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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Halloween Episodes of TV Shows?

6 questions to test your knowledge of horror TV show Halloween episodes

Just about every long-running TV show has at least one Halloween special.

These horror shows are no exception. After all, Halloween and horror go together like tricks and treats. Or pumpkins and soup. Or slashers and final girls.

Test your knowledge with these six quiz questions about Halloween episodes of horror TV shows.

How many of these do you remember?

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1. Supernatural (2008)

Supernatural is a dark fantasy road trip monster-hunter horror series that ran from 2005 to 2020.

Sam and Dean Winchester follow their father’s footsteps and travel America hunting supernatural beings. They deal with a plethora of monsters, including ghosts, demons, angels, gods, vampires, werewolves, and just about every other mythical creature you can name.

In Season 4, Episode 7, ‘It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester’, witches are sacrificing people to summon which entity?

Lucifer

Nope. Try again. Lucifer’s still locked in the cage at this point.

Samhain

Yes. Samhain is a Gaelic festival that marks the end of the harvest season. In this episode, Samhain is a demon who can summon other creatures, like zombies and ghosts, and he’s one of the 66 Seals binding Lucifer in his cage.

Uriel

Nope. Try again. Castiel brings the angel Uriel to smite the whole town but Dean tells him to wait.

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a supernatural monster-hunter horror series that ran from 1997 to 2003.

Buffy is the latest in a line of young women called ‘Vampire Slayers’ who battle vampires, demons, and other creatures of the dark.

Buffy just wants to lead a normal life, but over the course of the series she learns to embrace who she is with the help of her friends.

In Season 4, Episode 4, ‘Fear Itself’, what is Giles wearing when Buffy sees him before she goes to the Halloween party?

A sombrero

Yes. Buffy doesn’t want to go to the Halloween party so she goes to Giles thinking he’ll want her to do some patrolling. But Giles is wearing a sombrero and he encourages her to go to the party because demons are usually quiet on Halloween.

A tuxedo

Nope. Try again. Xander is dressed as James Bond in a tuxedo.

A bunny suit

Nope. Try again. Anya goes to the party dressed as a pink and white bunny.

3. Charmed (2000)

Charmed is a supernatural witch horror series that ran from 1998 to 2006.

Prue, Phoebe, and Piper are three sisters who are also powerful witches. They use their combined powers to protect the innocent from evil entities, such as demons, warlocks, and other witches.

Their unique powers grow and evolve as they try to live normal lives while fighting the baddies.

In Season 3, Episode 4, ‘All Halliwell's Eve’, what is Prue dressed as for the Halloween party?

Glinda the Good Witch

Nope. Try again. Piper dressed as Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz.

A fairy

Yes. Prue dressed as a fairy.

Elvira

Nope. Try again. Phoebe dressed as Elvira as a protest to the stereotype of witches being hook-nosed crones.

4. The Vampire Diaries (2009)

The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural vampire horror series that ran from 2009 to 2017.

Elena, a teenage girl, falls in love with Stefan, a vampire. But it becomes complicated when Damon, Stefan’s brother who is also a vampire, turns up. The brothers’ history and the town’s mythology are revealed throughout the series as they all face various villains and threats to the town.

In Season 1, Episode 7, ‘Haunted’, what did Tyler dress as for the Halloween party?

A doctor

Nope. Try again. Matt dresses as a doctor.

Nothing – he wore normal clothes

Nope. Try again. Jeremy wore his normal jeans, t-shirt, and black hoodie.

A Sparta warrior

Yes. Tyler dressed as a Sparta warrior.

5. American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014)

In Episode 3, ‘Edward Mordrake: Part 1’, what was the costume originally prepared for Dandy?

American Horror Story: Freak Show is the fourth season of the American Horror Story anthology series and aired from 2014 to 2015.

In 1952, a struggling freak show sets up in small town Jupiter in Florida. Elsa has been looking for a permanent home for her people, however, they’re always persecuted by how they look. It soon becomes clear that other people in this town have their own plans for them.

Woody Woodpecker

Nope. Try again. Gloria made her maid, Dora, wear the Woody Woodpecker costume because it was Dandy’s favorite character.

Twisty the Clown

Nope. Try again. Dandy alters the costume he’s given so it looks like Twisty.

Howdy Doody

Yes. Dandy flies into a rage when he learns that the costume they made for him is Howdy Doody.

6. Medium (2009)

Medium is a supernatural crime series that ran from 2005 to 2011.

Allison DuBois can talk to dead people, foresee future events, and witness past events. She works with the Phoenix District Attorney’s office as a consultant to solve crimes.

In Season 6, Episode 6, ‘Bite Me’, what horror movie did Allison dream she was a character in?

Halloween

Nope. Try again. This would be the obvious one for a Halloween special, wouldn’t it?

Night of the Living Dead

Yes. In this Halloween special, Allison has vivid nightmares of being a character in scenes from the 1968 horror movie Night of the Living Dead. In the morning she has cuts and bite marks on her.

Friday the 13th

Nope. Try again.

Published: 28 October 2022