is another term(s) for werewolf?
Lycan or Lycanthrope
13. The 1897 novel “Dracula” about a vampire named Count Dracula first popularized the creatures’ mythos. Name the author!
Bram Stoker
14. Name the book written by Washington Irving that features the iconic headless horseman.
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
15. How many years of bad luck can come from breaking a mirror?
7 years of bad luck
16. Below is a verse from Bobby Pickett’s “Monster Mash”. Fill in the blanks!
Sight; monster; surprise
17. Is seeing a spider on Halloween good or bad luck? What does it mean?
Good luck; Spirit of a loved one is watching over you.
18. Unscramble the following Halloween word!
GRAVEYARD
19. What is the Halloween equivalent celebrated in Mexico called?
Dia de los Muertos
(Day of the Dead)
20. What is the highest grossing Halloween movie (as of 2023)?
It
21. Which famous magician died on Halloween? (Bonus: What was the cause of death?)
Harry Houdini
Peritonitis (burst appendix)
22. “Jack O’ Lantern” comes from an Irish folktale about a cheap man who made a deal with the devil. What was the man called?
Stingy Jack
23. Below is a verse from Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters”. Fill in the blanks!
“If there's something _____
In your _____
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
If there's something _____
And it don't look _____
Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!”
Strange; neighbourhood; weird; good
24. What do you call the extreme fear or phobia of Halloween?
Samhainophobia
25. Apple bobbing is said to originate from Britain where females used to bob for apples for this particular reason. What was the reason?
To find a suitor
26. What do you sprinkle on your door step to keep evil spirits away on Halloween?
Salt
27. Unscramble the following Halloween word!
FRANKENSTEIN
28. Which famous character is worn by Michael Myers as a mask in the “Halloween” series?
Star Trek’s Captain Kirk
29. True or false? It is illegal to dress up as a nun or priest in Alabama on Halloween.
True. However, it is illegal in general (not just for Halloween) in Alabama.
30. Which US administration was the first to decorate the White House to celebrate Halloween?
Eisenhower
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