Halloween Quiz
Twenty five questions and answers all about Halloween. Ghosts, gouls, witches and trick-or-treating on 31 October - how much do you know about this scary night!?
Halloween is also known as All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve. It’s a celebration observed on 31 October, the eve of the feast of All Hallows' Day. It is believed that many Halloween traditions originated from Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain.
Halloween Quiz - Questions
- How many ghosts visit Scrooge in the book, A Christmas Carol?
- In which continent might you get bitten by a vampire bat: Africa, Asia, Australasia or South America?
- Which monstrous word comes from the Arabic word meaning "to seize"?
- What sort of special bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf?
- In the late Victorian era, the character of Death became known as what in English literature? The earliest appearance of this name in English was in the 1847 book The Circle of Human Life.
- The line "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" comes from which William Shakespeare play?
- What is Big Max and Tom Fox?
- Which poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe is noted for its supernatural atmosphere?
- Dracula is linked to which central region of modern-day Romania?
- In the film adaptation of The Witches by Roald Dahl, Anjelica Huston's Grand High Witch plans to turn children into what?
- Which witch said: "I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"?
- Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard all hiked in the Black Hills, Maryland in 1994 seeking which local legend?
- The infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 feature in which Arthur Miller play?
- What is the common pipistrelle?
- Who claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General with a career that flourished during the English Civil War?
- What was Stephen King's first published novel?
- What name is given to the three magical objects that are the focus of the last Harry Potter book?
- What is a lycanthrope?
- Can you name the 20-year old author of the novel Frankenstein?
- The term 'zombie' comes from which country's folklore?
- Mildred Hubble is a major character in which children's book series by Jill Murphy?
- A bat is sometimes called a flying what?
- What popular name is given to a painting created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893?
- "Halloween" is a poem written by which poet in 1785?
- Which vegetables were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used?
Halloween Quiz - Questions and Answers
- How many ghosts visit Scrooge in the book, A Christmas Carol?
Answer - Four - In which continent might you get bitten by a vampire bat: Africa, Asia, Australasia or South America?
Answer - South America - Which monstrous word comes from the Arabic word meaning "to seize"?
Answer - Goul - What sort of special bullet is supposed to kill a werewolf?
Answer - A silver bullet - In the late Victorian era, the character of Death became known as what in English literature? The earliest appearance of this name in English was in the 1847 book The Circle of Human Life.
Answer - The Grim Reaper - The line "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble" comes from which William Shakespeare play?
Answer - Macbeth - What is Big Max and Tom Fox?
Answer - Types of Pumpkin - Which poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe is noted for its supernatural atmosphere?
Answer - The Raven - Dracula is linked to which central region of modern-day Romania?
Answer - Transylvania - In the film adaptation of The Witches by Roald Dahl, Anjelica Huston's Grand High Witch plans to turn children into what?
Answer - Mice - Which witch said: "I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"?
Answer - The Wicked Witch of the West (in The Wizard of Oz) - Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard all hiked in the Black Hills, Maryland in 1994 seeking which local legend?
Answer - The Blair Witch - The infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 feature in which Arthur Miller play?
Answer - The Crucible - What is the common pipistrelle?
Answer - A type of bat (common in the UK) - Who claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General with a career that flourished during the English Civil War?
Answer - Matthew Hopkins - What was Stephen King's first published novel?
Answer - Carrie - What name is given to the three magical objects that are the focus of the last Harry Potter book?
Answer - The Deathly Hallows - What is a lycanthrope?
Answer - A werewolf - Can you name the 20-year old author of the novel Frankenstein?
Answer - Mary Shelley - The term 'zombie' comes from which country's folklore?
Answer - Haiti - Mildred Hubble is a major character in which children's book series by Jill Murphy?
Answer - The Worst Witch - A bat is sometimes called a flying what?
Answer - Fox (flying fox) - What popular name is given to a painting created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893?
Answer - The Scream - "Halloween" is a poem written by which poet in 1785?
Answer - Robert Burns (or Rabbie Burns) - Which vegetables were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used?
Answer - Turnips