350 Fun Trivia Questions and Answers to Test Your General Knowledge

Nothing brings out a competitive spirit like a great trivia challenge! This collection of fun trivia questions is packed with surprises. Covering diverse topics from mind-boggling science facts to the quirkiest moments in history, these questions will test your knowledge in unexpected ways. Some are tricky, others hilarious, and a few might leave you speechless. So gather friends, start a trivia battle, or test yourself because the joy of discovery makes trivia so addictive!

History Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in what field? 

Answer: Marie Curie, in Physics.

2. What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu? 

Answer: The Inca Empire.

3. Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States from 1861 to 1865? 

Answer: The American Civil War.

4. Who was known as the ‘Mad Monk’ in Russian history? 

Answer: Grigori Rasputin.

5. What was the ship’s name that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620? 

Answer: The Mayflower.

6. Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? 

Answer: Abraham Lincoln.

7. Who was the first emperor of Rome? 

Answer: Augustus Caesar.

8. What was the primary language spoken in ancient Rome? 

Answer: Latin.

9. Which famous explorer is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492? 

Answer: Christopher Columbus.

10. In which year did World War I begin? 

Answer: 1914.

11. Who was the first president of the United States? 

Answer: George Washington.

12. What ancient wonder was built as a tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh? 

Answer: The Great Pyramid of Giza.

13. Which civilization developed the concept of zero? 

Answer: The Mayans.

14. What year did the Berlin Wall fall? 

Answer: 1989.

15. Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto”? 

Answer: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

16. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States? 

Answer: France.

17. Who was the Egyptian queen who allied with Mark Antony against Rome? 

Answer: Cleopatra VII.

18. What was the name of the first satellite launched into space? 

Answer: Sputnik 1.

19. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? 

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev.

20. What event began on July 28, 1914, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Answer: World War I.

21. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? 

Answer: Margaret Thatcher.

22. Which civilization built the ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan? 

Answer: The Nabataeans.

23. What was the name of the first human to travel into space? 

Answer: Yuri Gagarin.

24. Which U.S. President was involved in the Watergate scandal? 

Answer: Richard Nixon.

25. What were the names of Columbus’s three ships in his first voyage? 

Answer: Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

26. Who was the infamous dictator of Nazi Germany during World War II? 

Answer: Adolf Hitler.

27. Which treaty ended World War I? 

Answer: The Treaty of Versailles.

28. Who was the last Tsar of Russia? 

Answer: Nicholas II.

29. What ancient civilization built the Great Wall of China? 

Answer: The Chinese.

30. What was the name of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991? 

Answer: The Cold War.

31. Which U.S. President delivered the Gettysburg Address? 

Answer: Abraham Lincoln.

32. Who was the queen of England during the Spanish Armada? 

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I.

33. In what year did the Titanic sink? 

Answer: 1912.

34. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 

Answer: Michelangelo.

35. What North American city was purchased from Russia in 1867? 

Answer: Sitka (Alaska)

Scientific Trivia Questions and Answers

36. What is the chemical symbol for the element gold? 

Answer: Au.

37. Which planet is known as the ‘Red Planet’? 

Answer: Mars.

38. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? 

Answer: Diamond.

39. Who developed the theory of general relativity? 

Answer: Albert Einstein.

40. What is the main gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere? 

Answer: Nitrogen.

41. What is the process by which plants make their food using sunlight? 

Answer: Photosynthesis.

42. Which part of the human body contains the smallest bone? 

Answer: The ear.

43. What is the chemical formula for table salt? 

Answer: NaCl.

44. Who is known as the father of modern physics? 

Answer: Albert Einstein.

45. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? 

Answer: 299 792 458 m / s

46. What is the heaviest organ in the human body? 

Answer: The liver.

47. What particle has a negative charge? 

Answer: Electron.

48. What is the closest star to Earth? 

Answer: The Sun.

49. What is the most abundant element in the universe? 

Answer: Hydrogen.

50. What organ in the human body produces insulin? 

Answer: Pancreas.

51. What force holds the atoms in a molecule together? 

Answer: Chemical bonds.

52. What is the largest planet in our solar system? 

Answer: Jupiter.

53. Who discovered penicillin? 

Answer: Alexander Fleming.

54. What is the unit of electrical resistance? 

Answer: Ohm.

55. What is the scientific name for the process of water changing from liquid to gas? 

Answer: Evaporation.

56. Which blood type is known as the universal donor? 

Answer: O negative.

57. What is the pH of pure water? 

Answer: 7.

58. What is the name of the force that keeps planets orbiting around the Sun? 

Answer: Gravity.

59. What is the smallest unit of matter? 

Answer: An Atom

60. Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection? 

Answer: Charles Darwin.

61. What is the softest mineral on Earth according to the Mohs scale? 

Answer: Talc.

62. What type of radiation is used to take X-ray images? 

Answer: X-rays.

63. What is the largest cell in the human body? 

Answer: The ovum.

64. What is the name of the closest galaxy to the Milky Way? 

Answer: Andromeda Galaxy.

65. What element has the atomic number 1? 

Answer: Hydrogen.

66. What substance makes up the majority of a cell’s membrane? 

Answer: Phospholipids.

67. What is the scientific name for the fear of spiders? 

Answer: Arachnophobia.

68. What is the scientific name for the Northern Lights? 

Answer: Aurora Borealis.

69. What technology allows us to see inside the human body without surgery? 

Answer: Medical imaging.

70. What is the name of the process that converts sugar into energy in our cells? 

Answer: Cellular respiration.

Geography Trivia Questions and Answers

71. What is the capital city of Australia? 

Answer: Canberra.

72. Which country has the most natural lakes? 

Answer: Canada.

73. Mount Everest is located on the border of which two countries? 

Answer: Nepal and China.

74. Which desert is the largest in the world? 

Answer: Antarctica.

75. What river is the longest in the world? 

Answer: The Nile River.

76. Which U.S. state is known as the ‘Sunshine State’? 

Answer: Florida.

77. What is the smallest country in the world by land area? 

Answer: Vatican City.

78. Which continent is the only one without a desert? 

Answer: Europe.

79. What is the capital city of Japan? 

Answer: Tokyo.

80. Which ocean is the largest by surface area? 

Answer: The Pacific Ocean.

81. Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef? 

Answer: Australia.

82. What is the tallest mountain in North America? 

Answer: Denali.

83. Which country has the longest coastline in the world? 

Answer: Canada.

84. What is the largest island on the Mediterranean Sea? 

Answer: Sicily.

85. Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa? 

Answer: Lesotho.

86. What is the deepest point in the world’s oceans? 

Answer: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.

87. Which country has the most pyramids? 

Answer: Sudan.

88. What is the largest lake in Africa? 

Answer: Lake Victoria.

89. Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes? 

Answer: Alaska.

90. What is the capital of Brazil? 

Answer: Brasília.

91. Which two countries share the longest international border? 

Answer: Canada and the United States.

92. What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres? 

Answer: Africa.

93. Which country is known as the Land of Fire and Ice? 

Answer: Iceland.

94. What is the capital city of New Zealand? 

Answer: Wellington.

95. Which sea is located between Europe and Africa? 

Answer: The Mediterranean Sea.

96. Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia? 

Answer: The Ural Mountains.

97. What is the largest desert in North America? 

Answer: The Great Basin Desert.

98. Which country is home to Angkor Wat? 

Answer: Cambodia.

99. What is the largest lake in the world by volume? 

Answer: Lake Baikal.

100. Which country is known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes? 

Answer: Finland.

101. What is the smallest U.S. state by area? 

Answer: Rhode Island.

102. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia? 

Answer: Ethiopia.

103. What is the capital of Argentina? 

Answer: Buenos Aires.

104. Which strait separates Asia from North America? 

Answer: Bering Strait.

105. What large northern territory did the United States purchase from Russia in 1867? 

Answer: Alaska.

Pop Culture Trivia Questions and Answers

106. Who played the character Jack Dawson in the movie ‘Titanic’? 

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.

107. Which TV series features a coffee shop called Central Perk? 

Answer: Friends.

108. What is the real name of the artist known as Lady Gaga? 

Answer: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

109. What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released? 

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

110. In which year was the first episode of The Simpsons aired? 

Answer: 1989.

111. Which actor played Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? 

Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

112. What band was Harry Styles a member of before his solo career? 

Answer: One Direction.

113. Who directed the movie “Jaws”? 

Answer: Steven Spielberg.

114. Which famous TV chef is known for the phrase “BAM!”? 

Answer: Emeril Lagasse.

115. What is the name of the fictional continent in Game of Thrones? 

Answer: Westeros.

116. Who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films? 

Answer: Emma Watson.

117. What was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film released? 

Answer: Iron Man.

118. Which animated movie features the song “Let It Go”? 

Answer: Frozen.

119. Who is the lead singer of the band U2? 

Answer: Bono.

120. What is the highest-grossing film of all time? 

Answer: Avatar.

121. Which sitcom features characters named Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj? 

Answer: The Big Bang Theory.

122. Who is the King of Pop? 

Answer: Michael Jackson.

123. What was the first feature film released by Pixar? 

Answer: Toy Story.

124. Which actress played Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” movies? 

Answer: Jennifer Lawrence.

125. What is the name of Batman’s butler? 

Answer: Alfred Pennyworth.

126. Which band performed the hit song “Bohemian Rhapsody”? 

Answer: Queen.

127. Who is the creator of the Star Wars franchise? 

Answer: George Lucas.

128. What is the name of the main character in the TV series “Breaking Bad”? 

Answer: Walter White.

129. Which actress starred in “Pretty Woman” alongside Richard Gere? 

Answer: Julia Roberts.

130. Who wrote the song “Imagine”? 

Answer: John Lennon.

131. Which character does Johnny Depp play in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series? 

Answer: Captain Jack Sparrow.

132. What is the name of the toy cowboy in “Toy Story”? 

Answer: Woody.

133. Who played Neo in “The Matrix”? 

Answer: Keanu Reeves.

134. What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s girlfriend? 

Answer: Minnie Mouse.

135. Which pop star is known as the “Material Girl”? 

Answer: Madonna.

136. What year was the first Super Bowl held? 

Answer: 1967.

137. Which TV show features the catchphrase “Winter is Coming”? 

Answer: Game of Thrones.

138. Who played Jack in the movie “Titanic”? 

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.

139. What was the first Disney animated feature film? 

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

140. Which British actor played James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985? 

Answer: Roger Moore.

Literary Trivia Questions and Answers

141. Who wrote the Harry Potter series? 

Answer: J.K. Rowling.

142. Which playwright wrote ‘Romeo and Juliet’? 

Answer: William Shakespeare.

143. What is the first book in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy? 

Answer: The Fellowship of the Ring.

144. Who is the monster in Mary Shelley’s novel ‘Frankenstein’? 

Answer: The monster has no name.

145. Which novel begins with the line “Call me Ishmael”? 

Answer: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

146. Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”? 

Answer: Jane Austen.

147. What is the name of the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle? 

Answer: Sherlock Holmes.

148. Which Danish author wrote “The Little Mermaid”? 

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen.

149. Who wrote “War and Peace”? 

Answer: Leo Tolstoy.

150. What is the name of the farm in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”? 

Answer: Manor Farm (renamed Animal Farm during the story).

151. Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”? 

Answer: Harper Lee.

152. Which classic novel features the character Jay Gatsby? 

Answer: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

153. Who is the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”? 

Answer: J.D. Salinger.

154. What was the pen name of Samuel Clemens? 

Answer: Mark Twain.

155. Which novel features a character named Holden Caulfield? 

Answer: The Catcher in the Rye.

156. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”? 

Answer: William Shakespeare.

157. In “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” what animal is the White Rabbit? 

Answer: A rabbit.

158. Who wrote “1984”? 

Answer: George Orwell.

159. Which author created the character Hercule Poirot? 

Answer: Agatha Christie.

160. What is the title of the first book in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series? 

Answer: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

161. Who wrote “The Great Expectations”? 

Answer: Charles Dickens.

162. Which poet wrote “The Raven”? 

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe.

163. Who wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude”? 

Answer: Gabriel García Márquez.

164. What is the name of the main character in “Don Quixote”? 

Answer: Don Quixote de la Mancha.

165. Who wrote “The Old Man and the Sea”? 

Answer: Ernest Hemingway.

166. Which author created the character of Sherlock Holmes? 

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

167. What is the full name of the author who wrote “A Tale of Two Cities”? 

Answer: Charles John Huffam Dickens.

168. Which Russian author wrote “Crime and Punishment”? 

Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky.

169. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”? 

Answer: William Shakespeare.

170. What is the name of the protagonist in “The Hobbit”? 

Answer: Bilbo Baggins.

171. Which book begins with the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”? Answer: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

172. Who wrote “Wuthering Heights”? 

Answer: Emily Brontë.

173. What is the main setting of “The Lord of the Rings”? 

Answer: Middle-earth.

174. Which American author wrote “Moby-Dick”? 

Answer: Herman Melville.

175. Who created the character of James Bond? 

Answer: Ian Fleming.

Sports Trivia Questions and Answers

176. In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held? 

Answer: 1896.

177. Which country has won the most Summer Olympic gold medals? 

Answer: United States.

178. How many players are on a standard soccer (football) team? 

Answer: 11 players.

179. Which sport uses the terms ‘strike,’ ‘spare,’ and ‘turkey’? 

Answer: Bowling.

180. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk? 

Answer: Basketball.

181. What’s the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches? 

Answer: 18 inches.

182. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930? 

Answer: Uruguay.

183. In tennis, what is the term for a score of zero? 

Answer: Love.

184. How many rings are on the Olympic flag? 

Answer: Five.

185. Which sport is played at Wimbledon? 

Answer: Tennis.

186. Who has won the most Grand Slam tennis tournaments in men’s singles? 

Answer: Novak Djokovic.

187. What’s the national sport of Canada? 

Answer: Lacrosse.

188. How many points is a touchdown worth in American football? 

Answer: Six points.

189. Which country invented basketball? 

Answer: United States.

190. How many holes are played in a standard round of golf? 

Answer: 18 holes.

191. Which boxer was known as “The Greatest”? 

Answer: Muhammad Ali.

192. What sport is known as the “king of sports”? 

Answer: Soccer (Football).

193. How long is an Olympic swimming pool? 

Answer: 50 meters.

194. Which team has won the most Super Bowls? 

Answer: New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers (tied at 6 each as of 2023).

195. In baseball, how many strikes constitute a strikeout? 

Answer: Three strikes.

196. What is the highest possible break in snooker? 

Answer: 147.

197. Which country’s national rugby team performs the Haka before matches? 

Answer: New Zealand.

198. How many events are there in a decathlon? 

Answer: Ten events.

199. Which team won the first FIFA World Cup? 

Answer: Uruguay.

200. In which sport would you use a driver, wedge, and putter? 

Answer: Golf.

201. Which basketball player is known as “King James”? 

Answer: LeBron James.

202. How many players are on a standard ice hockey team on the ice at once? 

Answer: Six players.

203. In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held? 

Answer: Athens, Greece.

204. What is the distance of a marathon in miles? 

Answer: 26.2 miles.

205. Which sport involves the Fosbury Flop technique? 

Answer: High jump.

206. How many Grand Slam tournaments are there in tennis? 

Answer: Four.

207. Which country won the most medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021)? Answer: United States.

208. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the NHL champions? 

Answer: The Stanley Cup.

209. In cricket, what is the term for being dismissed without scoring? 

Answer: A duck.

210. Which country hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup? 

Answer: Brazil.

Food Trivia Questions and Answers

211. Which country is credited with inventing pizza? 

Answer: Italy.

212. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup? 

Answer: Fermented soybean paste.

213. Which fruit contains the most potassium? 

Answer: Avocado.

214. What causes the heat in chili peppers? 

Answer: Capsaicin.

215. What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 

Answer: Avocado.

216. Which nut is used to make marzipan? 

Answer: Almonds.

217. What is the primary ingredient in traditional hummus? 

Answer: Chickpeas.

218. Which country is famous for inventing sushi? 

Answer: Japan.

219. What is the most expensive spice in the world by weight? 

Answer: Saffron.

220. Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits”? 

Answer: Durian.

221. What gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive flavor? 

Answer: Oil of bergamot.

222. Which Italian dish typically consists of raw meat or fish, dressed with olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings? 

Answer: Carpaccio.

223. What is the main ingredient in the Greek dip “tzatziki”? 

Answer: Yogurt.

224. Which cooking method involves cooking food in hot oil? 

Answer: Frying.

225. What is tofu made from? 

Answer: Soybeans.

226. Which nut is traditionally used to make pesto sauce? 

Answer: Pine nuts.

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

Answer: Phyllo (or filo) dough.

228. Which popular breakfast food is made from ground corn? 

Answer: Grits or Polenta.

229. What is the main ingredient in risotto? 

Answer: Arborio rice.

230. Which country is known for inventing croissants? 

Answer: Austria (though they’re often associated with France).

231. What is the main ingredient in a traditional French baguette? 

Answer: Wheat flour.

232. What fruit is traditionally used to make wine? 

Answer: Grapes.

233. Which Mexican dish consists of a tortilla filled with various ingredients? 

Answer: Taco.

234. What is the key ingredient in chocolate? 

Answer: Cacao (cocoa beans).

235. Which grain is used to make sushi rice? 

Answer: Short-grain Japanese rice.

236. What is the main ingredient in falafel? 

Answer: Chickpeas or fava beans.

237. Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad? 

Answer: Feta cheese.

238. What is the main ingredient in kombucha? 

Answer: Tea.

239. Which Indian bread is known for its layered, flaky texture? 

Answer: Paratha.

240. What plant does vanilla come from? 

Answer: Vanilla orchid.

241. Which country is known for creating kimchi? 

Answer: Korea.

242. What dairy product is aged to produce cheese? 

Answer: Milk.

243. Which vegetable is the main ingredient in sauerkraut? 

Answer: Cabbage.

244. What is the key ingredient in the Italian dish polenta? 

Answer: Cornmeal.

245. Which nut is a legume? 

Answer: Peanut.

Animal Trivia Questions and Answers

246. How many hearts does an octopus have? 

Answer: Three.

247. Which animal has the longest lifespan? 

Answer: The Greenland shark.

248. How many teeth does an adult cat have? 

Answer: 30.

249. Which dog breed is the smallest in the world? 

Answer: Chihuahua.

250. What is the fastest land animal? 

Answer: Cheetah.

251. Which bird has the largest wingspan? 

Answer: Wandering Albatross.

252. What color is a polar bear’s skin? 

Answer: Black.

253. How many legs does a spider have? 

Answer: Eight.

254. Which mammal can fly? 

Answer: Bat.

255. What is a group of lions called? 

Answer: A pride.

256. Which animal has the longest gestation period? 

Answer: Elephant (approximately 22 months).

257. How many humps does a Bactrian camel have? 

Answer: Two.

258. What is the only mammal capable of true flight? 

Answer: Bats.

259. Which animal is known as the “ship of the desert”? 

Answer: Camel.

260. What is the largest species of penguin? 

Answer: Emperor penguin.

261. Which animal can change the color of its skin? 

Answer: Chameleon.

262. What is the largest species of big cat? 

Answer: Tiger.

263. Which animal has the largest brain relative to its body size? 

Answer: Sperm whale.

264. What is a female fox called? 

Answer: Vixen.

265. Which animal is the national symbol of Australia? 

Answer: Kangaroo.

266. How many bones do sharks have? 

Answer: Zero.

267. What is the only venomous lizard native to the United States? 

Answer: Gila monster.

268. Which animal is known for playing dead when threatened? 

Answer: Opossum.

269. What is the only bird that can fly backward? 

Answer: Hummingbird.

270. Which insect has the shortest lifespan? 

Answer: Mayfly.

271. What is the largest living bird by wingspan? 

Answer: Wandering albatross.

272. Which animal has the longest migration? 

Answer: Arctic tern.

273. What is the collective noun for a group of crows? 

Answer: A murder.

274. Which animal can survive without water for longer than a camel? 

Answer: Kangaroo rat.

275. What is the only mammal that cannot jump? 

Answer: Elephant.

276. Which animal has the strongest bite force? 

Answer: Saltwater crocodile.

277. What is a baby rabbit called? 

Answer: A kit or kitten.

278. Which animal sleeps standing up? 

Answer: Horse.

279. What is the fastest bird in the world? 

Answer: Peregrine falcon.

280. Which animal has the longest tongue relative to its body size? 

Answer: Chameleon.

Visual Arts Trivia Questions and Answers

281. Who painted “Starry Night”?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh.

282. Which artist is known for painting melting clocks in “The Persistence of Memory”?

Answer: Salvador Dalí.

283. What artistic movement did Claude Monet belong to?

Answer: Impressionism.

284. Who sculpted “David” in Renaissance Italy?

Answer: Michelangelo.

285. Which artist is famous for soup can paintings?

Answer: Andy Warhol.

286. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer: Michelangelo.

287. Which Norwegian artist created “The Scream”?

Answer: Edvard Munch.

288. What Mexican artist was known for her self-portraits and distinct eyebrows?

Answer: Frida Kahlo.