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Trivia Night Questions and Answers
Here are 248 trivia night questions with answers, from easy to impossible, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.
The list has 7 easy, 132 medium, 96 hard, and 13 impossible questions, so it works for trivia night hosts, schools, clubs, churches and office events. 50 of the 248 questions come straight from the Quiz Zoomies videos "How Smart Are You? 50 General Knowledge Questions" and "Can You Pass This General Knowledge Quiz? 50 Questions", and the rest were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format. Tap Reveal all answers to check everything at once, print the page for a game night, or play the questions as a scored quiz.
How to run a round
Split players into teams of two to six and hand each team an answer sheet. Read each question twice, give about 30 seconds per question, and keep rounds to 10 questions. Collect the sheets after every round, read out the answers from this page (tap Reveal all answers), and keep a running score on a whiteboard. Five rounds of 10 fill about two hours with breaks; save the impossible questions for a tie-breaker.
248 trivia night questions
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Which golden statuette is handed out at the Academy Awards?
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The Oscar Easy question
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In which mountain range is Mount Everest?
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The Himalayas Easy question
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On which day of the week is US Thanksgiving always held?
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Thursday Easy question
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In which year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
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1492 Easy question
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Which country's film industry is nicknamed Bollywood?
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India Easy question
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In which US city is the Hollywood district?
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Los Angeles Easy question
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Which country is most famous for the Great Highland bagpipes?
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Scotland Easy question
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The didgeridoo is a traditional instrument of which country?
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Australia Medium question
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Which of these metals sticks to a magnet?
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Iron Medium question
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Which music and dance style from Brazil is the heartbeat of Rio's Carnival?
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Samba Medium question
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Which of these nuts is actually a legume, like peas and beans?
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Peanut Medium question
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How many Grand Slam tennis tournaments are played each year?
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4 Medium question
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Which 1995 animated film was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation?
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Toy Story Medium question
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Which country launched the first person into space?
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The Soviet Union Medium question
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How many events are in a decathlon?
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10 Medium question
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What is the largest coral reef system in the world?
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The Great Barrier Reef Medium question
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How many letters are in the English alphabet?
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26 Medium question
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Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on grass?
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Wimbledon Medium question
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In which sport would you see a scrum?
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Rugby Medium question
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Which herb is the main ingredient of a classic Genovese pesto?
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Basil Medium question
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Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
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Antonio Vivaldi Medium question
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What is a group of lions called?
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A pride Medium question
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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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Michelangelo Medium question
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The sitar is a traditional instrument from which country?
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India Medium question
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What is the tallest mountain in the world?
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Mount Everest Medium question
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What kind of animal is a whale?
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A mammal Medium question
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Which is the largest of the Great Lakes?
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Lake Superior Medium question
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What is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve called?
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Hogmanay Medium question
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Which wall was built across a German city in 1961 and opened in 1989?
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The Berlin Wall Medium question
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In Spain, which fruit do people eat at each stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve?
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Grapes Medium question
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In which country were the Lord of the Rings film trilogy mainly filmed?
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New Zealand Medium question
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Which part of the body holds the tiny bones called the hammer, anvil and stirrup?
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The ear Medium question
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January is named after which two-faced Roman god?
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Janus Medium question
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The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in 2021 in which city?
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Tokyo Medium question
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How many players does each ice hockey team have on the ice, including the goalie?
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6 Medium question
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Which Venetian traveler wrote about his journey to China in the 1200s?
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Marco Polo Medium question
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At what temperature does water freeze, in Celsius?
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0°C Medium question
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Which country invented fireworks?
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China Medium question
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Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
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Beijing Medium question
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Which Charles Dickens story features Ebenezer Scrooge?
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A Christmas Carol Medium question
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What is the largest animal on Earth?
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Blue whale Medium question
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Which French emperor was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?
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Napoleon Bonaparte Medium question
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Which space film series began in 1977, created by George Lucas?
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Star Wars Medium question
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Which band's 1964 arrival in the United States kicked off the British Invasion?
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The Beatles Medium question
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What is the largest hot desert in the world?
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Sahara Medium question
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What is the largest country in the world?
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Russia Medium question
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Mardi Gras is French for what?
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Fat Tuesday Medium question
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Which element is a diamond made of?
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Carbon Medium question
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How many arms does an octopus have?
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8 Medium question
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What is the longest river in South America?
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Amazon Medium question
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Frequently asked questions
How many trivia night questions are on this page?
There are 248 trivia night questions in this list (7 easy, 132 medium, 96 hard, and 13 impossible), spread over 5 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
How many questions do you need for a trivia night?
Most trivia nights run 5 or 6 rounds of 10 questions, so 50 to 60 questions fill about two hours. One page of this list is 50 questions, which is a full night.
What are 10 good trivia night trivia questions?
1) Which golden statuette is handed out at the Academy Awards? The Oscar. 2) What is the tallest mountain in the world? Mount Everest. 3) What is the longest river in South America? Amazon. 4) Which 1997 film about a famous ocean liner won 11 Oscars? Titanic. 5) Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag? Silver. 6) In which country does Sinterklaas arrive by boat in November? Netherlands. 7) What is the highest waterfall in the world? Angel Falls. 8) Which queen ruled England from 1558 to 1603? Elizabeth I. 9) Which Roman goddess of love was Cupid's mother? Venus. 10) In which year did World War II end? 1945.
What is the hardest trivia night trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: Besides the US and Canada, which country holds a national Thanksgiving Day in November? The answer is Liberia. 13 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
Yes. The Play as a quiz button starts a scored quiz with four answer choices right on this page, with rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions and a shareable score.
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