If you're doing this for English as Second Language students, part 1 is appropriate for CLB level 2 - 3 students, but part 2 is a bit more difficult and more appropriate for CLB level 4 and above.

1. Halloween Trivia
Trivia questions will range from easy to
difficult.
Part 1 – Easy
Part 2 - difficult
By Tara Lockhart

2. What are the colours of Halloween?
a. Orange and yellow
b. Orange and black
c. Black and green
d. Orange, yellow and white

3. What are the colours of Halloween?
a. Orange and yellow
b. Orange and black
c. Black and green
d. Orange, yellow and white

4. What is the name of this monster?
a. Frankenstein
b. Frankenstein’s monster
c. Marvin
d. Frank

5. What is the name of this monster?
a. Frankenstein
b. Frankenstein’s monster
c. Marvin
d. Frank

6. What day is Halloween?
a. October 27th
b. October 28th
c. October 30th
d. October 31st

7. What day is Halloween?
a. October 27th
b. October 28th
c. October 30th
d. October 31st

8. What is the name of this famous
Halloween treat?
a. Fudge
b. Lollipop
c. Candy Horn
d. Candy Corn

9. What is the name of this famous
Halloween treat?
a. Fudge
b. Lollipop
c. Candy Horn = there is no candy called Candy
Horn.
d. Candy Corn
a.
b.

10. What is the one thing that can kill a
werewolf?
(answer is on the next slide)

11. What is the one thing that can kill a
werewolf?
Answer: A silver bullet to the heart.

12. If you have an eye patch, an earring
and a parrot, what costume would you
be wearing?
a. Mummy
b. Pirate
c. Zombie
d. Ghoul

13. If you have an eye patch, an earring
and a parrot, what costume would you
be wearing?
a. Mummy
b. Pirate
c. Zombie
d. Ghoul

14. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Answer: (go to the next slide)

15. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Answer: Fruit!

16. If you are born on October 31st, you
have the ability to….
a. see and talk to spirits / ghosts.
b. see the future
c. do magic on October 31st
d. fly on October 31st

17. If you are born on October 31st, you
have the ability to….
a. see and talk to spirits / ghosts.
b. see the future
c. do magic on October 31st
d. fly on October 31st

18. Michael Jackson’s song “_____” is very
popular at Halloween time.
a. Monster Mash
b. Beat It
c. Thriller
d. Somebody’s Watching Me

19. Michael Jackson’s song “_____” is very
popular at Halloween time.
a. Monster Mash
b. Beat It
c. Thriller
d. Somebody’s Watching Me

20. What’s the name of this game?

21. Apple Bobbing or Bobbing for Apples

22. What is the name of a witch’s
transportation?
a. Vacuum cleaner
b. BMW
c. Broomstick
d. Flying carpet

23. What is the name of a witch’s
transportation?
a. Vacuum cleaner
b. BMW
c. Broomstick (or broom)
d. Flying carpet

24. What bird is connected to Halloween?
a. Crow
b. Owl
c. bat

25. What bird is connected to Halloween?
a. Crow
b. Owl
c. Bat <- this is NOT a bird.
*Owls are associated with
magic.

26. What is the name of a pumpkin with a
face carved into it?
carve = to cut into

27. Jack-O-Lantern
or
Jack O’ Lantern

28. What phrase do children say when
they ask for candy?
a. Trick-or-treat!
b. Please and thanks you!
c. Treat-or-trick!
d. Trit-or-treat!

29. What phrase do children say when
they ask for candy?
a. Trick-or-treat!
b. Please and thank you!
c. Treat-or-trick!
d. Trit-or-treat!

30. What colour cat is a symbol of
Halloween?
(Answer on next slide)

31. What colour cat is a symbol of
Halloween?

32. What vegetable is used to scare
vampires away?
a. Onion
b. carrot
c. potato
d. garlic

33. What vegetable is used to scare
vampires away?
a. Onion
b. carrot
c. potato
d. garlic

34. What is this called?

35. skeleton
Last slide for “easy”

36. Halloween trivia – part 2

37. What does seeing a spider on
Halloween mean?
a. You are going to die very soon.
b. You will have bad luck.
c. You are going to have good luck in the
following year.
d. The spirit of a loved one is guarding you.

38. What does seeing a spider on
Halloween mean?
a. You are going to die very soon.
b. You will have bad luck.
c. You are going to have good luck in the
following year.
d. The spirit of a loved one is guarding you.

39. What does the word Dracula mean?
Answer: (on the next slide)

40. What does the word Dracula mean?
Answer:
Dracul (Romanian) = “devil”
Draco (Latin) = “dragon”

41. What is the term used to describe
when a person changes into a wolf?
a. Lycanthropy
b. Hycanthropy
c. Alluranthropy
d. Cynanthropy

42. What is the term used to describe
when a person changes into a wolf?
a. Lycanthropy
b. Hycanthropy
c. Alluranthropy
d. Cynanthropy

43. Which country uses apple peels on
Halloween to predict a person’s
future?
a. Scotland
b. Spain
c. Russia
d. Brazil

44. Which country uses apple peels on
Halloween to predict a person’s
future?
a. Scotland
b. Spain
c. Russia
d. Brazil

45. What is the word Halloween an
abbreviation of?
a. Old Hall of Ween
b. All Hallows’ Eve
c. Old Hallows Eve

46. What is the word Hallowe’en an
abbreviation of?
a. Old Hall of Ween
b. All Hallows’ Eve
c. Old Hallows Eve
Hallowe’en means “hallowed evening” or “holy evening.”
It comes from the Scottish term For All Hallows’ Eve which is the
evening before All Hallows’ Day.

47. Why did the tradition of wearing a
costume begin?
(Answer on the next slide)

48. Why did the tradition of wearing a
costume begin?
People wore costumes to protect themselves
from evil spirits. When the spirits saw the
people in their costumes, they would think the
people were also evil spirits and leave them
alone.

49. To protect yourself from evil on
Halloween, what common kitchen
ingredient would you carry in your
pocket?
a. garlic
b. pepper
c. salt
d. water

50. To protect yourself from evil on Halloween,
what common kitchen ingredient would
you carry in your pocket?
a. garlic
b. pepper
c. salt
d. water

51. What does the “trick” part of trick-or-
treat represent / mean?
a. It means that ghosts or goblins will trick a
person into giving them a treat.
b. It’s a threat that a trick will be played if no
treat is given.
c. There is no meaning; it’s just cute.

52. What does the “trick” part of trick-or-
treat represent / mean?
a. It means that ghosts or goblins will trick a
person into giving them a treat.
b. It’s a threat that a trick will be played if no
treat is given.
c. There is no meaning; it’s just cute.

53. What is the name of this spooky
figure?
a.Ichabod Crane
b.One of the Four Horsemen
c. The Headless Horseman
d.Sleepy Hallow

54. What is the name of this spooky
figure?
a.Ichabod Crane
b.One of the Four Horsemen
c. The Headless Horseman
d.Sleepy Hallow

55. Why are orange and black traditionally
used as Halloween’s colours?
a. Black = trick, Orange = treat
b. Orange = Fall harvest, Black = death
c. Orange = fire, black = ash

56. Why are orange and black traditionally
used as Halloween’s colours?
a. Black = trick, Orange = treat
b. Orange = Fall harvest, Black = death
c. Orange = fire, black = ash

57. Halloween is the 3rd biggest party day (in
North America) after what 2 events?
a. New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday
b. Independence Day (U.S) and New Year’s
c. Christmas Eve and New Year’s
d. St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s

58. Halloween is the 3rd biggest party day (in
North America) after what 2 events?
a. New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday
b. Independence Day (U.S) and New Year’s
c. Christmas Eve and New Year’s
d. St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s

59. True or False?
There are no words in the English
dictionary that rhyme with orange.
The following words rhyme = pink, think, sink,
rink

60. True
There are no words in the English
dictionary that rhyme with orange.

61. Which song is NOT a real song title?
a. One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People
Eater
b. Five Little Pumpkins
c. Monster Mash
d. Zelda the Zombie

62. Which song is NOT a real song title?
a. One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People
Eater
b. Five Little Pumpkins
c. Monster Mash
d. Zelda the Zombie

63. The origin of the word “witch” comes
from the old English word “wicce”
which means….
a. Evil woman
b. Woman in black
c. Magical woman
d. Wise woman

64. The origin of the word “witch” comes
from the old English word “wicce”
which means….
a. Evil woman
b. Woman in black
c. Magical woman
d. Wise woman

65. The end!