Here are 50 Halloween movie trivia questions and answers, from the Universal monster films of the 1930s to the horror hits of the last few years. They are grouped into six rounds: classic horror, slasher movies, family Halloween movies, modern horror, "name the movie from the quote," and a hard round for film buffs. Every answer sits under its question, so you can host a movie trivia night straight from this page. Halloween 2026 falls on a Saturday, October 31, a good excuse for a double feature after the game.
Want a broader mix? Our 100 Halloween trivia questions cover candy, costumes, history and more, with a free printable and answer key.
How to run a Halloween movie trivia night
- Teams of 3–5, one answer sheet per team.
- Rounds 1–4: one point per answer. Round 5: two points if a team names the movie and the year.
- Round 6 is a tiebreaker for the horror fans in the room.
- Prize: the winning team picks the movie you watch afterwards.
Jump to a round
- Round 1: Classic horror movie trivia (8 questions)
- Round 2: Slasher movie trivia (10 questions)
- Round 3: Family Halloween movie trivia (10 questions)
- Round 4: Modern horror movie trivia (10 questions)
- Round 5: Name the movie from the quote (7 questions)
- Round 6: Hard Halloween movie trivia (5 questions)
Round 1: Classic horror movie trivia
Universal monsters, Hitchcock and the films that started it all.
Who played the monster in Frankenstein (1931)?
Answer: Boris Karloff.Which studio made the classic monster movies Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Wolf Man?
Answer: Universal Pictures.Who played the title role in The Wolf Man (1941)?
Answer: Lon Chaney Jr.Which 1922 German silent film was an unauthorized version of Dracula?
Answer: Nosferatu. Robert Eggers released a remake in 2024.In Psycho (1960), what is the name of the motel?
Answer: The Bates Motel.Which 1968 George A. Romero film launched the modern zombie movie?
Answer: Night of the Living Dead.Who directed The Birds (1963)?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock.Which 1973 film is about a girl named Regan who is possessed by a demon?
Answer: The Exorcist.
Round 2: Slasher movie trivia
Masks, machetes and the rules of surviving a horror movie.
Who played Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978)?
Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis.Michael Myers' mask in Halloween was a cheap mask of which famous character?
Answer: Captain Kirk from Star Trek, painted white.Who composed the famous Halloween theme music?
Answer: John Carpenter, who also directed the film.In the original Friday the 13th (1980), who is the killer?
Answer: Pamela Voorhees, Jason's mother.What is the name of the summer camp in Friday the 13th?
Answer: Camp Crystal Lake.Where does Freddy Krueger attack his victims?
Answer: In their dreams.Which future star made his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?
Answer: Johnny Depp.In Scream (1996), what question does the killer ask on the phone?
Answer: "What's your favorite scary movie?"What is the name of the masked killer in Scream?
Answer: Ghostface.Which 1974 film introduced the killer Leatherface?
Answer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Round 3: Family Halloween movie trivia
Not every Halloween movie has to be scary.
In Hocus Pocus, who plays Winifred Sanderson?
Answer: Bette Midler.On which streaming service did Hocus Pocus 2 premiere in 2022?
Answer: Disney+.In The Nightmare Before Christmas, which town is Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King of?
Answer: Halloween Town.Who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Answer: Henry Selick. Tim Burton came up with the story and produced it.Which friendly ghost starred in a 1995 movie with Christina Ricci?
Answer: Casper.Who voices Dracula in Hotel Transylvania?
Answer: Adam Sandler.In Monsters, Inc., what powers the city of Monstropolis?
Answer: Children's screams (and later, their laughter).Which 1998 Disney Channel movie is about a girl who discovers she is a witch and visits a town of monsters?
Answer: Halloweentown.Who plays Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice and its 2024 sequel?
Answer: Winona Ryder.Which holiday is Pixar's Coco about?
Answer: Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
Round 4: Modern horror movie trivia
Horror hits from the last 25 years.
Who wrote and directed Get Out (2017)?
Answer: Jordan Peele, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for it.In A Quiet Place, what must the family avoid at all costs?
Answer: Making noise.What is the name of the clown in It?
Answer: Pennywise.Which real-life paranormal investigators are the heroes of The Conjuring?
Answer: Ed and Lorraine Warren.Which 1999 found-footage film was marketed as if it were real?
Answer: The Blair Witch Project.Which 1999 film features the line "I see dead people"?
Answer: The Sixth Sense.Who directed Hereditary (2018)?
Answer: Ari Aster.Which 2023 horror film is based on a video game set in a haunted pizzeria?
Answer: Five Nights at Freddy's.In M3GAN (2022), what is M3GAN?
Answer: A lifelike robot doll powered by artificial intelligence.What is the highest-grossing horror film of all time?
Answer: It (2017), with about $700 million worldwide.
Round 5: Name the movie from the quote
Read the line out loud in your spookiest voice.
"They're here."
Answer: Poltergeist (1982)."Here's Johnny!"
Answer: The Shining (1980)."We all go a little mad sometimes."
Answer: Psycho (1960)."Be afraid. Be very afraid."
Answer: The Fly (1986)."I want to play a game."
Answer: Saw (2004)."It's alive! It's alive!"
Answer: Frankenstein (1931)."Whatever you do, don't fall asleep."
Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Round 6: Hard Halloween movie trivia
For the person who has seen every film on this list twice.
Which horror thriller won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1992?
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs.About how much did the original Halloween (1978) cost to make?
Answer: About $300,000. It earned around $70 million worldwide.What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel.Which author wrote the novels behind Carrie, It and The Shining?
Answer: Stephen King.In which neighborhood are the famous "Exorcist steps"?
Answer: Georgetown, in Washington, D.C.
Halloween movie night ideas
Pair the trivia with a screening. A few easy formats:
- Decade night: play rounds 1 and 2, then watch one 1970s or 1980s classic.
- Family night: play round 3 only, then watch Hocus Pocus or The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Office movie club: one round per lunch break in the week before Halloween, with a final on Friday.
Planning a team event around Halloween? A hands-on workshop makes a good main event, with trivia as the warm-up. See our team building workshops in NYC and virtual workshops, or our list of Halloween activities in NYC for adults.
Frequently asked questions
What are some good Halloween movie trivia questions?
Questions about well-known films work best: who played Laurie Strode in Halloween (Jamie Lee Curtis), the motel in Psycho (the Bates Motel), and the clown in It (Pennywise). Rounds 1 to 3 above are the most widely known.
What are hard horror movie trivia questions?
Round 6 is the hardest: the original Halloween budget (about $300,000), the hotel in The Shining (the Overlook) and where the Exorcist steps are (Georgetown, Washington, D.C.).
Are there Halloween movie trivia questions for kids?
Round 3 covers family films like Hocus Pocus, Coco and Hotel Transylvania. For more, see our Halloween trivia for kids.
What is the highest-grossing horror movie of all time?
It (2017), with about $700 million at the worldwide box office.
How many questions should a movie trivia night have?
About 40 to 50 questions for an hour, in five or six rounds.
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