[For Seniors] Challenge Your Brain with a Halloween Quiz! Fun Trivia Questions to Learn and Enjoy
Halloween is a wonderful event that people of all ages—from children to seniors—can enjoy.
This time, we’ll introduce trivia about Halloween and quizzes related to sweets.
It’s packed with little-known facts, like the origins of costumes and traditional customs! For example, we’ll answer questions such as the true meaning of “trick or treat,” the proper way to respond to it, and why we dress up in costumes.
Let’s train our brains by thinking through these topics together with seniors! It’s a great way to feel the season of October and spark conversation, too.
How about spending a delightful autumn moment by enjoying some quizzes?
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[For Seniors] Try Brain Training with a Halloween Quiz! Fun Trivia Questions (11–20)
What vegetable’s peel is used as a Halloween decoration?
See the answer
corn husk
When it comes to Halloween, pumpkin jack-o’-lanterns are famous, but in fact, in some parts of the United States, corn husks are also used as Halloween decorations. In particular, the outer husk of corn, known as “corn husk,” is often crafted into wreaths, dolls, and ornaments, and is popular as a decoration for autumn harvest events and Halloween.
When children go around asking for candy and say “Trick or treat,” it literally means “Give me candy or I’ll play a prank on you.” So if you don’t give them candy, they’ll “trick” you—that is, play a prank.
You’ve probably heard kids say “trick or treat” when they go around collecting candy on Halloween, but can you explain what it really means? It might be a bit tricky for some seniors, but that also makes it fun to see what clever answers they come up with! When using it as a quiz question, a fill-in-the-blank format like “Give me candy or I’ll ______!” is recommended.
You can choose whether or not to tell them in advance that the answer is four letters.
Imagining the answer gives the brain a workout, so it’s great for brain training too!
On Halloween, if you don’t want children to come, you put up a sign at the front door. How should you set up your front entrance?
Children roaming the neighborhood in search of treats is a scene that symbolizes Halloween.
While we’d like to welcome kids who come to our door, there are times when it’s not convenient.
So what signal can you use when you don’t want trick-or-treaters to come by? If you think not only about showing that you’d rather not have visitors, but also about creating the impression that no one is home, you can guess the answer.
The answer is: “Turn off the porch light.” If it’s clear that nobody’s home, kids generally won’t come to the door.
The animal that ate the insects drawn to the Halloween bonfires eventually became a symbol of Halloween. What animal is it?
On Halloween night, a campfire glows eerily—and the creatures feasting on the insects drawn to the flames are bats, often portrayed as Dracula’s henchmen.
In classic horror and suspense films, bats played a big role in building excitement.
Despite their birdlike wings, bats are actually mammals, just like us.
They aren’t hatched from eggs; they’re born looking like tiny bats.
There are about 1,000 species of bats around the world, and they possess special abilities such as using ultrasound to compensate for poor eyesight.
Enjoy the quiz with these bite-sized bits of trivia!
It’s said that the meaning of the Halloween color orange is similar to the reasons behind Japan’s autumn festivals. What does orange represent in Halloween?
When it comes to Halloween, incorporating orange into decorations and costumes is a classic choice.
But what does that Halloween orange actually mean? Some say it carries a meaning similar to that of autumn festivals in Japan.
If you think about the season when Halloween takes place and the motifs that suit that time of year, you can probably guess the answer.
The answer is “harvest.” For those who know that Halloween has the meaning of a harvest festival, this might be an easy one.
What do you call the ghost that sucks human blood and also appears on Halloween?
With skin so pale from never tanning because exposure to the sun would kill him, lion-like sharp fangs, and a black tuxedo with a cape that can look a bit dandy—yes, the vampire Dracula is a popular character in Japan as well.
This globally famous figure originally appeared as a character in the novel Dracula by the Irish author Bram Stoker.
The etymology of “Dracula” in Romanian means “son of the dragon,” and in English he’s known, as you all know, as a vampire.
He’s a villain who preys on people, yet somehow we can’t help but admire how cool he is.
[For Seniors] Try Brain Training with a Halloween Quiz! Fun Trivia Questions (21–30)
There’s a legend that on Halloween you can see a witch by doing something specific with clothing. What exactly do you do with the clothes?
The witch, an essential Halloween motif, is said to hide herself so she can’t be found by those around her.
There’s a certain method involving clothing that’s been passed down as a way to make a witch visible.
What kind of method is it? If you imagine wearing clothes in an unusual way or focus on the idea of something lurking in a hidden, “reverse” world, you might get closer to the answer.
The answer is: “Wear your clothes inside out and walk backward.” It’s like reversing your usual actions to draw nearer to the hidden side.