Halloween Trivia
This is the standard, traditional term for a gathering or official group of witches.
What is a coven?
Scouts earning this merit badge study the behavior of nocturnal flying mammals often associated with vampires.
What is mammal study?
Year after year, this chocolate and peanut butter treat ranks as the top-selling Halloween candy in the U.S.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
This 1993 Disney movie features three resurrected Salem witches named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This British cavalry officer founded the worldwide Scouting movement in 1908 after writing Scouting for Boys.
Who was Robert Baden-Powell?
To protect yourself from a vampire, traditional folklore suggests hanging a clove of this pungent plant.
What is garlic?
This badge requires Scouts to learn about skeletal structures, embalming history, and how communities handle the deceased.
What is Genealogy
Introduced in the late 1800s, this tri-colored autumn candy was originally marketed under the name "Chicken Feed."
What is candy corn?
This legendary illusionist and escape artist fittingly passed away on Halloween night in 1926.
Who was Harry Houdini?
In 1912, Arthur Eldred of New York became the very first Scout to achieve this highest and most prestigious rank in the BSA.
What is Eagle Scout?
Mary Shelley's famous monster was brought to life in a laboratory using this powerful natural force.
What is electricity(or lightning)?
This creative merit badge is perfect for Halloween, as it requires Scouts to design costumes, apply theatrical makeup, or build spooky stage props.
What is Theater?
Botanically speaking, the pumpkin used to make your jack-o'-lantern falls into this food category, not vegetable.
What is a fruit?
The iconic pale mask worn by Michael Myers in the 1978 movie Halloween was actually a modified mask of this Star Trek actor.
Who is William Shatner (or Captain Kirk)?
Named for a nocturnal bird, this legendary campsite training program for adult leaders features a fox, a beaver, and a bear patrol.
What is Wood Badge?
According to legend, this type of person can only be stopped or killed by a silver bullet.
What is a werewolf?
Perfect for a flashlight-only cemetery tour, this merit badge teaches Scouts how to navigate in the dark using only the night sky.
What is Astronomy?
This popular, elongated chocolate bar was named after the Mars family's favorite domestic horse.
What is a snicker's bar?
Before it became a massive pop hit and music video, Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" originally carried this celestial title.
What is "Starlight"?
This "Order," known as Scouting's National Honor Society, uses Native American traditions to recognize Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
What is the Order of the Arrow?
In lore, a witch’s animal companion—like a black cat or an owl—is known by this magical name.
What is a familiar?
If you are trying to survive a horror movie scenario in the woods, this highly coveted, survival-focused Eagle-required badge is the one you want.
What is Wilderness Survival?
Though associated with Mexico's Day of the Dead, these sugary, decorative skulls are a popular sweet treat.
What are sugar skulls?
He played the eccentric Beetlejuice in 1988 and returned to the iconic role 36 years later in the 2024 sequel.
Who is Michael Keaton?
The official motto of the Boy Scouts of America consists of these two simple, proactive words.
What is "Be Prepared"?