155 Best Trivial Pursuit Questions & Answers for Teams

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Trivial Pursuit is a trivia game where players must correctly answer at least one question in each category to win. The questions come in six categories: arts & literature, entertainment, geography, history, science & nature, and sports & leisure. The purpose of playing the game is to inspire teamwork and highlight each players’ areas of expertise.

Trivial Pursuit questions are similar to trivia questions and trivia topics. The game works well for online game nights and virtual trivia nights.

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• History Trivial Pursuit questions
• Science & Nature Trivial Pursuit questions
• Sports & Leisure Trivial Pursuit questions

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Arts & Literature Trivial Pursuit questions

1. Q: Who wrote the satirical essay “A Modest Proposal? A: Jonathan Swift
2. Q: The Last Supper was painted by which artist? A: Leonardo DiVinci
3. Q: Samuel Langhorne Clemens is the birth name of which famous American author? A: Mark Twain
4. Q: Which classic novel opens with the line “Call Me Ishmael”? A: Moby Dick
5. Q: Which American writer was descended from the real life counterpart of a character portrayed in The Crucible? A: Nathaniel Hawthorne
6. Q: This famous painter originally dreamed of becoming a doctor before a bus crash left her with severe injuries. A: Freida Kahlo
7. Q: Which famous artist made headlines by shredding a piece of his artwork that was up for auction the moment it was sold? A: Banksy
8. Q: True or false: Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature? A: True
9. Q: Which fairytale is found in almost every culture and language? A: Cinderella
10. Q: Which Latinx author is known as “the father of magical realism?” A: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
11. Q: Which poet wrote the poem “Lady Lazarus?” A: Sylvia Plath
12. Q: Which famous artist designed the logo for Chupa Chups lollipops? A: Salvador Dali
13. Q: Which writer’s autobiography was titled “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? A: Maya Angelou
14. Q: What is the literary term for a word that describes a sound? A: Onomatopoeia
15. Q: True or False: Dorthea Lange was the photographer that shot the famous Depression-era photo “Migrant Mother.” A: True
16. Q: Frank Llyod Wright designed a house that included a waterfall. What is the name of this building? A: Fallingwater
17. Q: This style of art and architecture is largely inspired by the natural curve of plants and flowers, and can often be found on the labels of Absinthe bottles. A: Art Nouveau
18. Q: In The Great Gatsby, the billboard for Dr. Eckleburg features what body part? A: Eyes
19. Q: What painter is most famous for his series of water lilies? A: Claude Monet
20. Q: What is the name of the protagonist detective in Agatha Christie’s most famous book series? A: Hercule Poirot
21. Q: How many years did it take Michaelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel? A: Four
22. Q: True or false: Vincent van Gogh never sold a painting in his lifetime. A: False. (The legend goes that he only sold one, but evidence points to him selling at least two. Still, he sold very little.)
23. Q: Chartreuse is what color? A: Yellowish Green (Ok to accept yellow or green as an answer.)
24. Q: There is a statue of what animal on Wall Street? A: Charging Bull
25. Q: What artist said, “we don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents?” A: Bob Ross

Entertainment Trivial Pursuit questions

1. Q: Which parody award show gives out awards to the year’s worst movies and movie actors? A: The Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies or the Razzie Awards
2. Q: Which musical was the longest running show on Broadway? A: The Phantom of the Opera
3. Q: Which childhood star went on to become United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia? A: Shirley Temple
4. Q: Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award? A: Hattie McDaniel
5. Q: What year did Leonardo DiCaprio (finally) win his first Oscar? A: 2016
6. Q: Which actor played James Bond in the most movies? A: Roger Moore
7. Q: The movie Blade Runner is based on which book by Sci-Fi writer Philip K Dick? A: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
8. Q: What was the first Netflix show to win an Emmy? A: House of Cards
9. Q: What was the first feature length “Talking” movie with sound? A: The Jazz Singer
10. Q: What does VHS stand for? A: Video Home System
11. Q: What is the name of the only comic book character that is legally owned by both Marvel and DC? A: Access
12. Q: Which celebrity has fulfilled the most Make-A-Wish requests? A: John Cena
13. Q: Pete Best was the original drummer for which famous band? A: The Beatles
14. Q: Which anime/manga includes main character who turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac? A: Fruits Basket/Furuba
15. Q: Whitney Houston’s hit “I will always love you,” was originally written and performed by which musician? A: Dolly Parton
16. Q: Which was the first Marvel movie without a Stan Lee cameo? A: Spiderman: Far From Home
17. Q: True or False: The first movie trailer was shown in 1913 A: True
18. Q: Disney’s animated movie Frozen is based on what fairytale? A: The Snow Queen
19. Q: Michael Myers is the villain of which horror movie franchise? A: Halloween
20. Q: The character of Fraser Crane originated on which famous 80’s sitcom? A: Cheers
21. Q: What is the name of the main character on Breaking Bad? A: Walter White

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Geography Trivial Pursuit questions

1. Q: Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Turkey are the four nations that border which country? A: Greece
2. Q: The largest active volcano in the world is located where? A: Hawaii
3. Q: What is the term for a series of islands connected under water? A: Archipelago
4. Q: Which country’s currency features the “Big 5” animals, aka the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and African buffalo? A: South Africa (the South African Rand)
5. Q: Which country’s flag is a yellow stripe on the bottom and a light blue stripe on the top? A: Ukraine
6. Q: Which country is nicknamed the sugar bowl of the world? A: Cuba
7. Q: The won is the official currency of which countries? A: North Korea and South Korea (Note– they do not use the same won)
8. Q: The Dead Sea is located between which two countries? A: Jordan and Israel
9. Q: Tourists can swim in the sea with pigs in which country? A: Bahamas
10. Q: What is the only country to start with the letter O? A: Oman
11. Q: Which country has the largest population of Muslims? A: Indonesia
12. Q: Angel Falls, the tallest waterfall in the world, is located in which country? A: Venezuela
13. Q: Which of the following countries do not span two continents: Russia, China, Turkey, Azerbaijan. A: China
14. Q: Dhaka is the capital of which country? A: Bangladesh
15. Q: Truth or Consequences is a town located in which US state? A: New Mexico
16. Q: True or false: Easter Island is located in Chile. A: True
17. Q: True or false: The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. A: False- The Antarctic is actually the largest desert in the world.
18. Q: Is the Equator a line of latitude or of longitude? A: Latitude
19. Q: True or False: The Pacific Island of Tonga is one of the first countries to welcome the new year on New Years Eve? A: True
20. Q: True or False: The world’s largest manmade lake is located in Tanzania? A: False- it is located between Zambia and Zimbabwe
21. Q: Istanbul used to be called what? A: Constantinople
22. Q: How many time zones are there in Russia? A: 11
23. Q: Which continent is also a country? A: Australia
24. History Trivial Pursuit questions
25. Q: Before the White House became the official home of US presidents, the first executive mansion was located in which city? A: Philadelphia
26. Q: The Battle of the Bulge was fought during which war? A: WW2
27. Q: What is the year of the first recorded flight? A: 1903
28. Q: This Civil War Nurse founded the American Red Cross A: Clara Barton
29. Q: True or False: Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s first wife? A: False. Anne was the second wife, Catherine of Aragon was the first.
30. Q: Which was built first: the Eiffel Tower or the Panama Canal? A: Eiffel Tower
31. Q: What was the first known civilization in human history? A: Mesopotamia
32. Q: Who was the ancient Egyptian sun god? A: Ra
33. Q: Who is the only US president to have served 3 full terms? A: Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR)
34. Q: True or false: The current Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth II) is the longest reigning British Monarch? A: True
35. Q: Who was the first female prime minister of India? A: Indira Gandhi
36. Q: Madiba is the nickname of which former world leader? A: Nelson Mandela
37. Q: The assassination of which figure is often thought to be the spark that ignited WW1? A: Archduke Franz Ferdinand
38. Q: Which of the following was not one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: Library of Alexandria, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Great Pyramid of Giza, Temple Artemis? A: Library of Alexandria (The Lighthouse of Alexandria was the ancient world wonder)
39. Q: What year did Pakistan gain independence and split from India? A: 1947
40. Q: During the American Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr and other activists led a historic march that ended in Montgomery Alabama and started in which city? A: Selma
41. Q: The Secret Annex where Anne Frank and her family hid is located in which city? A: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
42. Q: Which country first legalized same-sex marriage in 2001? A: The Netherlands
43. Q: What archeologist discovered King Tut’s tomb? A: Howard Carter
44. Q: True or false: Brazil was the first South American country to gain independence. A: False (It was Columbia)
45. Q: In 1917, an explosion occurred in the harbor of which city when two ships collided? A: Halifax
46. Q: From the 16th to 18th centuries, India was ruled by which dynasty? A: Moghuls
47. Q: The network of trade routes that connected China and the Far East with Europe and the Middle East was known as what? A: Silk Road
48. Q: Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? A: Charlemagne
49. Q: True or False: The first year on record that Mount Everest was climbed was 1953? A: True
50. Q: Before Tokyo became the capital city of Japan, where was the capital located? A: Kyoto
51. Q: True or false: There were widows of US Civil War soldiers alive into the 2000’s. A: True (The last known Civil War widow to die was in 2020)
52. Q: Which civilization was older: the Maya or the Aztecs? A: Maya
53. Q: The first known democracy in the world was in which city in Greece? A: Athens
54. Q: True or false: Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull helped lead their people to victory in the Battle of Little Bighorn? A: True
55. Q: True or false: The Black Death started around 1252 A: False– it began in the 1300’s
56. Science & Nature Trivial Pursuit questions
57. Q: HTTP stands for what? A: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
58. Q: Fe is the abbreviation for which element on the periodic table? A: Iron
59. Q: True or false: The Giant Panda is currently on the Endangered Species List A: Fale. The Giant Panda was removed from the endangered list in 2016.
60. Q: E=mc^2 is the formula for which theoretical equation? A: Theory of relativity
61. Q: Who is the only scientist to have won a Nobel Prize in two different scientific categories? A: Marie Curie
62. Q: Helianthus is the scientific name for which summer flower? A: Sunflower
63. Q: What is the boiling point of water? A: 100 degrees celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit
64. Q: Ohms are a measurement of what? A: Electrical resistance/electrical current
65. Q: True or false: Platypus have venom. A: True
66. Q: Which dinosaur name means “fast thief:” Velociraptor, Triceratops, Pterodactyl. A: Velociraptor
67. Q: In which species do males give birth to the young? A: Seahorses
68. Q: The North Star (Polaris) is located within which constellation? A: Ursa Minor or The Little Dipper
69. Q: The Orca is also known as what? A: Killer whale
70. Q: Which of the following astronomers was not exiled or accused of heresy in his lifetime: Galileo Galilei, Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe? A: Copernicus (He was on good terms with the church, and his findings mostly were not protested until after his death)
71. Q: Which famous mathematician is credited with discovering gravity? A: Isaac Newton
72. Q: This British mathematician helped to crack the Enigma code during WW2 and made one of history’s earliest computers. A: Alan Turing
73. Q: True or False: The Stegosaurus and T-rex lived during the same Jurrasic period. A: False
74. Q: The three main parts of the water cycle are evaporation, condensation, and what? A: Precipitation
75. Q: In the lunar cycle, does the waxing crescent and gibbous come before or after the full moon? A: Before
76. Q: An educated guess made at the start of an experiment is called what? A: Hypothesis
77. Q: When two different species help each other out in nature it is often called either a mutualistic or a ______ relationship> A: Symbiotic
78. Q: Dihydrogen monoxide is a chemical name for what substance? A: Water
79. Q: A wave of smaller tremors following a larger earthquake is known as what? A: Aftershock
80. Q: La Niña is a cooling event in the central and eastern tropical Pacific. The opposite phenomenon, aka a heating of these areas, is known as what? A: El Niño
81. Q: Ornithology is the study of what? A: Birds

Sports & Leisure Trivial Pursuit questions

1. Q: What is the highest possible hand in poker?A: Royal Flush Q: Which country has hosted the most Olympic games?
2. A: United States
3. Q: What year did basketball become an Olympic sport? A: 1936
4. Q: Which team won the first ever Super Bowl? A: Green Bay Packers
5. Q: The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in which city? A: Cooperstown NY
6. Q: Which came first: checkers or chess? A: Checkers
7. Q: Nascar stands for what? A: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
8. Q: Which two styles of dance are mentioned in the NATO phonetic alphabet? A: Foxtrot and Tango
9. Q: Arnold Palmer was what kind of athlete? A: Golfer
10. Q: Blue Ribbon Sports was the name of which famous athletic wear company? A: Nike
11. Q: What term is used to describe a score of zero in tennis? A: Love
12. Q: A marathon is how many miles? A: 26
13. Q: A triathlon consists of which three sports? A: Running, swimming, cycling
14. Q: Nathan’s hot dog eating contest takes place in Coney Island on what holiday? A: The 4th of July
15. Q: True or false: The first year that the New York Times printed a crossword puzzle was 1942? A: True
16. Q: The Queen’s Gambit is a move in what game? A: Chess
17. Q: Students just starting to learn karate receive what color belt? A: White
18. Q: This game is played with a net on a stick. A: Lacrosse
19. Q: The Rose Bowl takes place in which Californian city? A: Pasadena
20. Q: A 7-foot orange furry creature named “Gritty,” is a team mascot in which sport? A: Hockey
21. Q: A “pigskin” is the name of the ball in which game? A: Football
22. Q: True or false: A standard-sized basketball has over 35,000 dots. A: True
23. Q: What is the most widely played (and watched) sport in the world? A: Soccer
24. Q: What famous video game character first appeared in Donkey Kong under the name “Jumpman?” A. Super Mario
25. Q: A pastime that involves using a map and compass to navigate between places is called what? A: Orienteering
26. Q: True or false: Competitive tickling exists. A: True
27. Q: The art of folding paper is known as what? A: Origami
28. Q: Arctophiles collect which of the following objects: Boats, teddy bears, doilies, coins A: Teddy Bears
29. Q: The practice of moving between point A and B in complex and difficult ways (for example, running up walls and jumping over gaps between buildings) is known as what? A: Parkour
30. Q: Vintners and sommeliers work with what beverage? A: Wine

Final Thoughts

Trivial Pursuit is a good game to play in groups. Because questions are in different categories, the game can highlight different teammates’ areas of expertise and give each player a chance to shine. Plus, since teams need one question in each category to win, the game encourages teams to work together and pool their knowledge.

The six subjects on this list are the classic categories, however you are welcome to shake up the system and add your own topics. Just be sure that topics are fairly general and appeal to a wide audience so that the maximum number of participants can enjoy the fun.

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