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Trivia night kit: six rounds, answers and score sheets

Print the rounds with the host key, then print team answer sheets and a score sheet. Each factual answer links to its source.

36 questions

36 questions · Trivia night kit: rounds, answers and score sheets · answers included

Trivia night kit: rounds, answers and score sheets

Choose a score button to add a point. Scores last for this page visit.

Space shows the answer, then the next card. Arrow keys move. With scores on, keys 1 to 6 add a team point. F fills the screen. Escape closes play.

Round 1: History

  1. 1

    Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

    easy

    Answer

    Armstrong

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong?oldid=1365168332

  2. 2

    Which city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?

    easy

    Answer

    Pompeii

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii?oldid=1365390096

  3. 3

    In which city was the Titanic built?

    medium

    Answer

    Belfast

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic?oldid=1365383098#Background

  4. 4

    In which year did King John seal Magna Carta?

    medium

    Answer

    1215

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta?oldid=1358721085

  5. 5

    Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

    medium

    Answer

    Athens

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics?oldid=1357065985

  6. 6

    Which dynasty built much of the present Great Wall of China?

    hard

    Answer

    The Ming dynasty

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Great_Wall?oldid=1364720353

Round 2: Film, TV and music

  1. 7

    Which film features a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City?

    easy

    Answer

    The Wizard of Oz

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz?oldid=1365044818#Plot

  2. 8

    Which Alfred Hitchcock film is famous for its shower scene?

    easy

    Answer

    Psycho

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)?oldid=1365501601

  3. 9

    What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?

    medium

    Answer

    Central Perk

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1365331208#Series_finale

  4. 10

    Freddie Mercury is associated with which band?

    easy

    Answer

    Queen

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)?oldid=1363286202#1980%E2%80%931982%3A_The_Game%2C_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours

  5. 11

    Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?

    medium

    Answer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi)?oldid=1364836830

  6. 12

    Which electronic instrument is played without physical contact by moving the hands near antennas?

    hard

    Answer

    The theremin

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin?oldid=1365072161

Round 3: Sport and games

  1. 13

    Which swimming stroke shares its name with an insect?

    easy

    Answer

    Butterfly

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_stroke?oldid=1362368263

  2. 14

    Which chess piece can jump over other pieces?

    easy

    Answer

    The knight

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_(chess)?oldid=1356911932#Movement

  3. 15

    Which country’s rugby team is called the All Blacks?

    medium

    Answer

    New Zealand

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team?oldid=1365603403

  4. 16

    What is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass?

    medium

    Answer

    Wimbledon

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbledon_Championships?oldid=1365612638#Grounds

  5. 17

    What is a perfect score in ten-pin bowling?

    medium

    Answer

    300

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_game_(bowling)?oldid=1362630291

  6. 18

    Which country hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup?

    hard

    Answer

    Uruguay

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup?oldid=1365518068

Round 4: Science and nature

  1. 19

    What is the largest planet in our solar system?

    easy

    Answer

    Jupiter

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter?oldid=1364889806

  2. 20

    How many hearts does an octopus have?

    medium

    Answer

    Three

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus?oldid=1354721353#Circulatory_system

  3. 21

    What color is a polar bear’s skin under its fur?

    medium

    Answer

    Black

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear?oldid=1360291696

  4. 22

    How long does sunlight take to reach Earth, approximately?

    medium

    Answer

    About 8.3 minutes

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight?oldid=1364119502

  5. 23

    Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

    medium

    Answer

    Berners-Lee

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee?oldid=1364264098

  6. 24

    Which moon has an atmosphere made mainly of nitrogen and methane?

    hard

    Answer

    Titan

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)?oldid=1364908527

Round 5: Geography

  1. 25

    What is the largest island that is not considered a continent?

    easy

    Answer

    Greenland

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland?oldid=1364838849#Geography

  2. 26

    Which nation has a maple leaf on its flag?

    easy

    Answer

    Canada

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Canada?oldid=1360679590

  3. 27

    Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?

    medium

    Answer

    Jordan

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra?oldid=1365738883

  4. 28

    Which strait separates Asia from North America?

    medium

    Answer

    The Bering Strait

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait?oldid=1365907769#Geography_and_science

  5. 29

    Which desert is the driest non-polar desert on Earth?

    medium

    Answer

    The Atacama

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert?oldid=1366052548

  6. 30

    Which country completely surrounds Lesotho?

    hard

    Answer

    South Africa

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho?oldid=1362575173

Round 6: Art and myth

  1. 31

    Who painted the Mona Lisa?

    easy

    Answer

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa?oldid=1364364951

  2. 32

    Who flew too close to the Sun with wings of wax?

    easy

    Answer

    Icarus

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus?oldid=1365216538

  3. 33

    Which goddess sprang fully armed from Zeus’s head?

    medium

    Answer

    Athena

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena?oldid=1362342039#Birth

  4. 34

    Which sculptor created The Thinker?

    medium

    Answer

    Auguste Rodin

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker?oldid=1362396931

  5. 35

    Which Egyptian god is often shown with a jackal’s head?

    medium

    Answer

    Anubis

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis?oldid=1356816413#Portrayal_in_art

  6. 36

    Which Mexican artist was born on 6 July 1907 in Coyoacán?

    hard

    Answer

    Frida Kahlo

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo?oldid=1365718605#1907%E2%80%931924%3A_Family_and_childhood

How to play

House rules: six rounds of six questions, one point for each correct answer. Suggested thinking time: one minute per question. The question time is 36 minutes; allow extra time for reading, checking and breaks. Tie-break: what is 19 × 23? The answer is 437; the closest answer wins.

Timer and team scores

8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.

60

Pause whenever the group needs more time.

Team Lime's turn

Team Lime: 0

Team Violet: 0