83 Minecraft trivia questions

Questions on Minecraft's game modes, blocks and crafting, mobs, the Nether and the End, and the game's history and film, each marked easy, medium or hard. Pick a section for a quiz round or print the whole set with answers; this is an independent quiz, not connected with Mojang or Microsoft.

Updated 27 Sept 2026 · 83 questions

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Game modes and survival basics

What are Minecraft's two main game modes?
easy
Answer
Creative and Survival.
You can switch between them when you create a world.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft
In which game mode do you get unlimited resources and the ability to fly?
easy
Answer
Creative mode.
Nothing can hurt you in Creative mode.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/what-minecraft
In which version of Survival do you get only one life?
medium
Answer
Hardcore.
Lose that life and the game is over.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/what-minecraft
What are Minecraft's four difficulty settings?
medium
Answer
Peaceful, Easy, Normal and Hard.
They change how often hostile mobs spawn and how much damage they do.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/what-minecraft
What is usually the very first thing you do in a new Survival world?
easy
Answer
Punch a tree to gather wood.
Wood becomes planks, then a crafting table.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft
What happens when your food bar is full?
medium
Answer
Your health regenerates.
Eating keeps your health topped up.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/how-minecraft
When do most monsters come out?
easy
Answer
At night.
Staying in a shelter until sunrise keeps you safe.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/how-minecraft
What is the famous last tip in Minecraft's own guide for new players?
easy
Answer
Don't dig straight down.
It is the closing line of the guide on Minecraft.net.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/what-minecraft

Blocks, items and crafting

How many planks do you get from one wood block?
easy
Answer
Four.
Four planks is exactly what a crafting table needs.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/how-craft
How do you make a crafting table?
easy
Answer
Four planks arranged in a square.
It is the first recipe most players learn.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-crafting-table
How big is the crafting grid on a crafting table?
medium
Answer
3x3.
Your inventory grid is only 2x2.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/how-minecraft
What is the recipe for a pickaxe?
medium
Answer
Two sticks and three planks.
The ingredients must go in the right slots.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/how-minecraft
What was the crafting table called when crafting was first added?
hard
Answer
A workbench.
Crafting arrived in version 0.31 in January 2010.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-crafting-table
Which block at the bottom of the world cannot be broken in Survival?
easy
Answer
Bedrock.
In Creative mode you can break it.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-bedrock
On which day of Minecraft's development was bedrock added?
hard
Answer
The tenth day.
It was added on 20 May 2009.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-bedrock
Below which Y-level is diamond ore found?
medium
Answer
Y-level 16.
Diamond ore sits near the bottom of the world.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diamond-ore
When diamond was first added to the game, what was it called?
hard
Answer
Emerald.
It was renamed diamond the next day.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diamond-ore
What are emeralds used for in Minecraft?
medium
Answer
Trading (they are the trading currency).
Emeralds were brought back for trading.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diamond-ore
What was redstone called when it first arrived?
hard
Answer
Red Ore Dust.
It was renamed Redstone in a later patch.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-redstone
How is obsidian made?
medium
Answer
Lava cools quickly, for example when water touches it.
You need a diamond pickaxe to mine it.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-obsidian
How wide can a Nether portal be?
hard
Answer
Up to 23 blocks.
The standard portal is much smaller.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/jazz-up-your-nether-portal
How many gold ingots does it take to craft a golden apple?
medium
Answer
Eight.
Golden apples give Absorption and Regeneration.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ten-rare-recipes
Which boss must you defeat to get the Nether Star needed for a beacon?
hard
Answer
The Wither.
The Nether Star is one of the beacon's main ingredients.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ten-rare-recipes
What turns concrete powder into concrete?
medium
Answer
Water.
Concrete powder falls like sand until it is wet.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ten-rare-recipes
How many Eyes of Ender does an End portal need?
medium
Answer
Twelve.
Some frames usually already hold an eye.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/stronghold
What is the chance that an Eye of Ender breaks each time you throw it?
hard
Answer
One in five.
Take several with you when you look for a stronghold.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/stronghold
What do you combine with ender pearls to make eyes of ender?
medium
Answer
Blaze powder.
Blaze powder comes from blaze rods found in the Nether.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/dragon-egg

Mobs

Which silent mob sneaks up on you and blows itself up?
easy
Answer
The creeper.
It leaves a terrible mess behind.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-mobs
What are the three behavior groups that every mob falls into?
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Passive, neutral and hostile.
Passive mobs never attack, hostile mobs always do, neutral ones only when provoked.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-mobs
Which tall mob gets angry if you look directly at its face?
easy
Answer
The Enderman.
It screams and then teleports toward you.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/enderman
Which mob spawns naturally in all three dimensions?
medium
Answer
The Enderman.
It is rare in the Overworld and the Nether.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/enderman
What useful item does an Enderman sometimes drop?
medium
Answer
An ender pearl.
Ender pearls let you teleport.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/enderman
Which flying mob attacks players who have not slept for several in-game days?
medium
Answer
The phantom.
Phantoms spawn at night over sleepless players.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/phantom
Which tamed pet do phantoms stay away from?
medium
Answer
Cats.
Cats love to hunt phantoms.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/phantom
Which small blue flying mob picks up items and brings them to you?
medium
Answer
The allay.
Allays also love music and dance to it.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--allay
What do you give a dancing allay to make it split into two?
hard
Answer
An amethyst shard.
You cannot do it too often.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--allay
Which mob beat the tuff golem and the rascal in the 2022 mob vote?
medium
Answer
The sniffer.
It won with 55 percent of the vote.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/sniffer
Where do you search with a brush to find a sniffer egg?
hard
Answer
In warm ocean ruins.
Sniffers are extinct, so you have to dig up their eggs.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/sniffer
Which blind mob hunts by smell, touch and vibration?
medium
Answer
The warden.
Throwing a snowball can distract it.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/warden
Which mob has the strongest melee attack in the game?
hard
Answer
The warden.
It also has a sonic boom that goes through walls.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/warden
In how many colors do axolotls come?
medium
Answer
Five.
They are blue, cyan, gold, wild (brown) and leucistic (pink).
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/axolotl
Which axolotl color is the rarest?
hard
Answer
Blue.
A baby has only a tiny chance of being blue.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/axolotl
Which flower does an iron golem sometimes offer to a villager?
medium
Answer
A poppy.
Iron golems drop poppies when defeated too.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/iron-golem
How do you build an iron golem?
medium
Answer
Four iron blocks in a T-shape with a carved pumpkin on top.
A jack o'lantern works as the head too.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/iron-golem
What do you feed a wolf to tame it?
easy
Answer
Bones.
A tamed wolf fights for you.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/wolf
What is wolf armor made from?
hard
Answer
Armadillo scutes.
It arrived in the Armored Paws update.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/wolf
Ghast tears are brewed into which potion?
medium
Answer
A Potion of Regeneration.
The tears are combined with an Awkward Potion.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ghast
What does a blaze usually drop when defeated?
medium
Answer
A blaze rod.
Blaze rods spin around the blaze's body.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/blaze
Besides weapons, what can damage a blaze?
medium
Answer
Snowballs (and splash water bottles).
They put out its fiery heat.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/blaze
What should you light under a bee nest before collecting honey?
medium
Answer
A campfire.
The smoke calms the bees.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/bee
Which Nether mob can walk across lava while you ride it?
easy
Answer
The strider.
Use a warped fungus on a stick to steer it.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--strider
The smell of which fungus makes hoglins run away?
medium
Answer
Warped fungus.
Hoglins also avoid Nether portals and respawn anchors.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/hoglin
Which horned mob lives in the highest mountain biomes and can ram you off a cliff?
medium
Answer
The goat.
Goat sounds in the game were recorded from real goats.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--goat

The Nether and the End

What are Minecraft's three dimensions?
easy
Answer
The Overworld, the Nether and the End.
Endermen spawn in all three.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/enderman
Which boss must you defeat to finish Minecraft and reach the credits?
easy
Answer
The Ender Dragon.
It lives in the End dimension.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/stronghold
What heals the Ender Dragon during the fight?
medium
Answer
The crystals on top of the towers (End Crystals).
Destroy them first with arrows.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ender-dragon
Which rare block appears on top of the exit portal after the Ender Dragon is defeated?
medium
Answer
The dragon egg.
In Java Edition you can only ever get one.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/dragon-egg
Who wrote the End Poem you read after beating the Ender Dragon?
hard
Answer
Julian Gough.
Gough is an Irish poet.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ender-dragon
Which underground structure holds the portal to the End?
medium
Answer
A stronghold.
Eyes of Ender fly toward the nearest one.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/stronghold
In which Nether structure do blazes spawn?
medium
Answer
A Nether fortress.
They usually come from a monster spawner.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/blaze
Which update added the Nether dimension in October 2010?
medium
Answer
The Halloween Update.
Ghasts have floated there ever since.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/ghast
Which 2020 update brought striders, piglins and bastions to the Nether?
medium
Answer
The Nether Update.
It was released in June 2020.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mob-menagerie--strider
In which End structures do shulkers live?
medium
Answer
End cities.
Their purple shells blend into the walls.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/shulker
What effect do shulker bullets give you?
medium
Answer
Levitation.
You float up and can take fall damage when it ends.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/end-city
Which gliding wings can only be found on End ships?
hard
Answer
An elytra.
Phantom membrane repairs them.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/end-city
Which Overworld biome is guarded by the warden?
hard
Answer
The deep dark.
It lies below the diamond layer.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/warden
In which cave biome do axolotls live?
medium
Answer
Lush caves.
They spawn around clay blocks underwater.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/axolotl

The game's history and the film

Which game studio created Minecraft?
medium
Answer
Mojang.
Mojang is now part of Microsoft.
Source: Microsoft https://news.microsoft.com/2014/09/15/minecraft-to-join-microsoft/
Which company bought Mojang and Minecraft in 2014?
medium
Answer
Microsoft.
The deal was announced on September 15, 2014.
Source: Microsoft https://news.microsoft.com/2014/09/15/minecraft-to-join-microsoft/
How much did Microsoft pay for Mojang?
hard
Answer
2.5 billion dollars.
Minecraft had launched in 2009.
Source: Microsoft https://news.microsoft.com/2014/09/15/minecraft-to-join-microsoft/
Mojang, the studio that makes Minecraft, is based in which country?
medium
Answer
Sweden.
Mojang is based in Stockholm.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-crafting-table
What was the very first version of Minecraft called?
medium
Answer
Cave Game.
It came out on May 17, 2009, Minecraft's birthday.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-15th-anniversary-cape
How many blocks could you build with in Minecraft Classic?
medium
Answer
32.
Classic was re-released for the game's tenth birthday.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/embrace-past-minecraft-classic
Which Minecraft creator, known by a nickname, added diamonds to the game?
medium
Answer
Notch.
Diamonds were added on 29 January 2010.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diamond-ore
In which version was crafting added to Minecraft?
hard
Answer
Version 0.31.
It arrived on 29 January 2010.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-crafting-table
Which update in November 2011 added the dragon egg?
medium
Answer
The Adventure Update.
The Ender Dragon also arrived with version 1.0.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/dragon-egg
Which update added bees in December 2019?
medium
Answer
The Buzzy Bees Update.
The update was named after them.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/bee
Which update brought axolotls and goats to Minecraft in 2021?
medium
Answer
Caves & Cliffs.
Axolotls arrived in the first part in June 2021.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/axolotl
What was the first game drop, released in 2023?
hard
Answer
Bats and Pots.
Game drops are smaller updates released through the year.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/updates/minecraft-updates-timeline-and-evolution
Who plays Steve in A Minecraft Movie?
easy
Answer
Jack Black.
Steve is an expert crafter in the film.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/a-first-look-at-the-minecraft-movie
Who plays Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison in A Minecraft Movie?
medium
Answer
Jason Momoa.
Garrett is one of four misfits pulled into the Overworld.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/a-first-look-at-the-minecraft-movie
Who directed A Minecraft Movie?
medium
Answer
Jared Hess.
Hess also directed Nacho Libre.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/a-first-look-at-the-minecraft-movie
In what year did A Minecraft Movie come out?
easy
Answer
2025.
It was Minecraft's first motion picture.
Source: Minecraft.net https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/a-first-look-at-the-minecraft-movie

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