30 Hallowe’en Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Halloween Quiz Fun and educational, this Hallowe’en quiz offers 25 questions (with answers) about one of Britain’s most popular traditional festivals. From the easy to the tough, this range of puzzling questions should challenge even the most knowledgeable of Hallowe’en experts. It’s great for seasonal parties!
Trivia Questions
1. On which date does Hallowe’en fall? October 31st
2. What is the word Hallowe’en an abbreviation of? All Hallow’s Eve
3. What is a group of witches called? A coven
4. What would you traditionally bob for at Hallowe’en parties? Apples
5. Where did bobbing for apples originate? Ancient Rome
6 What is the traditional name for a pumpkin with a face carved into it, when it is illuminated from within by a candle? Jack O’ Lantern
7. What were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used? Turnips
8. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (Lyric clue: It was a graveyard smash.) “Monster Mash”
9. Where do real vampire bats live? North and South America
10. List the signs that someone’s a werewolf. Their eyebrows meet in the middle; they have hairy palms and/or a long middle finger; they turn hairy in the moonlight.
11. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”? Bram Stoker
12. Count Dracula is based on a real person from history—what was his name? Vlad Dracula, a prince also nicknamed Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler
13. Name the country over which Vlad Dracula once ruled, which still considers him a national hero. Romania
14. Some people claim to be real vampires: true or false? True
15. Hallowe’en was first celebrated by who? Druids
16. When were Hallowe’en greetings cards first made—1600s, 1700s, 1800s or 1900s? 1900s
17. Who wrote the novel “Frankenstein”? Mary Shelley
18. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name? Victor
19. Why did the tradition of fancy dress for Hallowe’en begin? So that when evil spirits see you, they’ll think you’re one of them and leave you alone.
20. The Celts believed that the lord of the dead travelled the earth on Hallowe’en. What was his name? Samana or Herne the Hunter
21. What is the traditional name for Herne the Hunter’s shrieking band of witches, goblins and ghosts who ride through the skies on Hallowe’en? The Wild Hunt
22. What does the old English word “Hallow” mean? Saint
23. By what name is midnight also known? The witching hour
24. Who wrote the novel called “The Witching Hour”? Anne Rice
25. Name Anne Rice’s famous blond, French vampire. Lestat de Lioncourt
26. Lambs Wool was once a popular Hallowe’en drink made of milk and crushed, roasted . . . what? Apples
