75 Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids

1. On what date is Halloween celebrated?

2. Samhain, one festival linked to Halloween traditions, was celebrated by which ancient people?

3. What was the name of the old Celtic festival that Halloween grew from?

4. Samhain marked the traditional end of which season in Ireland?

5. The word Halloween is a short way of saying which longer name?

6. Which day comes right after Halloween on the calendar, on November 1?

7. During Samhain, the Celts lit huge fires outside. What are these big outdoor fires called?

8. Long ago in Ireland and Scotland, what vegetable did people carve into lanterns before pumpkins?

9. Which group of immigrants helped bring Halloween customs to the United States in the 1800s?

10. Why did the jack-o'-lantern switch from turnips to pumpkins in America?

11. In 1600s England, a jack-o'-lantern was a name for what kind of person?

12. In old Scotland, children dressed in costumes and went door to door. What was this custom called?

13. Halloween's traditional colors are orange and what other color?

14. In Ireland, what fruity bread is a Halloween treat, sometimes with a ring baked inside?

15. What color are the flowers that grow on pumpkin vines?

16. In the northern United States, in which season are most pumpkins harvested?

17. Where did pumpkins first grow, long before people planted them in Europe?

18. A pumpkin is mostly made of what?

19. What gives pumpkins their bright orange color?

20. Scientists say a pumpkin is really a fruit, not a vegetable. Why?

21. When you carve a jack-o'-lantern, what do you scoop out of the inside first?

22. What is usually placed inside a jack-o'-lantern to make it glow?

23. Is a bat a bird or a mammal?

24. What is a baby bat called?

25. How do most bats rest during the day?

26. Many bats find bugs in the dark by making sounds and listening for the echoes. What is this called?

27. People say 'blind as a bat.' Are bats really blind?

28. A bat's wing is skin stretched over what part of its body?

29. The scientific name for bats, Chiroptera, means what?

30. What do most bats eat?

31. Some bats help new plants grow. How do fruit bats do this?

32. Where do many bats sleep during the day?

33. What is the place where bats rest called?

34. A big group of bats living together is called what?

35. Spiders are not insects. What group of animals do they belong to?

36. What are the body parts that spiders use to spin silk?

37. What do you call an old, dusty spider web in a corner?

38. What sound do many owls make at night?

39. A spider waits in its web for food. What sticks to the web?

40. Which bone protects your brain like a helmet?

41. What do children say at the door when they go out in costume on Halloween?

42. In which party game do players try to grab floating apples using only their teeth?

43. In stories, what do witches ride across the sky?

44. What is a witch's big cooking pot called in stories?

45. Which three colors are on a classic piece of candy corn?

46. Which fruit is dipped in a hard, shiny red coating to make a fall treat?

47. What do you call the face carved into a pumpkin with a light inside?

48. What word does a cartoon ghost usually say to surprise people?

49. Barn owls can catch mice in total darkness. Which sense do they mostly use?

50. Children dress up for Halloween. What do we call the outfits they wear?

51. Halloween comes during which season in the United States?

52. A corn maze is a fun fall puzzle. What is it cut into?

53. Hayrides are a fall treat. What is a hayride usually pulled by?

54. The biggest bats in the world eat fruit and have faces a bit like a fox. What are they called?

55. The tiny bumblebee bat is one of the smallest mammals on Earth. Where does it live?

56. Barn owls have faces in a special shape. What shape is it?

57. Owls can fly without making much noise. What helps them do that?

58. Many garden spiders build round webs with lines like the spokes of a bicycle wheel. What are these spiders called?

59. An insect has three main body parts. How many main body parts does a spider have?

60. Which long-legged arachnids have a compact body with broadly joined sections and no silk glands?

61. In old European stories, black cats were often said to be the helpers of whom?

62. Can touching a toad give you warts?

63. Skeleton decorations show lots of bones. Which is the longest bone in your body?

64. Which mineral, found in milk and leafy greens, helps keep your bones strong?

65. Which insects are important helpers that carry pollen between pumpkin flowers?

66. The pumpkin is the official state fruit of which US state?

67. In Ireland, Halloween games include trying to bite an apple hanging from a string with no hands. What is it called?

68. What is the little cap that cups the top of an acorn called?

69. What do you call a farm field full of apple trees?

70. Around the Northern Hemisphere autumn equinox, how do the lengths of day and night compare?

71. When the Moon is visible on Halloween night, where does its light come from?

72. What do you call a scientist who studies spiders?

73. Popcorn is a favorite fall snack. What makes a kernel go pop?

74. Which Texas city is famous for a huge bat colony that flies out from under a downtown bridge at sunset?

75. Some nectar-drinking bats help pollinate which giant desert cactus?