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Hallowe'en Party Trivia Quiz


A challenge for Halloween! Piece together who wore what costume and when he or she arrived. Read the premise & clues carefully before solving the puzzle. Use pencil and paper to make a grid/chart to keep track. Take your time. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by gracious1. Estimated time: 24 mins.
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Author
gracious1
Time
24 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
394,695
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
213
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 15
1. THE PREMISE: At the Quizzyland Hallowe'en Party, the theme was "Traditional" (that's why they spelled it with the old-fashioned apostrophe). The first five guests to arrive - two married couples and one bachelor - decided to come as classic Hallowe'en figures. From the information provided, determine each guest's full name, costume, and order of arrival.

THE GIVENS:
First names: Belle, Joan, Hank, Sam, Vince
Last names: Davis, Maddox, Palmer
Costumes: ghost, skeleton, vampire, werewolf, witch
Order of arrival: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

THE CLUES:
1. The five guests are (in some order) Belle, the person dressed as a werewolf, the person dressed as a vampire, Sam, and Mrs. Maddox.
2. Belle and Joan are women. Hank, Sam, and Vince are men.
3. There are two married couples and one bachelor.
4. Each wife shares her husband's surname.
5. Joan's husband dressed as a vampire.
6. Belle is not surnamed Palmer.
7. Joan arrived immediately after the bachelor but before at least one other guest.
8. A woman arrived first.
9. The person dressed as a witch did not arrive fourth.
10. Neither Hank nor Mr. Davis arrive last.
11. No wife arrived either immediately before or immediately after her husband.
12. The person dressed as a werewolf arrived at some point after the one dressed as a ghost.

You may want to solve the questions in order, as they build on previous conclusions, and you can take advantage of the suggestions and hints. You should also devise a grid or a chart on pencil and paper. Good luck!

To start: which woman is Mrs. Maddox - Belle or Joan?

Answer: (clues 1 and 2)
Question 2 of 15
2. What is the surname of the man dressed as a vampire? - Davis, Maddox, or Palmer?

(No "Mr.", just the surname, please.)

Answer: (question 1 + clues 4, 5)
Question 3 of 15
3. Is Mr. Davis married?
[Suggestion: First determine whether there is a *Mrs.* Davis]
[Hint: clues 1, 4, and 6]


Question 4 of 15
4. Is the person surnamed Palmer a husband, a wife, or a bachelor?

Answer: (clues 2, 3 + questions 3, 4)
Question 5 of 15
5. What is the first name of the person who arrived earliest?

Answer: (clues 2, 7, 8)
Question 6 of 15
6. When did Mr. Davis arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th)

[Suggestion: For this one, put Mr. Davis in each arrival slot, and see whether it works.]

Answer: (clues 7, 8, 10 , 11 + question 5)
Question 7 of 15
7. When did Mrs. Maddox arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: (questions 1, 5, 6 + clue 7)
Question 8 of 15
8. When did the bachelor arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: (clue 7 + question 7)
Question 9 of 15
9. What is the first name of the man dressed as a vampire?
[Suggestion: first figure out when he arrived.]

Answer: (question 2 + clues 8, 11, 10, 1)
Question 10 of 15
10. When did Hank arrive?

Answer: (questions 5, 6, 7, 9 + clue 10)
Question 11 of 15
11. What is Sam's last name? [Suggestion: first figure out when he arrived.]

No "Mr." -- just the surname, please!

Answer: (questions 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, and also 6)
Question 12 of 15
12. When did the werewolf arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: (review questions 5, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Question 13 of 15
13. What is the first name of the person wearing the ghost costume?
(Suggestion: First figure out when the ghost arrived.)

Answer: (question 12, clue 12, question 3)
Question 14 of 15
14. When did the witch arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: (clue 9 + qns 3-5 + qns 8-13, among others)
Question 15 of 15
15. Lastly, who wore the skeleton costume? You may give his full name, or just his surname (no "Mr.").

[Suggestion: this is best determined by eliminating everything else. Question 11 is helpful, as are questions 10 and 12-14.]

Answer: (Two words; questions 10-14 (esp. 11), other questions & clues)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. THE PREMISE: At the Quizzyland Hallowe'en Party, the theme was "Traditional" (that's why they spelled it with the old-fashioned apostrophe). The first five guests to arrive - two married couples and one bachelor - decided to come as classic Hallowe'en figures. From the information provided, determine each guest's full name, costume, and order of arrival. THE GIVENS: First names: Belle, Joan, Hank, Sam, Vince Last names: Davis, Maddox, Palmer Costumes: ghost, skeleton, vampire, werewolf, witch Order of arrival: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th THE CLUES: 1. The five guests are (in some order) Belle, the person dressed as a werewolf, the person dressed as a vampire, Sam, and Mrs. Maddox. 2. Belle and Joan are women. Hank, Sam, and Vince are men. 3. There are two married couples and one bachelor. 4. Each wife shares her husband's surname. 5. Joan's husband dressed as a vampire. 6. Belle is not surnamed Palmer. 7. Joan arrived immediately after the bachelor but before at least one other guest. 8. A woman arrived first. 9. The person dressed as a witch did not arrive fourth. 10. Neither Hank nor Mr. Davis arrive last. 11. No wife arrived either immediately before or immediately after her husband. 12. The person dressed as a werewolf arrived at some point after the one dressed as a ghost. You may want to solve the questions in order, as they build on previous conclusions, and you can take advantage of the suggestions and hints. You should also devise a grid or a chart on pencil and paper. Good luck! To start: which woman is Mrs. Maddox - Belle or Joan?

Answer: Joan

There are only two women. (clue 2)
Mrs. Maddox can't be Belle; they are two different people listed among the five individuals in clue 1.
Therefore, Mrs. Maddox is Joan.

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If you want to keep spirits out of your home on Halloween, you should sprinkle salt on your doorstep.
2. What is the surname of the man dressed as a vampire? - Davis, Maddox, or Palmer? (No "Mr.", just the surname, please.)

Answer: Maddox

Joan's husband is dressed as a vampire (clue 5).
Joan is Mrs. Maddox, as we learned in the previous question.
Husbands and wives share surnames (clue 4).
Therefore, the man in the vampire costume is Joan's husband, Mr. Maddox.

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The word "vampire" first appeared in English in a travelogue titled "Travels of Three English Gentlemen" (1734), or so says the Oxford English Dictionary.
3. Is Mr. Davis married? [Suggestion: First determine whether there is a *Mrs.* Davis] [Hint: clues 1, 4, and 6]

Answer: Yes

There are three surnames. .
Belle's last name is neither Palmer (clue 6), nor Maddox (clue 1).
She must be Mrs. Davis, the only surname left.
Therefore, Mr. Davis is Belle's husband.

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If you stare into a mirror on Halloween night, says one superstition, you might see your future spouse.
4. Is the person surnamed Palmer a husband, a wife, or a bachelor?

Answer: bachelor

There are three men, one of whom is single (clues 2 and 3).
Mr. Davis is married to Belle (question 3)
Mr. Maddox is married to Joan (question 4)
The bachelor, therefore, is Mr. Palmer.


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In Scotland in the old days, girls would hang wet sheets before a fire on Halloween in hopes of visions of their future husbands.
5. What is the first name of the person who arrived earliest?

Answer: Belle

One of the two women (clue 2) arrived first (clue 8). She wasn't Joan (clue 7), so she was Belle.


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Superstition has it that those born on Halloween can speak to the dead.
6. When did Mr. Davis arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th) [Suggestion: For this one, put Mr. Davis in each arrival slot, and see whether it works.]

Answer: 4th

Mr. Davis did not arrive fifth (clue 10)
He did not arrive first (clue 8).
Nor did he arrive second, for he is married to Belle Davis (question 3), who arrived first (question 5), and no one arrived directly behind his/her spouse (clue 11).
Can he be third? The answer is no. Let's assume Mr. Davis arrived third. Joan arrived after the bachelor (clue 7), which we have determined is Mr. Palmer, so we can't place her second, which is right after Belle (question 5). We can't place Joan fourth because then Mr. Palmer would have to be third, which contradicts our premise that Mr. Davis is third. In a nutshell, Mr. Davis can't be third, because then Joan's arrival can't be placed.
If not first, second, third, or fifth, then Mr. Davis arrived fourth.

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Candy corn, a perennial Halloween treat, was originally called "chicken feed".
7. When did Mrs. Maddox arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: 3rd

Mrs. Maddox is Joan. (question 1).
Joan Maddox could not have arrived first or second. She came after the bachelor (clue 7), but Belle arrived first (question 5).
Joan Maddox can't be fifth, either, as she arrived before at least one other guest (clue 7).
Nor is she fourth; that's Mr. Davis (question 6).
The only arrival time left is third.

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An old superstitions warns, never point at a grave lest your finger rot off!
8. When did the bachelor arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: 2nd

Joan arrived immediately after the bachelor (clue 7).
We just determined that Joan came in third (question 7).
Therefore the bachelor, which by the way we know is Mr. Palmer from question 4, arrived second.

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Supposedly, a unibrow, tattoos, hairy palms, and a long middle finger are signs that a person is a werewolf.
9. What is the first name of the man dressed as a vampire? [Suggestion: first figure out when he arrived.]

Answer: Vince

Mr. Maddox dressed as a vampire (question 2). He's not first (clue 8). As his wife is third, he can't be second or fourth (clue 11). That means Mr. Maddox, as the vampire, arrived fifth.
As Mr. Maddox the vampire arrived last, he cannot be Hank (clue 10).
Nor is he Sam, as clue 1 indicates they are two different people.
Therefore, the man dressed as the vampire is Vince Maddox.

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A Dr. Donald A. Reed founded the Dracula Society in 1962, for people who believe they are actually vampires.
10. When did Hank arrive?

Answer: 2nd

Mr. Davis arrived fourth (question 6), but he cannot be Hank (clue 10).
Vince Maddox arrived fifth (question 9).
Belle was first (question 5), and Joan was third (question 7).
That leaves the second arrival for Hank.

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An old wives' tale is that pumpkins can cure freckles.
11. What is Sam's last name? [Suggestion: first figure out when he arrived.] No "Mr." -- just the surname, please!

Answer: Davis

Belle arrived first (question 5); Hank arrived second (question 10); Joan arrived third (question 7); and Vince Maddox, who is wearing the vampire costume arrived fifth (see explanation to question 9). Therefore, Sam arrived fourth.
We already know Mr. Davis arrived fourth from question 6, so Sam is Mr. Davis.

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If you see a ghost on Halloween, just walk around it nine times, and it will go away.
12. When did the werewolf arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: 2nd

Remember, the five guests are Belle, the person dressed as a werewolf, the person dressed as a vampire, Sam, and Mrs. Maddox (clue 1).
Belle arrived first (question 5).
Mrs. Maddox arrived third (question 7).
The man in the vampire costume arrived fifth (question 9).
Sam arrived fourth (previous question).
Therefore, the werewolf arrived second.

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Clinical lycanthropy is a rare delusion that one turns into a wolf (only 13 cases since 1850).
13. What is the first name of the person wearing the ghost costume? (Suggestion: First figure out when the ghost arrived.)

Answer: Belle

We determined in the previous question that the werewolf arrived second.
The ghost arrived before the werewolf (clue 12).
Therefore, the ghost must have arrived first.
We learned in question 5 that Belle also arrived first.
(And, by the way, we know she is Mrs. Davis from question 3).

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Winston Churchill claimed to have seen the ghost of Abraham Lincoln at the White House.
14. When did the witch arrive? (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th)

Answer: 3rd

In the previous question we determined the the werewolf arrived second, which by the way was bachelor Hank Palmer (questions 4, 8, 10).
Belle Davis in the ghost costume arrived first (questions 3, 5, and 13).
Vince Maddox in the vampire costume arrived fifth (questions 2, 9).
Clue 9 states that the person dressed as the witch didn't arrive fourth.
So the witch arrived third.

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Legend has it that you will see a witch at midnight on Halloween if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards.
15. Lastly, who wore the skeleton costume? You may give his full name, or just his surname (no "Mr."). [Suggestion: this is best determined by eliminating everything else. Question 11 is helpful, as are questions 10 and 12-14.]

Answer: Sam Davis

Having determined that the witch arrived third in the previous question, we know it was worn by Joan Maddox (Question 1 told us Joan was Mrs. Maddox, and question 7 told us Joan Maddox arrived third).
We figured out the other three in the previous questions, to reiterate:
Belle Davis in the witch costume arrived first (questions 3, 5, and 14).
Hank Palmer in the werewolf costume arrived second (questions 4, 8, 10, and 12).
Vince Maddox in the vampire costume arrived fifth (questions 2 and 9).
So who's left?
By elimination, the person in the skeleton costume arrived fourth, and it was worn by Sam Davis (whose full name we determined in question 11).
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