Can You Get 40/50 on This Halloween Quiz?

Can You Get 40/50 on This Halloween Quiz?

Game Gems Team · 2026-10-02

Halloween looks simple on the surface: costumes, pumpkins, candy and a few things designed to make you jump. But there is a lot more to it than that. Some Halloween traditions are centuries old, while others became popular much more recently.

So how much do you actually know about Halloween?

This Halloween quiz has 50 questions covering the history of Halloween, traditions, pumpkins, folklore, famous monsters, spooky stories, movies and a few facts that are surprisingly easy to get wrong.

Grab a pen, keep your search engine closed and see how far you can get. And don't worry if you miss a few — some of these are deliberately tricky.

How to Play This Halloween Quiz

  • There are 50 multiple-choice questions.
  • Choose one answer for each question.
  • Give yourself 1 point for every correct answer.
  • Try not to check the answers until you have finished.
  • At the end, use the score guide to see how well you did.

Watch a Halloween Quiz Before You Start

If you want to get into the spooky mood first, here's a Halloween general knowledge quiz with 50 questions covering movies, music, literature, folklore and more.

Halloween Quiz: 50 Questions

Round 1: Halloween History

1. On which date is Halloween celebrated each year?

  1. October 24
  2. October 31
  3. November 1
  4. November 5

Answer: B. October 31

2. Which ancient Celtic festival is commonly associated with the origins of Halloween?

  1. Yule
  2. Beltane
  3. Samhain
  4. Imbolc

Answer: C. Samhain

3. What does the word "Halloween" come from?

  1. Holy Night
  2. All Hallows' Eve
  3. Harvest Evening
  4. Hallow Fire

Answer: B. All Hallows' Eve

4. Which month comes immediately after October?

  1. December
  2. September
  3. November
  4. January

Answer: C. November

5. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the evening before which Christian holiday?

  1. Christmas Day
  2. All Saints' Day
  3. Easter Sunday
  4. Pentecost

Answer: B. All Saints' Day

6. Which country is particularly associated with the early Celtic traditions linked to Halloween?

  1. Ireland
  2. Brazil
  3. Japan
  4. Egypt

Answer: A. Ireland

7. What was the main seasonal meaning of Samhain?

  1. The beginning of spring
  2. The end of the harvest season
  3. The start of summer
  4. The beginning of the fishing season

Answer: B. The end of the harvest season

8. Which tradition involved poor people visiting homes in exchange for food and promising to pray for the dead?

  1. Guising
  2. Souling
  3. Mumming
  4. Caroling

Answer: B. Souling

9. What were "soul cakes" traditionally associated with?

  1. Halloween decorations
  2. Souling
  3. Witchcraft
  4. Costume making

Answer: B. Souling

10. Halloween gradually became a widespread American celebration partly through the influence of immigrants from which European countries?

  1. Ireland and Scotland
  2. Spain and Portugal
  3. Greece and Turkey
  4. Norway and Sweden

Answer: A. Ireland and Scotland

Round 2: Pumpkins, Costumes and Traditions

11. Before pumpkins became popular for jack-o'-lanterns, which vegetable was commonly carved in Ireland and Scotland?

  1. Carrot
  2. Turnip
  3. Potato
  4. Beetroot

Answer: B. Turnip

12. What is a jack-o'-lantern?

  1. A Halloween costume
  2. A carved lantern, traditionally made from a vegetable
  3. A type of Halloween cake
  4. A traditional Halloween song

Answer: B. A carved lantern, traditionally made from a vegetable

13. Which vegetable eventually became the most popular material for jack-o'-lanterns in North America?

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Cucumber
  3. Cabbage
  4. Onion

Answer: A. Pumpkin

14. Which colour combination is most strongly associated with Halloween?

  1. Blue and white
  2. Orange and black
  3. Green and yellow
  4. Red and purple

Answer: B. Orange and black

15. What is the name of the activity where people knock on doors and ask for candy?

  1. House hunting
  2. Trick-or-treating
  3. Door dancing
  4. Night calling

Answer: B. Trick-or-treating

16. What usually comes after "trick or..."?

  1. Game
  2. Treat
  3. Ghost
  4. Candy

Answer: B. Treat

17. In the Scottish and Irish tradition known as guising, what would people often do before receiving a treat?

  1. Tell a joke or perform something
  2. Light a fire
  3. Plant a pumpkin
  4. Ring a bell three times

Answer: A. Tell a joke or perform something

18. Which activity involves trying to grab apples floating in water using only your mouth?

  1. Apple diving
  2. Apple bobbing
  3. Apple catching
  4. Apple racing

Answer: B. Apple bobbing

19. Which animal is especially associated with witches and Halloween?

  1. Black cat
  2. White rabbit
  3. Brown horse
  4. Golden eagle

Answer: A. Black cat

20. Which item is commonly used to complete a witch costume?

  1. Pointed hat
  2. Baseball cap
  3. Crown
  4. Helmet

Answer: A. Pointed hat

Round 3: Monsters and Halloween Folklore

21. Which creature is traditionally said to transform from a human into a wolf?

  1. Vampire
  2. Werewolf
  3. Goblin
  4. Ghoul

Answer: B. Werewolf

22. Which mythical creature is traditionally associated with drinking blood?

  1. Vampire
  2. Goblin
  3. Zombie
  4. Ogre

Answer: A. Vampire

23. Which famous vampire character was created by author Bram Stoker?

  1. Count Dracula
  2. Frankenstein
  3. Dr. Jekyll
  4. Dorian Gray

Answer: A. Count Dracula

24. In Mary Shelley's famous novel, what is Frankenstein actually the name of?

  1. The monster
  2. The scientist
  3. The castle
  4. The village

Answer: B. The scientist

25. What kind of creature is often depicted as a reanimated corpse?

  1. Zombie
  2. Elf
  3. Fairy
  4. Mermaid

Answer: A. Zombie

26. Which creature is traditionally said to live in a coffin during the daytime?

  1. Werewolf
  2. Vampire
  3. Goblin
  4. Witch

Answer: B. Vampire

27. Which mythical creature is often described as a small, mischievous supernatural being?

  1. Goblin
  2. Vampire
  3. Werewolf
  4. Zombie

Answer: A. Goblin

28. What creature is commonly portrayed as having a human body and the head of a bull in Greek mythology?

  1. Centaur
  2. Minotaur
  3. Kraken
  4. Griffin

Answer: B. Minotaur

29. Which legendary creature is said to rise from the sea and resemble a gigantic serpent or sea monster?

  1. Kraken
  2. Goblin
  3. Hobgoblin
  4. Wendigo

Answer: A. Kraken

30. Which creature is commonly associated with full moons in werewolf stories?

  1. Sun
  2. Full moon
  3. New moon
  4. Solar eclipse

Answer: B. Full moon

Round 4: Halloween Movies, Books and Pop Culture

31. Who wrote the novel Dracula?

  1. Mary Shelley
  2. Bram Stoker
  3. Edgar Allan Poe
  4. H. G. Wells

Answer: B. Bram Stoker

32. Who wrote Frankenstein?

  1. Mary Shelley
  2. Jane Austen
  3. Emily Brontë
  4. Agatha Christie

Answer: A. Mary Shelley

33. Which 1978 horror film introduced Michael Myers?

  1. Scream
  2. Halloween
  3. Friday the 13th
  4. The Exorcist

Answer: B. Halloween

34. Which character is associated with the glove covered in blades in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

  1. Jason Voorhees
  2. Freddy Krueger
  3. Michael Myers
  4. Leatherface

Answer: B. Freddy Krueger

35. Which horror character is strongly associated with a hockey mask?

  1. Jason Voorhees
  2. Freddy Krueger
  3. Norman Bates
  4. Ghostface

Answer: A. Jason Voorhees

36. Which character wears the famous white mask in the Scream franchise?

  1. Ghostface
  2. Boogeyman
  3. Slenderman
  4. Dracula

Answer: A. Ghostface

37. Which film features the Sanderson sisters?

  1. Hocus Pocus
  2. Beetlejuice
  3. Coraline
  4. Casper

Answer: A. Hocus Pocus

38. Which animated film features Jack Skellington?

  1. Corpse Bride
  2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  3. Monster House
  4. ParaNorman

Answer: B. The Nightmare Before Christmas

39. Which fictional character is often described as a headless horseman?

  1. Ichabod Crane
  2. The Headless Horseman
  3. Captain Hook
  4. Long John Silver

Answer: B. The Headless Horseman

40. Which Edgar Allan Poe poem famously features a mysterious bird repeating a particular word?

  1. The Raven
  2. The Black Cat
  3. Annabel Lee
  4. Ulalume

Answer: A. The Raven

Round 5: Tricky Halloween Facts

41. Which fruit is traditionally used in the Halloween game of bobbing?

  1. Orange
  2. Apple
  3. Peach
  4. Pear

Answer: B. Apple

42. Which Roman goddess is sometimes connected with Halloween traditions involving apples?

  1. Venus
  2. Minerva
  3. Pomona
  4. Diana

Answer: C. Pomona

43. What is the traditional name for a person who practices witchcraft?

  1. Witch
  2. Warlock
  3. Wizard
  4. All of the above can be used depending on the tradition

Answer: D. All of the above can be used depending on the tradition

44. Which animal is sometimes believed in folklore to be able to transform into a human or supernatural being?

  1. Wolf
  2. Cat
  3. Fox
  4. All of these appear in different folklore traditions

Answer: D. All of these appear in different folklore traditions

45. Which of these is NOT traditionally considered one of the classic Halloween symbols?

  1. Black cat
  2. Bat
  3. Jack-o'-lantern
  4. Flamingo

Answer: D. Flamingo

46. What is the name of the Irish mythological figure associated with the origin story of the jack-o'-lantern?

  1. Stingy Jack
  2. Mad Jack
  3. Jack Black
  4. Jack O'Brien

Answer: A. Stingy Jack

47. Which of these was traditionally used before pumpkins for making jack-o'-lanterns?

  1. Turnips
  2. Watermelons
  3. Apples
  4. Corn

Answer: A. Turnips

48. Which phrase is most closely associated with someone revealing a ghost or supernatural presence?

  1. Boo!
  2. Bravo!
  3. Hooray!
  4. Encore!

Answer: A. Boo!

49. In folklore, what is a ghost generally believed to be?

  1. A type of animal
  2. The spirit or apparition of a dead person
  3. A weather phenomenon
  4. A type of plant

Answer: B. The spirit or apparition of a dead person

50. Halloween 2026 falls on which day of the week?

  1. Thursday
  2. Friday
  3. Saturday
  4. Sunday

Answer: C. Saturday

Your Halloween Quiz Score

Finished all 50? Now count your correct answers.

  • 45–50: Halloween expert. You clearly know your pumpkins from your poltergeists.
  • 35–44: Very impressive. You know your Halloween traditions better than most.
  • 25–34: Solid score. You definitely know your way around a spooky quiz.
  • 15–24: Not bad, but there are still a few Halloween facts waiting to surprise you.
  • 0–14: Looks like the ghosts got most of the points this time.

How Did You Do?

Halloween has changed a lot over the centuries. What started with ancient seasonal traditions eventually mixed with Christian holidays, European folklore and later American customs. The Halloween people celebrate today — complete with costumes, jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating and horror movies — is the result of all those influences coming together.

That is also what makes Halloween such a good quiz topic. You can go from ancient history to classic literature, from folklore to movies, and from pumpkins to strange traditions in just a few questions.

If you enjoyed this quiz, challenge someone else and see whether they can beat your score.

So, did you get 40 out of 50?

Share your score and find out who really knows Halloween.

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