Get ready for some frightfully fun facts! Whether you’re carving pumpkins, planning your costume, or getting ready for trick-or-treating, test your Halloween knowledge with these spooky trivia questions. Can you answer them all without getting spooked?
Halloween History & Traditions
1. What country did Halloween originate in?
Answer: Ireland. It started as an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain over 2,000 years ago.
2. What does the word “Halloween” mean?
Answer: It’s short for “All Hallows’ Eve,” the night before All Saints’ Day.
3. Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween?
Answer: The tradition comes from Ireland, where people carved scary faces into turnips to ward off evil spirits. When Irish immigrants came to America, they discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve!
4. True or False: Halloween is the second-highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas.
Answer: True. Americans spend billions on costumes, candy, and decorations every year.
5. What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?
Answer: Snickers and Milky Way, introduced in 1930
Spooky Creatures & Monsters
6. What do you call a group of witches?
Answer: A coven
7. According to legend, what happens if you see a spider on Halloween
Answer: It’s supposed to be the spirit of a loved one watching over you—not so scary after all!
8. True or False: Vampires can see their reflection in mirrors.
Answer: False. According to folklore, vampires have no reflection because they have no soul.
9. What’s a baby owl called?
Answer: An owlet.
10. How many bones are in the human skeleton?
Answer: 206 bones—perfect trivia for a skeleton costume!
Halloween Movies & Characters
11. What Halloween movie features three witch sisters named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary?
Answer: Hocus Pocus.
12. In “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” what’s the name of the Pumpkin King?
Answer: Jack Skellington.
13. What friendly ghost has appeared in cartoons since 1945?
Answer: Casper the Friendly Ghost.
14. What color cat is associated with bad luck on Halloween?
Answer: Black cats (though in real life, they’re just as sweet as any other cat!)
15. In the movie “Hotel Transylvania,” what kind of monster is the main character?
Answer: A vampire (Count Dracula).
Candy & Treats
16. What’s the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Answer: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
17. What candy was originally called “Chicken Feed”?
Answer: Candy corn! It was created in the 1880s.
18. True or False: Chocolate bars were too expensive to give out as Halloween treats until the 1960s.
Answer: True! Before then, homemade treats and small toys were more common.
19. What vegetable was once commonly used for jack-o’-lanterns in England?
Answer: Turnips (and potatoes too!)
Halloween Fun Facts
20. What’s the fear of Halloween called?
Answer: Samhainophobia
21. What U.S. city hosts the world’s largest Halloween parade?
Answer: New York City—the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade attracts over 50,000 participants!
23. How much does the world’s largest pumpkin weigh?
Answer: Over 2,600 pounds—that’s heavier than a small car!
24. True or False: Black and orange are Halloween colors because orange represents harvest and black represents death.
Answer: True. The colors have symbolic meanings from the holiday’s ancient origins.
25. What percentage of kids go trick-or-treating each year?
Answer: About 65% of children in the U.S. go trick-or-treating!
Bonus Question: Great Wolf Lodge Edition!
What’s Great Wolf Lodge’s spook-tacular Halloween event called?
Answer: Howl-O-Ween! It’s the perfect not-too-scary Halloween celebration with themed activities, costume fun, trick-or-treating, and all the water park excitement you love—minus the actual frights. It’s Halloween adventure that’s fun for the whole family!
How Did You Do?
- 20-25 correct: Master of Halloween! You’re a spooky superstar!
- 15-19 correct: Halloween Hero! You really know your stuff!
- 10-14 correct: Trick-or-Treat Champion! Nice work!
- 5-9 correct: Halloween Helper! You learned a lot today!
- 0-4 correct: No worries! Now you’re loaded with fun facts to share!
Share these trivia questions at your Halloween party or while waiting to trick-or-treat to see who’s the ultimate Halloween expert. And remember, the best part of Halloween isn’t just the candy—it’s the costumes, the decorations, the spooky fun, and making awesome memories with family and friends!
Ready for a howling good time? Check out Great Wolf Lodge’s Howl-O-Ween event and experience Halloween fun that’s perfectly spooky without the nightmares!
