38 Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers
A Halloween round built from classic horror films, witches, vampires, ghosts and the stories behind them. It suits a party or a classroom quiz in late October, and none of it is gory. The answers sit under each question.
There are 38 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.1931 horror films: a. Which actor starred in the title role of the original 1931 film, Dracula? b. Who starred as Dr. Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 original of Frankenstein?
Answer: a. BELA LUGOSI b. BORIS KARLOFF
Open this question2.BONUS: Halloween received its name because, around the year 800 A.D., the night of October 31 was called all hallow e'en, the night before the all hallow mass was recited, coinciding with which holiday?
Answer: ALL SAINTS' DAY
Open this question3.The title of this 1982 horror film film, in which a normal suburban home became a house of horrors, was named after a type of ghost that creates disorder. What was the name of this film?
Answer: "POLTERGEIST"
Open this question4.The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth utter what eerie chant?
Answer: DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE; FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE.
Open this question5.What was the title of the 1974 comedy/horror film which starred Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, and Madeline Kahn?
Answer: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Open this question6.CHECK ON CINEMANIA: This actress, daughter of a male movie actor, starred in the films Halloween I and II, Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and My Girl . Name her and her father.
Answer: JAMIE LEE CURTIS / TONY CURTIS
Open this question7.This 1992 horror/drama film was based on an 1897 novel. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and starred Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves. What was the title?
Answer: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Open this question8.Which actor played the role of the monster in Mel Brooks' 1974 film, Young Frankenstein?
Answer: PETER BOYLE
Open this question9.What is the title of the 1953 play about the Salem Witch Trials, and who was the author?
Answer: "THE CRUCIBLE" / ARTHUR MILLER
Open this question10.Which 19th century horror novel was written by Mary Shelley?
Answer: FRANKENSTEIN
Open this question11.What's the title of the 1987 film which starred Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Cher, and Jack Nicholson?
Answer: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Open this question12.The largest witch hunt in America resulted in the execution of 20 people, both men and women. 19 of these people were hanged, and one was pressed to death with large stones. These sad events took place in which city in which year?
Answer: SALEM, MASS. / 1692
Open this question13.In 1981, a new category was added to the Academy Award Ceremony, and the first film to win an award in this category was "An American Werewolf in London." What was this new category?
Answer: BEST MAKE-UP
Open this question14.Which 1975 horror film, which caused a slowdown in summer tourism, starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss?
Answer: JAWS
Open this question15.Some people consider Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, Psycho, the greatest suspense flick of all time. What character killed a woman in the famous shower scene, and which actor and actress played these roles?
Answer: NORMAN BATES/ ANTHONY PERKINS / JANET LEIGH
Open this question16.What is the only mammal that can fly?
Answer: Not the flying squirrel which glides but does not fly: THE BAT
Open this question17.One of the most evil rulers of all time lived in Romania around 1460, and was known for killing thousands of his enemies in a cold blooded manner. His name was Vlad, sometimes known as Vlad the Impaler, but the people called him by the Romanian name for "son of the dragon". What was it?
Answer: DRACULA
Open this question18.This American writer wrote poetry, short stories, and novels, and is considered the father of the modern detective story. He died in 1849 at the age of 40 of alcoholism. Who is he?
Answer: EDGAR ALLAN POE
Open this question19.Which well-known magician died on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1926?
Answer: HARRY HOUDINI
Open this question20.Which fictious family from television and the movies has the address 000 Cemetery Lane, Cemetery Ridge?
Answer: ADDAMS FAMILY
Open this question21.What do we call hollowed-out pumpkins with a face cut into one side?
Answer: JACK O-LANTERNS
Open this question22.What classic video game involves a yellow character eating dots and avoiding ghosts?
Answer: Pac-Man
Open this question23.What color do the ghost enemies turn to once Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet?
Answer: Blue
Open this question24.Suspense films: a. Which female starred in Alfred Hitchcock's follow up to Psycho; the 1963 film, The Birds? b. For which 1972 beasty-horror film did Michael Jackson sing the theme song: a love song to a rat?
Answer: a. TIPPI HEDREN b. BEN
Open this question25.What team in the National Football League was named after an 1845 poem by Edgar Allan Poe?
Answer: The Baltimore Ravens
Open this question26.When visiting an ancient city in Greece or Egypt, if you visited a necropolis, what did you visit?
Answer: CEMETERY
Open this question27.According to Greek mythology, every time one of this dragon-like monster's heads was cut off, two more grew in its place. It was finally killed by Hercules. What was it?
Answer: HYDRA
Open this question28.Before pumpkins became the usual choice, what were jack-o'-lanterns formerly carved from?
Answer: Root vegetables such as turnips, rutabagas or mangelwurzels
Open this question29.What is the Halloween custom of people in costume going from house to house asking for treats called?
Answer: Trick-or-treating
Open this question30.Which 1820 short story by Washington Irving features the Headless Horseman?
Answer: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Open this question31.Which Peanuts character waits in a pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin on Halloween night?
Answer: Linus van Pelt
Open this question32.In what year did the TV special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first air?
Answer: 1966
Open this question33.Which holiday is traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though October 31 or November 6 may be included depending on the locality?
Answer: Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
Open this question34.Which 1993 film features three witches named Winifred, Mary and Sarah Sanderson?
Answer: Hocus Pocus
Open this question35.Which Halloween party game involves catching apples floating in water with the teeth?
Answer: Apple bobbing
Open this question36.Which 1962 novelty song was recorded by Bobby "Boris" Pickett?
Answer: Monster Mash
Open this question37.Who is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Jack Skellington
Open this question38.Which kernel-shaped, tricolored candy is closely associated with Halloween?
Answer: Candy corn
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