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Halloween Emoji Quiz

Halloween Emoji Quiz

Emoji
Warm-up
10 questions
About 3 min
Up to 3 stars

A friendly warm-up. Great for all ages and family game night.

Timed mode 15 seconds per question

This Halloween emoji quiz hides ten family-friendly spooky movies inside short emoji clues, from witches and ghosts to skeletons, monsters and spooky houses. Each riddle points to a famous character, creature or scene, and you pick the title from four choices. It's a light, festive game for a costume party, a classroom treat or a cozy October movie night with the whole family.

A friendly guide to spooky movie emoji

Halloween has its own built-in picture language. Pumpkins, bats, skulls, cobwebs and witch hats all say October before anyone speaks a word, and the phone keyboard is full of them. That makes spooky movies especially fun to turn into emoji clues, because the symbols already feel like decorations on a front porch.

The trick with a Halloween clue is that many movies share the same monsters. Plenty of films feature ghosts, skeletons or witches, so the creature alone rarely settles it. Look instead for the odd one out in the string, such as a holiday symbol, a household object or a pet. That detail is usually what separates one story from another.

Every movie in this quiz is a family-friendly pick, which makes it a nice warm-up for a costume party or a movie marathon with kids. Many families keep a short list of spooky favorites they rewatch every fall, and stop-motion animation has a special place on those lists for its handmade, slightly eerie charm. Play together, take turns guessing, and use the answers as ideas for what to watch next while the candy bowl gets passed around.

Halloween Emoji questions and answers

Show all 10 questions with answers (spoilers!)

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Answer: Hocus Pocus
Three witch sisters return when a candle is lit, and a boy cursed to live as a black cat tries to stop them.
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Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, discovers Christmas Town and decides to take over Santa's job.
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Answer: Casper
A smiling, friendly ghost haunts an old mansion and just wants a human friend.
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Answer: Coraline
A girl finds a tiny door to a world where the Other Mother wants to sew buttons over her eyes.
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Answer: Hotel Transylvania
Dracula runs a vacation resort where Frankenstein, werewolves and other monsters can relax safely.
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Answer: Ghostbusters
The crossed-out ghost is the famous logo of the New York scientists who catch spirits for a living.
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Answer: Frankenweenie
A young scientist uses lightning to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, Frankenstein style.
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Answer: Monster House
Three kids discover that the creepy house across the street is alive and hungry.
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Answer: Corpse Bride
A nervous groom practices his vows in the woods and accidentally marries a skeletal bride, and they bond over the piano.
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Answer: The Addams Family
A helpful disembodied hand named Thing lives with this cheerfully creepy family in their gloomy mansion.