Children's stories
Which country does Count Dracula come from?
Romania
What is a group of witches called?
A coven
What book is usually credited as being author Stephen King’s first published novel?
Carrie
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
Which US state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
What is the name of the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty?
Maleficent
What is the single word uttered by the sinister bird in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1845 poem “The Raven?”
Nevermore
Which horror novel, released in 1971, purports to be based on a real event that occurred in 1949?
The Exorcist
Who wrote The Haunting of Hill House, in 1959?
Shirley Jackson
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
Which author wrote the Goosebumps series?
RL Stine
Which spell did Professor Flitwick first teach Harry, Ron and Hermione on Halloween in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
Wingardium Leviosa
Which book (and character) do the following lines come from: “Tonight the great pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch. He flies through the air and brings toys to all the children of the world.”
Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Who wrote The Turn of the Screw in 1898?
Henry James
When was the song "Monster Mash" released?
1962
What is the name of the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia?
Jadis
Which piece of classic literature does the following quote come from: “Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world.”
Shakespeare's Hamlet
A first edition copy of this 19th century Halloween classic sold for $1.17 million at an auction in 2021.
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Who wrote Interview with a Vampire in 1976?
Anne Rice
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower, in 1958
What is the name of Hufflepuff house's patron ghost in the Harry Potter series?
Fat Friar
Where does the quote “double, double, toil and trouble” come from?
Shakespeare's Macbeth
A manual on how to hunt witches was published in 1487. What was it called?
The Malleus Maleficarum
Who wrote the following lines of this famous Halloween poem?
Among the bonny winding banks,
Where Doon rins, wimplin' clear,
Where Bruce ance ruled the martial ranks,
And shook his Carrick spear,
Some merry, friendly, country-folks,
Together did convene,
To burn their nits, and pou their stocks,
And haud their Halloween
Fu' blithe that night.
Robert Burns
How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits?
By hiding their shoes in the walls