Name a candy that ends up in a trick-or-treat bag1. 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 carries1. 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 door1. 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 candy1. 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 early1. 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-treating1. 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 candy1. 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)
Name a costume you can make from things at home1. 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 night1. 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 dog1. 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 costume1. 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 group1. 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 in1. 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 pumpkin1. 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 pumpkin1. 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 pumpkin1. 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 yard1. 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 patch1. 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 November1. 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 October1. 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 every haunted house in a story has1. 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 Halloween1. 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 something a storybook witch drops in her cauldron1. 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 a way people react to a sudden fright1. 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 night1. 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 story1. 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 party1. 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 party1. 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 spooky1. A fog machine by the bowl (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 contest1. 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 in a good ghost story1. 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 candy1. 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 candy1. 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 like1. 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 interview1. 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 roommate1. 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 at1. 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: Our ranking, not a survey. Nobody was polled: the answers on each board stand in our own order, from the one a room is likely to shout first to the one likely to come last, and the number beside each answer is a fixed ladder for play (8 for the first answer, then 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1), not a count of people. All 6 games, their 40 boards and all 299 answers were written for this site in 2026. 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 (death appears only as Halloween props: skeleton, zombie and ghost costumes, gravestone decorations, a graveyard on the spooky-places board), nothing sexual, no alcohol or drugs, no real people, no brand names and no film or TV characters. Halloween customs mentioned on the page (turnip lanterns before pumpkins, apple bobbing under its Scots name) were checked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween on 2026-09-18. The play rules, which the survey game questions hub page describes (the face-off, three strikes, the steal after conferring, the round's points going to one team), follow Wikipedia's article on the TV format, checked 2026-09-18 and again 2026-09-19. Licence: own work
How it works
These Halloween survey game questions and answers are 40 original boards in 6 games, spooky without gore. Play them at a costume party like the game sold as Family Feud, which this site is not affiliated with.
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Run a board at a costume party
Put a laptop on the TV and host from paper: Print host sheet is the last button under the scores. Or tick Host view under the board and keep the phone to yourself. Open with The Costume Closet while everyone is dressed up, and keep The Candy Aftermath, the funny game, for last. Survey game questions covers the face-off and the steal.
Close calls and boards that start arguments
Settle close calls early: Dracula counts as Vampire, cemetery as Graveyard, and Cat flips Black cat. If a Scottish guest says dooking, reveal Bobbing for apples, the same game under its Scots name. Two boards draw protests: Raisins outranks Toothbrush among disappointing treats, and Candy corn sits third in the trick-or-treat bag.
Halloween themed survey game questions fill the gap while costume contest judges confer: one board is enough.
Before the carving boards, mention that Ireland and Scotland traditionally carved turnips; pumpkins took over in North America.
They are kept mild, with no gore and no horror film character. Death appears only as Halloween props: skeleton, zombie and ghost costumes, gravestones in a yard, a graveyard on the spooky-places board. Every answer is listed further down.
Did you survey 100 people about Halloween?
No. Nobody was polled. Each board runs in the order we expect a party to shout: Chocolate bar first in the trick-or-treat bag, Licorice last. The numbers on the tiles are a fixed ladder, 8 down to 1, not a count of people.
Can I change an answer my family disagrees with?
Yes. Press Edit this game, retype the answers, for example to move Candy corn above Lollipop, then press Save and play. Your version stays on this phone, and Share game makes a link for a co-host.