Halloween quiz questions and answers 2025

It’s time for our 2025 Halloween quiz! Dive into five spook-tacular rounds filled with fun and tricky Halloween quiz questions about movies, TV, history, and general knowledge. See if you have what it takes to survive the ultimate test of Halloween wits!

Halloween quiz questions for 2025

Round 1: Halloween movie quiz questions

1. Who directed the 1982 sci-fi film E.T.?
2. What is the name of the town where Beetlejuice is set?
3. What is the name of the actor who plays Shaun's best friend in Shaun of the Dead?
4. Which classic thriller-horror film features the line 'We're gonna need a bigger boat'?
5. In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the magical creature that can only be seen by those who have witnessed death?

Round 2: Halloween TV quiz questions

1. What is the name of the creature that Tyler transforms into in Netflix's Wednesday?
2. What is the monster that threatens Hawkins in season 1 of Stranger Things?
3. Which TV show holds the record for the longest-running annual Halloween special?
4. In the Friends episode “The One with the Halloween Party”, what is Monica dressed up as?
5. Which horror-comedy series follows a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost living together in Staten Island?

Round 3: Halloween literature quiz questions

1. Goosebumps is a series of horror children's books, but what was the name of the author?
2. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
3. What word does Danny see written on a mirror in Stephen King's The Shining?
4. True or false: Sleepy Hollow is a real town in New York.
5. What nickname do actors often use for Macbeth to avoid saying the play’s real title?

Round 4: Halloween history quiz questions

1. Before pumpkins became the go-to, what vegetable was carved into lanterns in Ireland and Scotland?
2. In which country did apple bobbing first become a Halloween tradition?
3. True or false: Black cats were considered lucky in medieval Europe.
4. What famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?
5. Which country celebrates Día de los Muertos, a holiday that coincides with Halloween?

Round 5: Halloween general knowledge quiz questions

1. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
2. What name is given to a group of witches?
3. What is the German translation for the word 'poltergeist'?
4. What is the weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown on record? (closest answer wins).
5. What is the first name of Dr Frankenstein?

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Answers below...

Answers round 1:

1. Steven Spielberg
2. Winter River, Connecticut
3. Nick Frost
4. Jaws
5. Thestrals

Answers round 2:

1. Hyde
2. Demogorgon
3. The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
4. Cat Woman
5. What We Do in the Shadows

Answers round 3:

1. R.L Stine
2. 18
3. REDRUM
4. True
5. The Scottish Play

Answers round 4:

1. Turnips
2. United Kingdom
3. False
4. Harry Houdini
5. Mexico

Answers round 5:

1. Fruit
2. Coven
3. Noisy Ghost
4. 2,819.3 lb (1,278.8 kg)
5. Victor

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