60 Halloween Trivia Questions for Kids, With Answers (2026)

Here are 60 easy Halloween trivia questions for kids, with answers, in seven short rounds: Halloween basics, pumpkins, candy, costumes and trick-or-treating, spooky animals, kids' Halloween movies, and a true-or-false finale. They are written for ages 6 to 12, so younger kids can answer the first rounds and older kids get a challenge at the end. Halloween falls on a Saturday, October 31, 2026, which makes a classroom party on Friday or a family game night on the day easy to plan.

Playing with teens or adults too? Our 100 Halloween trivia questions for all ages go from easy to hard, and you can get that set as a free printable with an answer key.

How to play Halloween trivia with kids

• Ages 4–6: read the question and two possible answers out loud, and let them pick.
• Ages 6–9: rounds 1, 2, 4 and 5. One point per answer, and a piece of candy for every round won.
• Ages 9–12: all seven rounds, played in teams of 2–4.
• Classroom party (20 minutes): split the class into two teams and alternate questions.

Jump to a round

• Round 1: Easy Halloween questions (10 questions)
• Round 2: Pumpkin questions for kids (8 questions)
• Round 3: Halloween candy trivia for kids (8 questions)
• Round 4: Costumes and trick-or-treating (8 questions)
• Round 5: Spooky animal trivia (8 questions)
• Round 6: Kids' Halloween movie trivia (10 questions)
• Round 7: True or false (8 questions)

Round 1: Easy Halloween questions

Warm-up questions almost every kid can answer.

1. On what date is Halloween?
   Answer: October 31. In 2026 it is on a Saturday.

2. What do kids say when someone opens the door on Halloween?
   Answer: "Trick or treat!"

3. What do we carve faces into on Halloween?
   Answer: Pumpkins.

4. What is a carved pumpkin with a light inside called?
   Answer: A jack-o'-lantern.

5. What are the two main colors of Halloween?
   Answer: Orange and black.

6. What does a witch fly on?
   Answer: A broomstick.

7. How many bones are in an adult human skeleton?
   Answer: 206.

8. Which animal sleeps hanging upside down?
   Answer: A bat.

9. What does a ghost say to scare you?
   Answer: "Boo!"

10. What do spiders spin to catch bugs?
    Answer: Webs.

Round 2: Pumpkin questions for kids

Everything kids want to know about the star of Halloween.

11. Where do pumpkins grow?
    Answer: On long vines along the ground, in a pumpkin patch.

12. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
    Answer: A fruit, because it has seeds inside.

13. What do you find when you scoop out a pumpkin?
    Answer: Seeds and stringy, slimy pulp.

14. Which pie is made from pumpkin?
    Answer: Pumpkin pie.

15. How heavy was the biggest pumpkin ever grown?
    Answer: 2,819 pounds, about as heavy as a small car. It was grown in England in 2025.

16. What did kids in Ireland carve before pumpkins?
    Answer: Turnips and potatoes.

17. Which U.S. state grows the most pumpkins?
    Answer: Illinois.

18. Besides orange, what other colors can pumpkins be?
    Answer: White, green, yellow and even blue-gray.

Round 3: Halloween candy trivia for kids

The round kids pay the most attention to.

19. What are the three colors of candy corn?
    Answer: Yellow, orange and white.

20. Which kind of candy do Americans buy most at Halloween?
    Answer: Chocolate.

21. Which candy bar was named after a horse?
    Answer: Snickers.

22. What was candy corn first called?
    Answer: "Chicken Feed."

23. Which candy is chocolate shaped like a little cup with peanut butter inside?
    Answer: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

24. What treat is an apple on a stick dipped in caramel or red sugar?
    Answer: A caramel apple or a candy apple.

25. Which chewy chocolate candy comes in a little log wrapped in paper?
    Answer: A Tootsie Roll.

26. About how much will Americans spend on Halloween candy in 2026?
    Answer: About $4.1 billion.

Round 4: Costumes and trick-or-treating

Dressing up, going door to door and staying safe.

27. What is the most popular kids' Halloween costume in 2026?
    Answer: Spider-Man.

28. What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
    Answer: A pumpkin.

29. Why did people first wear costumes on Halloween long ago?
    Answer: To hide from the ghosts and spirits they believed came out that night.

30. What should you carry when trick-or-treating after dark?
    Answer: A flashlight or a glow stick, so cars can see you.

31. What is "trunk-or-treat"?
    Answer: Trick-or-treating from decorated car trunks in a parking lot.

32. What is a mummy costume made from?
    Answer: Strips of cloth or bandages wrapped around the body.

33. What do many superheroes wear on their backs?
    Answer: A cape.

34. In which country were the words "trick or treat" first written down?
    Answer: Canada, in 1927.

Round 5: Spooky animal trivia

Bats, spiders, owls and black cats. Kids love this round.

35. What is the only mammal that can really fly?
    Answer: The bat.

36. How do bats find their food in the dark?
    Answer: Echolocation: they make sounds and listen for the echoes.

37. What do most bats eat?
    Answer: Insects. Some bats eat fruit.

38. How many legs does a spider have?
    Answer: Eight.

39. Which spider has a red hourglass shape on its belly?
    Answer: The black widow.

40. Which bird can turn its head about three-quarters of the way around?
    Answer: The owl.

41. Which animal is said to be a witch's pet?
    Answer: A black cat.

42. What is a group of crows called?
    Answer: A murder.

Round 6: Kids' Halloween movie trivia

Family movies kids have probably seen.

43. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King?
    Answer: Jack Skellington.

44. In Hocus Pocus, what is the last name of the three witch sisters?
    Answer: Sanderson.

45. In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who waits in the pumpkin patch all night?
    Answer: Linus.

46. What kind of ghost is Casper?
    Answer: A friendly ghost.

47. In Hotel Transylvania, which famous monster owns the hotel?
    Answer: Dracula.

48. In Monsters, Inc., what is the name of the little girl who befriends Sulley?
    Answer: Boo.

49. In Coco, which holiday is the movie about?
    Answer: Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

50. Finish the movie line: "Who you gonna call?"
    Answer: "Ghostbusters!"

51. In Scooby-Doo, what kind of dog is Scooby?
    Answer: A Great Dane.

52. In The Addams Family, which character is just a hand?
    Answer: Thing.

Round 7: True or false

Fast questions to finish the game or break a tie.

53. True or false: Halloween started as an old Celtic festival called Samhain.
    Answer: True. It began more than 2,000 years ago in places like Ireland and Scotland.

54. True or false: Pumpkins grow on trees.
    Answer: False. They grow on vines on the ground.

55. True or false: Bats are blind.
    Answer: False. Bats can see, and they also use echolocation.

56. True or false: Spiders are insects.
    Answer: False. Spiders have eight legs, so they are arachnids.

57. True or false: Black cats are thought to be bad luck everywhere.
    Answer: False. In Scotland and Japan, black cats are often thought to bring good luck.

58. True or false: Owls can turn their heads all the way around.
    Answer: False. They can turn about 270 degrees, not 360.

59. True or false: The first jack-o'-lanterns were made from turnips.
    Answer: True.

60. True or false: Halloween is on October 31 every year.
    Answer: True.

Halloween party ideas to go with the trivia

Trivia works best as one part of a kids' Halloween party. Keep each round under five minutes, then switch to something hands-on.

1. Costume parade: every child walks the "runway" and the group cheers.
2. Pumpkin decorating: use markers and stickers instead of knives for kids under 10.
3. Mummy wrap race: teams wrap one player in toilet paper. Fastest mummy wins.
4. Trivia prize bag: one piece of candy per right answer keeps everyone playing.

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Frequently asked questions

What are good Halloween trivia questions for kids?

Questions about pumpkins, candy, costumes and spooky animals work best, because kids already know a lot about them. Rounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 above are the easiest.

What age is Halloween trivia for kids good for?

These 60 questions are written for ages 6 to 12. For ages 4 to 6, read each question with two answer choices.

How many trivia questions do you need for a kids' party?

About 20 to 30 questions, in rounds of 8 to 10, is enough for a 20-minute game. Kids lose interest after that.

Are there Halloween trivia questions for the whole family?

Yes. Our 100 Halloween trivia questions start easy and end with a hard round for adults, so the whole family can play.

What day of the week is Halloween in 2026?

Halloween 2026 is on Saturday, October 31.

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