Fun Trivia Questions and Answers

A friendly collection of trivia across 13 categories. Skim a handful for family game night, or dive into a full category page for dozens more.

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Geography

  1. 1. What is the capital of Australia?

    Answer: Canberra

  2. 2. Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade?

    Answer: Danube

  3. 3. Lake Titicaca lies between Peru and which other country?

    Answer: Bolivia

  4. 4. Which strait separates Alaska from Russia?

    Answer: Bering

  5. 5. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

    Answer: Astana

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General Knowledge

  1. 1. How many colors are in a rainbow?

    Answer: 7

  2. 2. What is the tallest building in the world (as of 2024)?

    Answer: Burj Khalifa

  3. 3. How many sides does a dodecagon have?

    Answer: 12

  4. 4. What is the Roman numeral for 400?

    Answer: CD

  5. 5. Who sculpted the statue of David in Florence?

    Answer: Michelangelo

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Sport

  1. 1. How many players are on a baseball team on the field?

    Answer: 9

  2. 2. In which sport would you use a shuttlecock?

    Answer: Badminton

  3. 3. How often are the Summer Olympics held?

    Answer: Every 4 years

  4. 4. In which country did the sport of judo originate?

    Answer: Japan

  5. 5. How many holes are on a standard golf course?

    Answer: 18

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Pop-culture

  1. 1. Who played Jack in the 1997 film Titanic?

    Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

  2. 2. What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?

    Answer: Central Perk

  3. 3. Which artist released the 2015 album '25'?

    Answer: Adele

  4. 4. In Harry Potter, what is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?

    Answer: Fluffy

  5. 5. Which band released the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?

    Answer: Pink Floyd

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Food & Drink

  1. 1. What Japanese dish means 'grilled over a direct flame'?

    Answer: Yakitori

  2. 2. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

    Answer: Avocado

  3. 3. Which spice comes from the Crocus flower and is the world's most expensive by weight?

    Answer: Saffron

  4. 4. What type of pastry is used to make baklava?

    Answer: Filo

  5. 5. Which nut is used to make marzipan?

    Answer: Almond

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Science

  1. 1. What is the chemical formula for table salt?

    Answer: NaCl

  2. 2. How many planets are in our solar system?

    Answer: 8

  3. 3. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere for photosynthesis?

    Answer: Carbon Dioxide

  4. 4. What is the approximate speed of light in km per second?

    Answer: 300000

  5. 5. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

    Answer: Mitochondria

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History

  1. 1. In which year did World War II end?

    Answer: 1945

  2. 2. Who was the first President of the United States?

    Answer: George Washington

  3. 3. The Great Wall was built primarily in which country?

    Answer: China

  4. 4. Who was the Egyptian queen famously involved with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

    Answer: Cleopatra

  5. 5. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

    Answer: 1989

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Animals

  1. 1. What is the fastest land animal?

    Answer: Cheetah

  2. 2. How many hearts does an octopus have?

    Answer: 3

  3. 3. What is a group of crows called?

    Answer: Murder

  4. 4. Besides the platypus, which mammal lays eggs?

    Answer: Echidna

  5. 5. What is the largest species of penguin?

    Answer: Emperor

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Mythology

  1. 1. Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?

    Answer: Zeus

  2. 2. Which Greek hero slew the Minotaur?

    Answer: Theseus

  3. 3. In Norse mythology, what tree connects the nine worlds?

    Answer: Yggdrasil

  4. 4. Who is the Egyptian god of the afterlife?

    Answer: Osiris

  5. 5. What was the weakness of the Greek hero Achilles?

    Answer: His heel

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Video Games

  1. 1. Which Italian plumber is Nintendo's mascot?

    Answer: Mario

  2. 2. In Minecraft, what material is needed to craft a torch?

    Answer: Coal

  3. 3. What is the name of the main protagonist in The Legend of Zelda series?

    Answer: Link

  4. 4. Which game features the battle royale island Erangel?

    Answer: PUBG

  5. 5. What company created the PlayStation console?

    Answer: Sony

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Music

  1. 1. Who is known as the King of Pop?

    Answer: Michael Jackson

  2. 2. Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?

    Answer: The Beatles

  3. 3. What is the highest female singing voice?

    Answer: Soprano

  4. 4. Which artist released the hit single 'Bad Romance'?

    Answer: Lady Gaga

  5. 5. How many strings does a standard guitar have?

    Answer: 6

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Literature

  1. 1. Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'?

    Answer: William Shakespeare

  2. 2. What is the first book in the Harry Potter series?

    Answer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

  3. 3. Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?

    Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

  4. 4. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' assistant?

    Answer: Watson

  5. 5. Which dystopian novel features Big Brother?

    Answer: 1984

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Nature

  1. 1. What is the tallest type of tree?

    Answer: Redwood

  2. 2. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

    Answer: Diamond

  3. 3. Which gas do plants release during photosynthesis?

    Answer: Oxygen

  4. 4. What is the largest ocean on Earth?

    Answer: Pacific

  5. 5. Which sweet substance do bees produce?

    Answer: Honey

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