With Halloween under 24 hours away, the promise of ghouls, ghosts and candy excites children and some adults everywhere. It’s time to refine your trivia skills with this spooky quiz. 

1. What was Halloween originally named?

1. All Hallows’ Eve
2. Night of The Haunting
3. Evening of Saints
4. Samhain’s Superstition

2. Zombies come from folklore in what culture?

1. Swahili
2. Albanian
3. European
4. Haitian

3. What is the fear of Halloween called?

1. Samhainophobia
2. Didaskaleinophobia
3. Ophidiophobia
4. Paraskevidekatriaphobia

4. What is the #1 most popular chocolate bar during Halloween?

1. Snickers
2. 3 Musketeers
3. Hershey’s
4. Kit Kat

5. Which famous person died mysteriously on Halloween?

1. Biggie Smalls
2. Kurt Cobain
3. The Black Dahlia
4. Harry Houdini

6. Trick-or-treating was once called:

1. “going a souling”
2. “searching for a sweet”
3. “collecting sugary”
4. “night scavenging”

7. Which Halloween treat was popular in 1905?

1. Steamed Broccoli
2. Hot green pickles
3. Chocolate-covered cherries
4. Gingerbread cookies

8. What ingredient isn’t included in candy corn?

1. Sugar
2. Vanilla Extract
3. Marshmallow
4. Corn Syrup

9. What’s the correct spelling of Halloween?

1. Hallowe’en
2. Hallo-ween
3. Hallo’ween
4. Hallowee’n

10. The most popular Halloween costume is a:

1. Doctor
2. Zombie
3. Comic book character
4. Ghost

11. In which country is Halloween looked as “An overly commercial American holiday?”

1. France
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. Spain

12. When a person wears their clothes inside out and walk backwards on Halloween, they’ll see a what?

1. Spirit
2. Witch
3. Dead relative
4. Weeping woman

ANSWER KEY:

1.A  2.D  3.A  4.A  5.D  6.A  7.B  8.B  9.A  10.C  11.A  12.B