Yahoo News 75 Halloween quiz questions and answers on TV, film, literature, music, history and celebrities
Halloween is fast approaching and we've begun conjuring up plans to carve spooky pumpkins, concoct stylish table decorations for fiendish feasts at home, and devise devilish quizzes to play with friends and family.
Halloween this year falls on Tuesday 31 October and we've got the perfect Halloween quiz to get you in the mood. Whether you're looking for something to get the party started at home, planning a work social event or enjoying a virtual gathering with friends from afar, we've got the the quiz for you right here.
Our ready-made, Halloween-themed quiz has six rounds which cover the categories of TV, film, literature, music, history and celebrity. All the answers are included in the brackets so you've got everything you need to host a fabulous quiz night.
Ready to be quiz master this year? Get started with our bumper Halloween quiz below!
Halloween quiz
Round 1 - Halloween TV quiz
Which science fiction horror series from Netflix is set in the fictional town of Hawkins? [Answer: Stranger Things]
Who plays the title character in mystery crime drama Jonathan Creek, which first aired in 1997? [Answer: Alan Davies]
In the Friends episode 'The One with the Halloween Party', what memorable - but not particularly spooky - costumes did Ross and Chandler wear? [Answer: Ross was Spud-nik and Chandler was a Pink Bunny]
On 31 October back in 1992, the BBC petrified the nation with Ghostwatch, a scripted drama that duped viewers into believing it was a live transmission from a haunted house. Which trusted TV veteran presented it? [Answer: Michael Parkinson]
What iconic phrase doScooby Doo monsters and villains usually say when they're captured by the gang? [Answer: "I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids"]
Netflix's slasher horror series Fear Street Trilogy are based on the novels by which young adult author? [Answer: RL Stine]
Name the actress who played Morticia Addams in Tim Burton's Addams Family reimagining for Netflix? [Answer: Catherine Zeta-Jones]
Bates Motel starring Freddie Highmore is the prequel to which classic horror film? [Answer: Psycho]
What is the name of the young woman who vanishes in David Lynch's cult series Twin Peaks? [Answer: Laura Palmer]
What is the surname of Sabrina the teenage witch? [Answer: Spellman]
Round 2 - Halloween Film quiz
In Hocus Pocus, what are the names of the three Sanderson sisters and the actresses who play them? [Answer: Bette Midler as Winifred, Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah, and Kathy Najimy as Mary]
Which film is the iconic line, "I see dead people" from? [Answer: The Sixth Sense]
In which 1982 horror film did Carol Anne start talking to the television set? [Answer: Poltergeist]
In the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches, Anjelica Huston's Grand High Witch plans to turn children into what? [Answer: Mice]
In 13 going on 30, Jenna Rink saves the office party by getting everyone to join her rendition of a famous dance routine to which spooky song? [Answer: Thriller by Michael Jackson]
Which actress reprised her iconic role - made famous over two decades ago - for Halloween Kills? [Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis]
Name the eerie hotel in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining [Answer: The Overlook Hotel]
Horror film The Quiet Place co-stars which real-life Hollywood couple? [Answer: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski]
What's the name of the terrifying clown in Stephen King's It, which was remade starring Bill Skarsgard in the title role? [Answer: Pennywise]
In Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, can you name the creature that breaks into Hogwarts on Halloween night? [Answer: Mountain troll]
Round 3 - Halloween Literature quiz
The Goosebumps series of books has spooked readers since its release back in 1992 - name the author who created them? [Answer: R.L. Stine]
What is the name of the youngest Baudelaire child in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events? [Answer: Sunny]
In the 1972 children's book of the same name, who are Meg and Mog? [Answer: A witch and a cat]
Janet and Allan Ahlberg's Halloween classic Funnybones tells the story of a big skeleton, a little skeleton and what other type of skeleton? [Answer: A dog skeleton]
What supernatural power does Carrie possess in Stephen King's blood-soaked novel of the same title? [Answer: Telekinesis - she can move objects with her psychic ability]
Which spell did Professor Flitwick first teach Harry, Ron and Hermione on Halloween in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? [Answer: Wingardium Leviosa]
How many witches appear in Shakespeare's Macbeth? [Answer: Three]
What is the name of the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia? [Answer: Jadis]
Which Agatha Christie novel is Kenneth Branagh's 2023 Poriot film, A Haunting in Venice based on? [Answer: Halloween Party]
Who wrote Frankenstein in 1818? [Answer: Mary Shelley]
Round 4 - Halloween Celebrity quiz
Can you guess the famous model transformed for one of her legendary Halloween parties? [Answer: Heidi Klum]
Can you name the British broadcaster famed for his many interview documentary series? [Answer: Louis Theroux]
Can you guess the celebrity waltzing head first into Halloween in this outrageous Cruella outfit? [Answer: Craig Revel Horwood]
Name the radio duo dressed as Wednesday and Morticia Addams [Answer: Ashley Roberts and Amanda Holden]
Can you name the glamorous pop star masquerading as singer Post Malone? [Answer: Rita Ora]
Round 5 - Halloween Music quiz
Which band sang the song 'Creep'? [Answer: Radiohead]
Who is the lead singer of The Zombies? [Answer: Colin Blunstone]
What year was Rockwell's paranoid classic Somebody's Watching Me released? [Answer: 1984]
"An invisible man, Sleeping in your bed", is the lyric from which hit belonging to a movie of the same title? [Answer: Ghostbusters]
The famous song 'Time Warp' is from which cult comedy horror film? [Answer: The Rocky Horror Show]
Which Gen Z pop star sings 'Bury a Friend'? [Answer: Billie Eilish]
Name the legendary singer who starred played the Goblin King in Labyrinth [Answer: David Bowie]
Pop star Katy Perry has a song named after which friendly alien? [Answer: E.T.]
According to Warren Zevon's 70s hit, in which city can werewolves be found reading Chinese menus and drinking piña coladas? [Answer: London - from the song Werewolves of London, by Warren Zevon]
Which group famously sang about zombies? [Answer: The Cranberries]
Round 6 - Halloween History quiz
Name the celestial event which happened on Halloween in 2021 for the first time in 19 years [Answer: October's second full moon, also known as a Blue Moon]
What vegetable was originally carved to create a Jack-O'-lantern before the pumpkin became the Halloween vegetable of choice? [Answer: Turnip]
On which historical figure was Bram Stoker's Dracula said to have been based? [Answer: Vlad the Impaler]
Which famous magician died on Halloween? [Answer: Harry Houdini]
What is the day after Halloween called? [Answer: All Saints Day]
What is a group of witches called? [Answer: A coven]
When will the next Halloween full moon occur? [Answer: Halloween 2039]
According to legend, what can harm a vampire? [Answers: Wooden stakes / silver bullets / sunlight]
Victorians used to put what inside their coffins, just in case? [Answer: Bells - if they happened to be buried alive]
For which fruit do you traditionally bob for on Halloween? [Answer:Apples]
Round 7 - The Halloween round for kids and teens
In Ghostbusters, what is the name of the infamous ghost with a ginormous appetite? [Answer: Slimer]
What totally fetch Halloween costume did Lindsay Lohan's character Cady wear in Mean Girls? [Answer: The Bride of Frankenstein]
What is the name of Hufflepuff house's patron ghost? [Answer: Fat Friar]
In Frankenweenie, Tim Burton's twist on the classic Frankenstein story, a young scientist bringing what back to life? [Answer: His beloved pet dog]
Name the singer and actress that plays Mavis in Hotel Transylvania [Answer: Selena Gomez]
Helen Nicoll gave us a series of children's books about a well-meaning witch, her striped cat, and their friend Owl. What were the books called? [Answer: Meg and Mog]
What is the name of the fourth and final novel in The Twilight Saga? [Answer: Breaking Dawn]
What animals are traditionally associated with witches? [Answer: Black cats]
In Steven Spielberg's otherworldly classic E.T, name the creature Elliot sets free in his Science class, angering his teacher and causing quite the commotion? [Answer: Frogs]
In Roald Dahl's dark fantasy world of The Witches, what is the name of the little boy who is lured into the convention hall by the Grand High Witch with the promise of free chocolate? [Answer: Bruno Jenkins]
What type of creature is Shrek? [Answer: An ogre]
What can Dracula transform himself into? [Answer: A bat]
What's the name of the green, one-eyed monster from Monsters Inc? [Answer: Mike Wazowski]
Also in Monsters Inc, what is the name of the little girl who is not afraid of monsters? [Answer: Boo]
What do the children in E.T dress him up as to escape the house at Halloween? [Answer: A Ghost]
The Pixar film Coco is based on which Mexican holiday? [Answer: Day of the Dead]
Which TV series features the beloved characters Fred, Velma, and Daphne? [Answer: Scooby-Doo]
The loveable Bull Terrier dog Sparky lives with Victor Frakenstein in which Tim Burton film? [Answer: Frankenweenie]
What is the name of Billy's very cute and beleaguered mogwai in Gremlins? [Answer: Gizmo]
Who runs the hotel in the monster comedy Transylvania Hotel? [Answer: Count Dracula]
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