Halloween
Around the World
Around the World
Halloween
Costumes
Costumes
Halloween
General
General
Halloween
Characters
Characters
Halloween
Pumpkins
Pumpkins
Halloween
Food
Food
100
Halloween is the second busiest holiday after which one?
Christmas
100
What is the traditional costume often associated with Halloween that features a pointed hat and broomstick?
Witch
100
What do people suffering from Samhainophobia are afraid of?
Halloween
100
When do vampires sleep?
During the daytime
100
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A pumpkin is a fruit.
It has seeds inside.
100
What food do people "bob" for on Halloween?
Apples
200
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland. Halloween, or Samhain, originated in Ireland over 2,000 years ago. 
200
Which iconic Halloween costume is known for its white sheet with two holes for eyes?
Ghost
200
What is the day after Halloween called?
All Saints’ Day
200
What type of creature is Shrek?
An ogre
200
Pumpkins can be orange, white, red and even blue. What other colour is common for pumpkins?
green
200
Individual sections of what popular candy bar are officially known as “fingers”?
Kit Kat
300
Which country is Transylvania, otherwise known as home of Count Dracula, located in?
Romania
300
Which famous superhero costume includes a red cape and an "S" emblem on the chest?
Superman
300
What can harm a vampire?
Wooden stakes / silver bullets / sunlight
300
What do most bats eat?
Insects. Some bats eat fruit.
300
On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
500
300
What three main ingredients sit on top of a Snickers nougat?
Caramel, peanuts and chocolate
400
What region are Vampire Bats from?
The common vampire bat is found in the tropics of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
400
Which costume involves a white lab coat, wild hair and a penchant for scientific experiments?
A mad scientist
400
Vampires are well-known Halloween creatures, but what are they believed to be doing to gain power and survive?
Drink human blood
400
Black cats are thought to be bad luck everywhere in the world.
False.
In Scotland and Japan, black cats are often thought to bring good luck.
400
Which country has produced the heaviest pumpkin ever?
The heaviest pumpkin weighed 1,431.5 kg and was grown in Rhode Island, the USA, on 10 October 2026.
400
Which Mexican candy is often associated with Day of the Dead celebrations?
Sugar skulls
500
Which country has the holiday "Dia de Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead), that coincides with Halloween?
Mexico
500
Which costume often includes a colorful wig, oversized shoes and a red nose?
Clown
500
What do traditional superstitions suggest sprinkling on your doorstep to ward off evil spirits?
salt
500
Besides drining human blood, what do bats and vampires have in common?
They usually only come out at night.
500
What are TWO other vegetables that have been carved out on Halloween?
-Potatoes
-Beets
-Turnips
500
What candy was originally called “Chicken Feed”?
Candy corn! It was created in the 1880s.
600
On average, how many full moons are there each year?
12
600
What type of costume is a popular choice for Halloween that involves dressing up as a deceased person and using makeup to create a decaying look?
Zombie
600
What do spiders spin to catch bugs?
webs
600
What week day name did a darkly funny teen in “Addams Family” movie have?
Wednesday
600
How many different types of pumpkin are there?
There are over 45 different types of pumpkin in the world. They come in orange, white, red, blue and green!
600
True or False: Chocolate bars were too expensive to give out as Halloween treats until the 1960s.
True! Before then, homemade treats and small toys were more common.
700
What Halloween colors, black and orange, represent on this holiday?
It’s thought that orange is for pumpkins, harvest, or fire and black represents night, death or darkness
700
Whose costume consists of a purple silk waistcoat over a white ruffle shirt, covered by a black cloak. The pants are black, as are the shoes?
Vampire
700
Phasmophobia is a fear of what?
a fear of ghosts
700
What “friendly” cartoon ghost has appeared in dozens of films, tv series' and comic books?
Casper
700
Pumpkins are 90 per cent water. True or false?
True
700
Halloween dessert 'Dirt Cake' is made of crushed _?_ cookies, cream cheese and gummy worms? The missing ingredient is ..?
chocolate