‘Build your own’ quiz night with a large selection of pub quiz questions
50 Questions
| According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, who would you see? | Your future spouse |
| The average American Household spends how much on Halloween Candy each year? | $44 |
| What kind of plant is a 'Death Cap'? | Mushroom (Accept also Toadstool) |
| What was the name of the pub in the film An American Werewolf In London? | The Slaughtered Lamb |
| Which grave robbing Edinburgh duo supplied dead bodies to the anatomist Dr. Robert Knox? | Burke and Hare |
| What is the name of the day that follows Halloween? | All Saints Day |
| According to legend, what is the most common way of becoming a werewolf? | Being bitten or scratched by another werewolf |
| Which 20-year-old authoress wrote the novel Frankenstein about a creature that ultimately destroys its creator? | Mary Shelley |
| Formed in the U.K. in 1905, which organisation has a Latin motto that is translated as "Not apt to disclose secrets"? | The Magic Circle |
| Whose music provided the soundtrack to the film The Exorcist? | Mike Oldfield’s |
| Which Celtic Festival was the pre-Christian forerunner of Halloween? | Samhain (pronounced sow’inn’) |
| Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and which other female star were ‘The Witches of Eastwick’? | Cher |
| Which traditional Halloween pastime is thought to derive from the symbol of the Pomona, the Roman Goddess of fruit and gardens? | Bobbing for Apples |
| Which Seventh Century Pope designated November 1 St All Saints Day? | Pope Boniface IV |
| How did French Explorer Jacques Cartier describe pumpkins in 1584? | Gros Melons |
| How is All Saints’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day collectively known? | Hallowmas |
| Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables? | Fruits |
| What Halloween Prop comes from an Irish Myth about ‘Stingy Jack’? | Jack O’Lantern |
| What Autumn Celebration in ancient England came in when worshipping saints ended in the Puritan Church? | Guy Fawkes Night |
| What is the traditional Irish dish of Barnbrack? | Fruitloaf |
| Where is Count Dracula’s Castle located? | Transylvannia |
| The name Halloween is of Scottish origin, but what is it short for? | All Hallow’s Eve |
| Who played Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s horror movie ‘Halloween’? | Jamie Lee Curtis |
| Who wrote the short story entitled ‘The Black Cat’ in 1843? | Edgar Allen Poe |
| Who played the eponymous role in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’? | Sarah Michelle Gellar |
| Who wrote the novel ‘Dracula’? | Bram Stoker |
| According to ‘USA Today’, what was the fifth most worn Halloween Costume? | Batman |
| On which day do Catholics believe that the living may intercede on behalf of the dead through prayer? | All Souls’ Day |
| According to folklore what is the preferred method of transport for witches? | The Flying Broomstick |
| According to voodoo belief, by what name are the living dead known? | Zombies |
| Who secretly created an eight-foot monster out of separate body parts collected from a charnel house? | Dr Frankenstein |
| ‘Eye of Newt, toe of Frog’ is a witches charm in which Shakespeare play? | Macbeth |
| ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller is about which towns witchhunt? | Salem |
| The Romans merged which of their Autumn Festival with the Celtic Samhein (pronounced sow’inn)? | Pomona’s Day |
| In which horror movie are the Freeling Family terrorised by ghosts? | Poltergeist |
| Who was the only ‘normal-looking one’ in the Munster Family? | Marilyn |
| Who, with Hansel, was lured into the wicked witch’s gingerbread house? | Gretel |
| Which modern Halloween custom comes from the poor begging for ‘Soul Cakes’ on all All Souls’ Day? | Trick or Treating |
| In the Middle Ages, what creatures were renowned as witches’ familiars? | Black Cats |
| In E.T., what does Elliot dress E.T. up as on Halloween? | A ghost |
| The first Halloween movie was released in 1978. How many days did it take to film? | 21 days |
| Which is the only Country in the World where Halloween is a National Holiday? | Ireland |
| What is souling? | The act of begging of donations of food |
| 24 people were condemned during the witch trials of Salem. 19 hanged, 1 pressed and 4 died in Witch Jails. What year did these trials take place? | 1692 |
| How much blood does a Vampire Bat drink every day? | ½ of their body weight per feeding |
| How many species of spiders are there in the World? | 35000 |
| In what country was the first written account of children using the phrase “trick or treat” on Halloween? | Canada |
| In what country did carving Jack O’ Lanterns originate? | Ireland |
| The original costumes for Halloween were made out of which Material? | Animal Hair and Skin |
| Transylvania is a region of which Country? | Romania |