100 October Trivia Questions (Do You Know These Fun Facts?) 2024
October’s charm is here to stay, so cozy up with October trivia today!
As the leaves change color and the air turns crisp, October brings a mix of comfy vibes and spooky excitement. Whether you’re savoring pumpkin spice lattes or gearing up for Halloween, October trivia has something for everyone.
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
October Symbols (Picture Quiz Round)
Can you name these iconic October symbols in this trivia picture round?
Easy October Fun Facts Trivia For Kids
9. What month does October come after?
Answer: September (Related: September Trivia Questions and Answers)
10. What month does October come before?
Answer: November
11. What month is October in the calendar?
Answer: The 10th month of the year.
12. What meteorological season is the month of October in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: Fall (See more Fall Trivia)
13. What meteorological season is the month of October in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: Spring (See more Spring Trivia)
14. How many days does the month of October have?
Answer: 31 days
15. If you are born September 23-October 22, you are considered what zodiac sign?
Answer: Libra
16. If you are born October 23-November 21, you are considered what zodiac sign?
Answer: Scorpio
17. True or False: October comes from the Latin word “octo” as it was originally the eighth month in the ancient Roman calendar.
Answer: True
18. How many days did the month of October have in the ancient Roman calendar?
Answer: 31 days
19. True or False: People born a Libra strive to create balance, harmony, and justice.
Answer: True.
20. True or False: People born a Scorpio tend to be sweet and laid back.
Answer: False: They are said to be moody, honest, direct, and brave.
21. What is the full moon in October called?
Answer: Hunter’s Moon
22. True or False: There are no major federal holidays celebrated during October.
Answer: False
23. What federal holiday is celebrated during October?
Answer: Columbus Day
24. When is Columbus Day celebrated?
Answer: The second Monday of October
25. Why is Columbus Day celebrated?
Answer: The holiday honors explorer Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World on October 12, 1492, and also recognizes the cultural heritage of Italian Americans.
26. What can happen in higher elevations in October?
Answer: Snow
27. October ranks as the third most active month for what activity in the Atlantic?
Answer: Tropical storms
28. In the U.S. October gives us the peak of what beautiful sight?
Answer: Fall foliage- leaves turning brilliant shades of yellow, red, and orange
29. What winds typically return to California in October?
Answer: Santa Ana winds
30. What do Santa Ana winds increase the risk of?
Answer: Wildfires
31. Temps in October start to do what?
Answer: Decrease
32. As the month progresses, the amount of what else decreases quickly?
Answer: Daylight
33. What orange fruit is often harvested in October?
Answer: Pumpkin
34. Golden Delicious, Jonagold, and Granny Smith are varieties of what food that are harvested in October?
Answer: Apples
35. Butternut, acorn, and delicata are types of what food that are harvested in October?
Answer: Squash
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Best October Picture Trivia Round
Name the October national days pictured in this trivia round (Bonus points if you know the date).
Fun Fact: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, National Work and Family Month, and the Month of the Holy Rosary for Catholics.
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Halloween Trivia
60. What day is Halloween celebrated every year?
October 31st
61. What do kids say when they go trick-or-treating at someone’s door?
“Trick or Treat”
62. What country is considered the birthplace of Halloween?
Ireland
63. Halloween is thought to have originated in 4000 B.C.
True
64. What do the traditional Halloween colors of orange and black symbolize?
Harvest and death
65. What should you sprinkle on your doorstep if you want to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween night?
Salt
66. What do people traditionally wear on Halloween?
Costumes
67. Traditionally, why do people wear costumes on Halloween?
To avoid attracting spirits’ attention.
68. What do kids collect on Halloween night?
Candy
69. What is the name of the holiday celebrated on November 1st, the day after Halloween?
All Saints’ Day
70. What Halloween candy has been considered a “contentious” Halloween candy because of reasons like texture and sweetness?
Candy corn: 49% find it tasty, 23% find it gross, 21% don’t like it but think it’s important to Halloween (source)
71. What is celebrated in Mexico from October 31st to November 2nd that honors deceased loved ones with lively festivities?
The Day of the Dead
72. In Hocus Pocus, what three witches are accidentally resurrected on Halloween night?
Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson (Try out more Hocus Pocus Trivia)
73. What is the book’s name that helped popularize Halloween in America?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
74. Multiple Choice: About how much, on average, do consumers spend on Halloween candy?
A. $55
B. $85
C. $100
D. $150
Answer: C- $100
75. Multiple Choice: A standard pillowcase can hold about how many pieces of candy?
A. 1000
B. 800
C. 1600
D. 2000
Answer: C- 1600
See more fun Halloween Trivia!
Fun October Pop Culture Trivia
76. What famous cartoon strip by Charles M. Schulz was first published in 1950?
Answer: Peanuts
77. Johnny Carson starred in the first broadcast of what show in 1962?
Answer: The Tonight Show
78. What famous amusement park opened in October of 1971?
Answer: Walt Disney World, Florida
79. What movie series follows Jamie Lee Curtis as she is stalked by a murderer?
Answer: Halloween (1978)
80. What Disney Halloween movie follows Jack Skellington, The Pumpkin King, as he discovers Christmas?
Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
81. What is the highest-earning horror movie of all time?
Answer: It
82. What serial killer haunts people’s dreams in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Answer: Freddy Krueger
83. What famous Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker celebrated his birthday on October, 25?
Answer: Picasso
84. What famous Beatle celebrated a birthday in October?
Answer: John Lennon (10/9)
85. What American rapper and media personality was born on October 20, 1971? (Hint: You may have seen him during the 2024 Paris Olympics.)
Answer: Snoop Dogg
86. What Microsoft guru shares a birthday with what pretty woman?
Answer: Bill Gates & Julia Roberts (10/28)
Interesting October History Facts Trivia
These historical events all happened in the month of October.
87. In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan discovered what strait in South America?
Answer: Strait of Magellan
88. In 1810, what famous festival began in Germany?
Answer: Oktoberfest
89. In 1863, what president declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
90. In 1881, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place. Where did it take place?
Answer: Tombstone, Arizona
91. The United States was given this gift from France and it was officially dedicated in 1886. What was it?
Answer: The Statue of Liberty
92. What National Park was established in 1890?
Answer: Yosemite National Park
93. What historical event occurred on October 29, 1929?
Answer: Known as Black Tuesday, the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
94. In October of 1931, who was famously convicted of income tax evasion?
Answer: Al Capone
95. What happened in October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the presence of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba?
Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis
96. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in October of 1964?
Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.
97. In October of 1984, who became the first woman to take a walk in space?
Answer: Kathryn Sullivan
98. In October of 1998, the Space Shuttle Discover took off with what 77-year-old on board?
Answer: John Glenn
99. In 2012, what hurricane hit the East Coast of the United States?
Answer: Hurricane Sandy
100. On October 31, 1926, what magician died of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured?
Answer: Harry Houdini
In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.
Alexander Smith
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