Halloween trivia quiz with answers
Ten Halloween trivia questions with the answers below, from the festival’s Celtic origins to the authors behind the monsters. It works as a ten-minute live round at a party or in a classroom, or as a link people take whenever they like.
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True or false questions with a ten-second timer
True or false questions default to ten seconds live, which keeps the pace up between the harder multiple-choice rounds.
Explanations after each answer
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Halloween Trivia Quiz
Live previewHow to use this template
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- Press “Use this template” to open it in the quiz editor, then keep, change or add questions.
- To run it live, open the quiz and press Host live. Put the host screen on a projector: players go to votense.com/play on their phones, type the six-digit PIN and pick a nickname. You press Start; each question shows a countdown, reveals itself when time is up or everyone has answered, and a leaderboard follows.
- For a party where people drift in and out, share the link instead: each person sees their score and the right answers when they finish.
- Turn on “One attempt per person” before sharing the link if you are giving a prize for the top score.
Questions in this quiz
11 questions, using 2 of the 24 question types available.
| Question | Question type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Your name | Short text | Yes |
| Halloween grew out of which ancient Celtic festival? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Before pumpkins, what was carved into lanterns in Ireland and Scotland? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Who wrote the novel “Dracula”? | Short text | Yes |
| What is samhainophobia the fear of? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| In which year was John Carpenter’s film “Halloween” released? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Who wrote “Frankenstein”? | Short text | Yes |
| On which day did the escape artist Harry Houdini die? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| True or false: the jack-o’-lantern is named after an Irish folk tale about “Stingy Jack”. | Radio buttons | Yes |
| What is a group of witches traditionally called? | Radio buttons | Yes |
| Which colour is traditionally paired with black for Halloween? | Radio buttons | Yes |
All ten questions and answers
1. Halloween grew out of which ancient Celtic festival? — Samhain.
2. Before pumpkins, what was carved into lanterns in Ireland and Scotland? — Turnips.
3. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”? — Bram Stoker.
4. What is samhainophobia the fear of? — Halloween.
5. In which year was John Carpenter’s film “Halloween” released? — 1978.
6. Who wrote “Frankenstein”? — Mary Shelley.
7. On which day did the escape artist Harry Houdini die? — Halloween, 31 October 1926.
8. True or false: the jack-o’-lantern is named after an Irish folk tale about “Stingy Jack”. — True.
9. What is a group of witches traditionally called? — A coven.
10. Which colour is traditionally paired with black for Halloween? — Orange.
What goes wrong with this quiz
Specific to this template, not general advice about quizzes.
Starting before everyone has joined
Late arrivals can still join with the PIN during the game, but they score nothing for questions already played. Wait on the lobby screen until the player count stops rising.
Typed answers with spelling traps
Typed answers ignore capitals and punctuation but not spelling. For a name people misspell, add the common misspellings as extra accepted answers.
Questions about this quiz
How many people can play at once?
Up to 50 players in one live game on the free plan (300 on Basic, 1,000 on Advanced), each on their own phone, with no account or app. Taken from a link instead of live, the limit is the plan’s response limit per quiz.
How is the score worked out?
In a live game a correct answer earns between 1,000 points (instant) and 500 points (at the buzzer), so speed matters; a wrong answer earns nothing. Taken from a link, every correct answer earns its full points. The server does the scoring — a player’s phone never decides it.
Is this suitable for children?
Yes — the questions are about history, books and folklore, with nothing gory. Players choose their own nicknames, so for a class, ask everyone to use their first name.
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