Spooky Night: The Ultimate Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers

It’s a late, late Thursday evening. You put your headphones on so as not to get distracted. You’re exhausted and have only one goal – home. Though you walk down this street every day, but something feels odd. You feel like a shiver runs down your spine.

The street lamps are not working, and no one is on the street. It’s dark. You’re hearing weird noises and screams. The street lamps start flickering, casting long shadows, so you’re moving faster to reach home as soon as possible.

You hear steps behind you; you start running. As you’re about to breathe one last deep breath, you reach the door, desperately looking for the keys. You’re in! You desperately reach for the light switch… but it’s not working. You’re trying over and over until you hear someone knock on the door. You're too terrified to open it, but the door creaks open on its own.

You’re in tears and about to scream when you suddenly hear “BOO!”.

And then you see the light.

“Am I... dead?”

“No, goofy”. A voice responds.

Relief washes over you. You're alive – barely.

You open your eyes and see your friends laughing so hard they almost cry. Your house is filled with spooky decorations; instead of lamps, there are pumpkins.

“What the hell?” – that’s your first thought.

Suddenly, everyone starts screaming, “Happy Halloween!” and you begin to understand.

Right, it’s 31st of October. And you’ve been tricked. Get up; it’s Halloween time!

Spook Up Your Halloween Trivia

Halloween is the perfect time to put a different spirit into your soul. You can dress up as a sinister villain or a hapless victim—the possibilities are endless. It is fun to organize a costume-themed Halloween party, but it’s pretty common. So, we have an idea to spook up your Halloween party to become the best one in town.

Imagine hosting a Halloween trivia game that blends the eerie thrill of macabre questions with the competitive excitement of Family Feud. It’s a perfect way to get everyone engaged and interacting, making new acquaintances or breaking the ice. Don't forget to add a friendly competition splash to your fright-night gathering.

So gather your ghouls, witches, and zombies – it’s time for Halloween Trivia!

Why organizing Halloween Trivia

The Halloween Trivia game is a perfect and engaging way to get your party started! Based on the beloved Family Feud TV show, it’s an ideal mix of entertainment and competition for your guests.

Whether it’s family, friends, or even co-workers gathering, everyone loves a little light-hearted banter and teamwork. Plus, focusing on Halloween traditions, ghostly legends, haunted places, and horror trivia questions and answers, you’ll create the perfect atmosphere for lively conversations and even some light-hearted debates.

The purpose of the game is to encourage social interaction and the best part of it is that everyone—from the trivia pros to the Halloween enthusiasts—can join the fun.

Teaming up, laughing at ridiculous answers, and feeling the rising tension to find out who knows the most about all the spooky things make Halloween trivia even more enjoyable.

So, let’s start with a simple question: _trick or treat? _

Setting The Scene For a Spooktacular Trivia Game

Wait a minute. What is a great Halloween Party without a perfectly eerie atmosphere? Well, that’s a rhetorical question. Obviously, creating an ideal spooky set-up is a must-have for your Halloween party. So here’s how to do it:

1. Decorations – something that cannot be forgotten. Decorations do all the work to create a frightening and ghostly atmosphere. So think about the cobwebs and phantoms, drawing a contour of a corpse on a floor. For added drama, use a fog machine and drape the room with skeletons and witches' cauldrons for that ghostly vibe.

2. Lightning & Music – another crucial factor to make your Halloween Trivia Party even more gory (but in a fun way). Go for dim, flickering lights or even colored bulbs in shades of green, orange, and purple. And, of course, no haunted house is complete without a spooky soundtrack. We’ve got you covered with curated Halloween Playlists, so turn up the volume to a spooky mood (link here).

3. Costume themes & Prizes – celebrate Halloween at its best. Use disguise to perfectly fit into the Halloween spirit. Prepare the themed prizes: Halloween candy baskets or spooky trophies to those who dress up the best, win the trivia—or just look the spookiest! Prizes will add a competitive twist to the night.

4. Game Setup – keep it comfortable. Set up the teams, arrange small tables for each one and arrange a game space for maximum fun. Make sure that everyone feels involved and ready for some frightful fun. Use Quizado software to make your Halloween trivia more spooktacular!

It’s an easily accessible and interactive game software that includes two screens – for the participants and host – with sounds and animation embedded.

For more instructions, check out our article: “How to Play Family Feud.”

How to Play Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers

Based on the famous Family Feud TV show, the rules are easy to follow. But for those who are not familiar with them, here’s a quick refresher on how to adapt the Family Feud game format to a Halloween-themed trivia showdown:

• Teams – divide guests into teams. The most well-known rounds are with two teams. But hey, let’s spice it up a bit. Quizado, a Family Feud simulator, allows you to create more teams to bring the fun up to the next level.

• Rounds & Scoring – each team takes turns answering a survey-style question with multiple possible answers (for example, "Name a popular Halloween candy"). Points are based on how popular their answers are.

If you’re concerned about choosing winning teams, then you shouldn’t – Quizado has got your back. The game has a buzzer implemented so it’s clear which team should answer first, and automatically calculates your points.

Short note: Remember, if you don’t get the top answer or get them wrong three times, the opposing team has a chance to guess the remaining ones. So focus and give the correct answer to increase your chance of winning!

• Spooky Twists – make the game more fun with some additions based on your event theme. Add variations like “Trick or Treat” rounds. In these rounds, the first team to answer correctly can either keep their points or “trick” another team by stealing theirs.

• The Final Showdown – wrap up the game with a fast-paced lightning round—perfect for intense, spooky questions!

Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers

Below, you can find samples of Halloween trivia question sets. There are some focused on Halloween traditions and spooky pop culture, but you will also find some about monsters, horror movies, and haunted places.

Also, we have diversified the knowledge level to make you sweat a little bit for those points.

It can’t be that easy, can it? It wouldn’t be Halloween without a little tension and excitement!

1. Name something people carve for Halloween.

• Pumpkins
• Squash
• Turnips
• Apples
• Gourds

2. Name a popular Halloween candy.

• Candy Corn
• Snickers
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
• M&Ms
• Skittles

3. Name a classic Halloween costume.

• Witch
• Ghost
• Vampire
• Skeleton
• Zombie

4. Name a color associated with Halloween.

• Orange
• Black
• Purple
• Green
• Red

5. Name something you say when trick-or-treating.

• "Trick or Treat!"
• "Happy Halloween!"
• "Boo!"
• "Thank you!"
• "Smell my feet!"

6. Name a famous Halloween monster.

• Dracula
• Frankenstein's Monster
• The Mummy
• The Wolfman
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon

7. Name something people hang up as Halloween decorations.

• Spider webs
• Bats
• Skeletons
• Ghosts
• Pumpkins

8. Name a Halloween tradition.

• Trick-or-Treating -Carving pumpkins
• Dressing up in costumes
• Watching horror movies
• Attending haunted houses

9. Name a creature people fear on Halloween.

• Black cats
• Bats
• Spiders
• Witches
• Zombies

10. Name a food that is commonly associated with Halloween.

• Candy apples
• Popcorn balls
• Pumpkin pie
• Caramel corn
• Roasted pumpkin seeds

11. Name a popular Halloween movie.

• Hocus Pocus
• Halloween (1978)
• The Addams Family
• Beetlejuice
• Casper

12. Name a spooky sound you might hear on Halloween.

• Howling wind
• Screaming
• Creaking doors
• Ghostly moaning
• Wolves howling

13. Name something kids carry while trick-or-treating.

• Pillowcases
• Halloween buckets
• Plastic pumpkins
• Tote bags
• Backpacks

14. Name a famous vampire.

• Count Dracula
• Edward Cullen
• Lestat
• Nosferatu
• Blade

15. Name something you might find in a haunted house.

• Ghosts
• Cobwebs
• Skeletons
• Creaky floorboards
• Candles

16. Name a place where people go to get scared.

• Haunted house
• Cemetery
• Corn maze
• Abandoned building
• Forest

17. Name a Halloween party game.

• Bobbing for apples
• Pin the hat on the witch
• Costume contest
• Ghost stories
• Pumpkin carving contest

18. Name something witches use.

• Broomsticks
• Cauldrons
• Spellbooks
• Potions
• Wands

19. Name something you light on Halloween.

• Jack-o'-lanterns
• Candles
• Bonfires
• Flashlights
• Lanterns

20. Name something people watch on Halloween.

• Horror movies
• Scary TV shows
• Halloween parades
• Thriller music video
• The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

21. Name a classic horror movie villain.

• Michael Myers
• Freddy Krueger
• Jason Voorhees
• Chucky
• Leatherface

22. Name something people wear with a Halloween costume.

• Masks
• Wigs
• Makeup
• Hats
• Capes

23. Name a Halloween drink.

• Witch’s brew
• Hot apple cider
• Pumpkin spice latte
• Blood punch
• Mulled wine

24. Name a common Halloween prank.

• Toilet papering houses
• Egging cars
• Ding-dong ditch
• Scaring people
• Smashing Pumpkins

25. Name a popular Halloween song.

• "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
• "Monster Mash"
• "Ghostbusters"
• "Somebody’s Watching Me"
• "This is Halloween"

26. Name a word used to describe a haunted house.

• Spooky
• Creepy
• Haunted
• Eerie
• Sinister

27. Name something you associate with a graveyard.

• Tombstones
• Ghosts
• Skeletons
• Bats
• Mist

28. Name a popular pumpkin-flavored treat.

• Pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin spice latte
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin bread
• Pumpkin cookies

29. Name a famous haunted place.

• The Winchester Mystery House
• The Amityville Horror House
• The Stanley Hotel
• Eastern State Penitentiary
• The Tower of London

30. Name a spooky story you might hear at Halloween.

• Sleepy Hollow
• Bloody Mary
• The Hookman
• La Llorona
• The Headless Horseman

31. Name a mythological creature associated with Halloween.

• Werewolf
• Vampire
• Witch
• Zombie
• Mummy

32. Name something people make Halloween masks out of.

• Latex
• Paper mache
• Plastic
• Cloth
• Rubber

33. Name a popular Halloween-themed TV show.

• The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Stranger Things
• The Twilight Zone
• Goosebumps

34. Name a Halloween decoration that lights up.

• Jack-o'-lantern
• String lights
• Candles
• Lanterns
• Haunted house windows

35. Name a costume accessory people wear at Halloween.

• Fake fangs
• Fake blood
• Face paint
• Wings
• Hats

36. Name a common trick-or-treating rule.

• Stay with an adult
• Don’t eat candy until checked
• Only knock on houses with lights on
• Say “thank you”
• Don’t run

37. Name something people do on Halloween night.

• Trick-or-treat
• Attend a Halloween party
• Watch scary movies
• Visit haunted houses
• Tell ghost stories

38. Name a place people hang fake cobwebs.

• Doorways
• Trees
• Bushes
• Windows
• Ceilings

39. Name a type of Halloween lantern.

• Jack-o'-lantern
• Skull lantern
• Ghost lantern
• Spider lantern
• Witch lantern

40. Name something you find in a vampire's lair.

• Coffin
• Bats
• Candles
• Blood vials
• Gothic furniture

41. Name a character from the movie "Hocus Pocus".

• Winifred Sanderson
• Sarah Sanderson
• Mary Sanderson
• Binx the cat
• Billy Butcherson

42. Name a popular haunted attraction.

• Haunted house
• Haunted hayride
• Corn maze
• Scary farm
• Ghost tour

43. Name a place people avoid on Halloween night.

• Cemeteries
• Abandoned buildings
• Dark alleys
• Forests
• Haunted houses

44. Name something associated with witches.

• Black cats
• Broomsticks
• Cauldrons
• Spells
• Pointy hats

45. Name a symbol of Halloween.

• Jack-o'-lantern
• Ghost
• Bat
• Witch
• Skeleton

46. Name something kids dress up as for Halloween.

• Superheroes
• Princesses
• Animals
• Pirates
• Monsters

47. Name a creature featured in Halloween decorations.

• Spiders
• Ghosts
• Bats
• Skeletons
• Witches

48. Name something people fear on Halloween.

• Ghosts
• Witches
• Spiders
• Zombies
• Clowns

49. Name a common Halloween costume for adults.

• Witch
• Vampire
• Zombie
• Pirate
• Ghost

50. Name a creepy place people explore for Halloween thrills.

• Haunted house
• Cemetery
• Abandoned building
• Cornfield
• Woods

51. Name a lesser-known monster in folklore.

• Chupacabra
• Wendigo
• Banshee
• Baba Yaga
• Mothman

52. Name a horror movie released in the 1990s.

• Scream (1996)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• Candyman (1992)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)

53. Name a famous haunted European location.

• The Tower of London (UK)
• Château de Brissac (France)
• Edinburgh Castle (Scotland)
• Bran Castle (Romania)
• The Catacombs of Paris (France)

54. Name a horror movie featuring ghosts.

• The Conjuring (2013)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• The Others (2001)
• Paranormal Activity (2007)
• 13 Ghosts (2001)

55. Name a creature from Greek mythology that could be considered scary.

• Medusa
• The Minotaur
• The Hydra
• The Chimera
• Cerberus

56. Name a famous ghost ship.

• The Flying Dutchman
• The Mary Celeste
• The Queen Mary
• The Ourang Medan
• The SS Valencia

57. Name a type of ghost story told around Halloween.

• Urban legends
• Campfire stories
• Personal ghost encounters
• Creepypastas
• True crime ghost stories

58. Name a material used in old-fashioned Halloween masks.

• Paper mache
• Burlap
• Cloth
• Leather
• Metal

59. Name a famous horror movie set in space.

• Alien (1979)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Pandorum (2009)
• Life (2017)
• Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997)

60. Name a type of plant considered magical or spooky.

• Mandrake
• Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)
• Wolfsbane
• Hemlock
• Datura

61. Name a creature from classic literature.

• Frankenstein’s Monster
• Dracula
• Mr. Hyde
• The Invisible Man
• The Headless Horseman

62. Name a famous actor who has portrayed Dracula.

• Bela Lugosi
• Christopher Lee
• Gary Oldman
• Frank Langella
• Luke Evans

63. Name a well-known urban legend about Halloween.

• Razor blades in candy
• Poisoned candy
• The Halloween sadist
• The babysitter and the man upstairs
• The black-eyed children

64. Name a famous haunted American hotel.

• The Stanley Hotel
• The Crescent Hotel
• The Roosevelt Hotel
• Hotel del Coronado
• The Queen Mary Hotel

65. Name a Stephen King novel turned into a horror film.

• The Shining
• It
• Carrie
• Pet Sematary
• Misery

66. Name a horror movie villain that uses a mask.

• Michael Myers
• Jason Voorhees
• Ghostface
• Leatherface
• The Strangers

67. Name something found in a witch's lair.

• Spellbooks
• Crystal balls
• Potions
• Cauldrons
• Black cats

68. Name a famous horror movie sequel.

• Halloween II (1981)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• The Exorcist III (1990)
• Final Destination 2 (2003)

69. Name a movie that features a haunted doll.

• Annabelle (2014)
• Child’s Play (1988)
• Dead Silence (2007)
• The Boy (2016)
• Dolly Dearest (1991)

70. Name a famous cryptid.

• Bigfoot
• Loch Ness Monster
• Mothman
• Jersey Devil
• Yeti

71. Name something associated with the Salem witch trials.

• Witchcraft
• Trials
• Gallows Hill
• Puritans
• The Crucible (play)

72. Name a horror movie based on a true story.

• The Amityville Horror (1979)
• The Conjuring (2013)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• A Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
• Annabelle (2014)

73. Name a famous haunted castle.

• Bran Castle (Romania)
• Leap Castle (Ireland)
• Himeji Castle (Japan)
• Dragsholm Castle (Denmark)
• Moosham Castle (Austria)

74. Name a monster associated with the full moon.

• Werewolf
• Chupacabra
• Skinwalker
• Wendigo
• Banshee

75. Name a classic 1980s horror movie.

• The Shining (1980)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• The Thing (1982)
• Hellraiser (1987)

76. Name a famous haunted prison.

• Eastern State Penitentiary
• Alcatraz
• The Tower of London
• The Ohio State Reformatory
• West Virginia Penitentiary

77. Name a type of Halloween magic trick.

• Levitation
• Sawing in half
• Disappearing act
• Card tricks
• Floating objects

78. Name a rare Halloween creature costume.

• Wendigo
• Krampus
• Baba Yaga
• Plague doctor
• Jorōgumo (Spider woman)

79. Name a horror movie about a cursed object.

• The Ring (2002)
• Drag Me to Hell (2009)
• Thinner (1996)
• Oculus (2013)
• Sinister (2012)

80. Name a psychological horror film.

• The Babadook (2014)
• Hereditary (2018)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968)
• Black Swan (2010)
• The Witch (2015)

81. Name a horror movie involving technology.

• Unfriended (2014)
• The Den (2013)
• Host (2020)
• The Net (1995)
• Pulse (2001)

82. Name a lesser-known Halloween legend.

• Stingy Jack
• The Slender Man
• El Silbón
• The Bell Witch
• The Jersey Devil

83. Name a spooky cryptid sighting in America.

• Mothman (West Virginia)
• Bigfoot (Pacific Northwest)
• The Jersey Devil (New Jersey)
• The Dover Demon (Massachusetts)
• The Lizard Man (South Carolina)

84. Name a villain in a witch-themed movie.

• The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
• Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
• The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
• Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)
• Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman)

85. Name a place people believe is haunted by Civil War ghosts.

• Gettysburg Battlefield
• The Myrtles Plantation
• Fort Monroe
• Antietam Battlefield
• The Savannah Historic District

86. Name something you might see in a zombie apocalypse.

• Abandoned cities
• Boarded-up houses
• Makeshift weapons
• Roving zombie hordes
• Food and water shortages

87. Name a type of monster from Dungeons & Dragons.

• Beholder
• Lich
• Gelatinous Cube
• Mind Flayer
• Owlbear

88. Name a supernatural being from Japanese folklore.

• Yurei (Ghost)
• Oni (Demon)
• Kitsune (Fox spirit)
• Tengu (Birdman)
• Rokurokubi (Long-necked woman)

89. Name a famous haunted lighthouse.

• St. Augustine Lighthouse
• Point Lookout Lighthouse
• Big Bay Point Lighthouse
• Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
• Seguin Island Lighthouse

90. Name a Halloween tradition in another country.

• Día de los Muertos (Mexico)
• Obon Festival (Japan)
• Samhain (Ireland/Scotland)
• Fête des Morts (Haiti)
• Pangangaluluwa (Philippines)

91. Name a witch from mythology or history.

• Hecate
• Circe
• Morgan le Fay
• Baba Yaga
• The Witch of Endor

92. Name a horror anthology film or show.

• Creepshow (1982)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
• V/H/S (2012)
• The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
• The ABCs of Death (2012)

93. Name a movie that features demonic possession.

• The Exorcist (1973)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
• The Possession (2012)
• Hereditary (2018)
• The Last Exorcism (2010)

94. Name a location associated with vampire folklore.

• Transylvania (Romania)
• Whitby (England)
• New Orleans (USA)
• Poenari Castle (Romania)
• Varna (Bulgaria)

95. Name a movie featuring a cursed videotape.

• The Ring (2002)
• Ringu (1998)
• Sinister (2012)
• The Grudge (2004)
• VHS (2012)

96. Name a horror movie that involves dreams.

• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• The Cell (2000)
• Inception (2010)
• Before I Wake (2016)
• Dreamscape (1984)

97. Name a historical figure accused of witchcraft.

• Tituba
• Joan of Arc
• Alice Kyteler
• Anne Boleyn
• Agnes Sampson

98. Name a horror movie where the setting is a forest.

• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• The Ritual (2017)
• Evil Dead (1981)
• The Witch (2015)
• The Forest (2016)

99. Name a spooky event associated with the moon.

• Full moon
• Lunar eclipse
• Blood moon
• Blue moon
• Harvest moon

100. Name a movie that features witches as the main characters.

• The Witch (2015)
• Suspiria (1977)
• The Craft (1996)
• Practical Magic (1998)
• The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Tips for Hosting a Successful Halloween Trivia Game

Of course, Halloween trivia is fun, but you should remember to keep the energy alive and not to let it die. So here are some tips on how to host a most successful Halloween Trivia Party:

1. Keep the energy high – choose who’s the best person to be a dramatic host who can deliver questions with a spooky, humorous twist. The host's energy will help keep the game exciting and fun for all ages. The right person can transform the game with spooky humor and excitement.

2. Mix up the questions – we already mentioned diversifying the level of the trivia questions and answers, so here’s a short sum up. Keep the balance of scary and light-hearted trivia to fit into everyone’s preferences. Remember, not everyone loves horror, so throw in questions about cute Halloween traditions, too.

3. Surprise elements – create “Scare Cards” during the game. Players who draw one might have to perform a silly Halloween challenge, like howling like a werewolf or dancing like a skeleton. Let your creativity run wild!

Wrapping up a Halloween Game with Ghoulish Prizes

Once the trivia ends, it’s time to celebrate the winners! People like awards, so prepare and offer some Halloween-themed prizes to get people more engaged in taking part in the game. It can be a spooky trophy, a gift bag of candies, or scary little gifts – something that will make this night unforgettable and bring back memories for years to come.

And don’t forget about the contests about the best disguise. The best dress-ups deserve an award as well! At the end of the day, they tried their best to scare you.

Ready to Host the Ultimate Halloween Trivia Feud

Whether you're hosting a small family gathering or planning a large-scale Halloween bash, a Family Feud-style trivia game is guaranteed to be a hit. With spooky questions, themed prizes, and endless laughter, it’s the perfect way to make your party unforgettable. So grab your trivia sheets, set the mood, and let the Halloween games begin!

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