Need questions for a game night, a road trip or a family dinner? Here are 100 fun trivia questions with answers – surprising facts, food, animals, geography, movies, history and science. They’re easy enough for everyone to play, but a few will catch out even the trivia know-it-all at your table.
Answers are hidden – tap “Show answer” after everyone has guessed.
Contents
- Random Fun Trivia Questions
- “Would You Believe It?” Trivia
- Food & Drink Trivia
- Animal Trivia
- Geography Trivia
- Entertainment Trivia
- History Trivia
- Science & Body Trivia
- How to Host a Trivia Game Night
- More Trivia & Brain Teasers
- Frequently Asked Questions
Random Fun Trivia Questions
1. How many hearts does an octopus have?
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Three
2. What is the only food that can last for thousands of years without spoiling?
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Honey
3. How many bones are in the adult human body?
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206
4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
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Jupiter
5. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
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Answer: The Pacific Ocean
6. What colour is a giraffe’s tongue?
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Dark blue-purple
7. What is the smallest country in the world?
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Vatican City
8. What is the hardest natural substance?
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Diamond
9. How many minutes are in a day?
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1,440
10. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
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Mars
11. How many colours are in a rainbow?
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Seven
12. Which musical instrument has 88 keys?
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Answer: The piano
13. What shape is a stop sign?
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Answer: An octagon (8 sides)
14. What is the tallest building in the world?
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Answer: The Burj Khalifa in Dubai
15. How many days are in a leap year?
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366
16. How many continents are there?
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Seven
17. At what temperature does water freeze in Fahrenheit?
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32 °F (0 °C)
18. How many sides does a hexagon have?
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Six
19. What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
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Green
20. How many players does a soccer team have on the field?
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11
“Would You Believe It?” Trivia
21. True or false: bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
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True – botanically, bananas are berries and strawberries aren’t.
22. What is a group of flamingos called?
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Answer: A flamboyance
23. What is a group of crows called?
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Answer: A murder
24. What shape is wombat poop?
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Cube-shaped
25. True or false: the Eiffel Tower can be about 15 cm taller in summer.
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True – the iron expands in the heat.
26. True or false: a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
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True
27. What is the national animal of Scotland?
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Answer: The unicorn
28. What colour is an octopus’s blood?
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Blue
29. Which country has the most islands in the world?
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Sweden – over 200,000.
30. True or false: Napoleon was unusually short.
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False – he was about 5 ft 7 in, average for his time.
31. True or false: a sloth can hold its breath longer than a dolphin.
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True – up to about 40 minutes.
32. Which is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any US state name?
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Q
33. Which planet spins on its side?
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Uranus
34. True or false: Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.
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True
35. True or false: honeybees can recognise human faces.
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True – experiments have shown they can learn faces.
Food & Drink Trivia
36. Which country is pizza originally from?
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Italy (Naples)
37. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
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Avocado
38. Which nut is used to make marzipan?
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Almonds
39. Which fruit wears its seeds on the outside?
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Answer: The strawberry
40. What is the seaweed wrap on sushi rolls called?
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Nori
41. What is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
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Saffron
42. What is the main ingredient in hummus?
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Chickpeas
43. Which country produces the most coffee?
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Brazil
44. Which alcoholic drink is made from fermented honey?
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Mead
45. Why does popcorn pop?
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Answer: Water inside the kernel turns to steam and bursts it open.
46. Which US city is famous for the cheesesteak?
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Philadelphia
47. Which candy’s slogan is “Taste the Rainbow”?
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Skittles
Animal Trivia
48. What is the largest animal on Earth?
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Answer: The blue whale
49. How long is an elephant pregnant?
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Answer: About 22 months
50. What is the only mammal that can truly fly?
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Answer: The bat
51. Which animal is called the “ship of the desert”?
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Answer: The camel
52. What is a baby kangaroo called?
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Answer: A joey
53. Which bird can fly backwards?
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Answer: The hummingbird
54. Which animal has fingerprints almost identical to humans?
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Answer: The koala
55. What is the fastest land animal?
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Answer: The cheetah
56. What is the tallest animal?
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Answer: The giraffe
57. Do polar bears and penguins live together in the wild?
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No – polar bears live in the Arctic, most penguins in the Southern Hemisphere.
Geography Trivia
58. What is the capital of Australia?
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Canberra
59. What is the capital of Canada?
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Ottawa
60. How many states are in the USA?
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50
61. What is the largest desert in the world?
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Antarctica – the largest hot desert is the Sahara.
62. Which is the largest US state by area?
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Alaska
63. Which country has the largest population?
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India (since 2023)
64. Which river flows through Paris?
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Answer: The Seine
65. On the border of which two countries is Mount Everest?
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Nepal and China
66. Which continent has the most countries?
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Africa (54)
67. Which US city is nicknamed “the Big Apple”?
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New York City
68. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
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France
69. Which is the only US state made up entirely of islands?
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Hawaii
Entertainment Trivia
70. In which 1928 cartoon did Mickey Mouse first appear in a released film?
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Steamboat Willie
71. Who sang “Thriller”?
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Michael Jackson
72. How many Harry Potter books are there in the main series?
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Seven
73. What is the name of Simba’s father in “The Lion King”?
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Mufasa
74. What is the name of the snowman in “Frozen”?
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Olaf
75. Which band’s members were John, Paul, George and Ringo?
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The Beatles
76. In which year was the first “Toy Story” released?
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1995
77. What is Superman’s home planet?
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Krypton
78. What is the name of SpongeBob’s best friend, a starfish?
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Patrick Star
79. Which wizarding school does Harry Potter attend?
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Hogwarts
History Trivia
80. Who was the first President of the United States?
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George Washington
81. In which year did humans first land on the Moon?
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1969
82. Which famous ship sank on its first voyage in 1912?
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Answer: The Titanic
83. Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
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Alexander Graham Bell
84. For which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
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Khufu
85. Which wall fell in 1989?
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Answer: The Berlin Wall
86. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
87. In which year did Columbus first reach the Americas?
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1492
88. Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing?
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Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza
89. In which year did the US declare independence?
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1776
Science & Body Trivia
90. What is the chemical formula for water?
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H2O
91. What is the largest organ of the human body?
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Answer: The skin
92. Which blood type is the universal donor?
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O negative
93. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
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Au
94. At what temperature does water boil at sea level in Fahrenheit?
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212 °F (100 °C)
95. How many teeth does an adult human usually have?
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32
96. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
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Mercury
97. What is the largest bone in the human body?
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Answer: The femur (thigh bone)
98. Which gas do plants take in from the air?
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Carbon dioxide
99. Roughly how fast does light travel?
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Answer: About 300,000 km per second (186,000 miles per second)
100. What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
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Answer: A herbivore
How to Host a Trivia Game Night
- Split into teams of 2–5 people and give each team a name.
- Read each question twice, give 30 seconds, then reveal the answer with the “Show answer” button.
- One point for easy questions, two for medium and three for hard ones.
- Mix the rounds – start easy so everyone gets points, save the hard round for the end.
- Tie-breaker: the team that answers a bonus question fastest wins.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are good fun trivia questions for groups?
Questions with surprising answers work best – like “How many hearts does an octopus have?” (three) or “What shape is wombat poop?” (cubes). Everyone can guess, and the answer gets a laugh.
How many trivia questions do I need for a game night?
Around 40–50 questions in four or five rounds makes a fun 60–90 minute game.
Are these trivia questions good for kids?
Yes – most questions are family-friendly. Start with the animal, food and entertainment rounds for younger players.