Free printable, no sign-up Halloween Trivia Cards

What's in the Halloween trivia deck

The deck has about 70 questions in five categories. They're the same questions as our Halloween trivia questions list. Each card has one question at the top and its answer upside down along the bottom edge, with no multiple choice options. The full deck prints on about 9 pages.

It's spooky, not scary. The questions cover old customs, food science, animal facts and costumes, and nothing is gory or frightening, so the deck works at a class party as well as a teen get-together.

How to play Halloween trivia with printed cards

You need the cards, at least two teams and a reader. Teams of three to five work well. At a costume party, let the costumes pick the teams: witches against ghosts, monsters against superheroes.

1. 1Pick a reader. A grown-up who isn't playing is ideal. Otherwise, someone from a team that isn't answering reads.
2. 2Shuffle the cards and stack them face down. The reader takes the top card and holds it with a thumb over the answer at the bottom.
3. 3The reader reads the question out loud to the team whose turn it is. The team talks it over for about 30 seconds and gives one answer.
4. 4The reader turns the card around and reads the answer. If the team got it right, they keep the card.
5. 5If the team missed, the next team gets one guess to steal. A right steal wins the card. If nobody gets it, the card goes out of play.
6. 6Play passes to the next team with a fresh card.

Each card a team keeps is worth one point. Count the stacks when the deck runs out, and let the winning team choose first from the candy bowl. For a party with several rounds, keep a running total on the Scoreboard and add the steals there.

Halloween trivia for the class party

A class Halloween party has plenty of energy and not much time. Trivia cards give it some shape. Split the class into teams by table, name each team after a costume and play for 15 minutes before the snacks come out. Every student can take a turn as the reader.

The categories fit lessons too. Spooky animals goes well with a science unit on bats or spiders, and History & legends with a reading unit on spooky stories. Use the category chips to print only what you need. Our classroom games have more quick team games for school.

• Play five cards at the end of class each day in the week before Halloween.
• Ask each team to agree on one answer before anyone speaks, so quieter students get heard.
• Count cards won instead of handing out candy if your school limits treats.
• Let older students read to younger ones for a buddy class party.

For family nights and costume parties

Before trick-or-treating, a short round keeps kids busy while the last costumes come together. Mix the ages on each team, let the youngest guess first and read slowly. Pumpkins & harvest and Spooky animals are easy places to start with younger kids, while History & legends and Costumes & traditions have facts that surprise most adults.

At a costume party, put a stack of cards by the snack table and play between other games. More ideas for the night are on our Halloween games page.

• The cards print in black and gray, so light orange or any other light-colored cardstock works.
• Cut along the dashed lines with a paper cutter or scissors.
• Keep the deck in a plastic pumpkin bucket and draw from it during the game.
• Store the set with the Halloween decorations for next year.

Ways to play the Halloween deck

Play the same questions on one phone

No printer, or no time to cut? The link “No printer? Play Trivia on one phone” under the Print button opens our Trivia game. Pick the Halloween deck and pass the phone around. It asks the questions, hides each answer until you tap and keeps score for 2 to 8 teams. You can also turn on multiple choice, with four options, for younger players.

If you'd rather read from a screen, the same questions are on the Halloween trivia questions page, each with its answer and a short fact.

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