Halloween Kids Trivia and Games for Kids: Family Entertainment and Car Games

0:15 All right, and welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up because we've got a heavyweight battle today. In the backseat, the Creature Feature Crew and the Monster Mash Mavericks. In the front seat, the VHS Rewinders and the Halloween Movie Marathoners. Three rounds, 30 questions. Drivers, eyes on the road. Kids, eyes on the prize. Before we get the engine started on round one, we have a very special VIP to celebrate. Happy birthday to Mason in Seguin, Texas, who turns eight on Halloween. His mom says he usually beats her, so let's see who wins today's battle, Mason.

0:56 Now that we've celebrated our VIP, let's get down to business. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round. Question one: What is the spooky name for a cemetery where people are buried? And the answer is a graveyard. Question two. What stone marker stands at a grave and shows the name of the person buried there? And the answer is a tombstone. A tombstone has the best job in the graveyard. It stands around all day and gets all the credit. Question three, what skeleton in a black hooded robe carries a genet… Question three, what skeleton in a black hooded robe carries a giant scythe?

1:49 And the answer is the Grim Reaper. Question four: What do we call an old town where everyone has moved away and only spooky buildings remain? And the answer is a ghost town. Question five. What dusty, stringy decoration hangs in the corners of old abandoned houses? And the answer is cobwebs. Question six. What do we call a spooky tale told around a campfire? And the answer is a ghost story. Question seven: What do we call the words carved on a tombstone?

2:36 And the answer is an epitaph. Question eight. What wise night bird is known for its spooky hoo sound? And the answer is an owl. Owls work the night shift and still always give a hoot. Question nine. What is the name of the eerie glowing light that floats over a swamp at night? And the answer is a will-o'-the-wisp. Question 10, true or false, bats are the only mammals that can truly fly And the answer is true All right, parents, are you ready for round two?

3:27 Today we're pulling out the VHS tapes for when spooky movies and Halloween specials had us sleeping with the lights on. Kids, let's sit back and watch those parents do their work. Question one, what 1991 movie brings the spooky Gomez and Morticia to life on the big screen? And the answer is The Addams Family. Question two. What 1988 comedy stars a rowdy ghost who shows up whenever somebody says his name three times? And the answer is Beetlejuice. He's the only guy who can get kicked out of the afterlife and still be the life of the party.

4:12 Question three: What 1990 movie based on a Roald Dahl book follows a boy who discovers witches disguised as ordinary ladies? And the answer is The Witches. Question four: What 1991 NBC series follows a boy whose new hometown is full of strange mysteries? And the answer is Erie, Indiana. Question five: In what 1989 movie does Fred Savage befriend a monster that lives under his bed?

4:54 And the answer is Little Monsters. Question six: What 1999 film stars Johnny Depp as a detective hunting a headless horseman? And the answer is Sleepy Hollow. Question seven. What do The Simpsons call their Halloween specials, which began airing in 1990 with the title Treehouse of what? And the answer is horror. Those specials are scary good, but Homer still can't resist the donut shelf. Question eight. What 2006 animated movie features a creepy house that gobbles up anyone who steps on its lawn?

5:42 And the answer is Monster House. Question nine. What 2005 stop motion movie stars a bride who lives in the land of the dead? And the answer is Corpse Bride. Question 10. What 1987 movie follows a clubhouse of kids who battle a band of classic movie monsters? And the answer is The Monster Squad We've got two rounds in the books, and it's on to the rumble round. This round is all about monsters, from cuddly furry ones to giant ones that stomp around cities.

6:25 First to shout out the answer is the winner. Question one: What is the name of the big, blue, furry monster on Sesame Street who loves to eat cookies? And the answer is Cookie Monster. Question two: What one-eyed green monster is Sulley's best friend in Monsters, Inc.? And the answer is Mike Wazowski. Question three: What giant lizard monster stomps through Tokyo in the classic Japanese movies? And the answer is Godzilla.

7:07 Question four. What stone monster with a scary face perches on the roofs of old churches and castles? And the answer is a gargoyle. Gargoyles were built to scare off bad guys, so they're basically the original dads with a stern face. Question five: What made-up monster from a picture book by Julia Donaldson does a clever mouse invent to scare off a fox, an owl, and a snake? And the answer is The Gruffalo. Question six. In the 1984 movie Gremlins, what cuddly furry creature with big ears comes with three strict rules?

7:58 And the answer is Gizmo. Gizmo came with a rule book, which is more than my dog ever came with. Question seven, what monster sleeps in a coffin and runs away from sunlight? And the answer is a vampire. Question eight. What green slimy ghost from Ghostbusters loves to gobble up everything in sight? And the answer is Slimer. Question nine, what giant Greek monster has just one eye in the middle of its forehead?

8:40 And the answer is a cyclops. And the final question: What grumpy monster lives under a bridge and tries to eat the three Billy Goats Gruff? And the answer is a troll