Ghosts!
Trick or Treat?
Spooky Tunes
I Want Candy!
Halloween Over the Years
Scary Movies!
100
In the classic 1966 Halloween special, the lead character decides to go Trick or Treating as a sheet ghost, like his friends, but he put waaaay too many holes in his costume. He gets a rock in his bag at every door, poor guy! Which beloved Halloween cartoon special is this??? Hint: this poor character also gets tortured by his neighborhood nemesis Lucy, his best friend's sister, in football!
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
100
Pandowdy
Treat! It is an American deep-dish fruit dessert, similar to a pie, but you break up the crust into the fruit halfway through baking, so that the top crust bakes into it and absorbs its yummy flavors!
100
Zombies, an iconic red leather suit, a screaming girl, and intense choreography...cuz this is...
"Thriller"
100
Which popular nougat, chocolate, and nut candy bar claims to satisfy and saves a person from being hangry after they are not themselves...?
Snickers!
100
In the 1920s, kids didn't get individually-wrapped candies. They got:
a. rocks, cans, and jars
b. fruit, coins, and small trinkets
c. magazine subscriptions, socks, and savings bonds
B, trick 0r treaters got fruit, sometimes nuts, coins, popcorn balls, and sometimes small toys or trinkets from people they knew very well! Candy was not it in the 1920s!
100
Do not expose these guys to bright light, get them wet, or feed them after midnight, because you will have a big problem on your hands! Which 1984 spooky movie featured these cute but scary little creatures?
Gremlins
200
There's something strange in the neighborhood...Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters! I can't hear you!!!
200
Stalefish
Trick-in snowboarding!
200
This song featured Michael Jackson in its chorus, but it was released in 1983 by one hit wonder Rockwell. The song can make a person feel like they're not alone, almost like someone else is there...it makes you like...
"Somebody's Watching Me"
200
This 1982 classic BowWowWow song was a remake of a 1965 hit and should be at the top of everyone's Halloween playlist, imo
"I Want Candy"
200
What was the most popular Halloween costume in 1984?
a. Ghostbusters
b. Elvis
c. Sheet ghost
A, Ghostbusters! After the release of the film that summer, it quickly became a global phenomenon. The show Stranger Things even used that popularity when the 4 lead characters wore Ghostbusters suits (complete with Proton packs, of course) for Halloween in Season 2, set in 1984!
200
In this 2001 fantasy film by famed director Hayao Miyazaki, young Chihiro must rescue her parents from the spirit world, where she meets a scary-looking spirit named No Face who she helps to free from a curse. Which (kinda) scary movie is this?
Spirited Away
300
In the classic 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas, lead character Jack Skellington has an adorable ghost dog as a pet, who he calls by this name
Zero!
300
Bloody Dracula
Trick, also in snowboarding!
300
In 1996, Andrew Gold released a classic Halloween earworm that later became part of a Disney Halloween Sing-Along in 1998. Then, in 2013, The Living Tombstone released a remix of the song that later became a huge internet meme! It is generally not spooky or scary...which song is it???
"Spooky, Scary Skeletons"
300
Which popular candy features the slogan "Sour. Sweet. Gone?"
Sour Patch Kids!
300
In the 1850s, if you lived in the U.S., you probably called the holiday of Halloween by this name:
a. All Hallows' Eve
b. Weihnachten
c. Witching Hour
A, All Hallows' Eve was the most common name for Halloween in the 1850s in the U.S., and it was mostly celebrated by Christians as that, the day before All Saints Day. In other parts of the world, there are other names for October 31, as well as November 1. Raise your hand if you would like more information!
(P.S., Weihnachten is what Christmas is called in Germany, and the Witching Hour is supposedly either midnight or between 3 and 4am...)
300
This creepy but wonderful 2009 film follows a young girl who discovers a strange door in her new apartment that leads to another parallel world. She goes in to it and soon finds herself in trouble when the evil Other Mother wants her to sew buttons on her eyes! Which scary movie is this???
Coraline
400
This friendly ghost had his debut in 1945 originally, in a short animated film, but later got his own animated TV show in 1963. Then, he went to the big screen again, but this time in live action, with the enormously popular film by the same name in 1995. Which friendly ghost is this???
Casper!
400
Going Broke
Treat! It's a Thai crepe filled with a fluffy coconut cream!
400
The 2011 classic banger "Bloody Mary" is a staple on Halloween playlists, was track #8 on her Born This Way album, and is featured in a great TikTok edit of Jenna Ortega dancing to it in Wednesday, though the scene actually featured a different song in the breakout series. Which legendary artist brought us "Bloody Mary?"
Lady Gaga, of course!
400
You will most likely get these chewy treats in your bag when you Trick or Treat this year, and they were invented in 1896! Some will be small and multiple flavors and colors, some will be larger and long and thin, and some will be in lollipop form. What are these classic Halloween candy staples?
Tootsie Rolls! (Or Pops is acceptable too)
400
What were the two most popular candies for Trick or Treaters in the early 2000s?
a. Baby Ruth and Butterfinger
b. M&Ms and Skittles
c. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Nerds Rope
C, the go-to's of early 2000s Trick or Treaters were Resse's PB Cups and Nerds Rope, which were first released in 2001!
400
In this very scary 2006 animated film, young DJ's parents leave him with a bad babysitter, he and his neighborhood friends get into a bad situation involving the house across the street, and the horrifying truth of the house comes out when the kids barely make it out alive! Which scary film is this???
Monster House
500
Nicknamed "The Ghost with the Most," he will show up later in our trivia game, has a nice stripy ensemble (outfit), crazy hair, and often sleeps in a miniature model of the town where two ghosts haunt their old house. Who is it???
Beetlejuice!
500
Brigadeiro
Treat! It's a Brazilian bite-sized chocolate truffle!
500
1962 was the year that this classic spooky tune was released, and it has been part of Halloween ever since! I dare you to find a single Halloween party that didn't feature this song, that describes a huge party of terrifying creatures!
"Monster Mash"
500
What is the single greatest treasure that a house can offer Trick or Treaters and is the biggest score for kids? It isn't about the brand of candy or anything like that, think size!
Full size candy bars, baby!
500
What is the #1 most popular costume for Halloween 2026, according to Google search records?
a. KPop Demon Hunters
b. Dolly Parton
c. Thriller-era Michael Jackson
B, Dolly Parton, may she rest in peace, who we sadly lost this year. It is the most-searched costume, so be sure to say hi to all the Dollys you see out there on Halloween!
(KPop Demon Hunters was last year's most popular! Thriller MJ was #8 on this year's list, fyi)
500
In 1988, the Tim Burton movie that introduced us to a tricky spirit whose name we can't say three times was released. Featuring elaborate pranks played on the living by ghosts, a dance sequence with dead football players, and giant sand worms in an alternate universe, it is spooky good fun! Which film is this?
Beetlejuice