66 printable trivia questions and answers
A mixed quiz with source links and all answers in one print job. Choose a category below if you need a themed round.
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History
During which dynasty were the pyramids at Giza built?
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The Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_pyramid_complex?oldid=1365733545
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 British wartime rationing restricted to food during the Second World War?
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Not restricted to food
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom?oldid=1362715826
Which people established a medieval settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows?
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Norse
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Anse_aux_Meadows?oldid=1364840253
Film and television
Which movie princess has a pet tiger named Rajah?
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Jasmine
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_(Aladdin)?oldid=1365337923#Miscellaneous
Who portrayed Black Panther in the Marvel films?
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Boseman
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman?oldid=1364779395
Which product associated with Eleven regained global recognition?
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Eggo waffles
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven_(Stranger_Things)?oldid=1365316305#Cultural_impact
Which 1937 film was the first cel animated feature film?
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)?oldid=1366025454
Music
Which singer released the album 21?
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Adele
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(Adele_album)?oldid=1365033642
Why is a metronome useful to musicians?
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Maintain a steady tempo
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronome?oldid=1362031250
Which composer continued writing music after becoming profoundly deaf?
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Beethoven
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven?oldid=1366046655#Deafness
Sport
What color jersey is worn by the leader of the Tour de France?
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Yellow
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_jersey_statistics?oldid=1365978446
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
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1896
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games?oldid=1364372974
In volleyball, how many team contacts are allowed before returning the ball?
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Three
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball?oldid=1365019713#Gameplay
Which women’s combined event is held outdoors?
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Women's heptathlon
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptathlon?oldid=1363151664
Food and drink
Which country is the origin of pizza in its modern form?
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Italy
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza?oldid=1363440412#History
Which microorganisms does a sourdough starter contain?
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Wild yeast and lactobacilli
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough?oldid=1363690678#Starter
What is polenta made from?
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Boiled cornmeal
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta?oldid=1362858594
Which coffee-brewing device uses a plunger and metal mesh filter?
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French press
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_press?oldid=1364555358#Design_history
Animals and nature
How is an animal that eats both plants and meat classified?
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An omnivore
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore?oldid=1360714649
What is the only continent without native ants?
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Antarctica
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant?oldid=1363713132#Distribution_and_diversity
Name the process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves.
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Transpiration
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration?oldid=1325504463
Space and astronomy
Which natural satellite orbits Earth?
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The Moon
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon?oldid=1365616761
Why do astronauts appear weightless while orbiting Earth?
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The free-fall condition
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlessness?oldid=1362025557#Weightlessness_in_Newtonian_mechanics
What did the Voyager 1 probe photograph as the Pale Blue Dot?
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Earth
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot?oldid=1361316128
Language and words
What punctuation mark ends a direct question?
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Question mark
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_mark?oldid=1365255154
Which punctuation mark can indicate the elision of one or more sounds?
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The apostrophe
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe?oldid=1365606732#As_a_mark_of_elision
What does etymology study?
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The study of the origin and evolution of words
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology?oldid=1363804367
What is an inherently funny word?
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A word that is humorous without context
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherently_funny_word?oldid=1360309630
Inventions and discovery
Which device turns sunlight directly into electricity?
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A solar cell
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell?oldid=1361196839
What links a keyboard, a ribbon, and a carriage return?
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A typewriter
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter?oldid=1365428254
What kind of traffic signal did Garrett Morgan design?
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A manually operated traffic signal
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morgan?oldid=1361168428#Traffic_signal
Art
What did Van Gogh do after a confrontation with a razor?
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He severed part of his own left ear
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh?oldid=1365516977
Which Spanish artist co-founded Cubism with Georges Braque?
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Pablo Picasso
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso?oldid=1365390373#Rose_Period%3A_1904%E2%80%931906
Who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring?
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Johannes Vermeer
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring?oldid=1361287529
Mythology
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
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Poseidon
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon?oldid=1365255239#Origins
What is Excalibur?
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The mythical sword of King Arthur
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur?oldid=1365284110
Name the winged horse born from Medusa’s blood.
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Pegasus
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus?oldid=1352387540
What immense and central sacred tree appears in Norse cosmology?
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Yggdrasil
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yggdrasil?oldid=1359574504
Geography
Which Japanese city is officially called the Tokyo Metropolis?
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Tokyo
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo?oldid=1365982412
What is the capital of Thailand?
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Bangkok
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok?oldid=1366053999#Government
Which river passes through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade?
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The Danube
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube?oldid=1364618141#Geography
General knowledge
Which month is the tenth in the Julian and Gregorian calendars?
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October
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October?oldid=1359863433
Why does a mirror reverse left and right only in the way we describe it?
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The third axis (front-back) is reversed
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_image?oldid=1341408793#In_three_dimensions
Where does the word alphabet come from?
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The first two letters of the Greek alphabet
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet?oldid=1366003767#Etymology
Chemistry
What element has the chemical symbol O?
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Oxygen
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen?oldid=1356586589
What is sublimation?
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The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_(phase_transition)?oldid=1362966876
Which two operations separate a liquid mixture during distillation?
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Selective boiling of the mixture and the condensation of the vapors
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation?oldid=1360136339
What substance is dry ice the solid form of?
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Carbon dioxide
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_ice?oldid=1364696874
U.S. states
Which state was the most recent to join the Union, on August 21, 1959?
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Hawaii
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii?oldid=1362956921
Which person are both Washington state and the national capital named after?
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George Washington
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)?oldid=1364216063
Which city is California's state capital?
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Sacramento
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento%2C_California?oldid=1366001702
Christmas
Can a Christmas tree be artificial according to the source?
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an artificial tree of similar appearance
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree?oldid=1360640779
Peppermint is the typical flavor of which striped Christmas candy?
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candy cane
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062
Who composed the ballet The Nutcracker?
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker?oldid=1360923021
When was The One Horse Open Sleigh published?
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September 1857
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells?oldid=1365209071
Halloween
Name the other three Gaelic seasonal festivals listed with Samhain.
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Imbolc, Bealtaine, and Lughnasa
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain?oldid=1352542447
Which bog lights share their name with jack-o'-lanterns?
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will-o'-the-wisps
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o'-lantern?oldid=1365159595
What are Day of the Dead home altars called?
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ofrendas
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead?oldid=1365909421
Thanksgiving
Which bird leads the source's list of New England Thanksgiving foods?
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turkey
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)?oldid=1364510851
What was Squanto's Wampanoag tribal affiliation?
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the Patuxet tribe
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squanto?oldid=1361840059
Approximately how long ago was the turkey domesticated?
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2,000 years ago
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_(bird)?oldid=1365991138
Easter
Holy Week mourns the betrayal of Jesus on which day?
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Spy Wednesday
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter?oldid=1363685824
What does the traditional red color on Easter eggs remember?
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the blood of Christ
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg?oldid=1362510918
Which three-day observance begins on Maundy Thursday?
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the Paschal Triduum
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday?oldid=1364136415
What candle is newly blessed and lit every Easter?
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a new Paschal candle
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_candle?oldid=1348563141
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