25 Halloween Movie Trivia Questions

Spooky movie trivia for your Halloween party, from easy crowd-pleasers to questions only a horror buff will get. Read them out, let everyone guess, then tap Show answer.

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Easy Halloween Movie Questions

Classics and crowd favorites that most of the party will know.

  1. What is the name of the masked killer in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)?

    1. AFreddy Krueger
    2. BLeatherface
    3. CJason Voorhees
    4. DMichael Myers
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    D: Michael Myers He's credited as The Shape, and was played in most scenes by Nick Castle, a friend of John Carpenter's.

  2. In Hocus Pocus, the Sanderson sisters return to life in which Massachusetts town?

    1. ABoston
    2. BPlymouth
    3. CSalem
    4. DCape Cod
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    C: Salem Released in July 1993, it was a box-office flop before becoming a Halloween TV staple.

  3. In Beetlejuice, how many times must you say his name to summon him?

    1. ASeven
    2. BFive
    3. CThree
    4. DTwo
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    C: Three Its ghoulish creations won the Oscar for Best Makeup.

  4. Which 1973 film follows two priests trying to save a possessed 12-year-old girl?

    1. AThe Amityville Horror
    2. BRosemary's Baby
    3. CThe Exorcist
    4. DThe Omen
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    C: The Exorcist It earned 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

  5. In It (2017), what color is the balloon Pennywise carries?

    1. AYellow
    2. BBlue
    3. CGreen
    4. DRed
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    D: Red It Chapter Two (2019) catches up with the kids as grown-ups, 27 years later.

  6. Friday the 13th (1980) is set at which summer camp?

    1. ACamp Crystal Lake
    2. BCamp Blackfoot
    3. CCamp Redwood
    4. DCamp Green Lake
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    A: Camp Crystal Lake Locals call it Camp Blood. The film was shot at a real Boy Scout camp in New Jersey.

  7. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the rag doll who loves Jack?

    1. AMavis
    2. BSally
    3. CLydia
    4. DEmily
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    B: Sally Catherine O'Hara voices Sally. She also played Delia Deetz in Beetlejuice.

  8. In Ghostbusters (1984), what is the hungry green ghost usually called?

    1. AGozer
    2. BZuul
    3. CVinz
    4. DSlimer
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    D: Slimer He's never named in the film. The crew called him Onionhead, and the cartoon made Slimer official.

  9. 'Do you like scary movies?' is a chilling phone question from which film?

    1. ABlack Christmas
    2. BI Know What You Did Last Summer
    3. CScream
    4. DWhen a Stranger Calls
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    C: Scream Roger L. Jackson voices the killer on the phone, and has returned for the sequels.

  10. On which night does A Haunting in Venice (2023) take place?

    1. AHalloween
    2. BMidsummer's Eve
    3. CChristmas Eve
    4. DNew Year's Eve
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    A: Halloween A retired Poirot is lured to a séance in a palazzo said to be haunted.

Medium Halloween Movie Questions

For guests who've watched a few more of the sequels.

  1. In Hocus Pocus, what does Max light that brings the Sanderson sisters back?

    1. AThe Witch's Torch
    2. BThe Blood Red Lantern
    3. CThe Black Flame Candle
    4. DThe Silver Moon Candle
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    C: The Black Flame Candle He lights it inside the old Sanderson house on Halloween night, mostly to impress Allison.

  2. What is the name of Jack Skellington's ghost dog in The Nightmare Before Christmas?

    1. AScraps
    2. BZero
    3. CSparky
    4. DBones
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    B: Zero Zero's glowing jack-o'-lantern nose lights the way for Jack's sleigh, Rudolph-style.

  3. In Kubrick's The Shining, which hotel room is Danny warned to stay out of?

    1. A1408
    2. B101
    3. C313
    4. D237
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    D: 237 In Stephen King's novel, it's Room 217.

  4. Which Halloween sequel leaves out Michael Myers entirely?

    1. AHalloween H20
    2. BHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
    3. CHalloween III: Season of the Witch
    4. DHalloween II
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    C: Halloween III: Season of the Witch Its plot centers on sinister Silver Shamrock masks and a maddening TV jingle.

  5. Which future star plays a camp counselor in the original Friday the 13th (1980)?

    1. ATom Hanks
    2. BKevin Costner
    3. CKevin Bacon
    4. DJohnny Depp
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    C: Kevin Bacon It was one of his first film roles, two years after his debut in Animal House.

  6. What is the name of the girl behind the cursed tape in The Ring (2002)?

    1. AEsther
    2. BSamara
    3. CRegan
    4. DCarol Anne
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    B: Samara In the Japanese original, Ringu, the ghost is named Sadako.

  7. In the first Harry Potter film, what creature gets loose inside Hogwarts on Halloween?

    1. AA troll
    2. BA three-headed dog
    3. CA giant spider
    4. DA dragon
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    A: A troll Rescuing Hermione from it is what makes her friends with Harry and Ron.

  8. In Candyman (1992), how many times must you say his name in a mirror to summon him?

    1. ASeven
    2. BFive
    3. CThirteen
    4. DThree
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    B: Five Tony Todd played Candyman, and Nia DaCosta's 2021 film continued the story.

  9. In Hellraiser (1987), what opens the door to the Cenobites?

    1. AA Ouija board
    2. BA music box
    3. CA puzzle box
    4. DA pocket watch
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    C: A puzzle box Doug Bradley played the Cenobites' leader, Pinhead, in the first eight films.

  10. In Zombieland, Woody Harrelson's Tallahassee is desperate to find what snack?

    1. AA Twinkie
    2. BA Moon Pie
    3. CA Ding Dong
    4. DA Snowball
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    A: A Twinkie The film also features a celebrated cameo from Bill Murray, playing himself.

Hard Halloween Movie Questions

For the horror buff who's seen them all.

  1. Who composed the famous piano theme for Halloween (1978)?

    1. AJohn Carpenter
    2. BJohn Williams
    3. CBernard Herrmann
    4. DGoblin
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    A: John Carpenter Carpenter directed and scored the film. The theme is in an unusual 5/4 time.

  2. What is the name of the little trick-or-treater in a burlap-sack mask in Trick 'r Treat?

    1. ATommy
    2. BSam
    3. CJack
    4. DBilly
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    B: Sam Michael Dougherty's Halloween anthology went straight to video in 2009, then became a seasonal favorite.

  3. An American Werewolf in London (1981) won the first-ever Oscar in which category?

    1. ABest Costume Design
    2. BBest Visual Effects
    3. CBest Makeup
    4. DBest Sound Editing
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    C: Best Makeup Rick Baker won it for the transformation scene. He went on to win seven Oscars in all.

  4. A Haunting in Venice (2023) is loosely based on which Agatha Christie novel?

    1. AEvil Under the Sun
    2. BThe ABC Murders
    3. CPeril at End House
    4. DHallowe'en Party
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    D: Hallowe'en Party The film moves the story from an English village to a crumbling Venetian palazzo.

  5. The Blair Witch Project's filmmakers set out from which real Maryland town?

    1. AAnnapolis
    2. BFrederick
    3. CHagerstown
    4. DBurkittsville
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    D: Burkittsville In the film's invented legend, Burkittsville was once a village called Blair.

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