60 easy trivia questions
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Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
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Armstrong
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong?oldid=1365168332
What did the Wright brothers achieve at Kitty Hawk in 1903?
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The first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer?oldid=1365193365
Was democracy in ancient Athens direct or representative?
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Direct, rather than representative
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy?oldid=1364574459#Ecclesia
How many medium-sized ships did Columbus and his crew take on their westward voyage?
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Three medium-sized ships
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus?oldid=1365538919#First_voyage_(1492%E2%80%931493)
Film and television
What is the name of the cowboy toy in Toy Story?
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Woody
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)?oldid=1365518273
Which television series follows a time-travelling character called the Doctor?
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Doctor Who
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who?oldid=1364705726#Premise
Which series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?
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Game of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?oldid=1365331574
Which television show made the phrase Winter is coming famous?
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Game of Thrones
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming?oldid=1360938095
Music
Which band recorded Hey Jude?
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Beatles
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude?oldid=1364208072#Trident_Studios_recording
Which singer released the album 21?
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Adele
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(Adele_album)?oldid=1365033642
Which instrument did Louis Armstrong famously play?
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Trumpet
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong?oldid=1365359824#Horn_playing_and_early_jazz
How does a cappella singing differ from accompanied singing?
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Without any instrumental accompaniment
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_cappella?oldid=1365603117
Sport
How many rings appear on the Olympic symbol?
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Five
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols?oldid=1360606769
What object is passed between runners in a relay race?
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Baton
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay_race?oldid=1364453292
Which chess piece can jump over other pieces?
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The knight
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_(chess)?oldid=1356911932#Movement
How many track and field events make up a decathlon?
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10 track and field events
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decathlon?oldid=1365854135
Food and drink
What color are ripe bananas usually?
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Yellow
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana?oldid=1362881848#Ripening
Chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic combine to make which dish?
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Hummus
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus?oldid=1359515680
What milk sugar can cause digestive trouble for people with an intolerance?
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Lactose
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance?oldid=1364590845#Terminology
Animals and nature
Which birds are flightless, semi-aquatic, and live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?
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Penguins
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin?oldid=1366050922
What nut does an oak tree bear?
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An acorn
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak?oldid=1365963308
Which came first in a frog’s life cycle: tadpole or froglet?
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Tadpole
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog?oldid=1363064175#Metamorphosis
What makes a platypus unusual among mammals besides its bill?
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Mammals that lay eggs
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus?oldid=1362452793
Space and astronomy
Which planet is famous for its prominent rings?
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Saturn
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn?oldid=1364889895#Observation
What force does Newtonian mechanics explain with an inverse-square law?
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Gravity
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit?oldid=1358633821
What is a shooting star actually called?
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A meteor
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor?oldid=1345850245
How can the Moon cause a solar eclipse as seen from Earth?
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The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse?oldid=1362382170
Language and words
What is the opposite of a synonym?
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An antonym
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite?oldid=1355664222#Types_of_antonyms
Which Hawaiian word was borrowed into English?
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Aloha
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha?oldid=1361860286#Etymology
How many languages are involved in bilingualism?
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Two
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism?oldid=1364641504
Which case is used for the first letter of a proper noun in English?
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A capital letter
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization?oldid=1365007816
Inventions and discovery
What household machine keeps food cold?
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A refrigerator
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator?oldid=1362715767
What did Louis Braille create for readers who are blind?
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A tactile writing system
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille?oldid=1363763862
Which laboratory tool did Robert Bunsen help popularize for heating?
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A Bunsen burner
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsen_burner?oldid=1310422827
Art
Which primary colors mix to make green in traditional painting?
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Blue and yellow
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_mixing?oldid=1350477109#Pigment_mixing
What does a portrait primarily depict?
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Artistic representation of a person
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait?oldid=1359415562
Why do artists use perspective in a flat image?
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The illusion of depth
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(graphical)?oldid=1361340774#Early_history
Mythology
Who flew too close to the Sun with wings of wax?
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Icarus
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus?oldid=1365216538
What is Excalibur?
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The mythical sword of King Arthur
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur?oldid=1365284110
Even after Medusa was beheaded, how could her severed head affect onlookers?
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Turn onlookers to stone
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa?oldid=1361134920
Geography
Which continent contains the Sahara Desert?
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Africa
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara?oldid=1362700122
Which country contains the city of Barcelona?
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Spain
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona?oldid=1364706680
What geographic point does Antarctica contain?
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The geographic South Pole
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica?oldid=1365279816
General knowledge
Which hand on an analog clock usually shows the minutes?
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A long minute hand
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_face?oldid=1358818568
Which traffic-light color means stop?
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Red
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light?oldid=1365810055
How many items are in a baker’s dozen?
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Thirteen
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozen?oldid=1343471035#Baker's_dozen
Which direction does a compass point halfway between north and east?
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Northeast
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass?oldid=1364748457
Chemistry
Which element has the symbol Au?
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Gold
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold?oldid=1364204831
Which element was named after the planet Uranus?
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Uranium
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium?oldid=1364652270
U.S. states
Which state consists of 137 volcanic islands?
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Hawaii
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii?oldid=1362956921
Which two states are excluded from the contiguous United States?
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Alaska and Hawaii
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States?oldid=1363881144
Which tree appears on South Carolina's state flag?
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A white palmetto tree
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Carolina?oldid=1363231841
Christmas
Christmas commemorates whose birth?
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Jesus Christ
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623
Who is said to make gifts in Santa's workshop?
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Christmas elves
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587
How is the candy most associated with Christmas shaped?
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cane-shaped
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062
Who wrote the novella A Christmas Carol?
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Charles Dickens
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371
Who wrote the song White Christmas?
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Irving Berlin
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=1359049579
Halloween
On which date does Samhain fall?
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1 November
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain?oldid=1352542447
What vegetable is most commonly carved into a jack-o'-lantern?
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a pumpkin
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o'-lantern?oldid=1365159595
Into how many colored sections is candy corn typically divided?
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three sections
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn?oldid=1364632121
Plan the round and team scores
8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.
60
These are adjustable house rules. Pause whenever the group needs more time.
Team 1: 0
Team 2: 0
Use this set with a group
Read a prompt, allow thinking time, then invite an answer or a pass. For a timed round, choose a turn length before starting. A host can keep the printed answers out of view until the round ends.