Halloween Riddles

The person who built it, sold it. The person who bought it never used it. The person who used it, never saw it. What is it? - A coffin

When is it a bad time to see a black cat? - When you are a mouse.

I’m a body with a leg, an arm, and a head, but I do not have flesh or eyeballs. How is that possible? - I’m a skeleton

How do you spell candy with 2 letters? - C and Y

I have no legs to dance. I have no eyes to see. I haven’t a life to live or die, yet I do all three. What am I? - A fire

A zombie, a mummy and a ghost bought a house. It has all the usual rooms except for one. What room won’t you find? - The living room

If a witch has a broom, and a jack-o-lantern has a candle, what does a vampire have? - A bloodhound

Halloween Trivia

What were the first jack-o-lanterns made out of? - Turnips

Where did Halloween originate from? - Britain and Ireland. The Celts

What was the original reason for Halloween? - They thought the veil between this world and the next was thin on this night and spirits would cross back over and harm them. So they dressed up to blend in.

What was the original name for Halloween? - Samhain

What is the #1 selling candy for Halloween? - Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup

What is the least popular candy? - Candy Corn

What is the original name for Candy Corn? - Chicken feed

How much is spent on Halloween candy every year? - 3 Billion

What is the #1 ranked candy to get on Halloween? -

What is voted the scariest ghost? -

What is the oldest ghost story? -

What is the name of the man from the origin of the jack-o-lantern? -

What is another name for Halloween? - All Hallows Eve (All Hallows Evening)

What is the day after Halloween called? - All saints day, All Hallow’s day (A day to celebrate all saints of the church *Catholics*) What was Bram Stoker’s original name for Dracula in his vampire novel? Answer: Count Wampyr

What do you call a fear of Halloween? Answer: Samhainophobia

What is the name of Ireland’s traditional Halloween bread? Answer: Barmbrack

Which state produces the most pumpkins? Answer: Illinois

Halloween is the second most commercial holiday in the United States. Which holiday is No. 1? Answer: Christmas

Which story originated the Headless Horseman? Answer: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Who wrote the horror book Frankenstein? Answer: Mary Shelley