Halloween Survey Game Questions and Answers

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Trick-or-Treat Night · Round 1 of 7

Name a candy that ends up in a trick-or-treat bag

  1. Answer 1

    Chocolate bar 8

  2. Answer 2

    Lollipop 7

  3. Answer 3

    Candy corn 6

  4. Answer 4

    Gummy worms 5

  5. Answer 5

    Bubble gum 4

  6. Answer 6

    Peanut butter cups 3

  7. Answer 7

    Sour candy 2

  8. Answer 8

    Licorice 1

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Trick-or-Treat Night: host sheet

  1. Name a candy that ends up in a trick-or-treat bag

    1. Chocolate bar 8
    2. Lollipop 7
    3. Candy corn 6
    4. Gummy worms 5
    5. Bubble gum 4
    6. Peanut butter cups 3
    7. Sour candy 2
    8. Licorice 1

  2. Name something a trick-or-treater carries

    1. Candy bucket 8
    2. Pillowcase 7
    3. Flashlight 6
    4. Glow stick 5
    5. Toy sword or wand 4
    6. Umbrella 3

  3. Name a treat kids are disappointed to get at the door

    1. Raisins 8
    2. Toothbrush 7
    3. An apple 6
    4. Pennies 5
    5. Dental floss 4
    6. Granola bar 3
    7. Black licorice 2

  4. Name a sign that a house is giving out candy

    1. Porch light is on 8
    2. Jack-o'-lantern out front 7
    3. Decorations in the yard 6
    4. Bowl on the steps 5
    5. Kids walking away with candy 4
    6. Spooky music playing 3
    7. Front door already open 2

  5. Name a reason trick-or-treating ends early

    1. Rain 8
    2. Tired feet 7
    3. The bag is full 6
    4. Too cold 5
    5. Bedtime 4
    6. The costume fell apart 3
    7. A little sibling is crying 2
    8. Houses ran out of candy 1

  6. Name something a parent says before trick-or-treating

    1. Say thank you 8
    2. Stay together 7
    3. Look both ways 6
    4. Wear your coat 5
    5. Do not eat it until I check it 4
    6. Only houses with the light on 3
    7. Take one piece 2
    8. Be back by eight 1

  7. Name something people hand out instead of candy

    1. Stickers 8
    2. Glow sticks 7
    3. Pencils 6
    4. Small toys 5
    5. Temporary tattoos 4
    6. Bubbles 3
    7. Spider rings 2
    8. Bouncy balls 1
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Halloween Survey Game Questions and Answers: how it works

These Halloween survey game questions and answers come as 40 original boards in 6 games, from Trick-or-Treat Night to The Candy Aftermath, on a tap-to-reveal board with strikes and two team scores. They are spooky without gore, so a second grader and a grandparent can share a team. Play them like the game sold as Family Feud, which this site is not affiliated with.

Run a board at a costume party

Put a laptop on the TV, or tick Host view and keep the phone to yourself. Pick a Game and read the question twice, because masks and party noise swallow the first try. One player from each team answers, and the higher tile wins control. That team answers in turn: tap a tile for a match, press Strike for a miss. After strike three the other team gets one guess to steal. Press Give points, then Next round.

Points, close calls and dooking

We polled nobody, so every board pays one ladder: 8 for answer 1 down to 1 for answer 8. A seven-board game holds about 250 points and a six-board game 212, so play to 100, or play it all and press Final score. Settle close calls first: Dracula counts as Vampire, cemetery as Graveyard. If a Scottish guest says dooking, reveal Bobbing for apples, the same game under its Scots name.

Tips

  • For a class party or a table of under-tens, start with Pumpkins and Porches: its October colors board has seven one-word answers.
  • Halloween themed survey game questions fill the gap while costume contest judges confer: play one board and let the room shout the steal.
  • Before the carving boards, mention that Irish and Scottish lanterns were hollowed turnips long before anyone carved a pumpkin.

Questions and answers

Are these boards too scary for young kids?

No. There is no gore, no horror film character and nothing about death. The spookiest boards ask about a haunted house, a ghost story and places that feel creepy at night, and their answers stop at cobwebs, creaky stairs and a flashlight that dies.

Can I print the boards for a party with no Wi-Fi?

Yes. Choose a game and press Print host sheet: its six or seven boards print with every answer in rank order, the points and a blank score grid. Repeat for each game, then tick off answers on paper as teams find them.

Can I change an answer my family disagrees with?

Yes. The order is our ranking, not a survey. Press Edit a copy, retype the answers or points, for example to move candy corn above lollipops, then press Save and play. Your version stays on this phone, and Share game makes a link for a co-host.

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Trick-or-Treat Night (7 rounds)

  • Name a candy that ends up in a trick-or-treat bag 1. Chocolate bar (8) · 2. Lollipop (7) · 3. Candy corn (6) · 4. Gummy worms (5) · 5. Bubble gum (4) · 6. Peanut butter cups (3) · 7. Sour candy (2) · 8. Licorice (1)
  • Name something a trick-or-treater carries 1. Candy bucket (8) · 2. Pillowcase (7) · 3. Flashlight (6) · 4. Glow stick (5) · 5. Toy sword or wand (4) · 6. Umbrella (3)
  • Name a treat kids are disappointed to get at the door 1. Raisins (8) · 2. Toothbrush (7) · 3. An apple (6) · 4. Pennies (5) · 5. Dental floss (4) · 6. Granola bar (3) · 7. Black licorice (2)
  • Name a sign that a house is giving out candy 1. Porch light is on (8) · 2. Jack-o'-lantern out front (7) · 3. Decorations in the yard (6) · 4. Bowl on the steps (5) · 5. Kids walking away with candy (4) · 6. Spooky music playing (3) · 7. Front door already open (2)
  • Name a reason trick-or-treating ends early 1. Rain (8) · 2. Tired feet (7) · 3. The bag is full (6) · 4. Too cold (5) · 5. Bedtime (4) · 6. The costume fell apart (3) · 7. A little sibling is crying (2) · 8. Houses ran out of candy (1)
  • Name something a parent says before trick-or-treating 1. Say thank you (8) · 2. Stay together (7) · 3. Look both ways (6) · 4. Wear your coat (5) · 5. Do not eat it until I check it (4) · 6. Only houses with the light on (3) · 7. Take one piece (2) · 8. Be back by eight (1)
  • Name something people hand out instead of candy 1. Stickers (8) · 2. Glow sticks (7) · 3. Pencils (6) · 4. Small toys (5) · 5. Temporary tattoos (4) · 6. Bubbles (3) · 7. Spider rings (2) · 8. Bouncy balls (1)

The Costume Closet (7 rounds)

  • Name a classic Halloween costume 1. Witch (8) · 2. Ghost (7) · 3. Vampire (6) · 4. Skeleton (5) · 5. Pirate (4) · 6. Zombie (3) · 7. Mummy (2) · 8. Black cat (1)
  • Name a costume you can make from things at home 1. Bedsheet ghost (8) · 2. Toilet paper mummy (7) · 3. Cardboard box robot (6) · 4. Scarecrow (5) · 5. Cat with drawn-on whiskers (4) · 6. Tourist (3) · 7. Farmer (2)
  • Name a problem with wearing a costume all night 1. Too hot (8) · 2. Too itchy (7) · 3. Cannot see through the mask (6) · 4. Hard to sit down (5) · 5. Bathroom trips (4) · 6. Pieces keep falling off (3) · 7. A coat covers it up (2) · 8. Tripping on the hem (1)
  • Name a costume people put on a dog 1. Hot dog (8) · 2. Pumpkin (7) · 3. Lion mane (6) · 4. Bumblebee (5) · 5. Superhero cape (4) · 6. Shark (3) · 7. Spider (2) · 8. Taco (1)
  • Name something that finishes a witch costume 1. Pointy hat (8) · 2. Broom (7) · 3. Black dress (6) · 4. Striped socks (5) · 5. Green face paint (4) · 6. Fake wart (3) · 7. Toy black cat (2)
  • Name a costume idea for a whole group 1. A box of crayons (8) · 2. A pirate crew (7) · 3. Farm animals (6) · 4. A superhero team (5) · 5. A circus (4) · 6. A deck of cards (3) · 7. Bees and a beekeeper (2)
  • Name a costume that is hard to walk in 1. Inflatable dinosaur (8) · 2. Mermaid (7) · 3. Cardboard robot (6) · 4. Mummy (5) · 5. Ball gown (4) · 6. Giant hot dog (3) · 7. Knight in armor (2)

Pumpkins and Porches (7 rounds)

  • Name a tool for carving a pumpkin 1. Knife (8) · 2. Big spoon (7) · 3. Marker (6) · 4. Carving saw (5) · 5. Paper stencil (4) · 6. Ice cream scoop (3) · 7. Power drill (2)
  • Name something people carve into a pumpkin 1. Triangle eyes (8) · 2. Toothy grin (7) · 3. Cat (6) · 4. Bat (5) · 5. Ghost (4) · 6. Witch on a broom (3) · 7. Spider web (2) · 8. A name (1)
  • Name something people do with the inside of a pumpkin 1. Roast the seeds (8) · 2. Throw it away (7) · 3. Bake a pie (6) · 4. Compost it (5) · 5. Make soup (4) · 6. Feed it to the chickens (3) · 7. Squish it in their hands (2)
  • Name a Halloween decoration for the front yard 1. Fake spider webs (8) · 2. Skeleton (7) · 3. Gravestones (6) · 4. Inflatable ghost (5) · 5. Jack-o'-lanterns (4) · 6. Giant spider (3) · 7. Scarecrow (2) · 8. Orange string lights (1)
  • Name something at a pumpkin patch 1. Pumpkins (8) · 2. Hayride (7) · 3. Corn maze (6) · 4. Apple cider (5) · 5. Wagons (4) · 6. Hay bales (3) · 7. Petting zoo (2) · 8. Photo cutout boards (1)
  • Name something that happens to a jack-o'-lantern in November 1. It goes moldy (8) · 2. Squirrels eat it (7) · 3. The face caves in (6) · 4. It goes in the trash (5) · 5. It gets composted (4) · 6. It gets smashed (3) · 7. It sits there until December (2)
  • Name a color you see everywhere in October 1. Orange (8) · 2. Black (7) · 3. Purple (6) · 4. Yellow (5) · 5. Red (4) · 6. Brown (3) · 7. Green (2)

Things That Go Bump (7 rounds)

  • Name something you find in a haunted house 1. Ghosts (8) · 2. Cobwebs (7) · 3. Creaky stairs (6) · 4. Bats (5) · 5. A secret passage (4) · 6. Portraits with moving eyes (3) · 7. Flickering candles (2) · 8. A door that opens by itself (1)
  • Name an animal linked with Halloween 1. Black cat (8) · 2. Bat (7) · 3. Spider (6) · 4. Owl (5) · 5. Rat (4) · 6. Crow (3) · 7. Wolf (2) · 8. Toad (1)
  • Name a spooky sound 1. Creaking door (8) · 2. Howling (7) · 3. Cackling laugh (6) · 4. Footsteps (5) · 5. Scream (4) · 6. Rattling chains (3) · 7. Owl hoot (2) · 8. Thunder (1)
  • Name something a storybook witch drops in her cauldron 1. Eye of newt (8) · 2. Toads (7) · 3. Bat wings (6) · 4. Spiders (5) · 5. Worms (4) · 6. Lizard tails (3) · 7. A lock of hair (2) · 8. Green goo (1)
  • Name something people do when they get scared 1. Scream (8) · 2. Jump (7) · 3. Cover their eyes (6) · 4. Grab someone's arm (5) · 5. Run (4) · 6. Laugh (3) · 7. Freeze (2) · 8. Hide under a blanket (1)
  • Name a place that feels spooky at night 1. Graveyard (8) · 2. Basement (7) · 3. The woods (6) · 4. Attic (5) · 5. Empty school (4) · 6. Old barn (3) · 7. Cornfield (2) · 8. Parking garage (1)
  • Name something a ghost does in a story 1. Says boo (8) · 2. Floats through walls (7) · 3. Rattles chains (6) · 4. Moans (5) · 5. Moves things around (4) · 6. Flickers the lights (3) · 7. Hides in the attic (2)

Halloween Party (6 rounds)

  • Name a game played at a Halloween party 1. Bobbing for apples (8) · 2. Mummy wrap (7) · 3. Costume contest (6) · 4. Donut on a string (5) · 5. Pin the hat on the witch (4) · 6. Monster freeze dance (3) · 7. Pumpkin bowling (2) · 8. Feel box (1)
  • Name a food served at a Halloween party 1. Caramel apples (8) · 2. Cupcakes (7) · 3. Popcorn balls (6) · 4. Apple cider (5) · 5. Pumpkin pie (4) · 6. Mummy hot dogs (3) · 7. Deviled eggs (2) · 8. Roasted pumpkin seeds (1)
  • Name something that makes party punch look spooky 1. Dry ice fog (8) · 2. Gummy worms (7) · 3. A frozen ice hand (6) · 4. Green food coloring (5) · 5. Plastic spiders (4) · 6. Candy eyeballs (3) · 7. A cauldron to serve it in (2)
  • Name a prize category in a costume contest 1. Scariest (8) · 2. Funniest (7) · 3. Most creative (6) · 4. Best homemade (5) · 5. Best group (4) · 6. Cutest (3) · 7. Best pet costume (2)
  • Name something inside a Halloween feel box 1. Peeled grapes (8) · 2. Cold spaghetti (7) · 3. Gelatin (6) · 4. Cooked oatmeal (5) · 5. Dried apricots (4) · 6. A wet sponge (3) · 7. Pumpkin guts (2)
  • Name something in a good ghost story 1. An old house (8) · 2. A stormy night (7) · 3. A strange noise (6) · 4. A warning nobody listens to (5) · 5. A flashlight that dies (4) · 6. A jump at the end (3) · 7. It happened right near here (2)

The Candy Aftermath (6 rounds)

  • Name an excuse a parent gives for eating the Halloween candy 1. Checking that it is safe (8) · 2. It is the parent tax (7) · 3. You have too much (6) · 4. You will not miss one (5) · 5. It was about to go stale (4) · 6. You do not even like that kind (3) · 7. I paid for the costume (2)
  • Name a place kids hide their Halloween candy 1. Under the bed (8) · 2. Inside a pillowcase (7) · 3. Sock drawer (6) · 4. Closet (5) · 5. Backpack (4) · 6. Shoebox (3) · 7. Behind the books (2) · 8. Toy chest (1)
  • Name something kids do with candy they do not like 1. Trade it (8) · 2. Give it to a parent (7) · 3. Leave it in the bag until spring (6) · 4. Throw it out (5) · 5. Give it to a sibling (4) · 6. Bring it to school (3) · 7. Leave it for the next trick-or-treater (2)
  • Name a bad costume to wear to a job interview 1. Clown (8) · 2. Zombie (7) · 3. Inflatable dinosaur (6) · 4. Bedsheet ghost (5) · 5. Banana (4) · 6. Pirate (3) · 7. The boss (2)
  • Name a reason a ghost would make a bad roommate 1. Never pays rent (8) · 2. Never knocks (7) · 3. Up all night (6) · 4. Moans all the time (5) · 5. Moves your stuff (4) · 6. Makes the lights flicker (3) · 7. Scares the pizza delivery (2) · 8. Leaves cold spots everywhere (1)
  • Name something a skeleton would be bad at 1. Eating soup (8) · 2. Staying warm (7) · 3. Sneaking up on people (6) · 4. Whistling (5) · 5. Sumo wrestling (4) · 6. Blowing out candles (3) · 7. Keeping a secret (2)

How these games were written: All 6 games, their 40 boards and all 299 answers were written for this site by the editors in 2026. No survey was carried out and nobody was polled. The answers on each board stand in our own order, from the one we expect a room to shout first to the one we expect last, and the points are a fixed ladder for play: 8 for the first answer, then 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1. They are not a count of people. Nothing is copied from a TV show's question bank, a fan transcript, a boxed game or another website, and no question repeats one on this site's other survey game pages. Every board was screened for a mixed-age Halloween party: spooky but not gory, nothing sexual, no alcohol or drugs, no real people, no brand names and no film or TV characters. Halloween customs mentioned on the page (31 October, turnip lanterns before pumpkins, apple bobbing) were checked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween on 2026-09-18. The play rules the page describes (the face-off, three strikes, the steal after conferring, the round's points going to one team, a points goal) follow Wikipedia's article on the TV format, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Feud, checked 2026-09-18. Licence: own work