Halloween party games, jokes and trivia

Halloween is the one night of the year when nobody finds a panda in a cape and vampire fangs strange. I wait all year for it.

Here is everything for your Halloween party: games that work for kids and adults, Halloween jokes, a trivia quiz with answers and zombie games for the end of the night.

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Halloween party games

1. Mummy wrap race: in pairs, wrap your partner in toilet paper. The best mummy in the shortest time wins.
2. Monster freeze dance: dance to spooky music; when it stops, freeze like a monster. Anyone who moves is out.
3. Mystery box: blindfolded, reach into a box and guess what is inside. Peeled grapes become "eyeballs", cold spaghetti becomes "brains".
4. Pumpkin bowling: plastic bottles with ghost faces are the pins, and a small pumpkin (or orange ball) is the ball.
5. Witch hat ring toss: toss rings onto the points of witch hats.
6. Candy hunt: hide treats around the house with spooky clues.
7. Monster charades: act out a monster without talking while your team guesses.
8. Scary story circle: everyone adds one sentence to a spooky story.
9. Costume parade: at the end, everyone walks the runway and votes for the best costume.
10. Candy jar guess: whoever guesses closest to the number of candies in the jar takes it home.

Halloween jokes

1. Why didn't the skeleton go to the party? Answer: He had no body to go with.
2. What is a witch's favorite subject in school? Answer: Spelling.
3. What room does a ghost not need? Answer: A living room.
4. Why do vampires seem sick? Answer: They are always coffin.
5. What is a ghost's favorite dessert? Answer: I scream.
6. What do you call a skeleton who cleans? Answer: The grim sweeper.

Halloween trivia with answers

1. What date is Halloween? Answer: October 31.
2. Where does the name Halloween come from? Answer: From "All Hallows' Eve", the night before All Saints' Day.
3. Which ancient festival is Halloween rooted in? Answer: Samhain, a Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest.
4. Before pumpkins, what did people in Ireland carve into lanterns? Answer: Turnips.
5. What is the fear of Halloween called? Answer: Samhainophobia.
6. Which Brazilian folklore character has a day on October 31? Answer: The Saci, on Saci Day.
7. Which Mexican celebration comes right after, on November 1 and 2? Answer: Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
8. When did candy corn first appear? Answer: In the 1880s.

For a real quiz with a live scoreboard and rooms for friends, Zabum! has general knowledge questions.

PolarzinhoI asked Zabum! for a horror category. There is none. The horror was my score.

Zombie games to end the night

After the party, nothing is more Halloween than holding off a zombie horde. In Zombra Survivor, you survive waves of pixel-art zombies, buy weapons between waves and face bosses. In Barricade Z, you merge turrets to defend the barricade.

PolarzinhoI went to the party as a zombie. In Zombra Survivor, I went as zombie food.

FAQ

What Halloween game is good for little kids?

Monster freeze dance, the mystery box and a costume parade: easy, safe and lots of fun.

What is the origin of Halloween?

Samhain, a Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter.

What are good Halloween games for adults?

Monster charades, the scary story circle and a Halloween trivia quiz work great for grown-ups.

Happy Halloween!

Pick your games, learn the jokes and, when the party ends, face the zombies below.

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