300 Trivia Questions with Answers and Categories [Latest Edition]
Welcome to our trivia challenge! Get ready to test your knowledge across a variety of topics that will entertain and enlighten you. Whether you’re a seasoned trivia buff or just looking for some fun facts, this collection of questions is sure to keep you on your toes. So, gather your friends, sharpen your mind, and let’s see how many you can answer! Ready, set, go!
General Knowledge
- What is the capital of France?
Answer: Paris - Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
Answer: William Shakespeare - What is the largest ocean in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean - In what year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912 - Who is the current President of the United States? (As of 2024)
Answer: Joe Biden - What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest - Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan - What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City - What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: Nile River - What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond
Science
- What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars - What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H₂O - Who developed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein - What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) - What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen - What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria - Which element has the atomic number 1?
Answer: Hydrogen - What is the nearest star to Earth?
Answer: The Sun - What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au - What planet is known as the Blue Planet?
Answer: Earth
History
- Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington - In which year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945 - Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong - What ancient civilization built the pyramids?
Answer: Egyptians - Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Answer: Winston Churchill - What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer: 1989 - Which explorer is credited with discovering America in 1492?
Answer: Christopher Columbus - Who was the Queen of England during the Spanish Armada?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth I - What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled to America in 1620?
Answer: Mayflower - Who was the first emperor of Rome?
Answer: Augustus Caesar
Geography
- Which is the largest continent by area?
Answer: Asia - What river flows through London?
Answer: The Thames - What is the capital of Australia?
Answer: Canberra - Which desert is the largest in the world?
Answer: Sahara Desert - What is the capital of Canada?
Answer: Ottawa - In which country would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer: Australia - What is the longest river in South America?
Answer: Amazon River - Which European city is known as the City of Canals?
Answer: Venice - What is the capital of Brazil?
Answer: Brasília - Which country has the most natural lakes?
Answer: Canada
Pop Culture
- Who directed the movie “Titanic”?
Answer: James Cameron - What is the highest-grossing movie of all time (as of 2024)?
Answer: “Avatar” - Who is known as the King of Pop?
Answer: Michael Jackson - Which band released the album “Abbey Road”?
Answer: The Beatles - In which year was the first “Harry Potter” book published?
Answer: 1997 - Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci - What is the name of the fictional country in “Black Panther”?
Answer: Wakanda - Who played the character of Jack Dawson in the movie “Titanic”?
Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio - Which TV show is known for the phrase “Winter is coming”?
Answer: Game of Thrones - Who won the first season of “American Idol”?
Answer: Kelly Clarkson
Sports
- Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
Answer: France - Who holds the record for the most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Miroslav Klose - In which sport is the term “love” used?
Answer: Tennis - What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Lacrosse (Summer) and Ice Hockey (Winter) - Which NBA team has won the most championships?
Answer: Boston Celtics - What sport did Michael Jordan play professionally?
Answer: Basketball - Which country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Answer: China (Beijing) - Who is the only athlete to win a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
Answer: Eddie Eagan - What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?
Answer: 18 inches - Which country won the first ever World Cup in 1930?
Answer: Uruguay
Literature
- Who wrote “1984”?
Answer: George Orwell - 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 - Who wrote “The Catcher in the Rye”?
Answer: J.D. Salinger - What is the name of the fictional wizarding school in “Harry Potter”?
Answer: Hogwarts - Which book series is authored by J.R.R. Tolkien?
Answer: The Lord of the Rings - Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
Answer: Jane Austen - In which book does the character “Atticus Finch” appear?
Answer: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee - Who is the author of the “Sherlock Holmes” series?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle - Which novel is set on the fictional island of Nollop?
Answer: “Ella Minnow Pea” by Mark Dunn - Who wrote the “Harry Potter” series?
Answer: J.K. Rowling
Music
- Who is known as the Queen of Soul?
Answer: Aretha Franklin - Which band was Freddie Mercury the lead singer of?
Answer: Queen - What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
Answer: Aaron - Who was the lead singer of Nirvana?
Answer: Kurt Cobain - Which artist released the album “Thriller”?
Answer: Michael Jackson - Who is the best-selling female artist of all time?
Answer: Madonna - Which Beatles song was released as a double A-side with “Penny Lane”?
Answer: “Strawberry Fields Forever” - Which country is the origin of the samba?
Answer: Brazil - Who wrote the song “Imagine”?
Answer: John Lennon - Which composer is known for his “Moonlight Sonata”?
Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Movies
- Which movie features the quote “Here’s looking at you, kid”?
Answer: Casablanca - Who played the Joker in the 2008 movie “The Dark Knight”?
Answer: Heath Ledger - What is the name of the hobbit played by Elijah Wood in “The Lord of the Rings”?
Answer: Frodo Baggins - Who directed the 1994 film “Pulp Fiction”?
Answer: Quentin Tarantino - Which actress played the role of Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” series?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence - What is the highest-grossing animated film of all time (as of 2024)?
Answer: “Frozen II” - Which movie won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Picture?
Answer: “Wings” (1927) - What is the name of the fictional African country in “Coming to America”?
Answer: Zamunda - Who played Forrest Gump in the movie “Forrest Gump”?
Answer: Tom Hanks - Which 1999 movie featured the characters Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity?
Answer: “The Matrix”
Technology
- What does “HTTP” stand for?
Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates - What year was the first iPhone released?
Answer: 2007 - What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
Answer: Sputnik - What does “AI” stand for in technology?
Answer: Artificial Intelligence - Which company is known for the creation of the Android operating system?
Answer: Google - What programming language is known for its use in web development and has a logo with a coffee cup?
Answer: Java - What is the most widely used search engine in the world?
Answer: Google - Who invented the World Wide Web?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee - Which company developed the video game “Fortnite”?
Answer: Epic Games
Food & Drink
- What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Answer: Avocado - Which country is famous for sushi?
Answer: Japan - What type of pastry is used to make a croissant?
Answer: Puff pastry - What is the most widely consumed beverage in the world?
Answer: Water - Which fruit is known as the “King of Fruits”?
Answer: Durian - What is the primary ingredient in hummus?
Answer: Chickpeas - Which cheese is known for its blue veins?
Answer: Blue cheese - What is the national dish of Spain?
Answer: Paella - What is the most popular spice in the world?
Answer: Black pepper - Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
Answer: Brazil
Animals
- What is the largest mammal in the world?
Answer: Blue whale - Which bird is known for its colorful plumage and large tail feathers?
Answer: Peacock - What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: Cheetah - Which animal is known as the “King of the Jungle”?
Answer: Lion - What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Answer: Bat - Which animal has the longest lifespan?
Answer: Greenland shark - What is the largest species of shark?
Answer: Whale shark - Which animal is known for its ability to change colors?
Answer: Chameleon - What is the tallest animal in the world?
Answer: Giraffe - Which insect is known for its role in pollination and honey production?
Answer: Bee
Mythology
- Who is the king of the gods in Greek mythology?
Answer: Zeus - What is the name of Thor’s hammer in Norse mythology?
Answer: Mjölnir - In Roman mythology, who is the god of war?
Answer: Mars - Who is the Egyptian god of the afterlife?
Answer: Osiris - In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of wisdom?
Answer: Athena - Which creature in Greek mythology is half-man and half-bull?
Answer: Minotaur - Who is the Norse god of mischief?
Answer: Loki - What is the name of the underworld in Greek mythology?
Answer: Hades - Which goddess is known as the protector of marriage in Roman mythology?
Answer: Juno - Who is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology?
Answer: Hermes
Space
- What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter - Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Answer: Mercury - How many moons does Mars have?
Answer: Two (Phobos and Deimos) - What galaxy is Earth located in?
Answer: The Milky Way - What is the name of the second-largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Saturn - What is the name of the first human-made object to land on the moon?
Answer: Luna 2 - Who was the first woman in space?
Answer: Valentina Tereshkova - What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Venus - What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
Answer: Titan - Which planet is known for its rings?
Answer: Saturn
Television
- What is the longest-running animated TV show in the U.S.?
Answer: The Simpsons - Who played the role of Walter White in “Breaking Bad”?
Answer: Bryan Cranston - What is the name of the fictional paper company in “The Office”?
Answer: Dunder Mifflin - Which show featured the character of Sheldon Cooper?
Answer: The Big Bang Theory - In which year did “Friends” first air?
Answer: 1994 - What is the name of the coffee shop in “Friends”?
Answer: Central Perk - Which TV series is set in Westeros?
Answer: Game of Thrones - Who is the main character in “The Mandalorian”?
Answer: Din Djarin (The Mandalorian) - Which show follows the life of Tony Soprano?
Answer: The Sopranos - Which show is known for the catchphrase “To infinity and beyond”?
Answer: Toy Story (though not a TV show, this catchphrase is associated with the franchise)
Languages
- What is the most spoken language in the world?
Answer: English - What is the official language of Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese - What language is primarily spoken in Australia?
Answer: English - Which language is written from right to left?
Answer: Arabic - What is the official language of China?
Answer: Mandarin Chinese - Which language is known as the language of love?
Answer: French - What is the second most spoken language in the United States?
Answer: Spanish - In which language does the word “Konnichiwa” mean “hello”?
Answer: Japanese - Which language has the most words?
Answer: English - What is the primary language spoken in Egypt?
Answer: Arabic
Fashion
- Which fashion house is known for its double C logo?
Answer: Chanel - Who is known as the “Father of Haute Couture”?
Answer: Charles Frederick Worth - What type of clothing is a kimono?
Answer: Traditional Japanese garment - Which designer is known for the little black dress?
Answer: Coco Chanel - What is the term for a fashion show that features the newest designer collections?
Answer: Runway show - Which fashion brand is famous for its red-soled shoes?
Answer: Christian Louboutin - What is the name of the fashion capital of Italy?
Answer: Milan - Which material is used to make denim?
Answer: Cotton - What is the name of the skirt that is typically worn by Scottish men?
Answer: Kilt - Who is the founder of the fashion brand Versace?
Answer: Gianni Versace
Nature
- What is the tallest tree species in the world?
Answer: Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) - Which flower is known for blooming once every 12 years?
Answer: Neelakurinji - What is the most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen - Which tree produces acorns?
Answer: Oak - What type of tree is the largest and oldest living organism on Earth?
Answer: Giant sequoia - What is the fastest-growing plant on Earth?
Answer: Bamboo - What is the name of the largest rainforest in the world?
Answer: Amazon Rainforest - Which flower is known as the “queen of the night”?
Answer: Night-blooming cereus - What is the scientific name for the process by which plants make their food?
Answer: Photosynthesis - Which type of rock is formed from volcanic activity?
Answer: Igneous rock
Arts
- Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michelangelo - Which artist is famous for the painting “Starry Night”?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh - What style of painting is associated with Salvador Dalí?
Answer: Surrealism - What is the art of folding paper into decorative shapes called?
Answer: Origami - Which artist is known for the sculpture “David”?
Answer: Michelangelo - What is the name of the painting technique that uses small dots of color?
Answer: Pointillism - Who painted the “Mona Lisa”?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci - Which artist is known for the “Blue Period”?
Answer: Pablo Picasso - What is the most famous painting in the Louvre Museum?
Answer: “Mona Lisa” - Who painted “The Last Supper”?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Holidays
- Which holiday is celebrated on December 25th?
Answer: Christmas - What holiday is known as Turkey Day?
Answer: Thanksgiving - Which holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Answer: Easter - What is the name of the Jewish Festival of Lights?
Answer: Hanukkah - Which holiday is celebrated on February 14th?
Answer: Valentine’s Day - What is the name of the Mexican holiday that celebrates deceased loved ones?
Answer: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) - Which holiday marks the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar?
Answer: Chinese New Year - What is the holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
Answer: Juneteenth - Which holiday is associated with the phrase “trick or treat”?
Answer: Halloween - Which holiday is known as the festival of colors in India?
Answer: Holi
Religion
- Which religion is the oldest in the world?
Answer: Hinduism - What is the holy book of Islam?
Answer: Quran - In Christianity, who is the mother of Jesus Christ?
Answer: Mary - What is the sacred text of Judaism?
Answer: Torah - Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Answer: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) - Which religion celebrates the Sabbath on Saturday?
Answer: Judaism - What is the Hindu festival of lights called?
Answer: Diwali - Which Christian denomination is led by the Pope?
Answer: Roman Catholicism - What is the largest religion in the world by population?
Answer: Christianity - Which religion follows the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib?
Answer: Sikhism
Politics
- Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher - Which political party is known as the GOP in the United States?
Answer: Republican Party - Who was the first President of the United States to be impeached?
Answer: Andrew Johnson - Which country has the world’s oldest written constitution still in use?
Answer: United States - What is the name of the lower house of the United States Congress?
Answer: House of Representatives - Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?
Answer: Hawaii - Who was the first African American President of the United States?
Answer: Barack Obama - Which country is ruled by a Sultan?
Answer: Oman - Who was the first woman to run for U.S. Vice President on a major party ticket?
Answer: Geraldine Ferraro - Which political figure is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Inventions
- Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell - What is the name of the first successful airplane?
Answer: Wright Flyer - Who invented the light bulb?
Answer: Thomas Edison - Which invention is associated with Johannes Gutenberg?
Answer: Printing press - Who invented the World Wide Web?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee - What was the first commercially available video game?
Answer: Pong - Which invention is credited to Guglielmo Marconi?
Answer: Radio - Who invented the first mechanical computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage - Which invention is associated with Louis Pasteur?
Answer: Pasteurization - Who invented the polio vaccine?
Answer: Jonas Salk
Law
- What is the highest court in the United States?
Answer: The Supreme Court - What does “habeas corpus” mean?
Answer: “You shall have the body” - What is the term for a written defamation of character?
Answer: Libel - In which country is the legal system based on Sharia law?
Answer: Saudi Arabia - What does the Fifth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution protect against?
Answer: Self-incrimination - Which landmark case legalized abortion in the United States in 1973?
Answer: Roe v. Wade - What is the legal term for “the right to vote”?
Answer: Suffrage - Which international organization is known for prosecuting war crimes?
Answer: International Criminal Court (ICC) - What is the term for a trial without a jury?
Answer: Bench trial - What does “pro bono” mean in legal terms?
Answer: For the public good (free of charge)
Medicine
- Who is known as the “Father of Modern Medicine”?
Answer: Hippocrates - What is the common name for the medical procedure “myocardial infarction”?
Answer: Heart attack - Which organ is responsible for producing insulin?
Answer: Pancreas - What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
Answer: Hypertension - Who developed the smallpox vaccine?
Answer: Edward Jenner - What is the name of the bone found in the upper arm?
Answer: Humerus - Which part of the body is affected by glaucoma?
Answer: Eyes - What is the medical term for red blood cells?
Answer: Erythrocytes - Which disease is known as the “silent killer”?
Answer: Hypertension - What is the primary function of the kidneys?
Answer: Filter waste from the blood
Architecture
- Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?
Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright - What is the tallest building in the world (as of 2024)?
Answer: Burj Khalifa - Which architectural style is characterized by pointed arches and ribbed vaults?
Answer: Gothic - Who designed the Sydney Opera House?
Answer: Jørn Utzon - What is the name of the Roman amphitheater located in Rome?
Answer: The Colosseum - Which architect is known for the Fallingwater house?
Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright - What is the term for a tall, slender tower typically found on mosques?
Answer: Minaret - Which city is known for the Eiffel Tower?
Answer: Paris - What is the name of the palace where the British monarch resides in London?
Answer: Buckingham Palace - Which structure is known as the “Leaning Tower”?
Answer: Leaning Tower of Pisa
Sports
- Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Answer: Uruguay - What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Ice hockey - Who is the only player to have won the Ballon d’Or seven times (as of 2024)?
Answer: Lionel Messi - Which country is known for the martial art of judo?
Answer: Japan - What is the name of the cricket competition between England and Australia?
Answer: The Ashes - Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in history?
Answer: United States - Who holds the record for the most home runs in Major League Baseball?
Answer: Barry Bonds - What is the name of the award given to the best college football player in the United States?
Answer: Heisman Trophy - Who is the fastest man in the world, holding the 100m world record (as of 2024)?
Answer: Usain Bolt - Which country is known for the sport of sumo wrestling?
Answer: Japan
Literature
- Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
Answer: William Shakespeare - Which novel is known for the line “Call me Ishmael”?
Answer: Moby-Dick - Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
Answer: Jane Austen - Which book series features the character Harry Potter?
Answer: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - Who is the author of “1984”?
Answer: George Orwell - Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle - What is the title of the first book in the “Lord of the Rings” series?
Answer: “The Fellowship of the Ring” - Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald - Which author is known for the “Game of Thrones” series?
Answer: George R.R. Martin - What is the name of the magical school in the Harry Potter series?
Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Famous Quotes
- Who said, “I think, therefore I am”?
Answer: René Descartes - Who is credited with the quote, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt - Who said, “To be or not to be, that is the question”?
Answer: William Shakespeare - Who famously declared, “I have a dream”?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr. - Which leader said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”?
Answer: Patrick Henry - Who said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Answer: Neil Armstrong - Who is known for saying, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”?
Answer: The Bible (Genesis 1:1) - Who said, “All men are created equal”?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson - Which leader famously said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”?
Answer: Edmund Burke - Who said, “Let them eat cake”?
Answer: (Attributed to) Marie Antoinette
Mathematics
- What is the value of pi (π) to two decimal places?
Answer: 3.14 - What is the name of the longest side of a right triangle?
Answer: Hypotenuse - What is the square root of 64?
Answer: 8 - In mathematics, what does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?
Answer: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction - What is the value of the mathematical constant e?
Answer: Approximately 2.718 - What is the area of a circle with a radius of 3 units?
Answer: 28.27 square units (using A = πr^2) - What is the name of the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,…?
Answer: Fibonacci sequence - What is the formula for the Pythagorean theorem?
Answer: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 - What is the sum of the angles in a triangle?
Answer: 180 degrees - What is the value of 10 factorial (10!)?
Answer: 3,628,800