65 Halloween Trivia Questions With Answers for Kids – 2025 Edition

Halloween is a time for costumes, candy, and plenty of spooky fun. These kid-friendly trivia questions will test your knowledge and teach you fascinating facts about the holiday’s history, traditions and treats. Gather your family or friends, ask each question aloud, and reveal the answers to see who knows the most about all things Halloween!

1. When is Halloween celebrated?

Answer: Halloween is on October 31.

 

2. Which ancient Celtic festival is considered the origin of Halloween?

Answer: The festival of Samhain.

 

3. Why do people carve pumpkins into jack‑o’‑lanterns?

Answer: To ward off wandering spirits with a scary face.

 

4. What country did Halloween originate in?

Answer: Ireland.

 

5. What costume element helped people avoid being recognized by ghosts long ago?

Answer: Masks and disguises.

 

6. What does the word ‘Hallowe’en’ mean?

Answer: The eve of All Hallows’ Day, also known as All Saints’ Day.

 

7. What phrase do children say when they knock on doors for candy?

Answer: Trick or treat!

 

8. What are the two main colors associated with Halloween?

Answer: Orange and black.

 

9. What sugary treat is shaped like a triangle and resembles kernels of corn?

Answer: Candy corn.

 

10. Which plant is famously said to repel vampires?

Answer: Garlic.

 

11. What creature of the night sleeps upside down and can be seen around haunted houses?

Answer: A bat.

 

12. Which fruit, besides pumpkins, was originally used to make jack‑o’‑lanterns in Ireland?

Answer: Turnips.

 

13. What mythological creature transforms during a full moon?

Answer: A werewolf.

 

14. What spooky animal is known for crossing people’s paths on Halloween?

Answer: A black cat.

 

15. What treat is made by dipping apples in sticky syrup or caramel?

Answer: Toffee or caramel apples.

 

16. What is Casper’s famous nickname that shows he’s not a scary ghost?

Answer: Casper the Friendly Ghost.

 

17. What sweet treat often has a hole in the middle and is sometimes served at Halloween parties?

Answer: A donut.

 

18. What do vampires drink instead of lemonade?

Answer: Blood, according to stories.

 

19. Which spooky holiday follows Halloween and honors those who have passed on?

Answer: All Saints’ Day or Dia de los Muertos.

 

20. What part of the pumpkin do you scoop out before carving it?

Answer: The seeds and pulp.

 

21. Which flying creature travels on witches’ broomsticks?

Answer: Witches themselves ride the broomsticks.

 

22. What do you call a group of witches?

Answer: A coven.

 

23. Which Halloween candy bar is famous for its combination of peanuts, caramel and nougat?

Answer: Snickers.

 

24. What does a ghost say to scare people?

Answer: Boo!

 

25. What was the name of the skeleton who is the main character in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?

Answer: Jack Skellington.

 

26. What kind of houses do people visit on Halloween to get spooked?

Answer: Haunted houses.

 

27. What instrument might a skeleton play?

Answer: A trom‑bone!

 

28. What is the name of the dog in the movie ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?

Answer: Zero, the ghost dog.

 

29. Which spooky dance involves people pretending to be zombies moving like skeletons?

Answer: The monster mash.

 

30. Which vegetable is turned into a carriage in the fairy tale of Cinderella but also features in fall decorations?

Answer: A pumpkin.

 

31. What is the proper name for a group of crows, often associated with spooky fields?

Answer: A murder of crows.

 

32. Which famous vampire count lives in a spooky castle in Transylvania?

Answer: Count Dracula.

 

33. What kind of soup does a witch cook up?

Answer: A brew in her cauldron.

 

34. In which animated movie does a girl named Mavis live in a hotel filled with monsters?

Answer: Hotel Transylvania.

 

35. What game involves hanging apples from strings and trying to bite them without using hands?

Answer: Apple bobbing or apple on a string game.

 

36. Which sweet warm drink flavored with cinnamon and served on chilly nights is popular at Halloween parties?

Answer: Hot apple cider.

 

37. What spooky item might hang on a door and is made of straw or dried leaves?

Answer: A fall wreath.

 

38. What color is a classic witch’s hat?

Answer: Black.

 

39. What do you wear to collect candy on Halloween to keep it from spilling?

Answer: A trick‑or‑treat bag or pumpkin pail.

 

40. What is the name of the prank where kids throw toilet paper over trees on Halloween night?

Answer: TP-ing or toilet papering.

 

41. In the Harry Potter series, what is used to cast spells?

Answer: A wand.

 

42. What is the traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates and remembers loved ones who have died?

Answer: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).

 

43. What are spooky carved pumpkins called?

Answer: Jack‑o’‑lanterns.

 

44. Which candy features a peanut butter center surrounded by chocolate and is shaped like a cup?

Answer: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

 

45. What sound does a werewolf make at the full moon?

Answer: A howl.

 

46. Which spooky accessory might someone wear to pretend they’re a vampire?

Answer: Fake vampire fangs.

 

47. Which famous storyteller wrote about a headless horseman chasing a schoolteacher in ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’?

Answer: Washington Irving.

 

48. What do you call candy that comes wrapped as small squares and is made of sugar, butter and cream?

Answer: Caramel or toffee.

 

49. Which Halloween treat is a small chewy rectangle that can stick to your teeth?

Answer: A taffy or caramel chew.

 

50. What kind of creatures are Frankenstein’s Monster and The Mummy?

Answer: They are monsters from classic horror stories.

 

51. What do witches use to see into the future?

Answer: A crystal ball or a bubbling potion in their cauldron.

 

52. In ghost stories, what is said to float through walls?

Answer: A ghost or spirit.

 

53. Where do tiny vampires sleep in jokes?

Answer: In little coffins.

 

54. Which Halloween accessory is long, black and pointed and is worn on the head?

Answer: A witch’s hat.

 

55. When trick‑or‑treating, what safety object should you carry to see in the dark?

Answer: A flashlight or glow stick.

 

56. Which poem by Edgar Allan Poe features a talking raven repeating ‘Nevermore’?

Answer: ‘The Raven’.

 

57. What spooky game uses a board with letters that people believe can communicate with spirits?

Answer: A Ouija board.

 

58. What is the best costume to wear if you want to be invisible?

Answer: A ghost costume made of a white sheet.

 

59. What is the difference between a scarecrow and a jack‑o’‑lantern?

Answer: A scarecrow is a straw figure to scare birds, while a jack‑o’‑lantern is a carved pumpkin with a light.

 

60. What do you call the night before Halloween, celebrated with pranks in some places?

Answer: Mischief Night or Devil’s Night.

 

61. What is the magical object used by witches to mix potions?

Answer: A cauldron.

 

62. What small accessory might someone wear on their face to look like a cat?

Answer: Whiskers or a mask with cat ears.

 

63. What do you do to a door to get candy on Halloween?

Answer: Knock or ring the doorbell and say trick or treat.

 

64. What round fruit can be baked into pies and has seeds you can roast?

Answer: A pumpkin.

 

65. In the Halloween special episodes, what is the name of the animated family that features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie?

Answer: The Simpsons in the ‘Treehouse of Horror’.

 

Halloween trivia is a fun and spooky way for kids to laugh and learn at the same time. These questions can make parties, classroom games, or family nights extra special. No matter how you celebrate, trivia adds a little more magic to the Halloween fun!