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Halloween quiz for work

15 questions with answers – from Pennywise and Michael Myers to what people carved before pumpkins – and a minigame after every third question, with sweets, ghosts, bats and spiders. Play it on the big screen or on phones only.

Play the Halloween quizFree for up to 5 players. The quiz goes into your library, so you can change the questions.

The questions and minigames

  1. In which story does a headless horseman chase people through the night?

    1. Frankenstein
    2. Sleepy Hollow
    3. Dracula
    4. Pinocchio
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    Answer: Sleepy Hollow

  2. Which family includes Morticia, Gomez and their daughter Wednesday?

    1. The Munsters
    2. The Flintstones
    3. The Simpsons
    4. The Addams Family
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    Answer: The Addams Family

  3. In which country is the Day of the Dead celebrated with sugar skulls and altars?

    1. Mexico
    2. Spain
    3. Brazil
    4. Italy
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    Answer: Mexico

  4. 🎃Minigame: Candy RainTap the pumpkins and sweets. Not the spiders.📱 On the phone

  5. Who breaks down the door with an axe and shouts "Here's Johnny!" in The Shining?

    1. Anthony Hopkins
    2. Christopher Walken
    3. Jack Nicholson
    4. Robert De Niro
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    Answer: Jack Nicholson

  6. What is Jack Skellington's home town called in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas?

    1. Christmas Town
    2. Sleepy Hollow
    3. Halloween Town
    4. Transylvania
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    Answer: Halloween Town

  7. Halloween is the evening before which Christian feast?

    1. Easter
    2. Candlemas
    3. Michaelmas
    4. All Saints' Day
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    Answer: All Saints' Day

  8. 👻Minigame: Count the GhostsCount only the ghosts, then tap the number.📱 On the phone

  9. Who wrote the novel It, about the clown Pennywise?

    1. Edgar Allan Poe
    2. Stephen King
    3. Dean Koontz
    4. Anne Rice
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    Answer: Stephen King

  10. What is the killer called in John Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween?

    1. Michael Myers
    2. Freddy Krueger
    3. Jason Voorhees
    4. Chucky
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    Answer: Michael Myers

  11. Who wrote the novel Frankenstein, published in 1818?

    1. Bram Stoker
    2. Jane Austen
    3. Mary Shelley
    4. Charles Dickens
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    Answer: Mary Shelley

  12. 🦇Minigame: Bat HuntTap the bats. Not the skulls.📱 On the phone

  13. Which country does Samhain, the Celtic festival Halloween grew out of, come from?

    1. The USA
    2. Mexico
    3. Germany
    4. Ireland
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    Answer: Ireland

  14. The jack-o'-lantern is named after an Irish tale about Stingy Jack. Who did Jack trick?

    1. A witch
    2. A vampire
    3. The Devil
    4. The king
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    Answer: The Devil

  15. What did people in Ireland and Scotland carve before pumpkins took over?

    1. Potatoes
    2. Turnips
    3. Apples
    4. Cucumbers
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    Answer: Turnips

  16. 🕷️Minigame: The SpiderTap the spider.📱 On the phone

  17. In which year was Bram Stoker's novel Dracula published?

    1. 1797
    2. 1927
    3. 1957
    4. 1897
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    Answer: 1897

  18. Which horror actor performs the spooky monologue at the end of Michael Jackson's Thriller?

    1. Vincent Price
    2. Christopher Lee
    3. Boris Karloff
    4. Bela Lugosi
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    Answer: Vincent Price

  19. In which 1982 film does little Carol Anne say "They're here" in front of the TV?

    1. The Exorcist
    2. The Shining
    3. Poltergeist
    4. Carrie
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    Answer: Poltergeist

  20. 🐍Minigame: SnakeSwipe to steer. Eat the sweets.📱 On the phone

How to make the Halloween quiz a hit

1

Dim the lights

Turn the lights down and play the quiz on the TV or projector. No big screen? Choose Phones only when you start.

2

Mix in minigames

After every third question everyone catches sweets, counts ghosts, hunts bats or squashes spiders on their phones. It keeps the mood up.

3

Dress up the quiz too

Swap a few questions for ones about the office, or make it personal so a colleague turns up in the games.

Happy Halloween – and good luck!

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