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135 free Hocus Pocus trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
75 free Hocus Pocus trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Hocus Pocus fan? Put your knowledge of the Sanderson Sisters and their magical Salem adventures to the test with our comprehensive 135-question trivia quiz. From iconic spells to memorable quotes, this challenge covers everything about the cult classic Halloween film that continues to enchant audiences worldwide.
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Q 01In what year was the original 'Hocus Pocus' movie released?
1993
Hocus Pocus was released in 1993 — on July 16, in high summer despite its Halloween theme — and only became a perennial through cable and home video.
Q 02Who directed the 1993 film 'Hocus Pocus'?
Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega directed Hocus Pocus and returned to Disney to direct the three Descendants television movies from 2015.
Q 03Max Dennison has just been dragged to Salem by his parents from which city?
Los Angeles
Max moved from Los Angeles, which is why the bullies nickname him 'Hollywood' and he says people back home are 'very health conscious'.
Q 04The role of Winifred Sanderson was originally written with which actress in mind?
Cloris Leachman
Rosie O'Donnell was also offered Mary but turned it down because she did not want to play a mean witch.
Q 05What was Thackery Binx's original form before being transformed by the witches?
A human boy
Thackery Binx was a human boy in Salem before Winifred cursed him to live forever as a black cat, unable to die and unable to be believed.
Q 06Although set in Salem, most of Hocus Pocus was shot on sound stages in which city?
Burbank, California
Interiors were shot on sound stages at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California; only about two weeks of daytime exteriors were filmed in Salem and Marblehead.
Q 07Under Winifred's curse, who must light the candle in the cottage for the sisters to return?
A virgin
The curse requires a virgin to light the candle on All Hallows' Eve under a full moon — which is exactly what Max does, to Binx's disgust.
Q 08Winifred's musical number at the town Halloween party enchants the adults to do what?
Dance until they die
Winifred's 'I Put a Spell on You' makes the adults dance until they die; the spell breaks with the witches at sunrise and the parents stagger home exhausted.
Q 09What is Billy Butcherson's relationship to Winifred Sanderson?
Her ex-lover
Billy Butcherson is a zombie who was Winifred's unfaithful lover in the 17th century.
Q 10What fate befell Thackery Binx's younger sister, Emily, at the hands of the Sanderson Sisters?
Her life force was drained.
Emily Binx's life force was drained by the Sanderson Sisters to restore their youth in the opening scene.
Q 11What was the original working title for the film 'Hocus Pocus'?
Disney's Halloween House
The film was initially conceived as a darker story with the working title 'Disney's Halloween House'.
Q 12Who auditioned for Max Dennison, impressed the director, but was too busy for the part?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio impressed Ortega but passed on Max to make What's Eating Gilbert Grape, the role that earned him his first Oscar nomination.
Q 13What unique ability does Mary Sanderson possess?
Smell children
Mary Sanderson is characterized by her ability to 'smell' children, often sniffing them out for her sisters.
Q 21In what year were the Sanderson Sisters originally hanged in Salem?
1693
The film's prologue is dated October 31, 1693, a year after the real Salem witch trials.
Q 22What type of insects fly out of Billy Butcherson's mouth when he speaks?
Moths
When the stitches on Billy Butcherson's mouth are broken, moths fly out, which were reportedly real during filming.
Q 23Approximately how old was Omri Katz (Max) when he was filming 'Hocus Pocus'?
16
Born in May 1976, Omri Katz was 16 when he shot the film between October 1992 and February 1993; he later left acting altogether.
Q 24In Hocus Pocus, which real Salem building served as the exterior for the Halloween party where the witches perform?
Q 14What power does Sarah Sanderson primarily use to draw children to her?
Her singing voice
Her siren-like singing draws every child in Salem out of bed and toward the cottage in the final act.
Q 15What unconventional item does Mary Sanderson use for flight, instead of a traditional broomstick?
A vacuum cleaner
When the witches lose their brooms, Mary improvises by using a vacuum cleaner to fly.
Q 16What do the bullies Ice and Jay take from Max when they first corner him?
His shoes
Ice is still wearing them later, which is how Mary's nose leads the sisters to the wrong boys.
Q 17What is the last name of Allison, Max's classmate and crush?
Watts
Allison's full name is Allison Watts, whose family has a historical connection to the Sanderson Sisters.
Q 18What does Max initially claim Halloween was invented by, trying to dismiss its significance?
Candy companies
Max, being a Halloween skeptic, sarcastically states that the holiday was invented by candy companies.
Q 19To get Dani to visit the Sanderson house, Max agrees to trick-or-treat next year as which pair?
Wendy and Peter Pan
Dani's condition is 'with tights, or it's no deal'.
Q 20What does Allison sprinkle around Billy's open grave to keep Dani safe from the witches?
Salt
It is set up earlier when Max grabs a canister of salt from the Sanderson cottage; witches cannot cross a ring of it.
Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall in Salem provided the exterior for the party where Winifred performs 'I Put a Spell on You'.
Q 25Hocus Pocus's 1693 opening, with Thackery Binx still human, was filmed at which historic Salem site?
Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village, a living history museum, stood in for 1693 Salem in the opening scene.
Q 26In the Sanderson cottage, what does Max convince the witches is a 'burning rain of death'?
The sprinklers
Max flicks a lighter to set off the sprinklers and tells the sisters it is a 'burning rain of death', sending them fleeing from the cottage.
Q 27What does Thackery Binx vow to do for 300 years after his sister's death and his transformation?
Guard the Sanderson cottage
Binx decides to spend his immortal cat life guarding the Sanderson cottage to prevent anyone from resurrecting the witches.
Q 28Which real cemetery, in neighbouring Marblehead, is where Ice and Jay first corner Max?
Old Burial Hill
Old Burial Hill in Marblehead stood in for the daytime graveyard where Ice and Jay corner Max, one of the few scenes shot on the Massachusetts North Shore.
Q 29Allison's house, the Ropes Mansion, is a real Salem home dating from which decade?
1720s
The Ropes Mansion was built around 1727 — the 1720s — for merchant Samuel Barnard, and is owned by Salem's Peabody Essex Museum, which opens it for tours.
Q 30Max and Allison sit through Miss Olin's class at which high school?
Jacob Bailey High
It is where Max announces that Halloween was invented by candy companies, and where the witches are later lured into the kiln.