100 Trivia Questions and Answers: Fun, Random, for Kids and for Adults

How to host a trivia night

• Make teams of two to six players and give each team a name and an answer sheet.
• Read one round of ten, then swap sheets and mark them together.
• Keep a scoreboard; for a twist, let each team play a "double points" joker on one round.
• Tie-break with a closest-number question, like "How many minutes are in a day?" (1,440).

General knowledge trivia

1. How many days are in a leap year? Show answer

   366.

2. What is the largest ocean on Earth? Show answer

   The Pacific Ocean.

3. How many sides does a hexagon have? Show answer

   Six.

4. What is the hardest natural substance? Show answer

   Diamond.

5. How many continents are there? Show answer

   Seven.

6. What colour do you get by mixing blue and yellow? Show answer

   Green.

7. How many minutes are in a day? Show answer

   1,440.

8. What is the tallest mountain above sea level? Show answer

   Mount Everest.

9. Which language has the most native speakers? Show answer

   Mandarin Chinese.

10. How many strings does a standard guitar have? Show answer

    Six.

Geography trivia

1. What is the capital of Australia? Show answer

   Canberra.

2. What is the longest river in Africa? Show answer

   The Nile.

3. Which country has the largest population in the world? Show answer

   India (it passed China in 2023).

4. What is the capital of Canada? Show answer

   Ottawa.

5. Which is the largest country by area? Show answer

   Russia.

6. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world? Show answer

   The Sahara.

7. What is the smallest country in the world? Show answer

   Vatican City.

8. Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef? Show answer

   Australia.

9. What is the capital of Japan? Show answer

   Tokyo.

10. Through which city does the River Seine flow? Show answer

    Paris.

Science trivia

1. What gas do plants absorb from the air? Show answer

   Carbon dioxide.

2. What is H2O better known as? Show answer

   Water.

3. What is the chemical symbol for gold? Show answer

   Au.

4. How many bones are in the adult human body? Show answer

   206.

5. What is the boiling point of water at sea level in Celsius? Show answer

   100 °C.

6. Which organ pumps blood around the body? Show answer

   The heart.

7. What force keeps us on the ground? Show answer

   Gravity.

8. What is the largest organ of the human body? Show answer

   The skin.

9. What do bees make? Show answer

   Honey (and beeswax).

10. Which element do we need to breathe? Show answer

    Oxygen.

Space trivia

1. Which planet is known as the Red Planet? Show answer

   Mars.

2. What is the largest planet in our solar system? Show answer

   Jupiter.

3. Which planet is closest to the Sun? Show answer

   Mercury.

4. What is the name of our galaxy? Show answer

   The Milky Way.

5. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon? Show answer

   Neil Armstrong, in 1969.

6. How many planets are in our solar system? Show answer

   Eight.

7. Which planet is famous for its rings? Show answer

   Saturn.

8. What star is at the centre of our solar system? Show answer

   The Sun.

9. Roughly how long does light from the Sun take to reach Earth? Show answer

   About 8 minutes.

10. What is the hottest planet in our solar system? Show answer

    Venus.

History trivia

1. In which year did the Titanic sink? Show answer

   1912.

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

   George Washington.

3. In which country were the ancient Olympic Games held? Show answer

   Greece.

4. Which wall fell in 1989? Show answer

   The Berlin Wall.

5. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Show answer

   Leonardo da Vinci.

6. Which ancient civilisation built the pyramids of Giza? Show answer

   The ancient Egyptians.

7. In which year did World War II end? Show answer

   1945.

8. Who invented the telephone (first US patent, 1876)? Show answer

   Alexander Graham Bell.

9. Which ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620? Show answer

   The Mayflower.

10. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Show answer

    Marie Curie.

Animal trivia

1. What is the fastest land animal? Show answer

   The cheetah.

2. What is the largest animal ever known to have lived? Show answer

   The blue whale.

3. How many legs does a spider have? Show answer

   Eight.

4. What is a baby kangaroo called? Show answer

   A joey.

5. Which bird is a symbol of peace? Show answer

   The dove.

6. What do pandas mainly eat? Show answer

   Bamboo.

7. Which mammal can truly fly? Show answer

   The bat.

8. How many hearts does an octopus have? Show answer

   Three.

9. What is a group of lions called? Show answer

   A pride.

10. Which animal is known as the ship of the desert? Show answer

    The camel.

Sports trivia

1. How many players are on a football (soccer) team on the pitch? Show answer

   Eleven.

2. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held? Show answer

   Every four years.

3. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk? Show answer

   Basketball.

4. How many rings are on the Olympic flag? Show answer

   Five.

5. What is the maximum score with three darts? Show answer

   180.

6. In tennis, what is a score of zero called? Show answer

   Love.

7. How many holes are in a standard round of golf? Show answer

   18.

8. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930? Show answer

   Uruguay.

9. In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded? Show answer

   Ice hockey.

10. How long is a marathon? Show answer

    42.195 km (26.2 miles).

Pop culture trivia: movies, books and music

1. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? Show answer

   William Shakespeare.

2. What is the name of Harry Potter's owl? Show answer

   Hedwig.

3. Which band sang Hey Jude? Show answer

   The Beatles.

4. In The Wizard of Oz, what colour is the brick road? Show answer

   Yellow.

5. What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story? Show answer

   Woody.

6. Which fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street? Show answer

   Sherlock Holmes.

7. Who is known as the King of Pop? Show answer

   Michael Jackson.

8. What kind of animal is Simba in The Lion King? Show answer

   A lion.

9. Which superhero is also called the Man of Steel? Show answer

   Superman.

10. Which instrument has 88 keys? Show answer

    The piano.

Food trivia

1. Which country is the origin of pizza Margherita? Show answer

   Italy.

2. What is the main ingredient of guacamole? Show answer

   Avocado.

3. Which nut is used to make marzipan? Show answer

   Almonds.

4. What is sushi traditionally wrapped in? Show answer

   Seaweed (nori).

5. Which fruit is dried to make a raisin? Show answer

   The grape.

6. What is tofu made from? Show answer

   Soya beans.

7. Which vegetable is used to make sauerkraut? Show answer

   Cabbage.

8. What is the yellow spice that colours curry? Show answer

   Turmeric.

9. Which country does the dish paella come from? Show answer

   Spain.

10. What gives chilli peppers their heat? Show answer

    Capsaicin.

Trivia questions for kids

1. What colour is a ripe banana? Show answer

   Yellow.

2. How many days are in a week? Show answer

   Seven.

3. What do caterpillars turn into? Show answer

   Butterflies or moths.

4. What is frozen water called? Show answer

   Ice.

5. How many legs does an insect have? Show answer

   Six.

6. What is the opposite of hot? Show answer

   Cold.

7. Which animal says moo? Show answer

   A cow.

8. What do you call a baby dog? Show answer

   A puppy.

9. How many colours are in a rainbow? Show answer

   Seven.

10. What shape has three sides? Show answer

    A triangle.

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