What are some easy trivia questions?

Easy trivia questions have one short, settled answer most adults know, like which state is the Lone Star State (Texas), what a female deer is called (a doe) or which city is nicknamed the Motor City (Detroit). This page has 120 of them in eight categories, with answers.

What are good easy trivia questions for adults?

Pick questions adults learned once and still remember: state nicknames, world capitals, coins, cartoon characters, basic science and US history. Skip anything that depends on age or a single hobby, so every adult at the table has a fair shot.

What are basic knowledge questions?

Basic knowledge questions test the common knowledge people use every day: how many quarters make a dollar, how many wheels a tricycle has, which direction the Sun rises. They make a good warm-up round before harder trivia.

How many easy questions fill a 20-minute break?

About 20 to 30 for a 20-minute break: two rounds of ten, plus a few tiebreakers. For a full hour, plan five or six rounds of ten and mix in some harder questions.

How do you make easy trivia fun for adults?

Play in teams, keep the pace quick and mix categories, so different people get to shine. Add a lightning round where every answer is worth two points, and save a few harder questions to break ties.

Where can I find harder trivia questions?

Our hard trivia questions guide has a full list for when easy rounds get too easy, and our general knowledge questions sit in between. None of the questions on this page repeat there.

Can KraftyLab run an easy trivia game for us?

Yes. Our hosts run virtual trivia nights on Zoom (Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request), and live trivia at your office in cities across the US. The host brings the questions, the slides and the scoring, so everyone gets to play. Book about 2 weeks ahead.

120 easy trivia questions with answers

Simple trivia questions most adults can answer. Play a round of ten below, or read the full list with answers.

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An ant, a bee and a beetle all have how many legs?

Say your answer out loud, or write it down, then check it.

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Easy trivia questions get everyone playing: the new hire, the quiet engineer and the person who swears they're bad at trivia. These 120 questions come in eight categories of 15, from animals and food to US history, and every answer is short, settled and checked. Use them for a warm-up round, a lunch break quiz or a team meeting opener.

Want a challenge instead? Try our hard trivia questions, or the general knowledge questions in between. None of the questions here repeat there.

Easy animal trivia questions

Farm, forest and ocean animals almost everyone met in grade school.

1. An ant, a bee and a beetle all have how many legs?
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Six (every adult insect does)
2. What is a group of fish swimming together called?
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A school
3. What is a female deer called?
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A doe
4. Which masked animal is famous for raiding trash cans at night?
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The raccoon
5. Which farm animal gives us wool?
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The sheep
6. Which bird fans out a huge tail of colorful eye-spotted feathers?
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The peacock (a male peafowl)
7. Which big cat is known as the king of the jungle?
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The lion
8. Which pink wading bird often rests standing on one leg?
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The flamingo
9. Which rodent is covered in sharp quills?
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The porcupine
10. How many arms does a typical starfish have?
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Five
11. Which night bird can turn its head most of the way around?
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The owl
12. Which spotted dog breed is famous as a firehouse dog?
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The Dalmatian
13. What is a baby cat called?
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A kitten
14. Which black-and-white bear eats mostly bamboo?
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The giant panda
15. Which eight-armed sea creature hides in rocky dens and squirts ink?
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The octopus

Easy US geography trivia

State nicknames, big-city landmarks and the places on every road trip list.

16. Which state is known as the Lone Star State?
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Texas
17. Which state is nicknamed the Peach State?
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Georgia
18. Which city is home to the Hollywood sign?
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Los Angeles
19. Which national park is famous for the Old Faithful geyser?
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Yellowstone (mostly in Wyoming)
20. Which state is nicknamed the Garden State?
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New Jersey
21. Which US city is home to the Gateway Arch?
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St. Louis
22. Which city is nicknamed the Motor City?
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Detroit
23. In which state would you find Mount Rushmore?
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South Dakota
24. The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to which city's bay?
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San Francisco
25. Which state is home to the Grand Canyon?
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Arizona
26. Which city is called the Windy City?
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Chicago
27. Which city is home to the Space Needle?
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Seattle
28. In which city can you see the Liberty Bell?
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Philadelphia
29. The Las Vegas Strip is in which state?
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Nevada
30. Which bird is the national symbol of the United States?
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The bald eagle

Easy world geography questions

Capitals, continents and landmarks you could point to on a map.

31. What is the capital of France?
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Paris
32. In which country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
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Italy
33. What is the capital of Japan?
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Tokyo
34. What is the capital of Russia?
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Moscow
35. Which country borders the US to the south?
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Mexico
36. Which Italian city is famous for its canals and gondolas?
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Venice
37. Which ocean lies between the US East Coast and Europe?
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The Atlantic
38. On which continent is the Sahara Desert?
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Africa
39. In which country is the city of Rio de Janeiro?
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Brazil
40. In which country is the Acropolis?
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Greece (in Athens)
41. In which country is Stonehenge?
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England
42. In which country is the city of Toronto?
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Canada
43. Which European country is famous for its waffles and chocolate?
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Belgium
44. What is the capital of England?
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London
45. In which country is the city of Amsterdam?
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The Netherlands

Easy movie and TV trivia

Cartoons, superheroes and blockbusters from every decade, so no generation is left out.

46. What is Mickey Mouse's girlfriend's name?
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Minnie Mouse
47. What is Batman's real name?
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Bruce Wayne
48. In which town do The Simpsons live?
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Springfield
49. What is Superman's name when he works at the Daily Planet?
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Clark Kent
50. Which Muppet is a green frog?
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Kermit
51. Which Disney film features a genie in a magic lamp?
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Aladdin
52. What is the name of the little mermaid in the Disney film?
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Ariel
53. Which honey-loving bear lives in the Hundred Acre Wood?
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Winnie the Pooh
54. What kind of dog is Scooby-Doo?
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A Great Dane
55. Which cartoon cat spends his days chasing a mouse named Jerry?
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Tom
56. What does Popeye eat to get strong?
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Spinach
57. Which wooden puppet's nose grows when he tells a lie?
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Pinocchio
58. Which movie boxer famously runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
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Rocky Balboa
59. Which Disney film features a snowman named Olaf?
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Frozen
60. What is the name of Fred Flintstone's wife?
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Wilma

Want a round that gets people laughing? Our funny trivia questions have answers nobody sees coming.

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Easy food trivia questions

Breakfast, pizza night and the snack table. Everyone eats, so everyone can play.

61. What is the yellow part of an egg called?
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The yolk
62. Which breakfast is made by soaking bread in egg and frying it?
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French toast
63. Which cheese tops a classic pizza margherita?
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Mozzarella
64. What do you call a pizza folded in half and baked like a pocket?
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A calzone
65. Which drink is made from lemon juice, sugar and water?
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Lemonade
66. What is the gooey toasted ingredient in a s'more?
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A marshmallow
67. From which country do tacos come?
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Mexico
68. What does the PB in PB&J stand for?
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Peanut butter
69. Which ring-shaped bread is boiled before it's baked?
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A bagel
70. What do you call vinegared rice rolled or topped with fish or vegetables?
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Sushi
71. Cheddar, brie and Swiss are all kinds of what food?
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Cheese
72. Which orange vegetable is Bugs Bunny's favorite snack?
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A carrot
73. Which fluffy spun-sugar treat is sold at fairs and circuses?
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Cotton candy
74. Which dairy product is made by churning cream?
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Butter
75. Which kitchen utensil has tines?
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A fork

Basic knowledge questions about everyday life

Coins, calendars, road signs and schoolyard games: the common knowledge we use without thinking.

76. What color are school buses in the United States?
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Yellow
77. Which US coin is worth ten cents?
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The dime
78. How many quarters make a dollar?
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Four
79. Which day of the week is named after the Sun?
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Sunday
80. How many suits are in a standard deck of playing cards?
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Four
81. How many wheels does a tricycle have?
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Three
82. In rock, paper, scissors, what beats rock?
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Paper
83. How many squares are on a tic-tac-toe board?
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Nine
84. How many eggs are in a dozen?
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12
85. What is a five-sided shape called?
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A pentagon
86. Quick: what is 7 times 8?
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56
87. How many degrees are in a full circle?
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360
88. How many faces does a cube have?
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Six
89. What is the square root of 81?
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Nine
90. What number comes next: 2, 4, 8, 16?
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32 (each number doubles)

For a quick warm-up with no wrong guesses, try our true or false questions.

Simple science trivia questions and answers

Space, weather, plants and the human body, at a level a fifth grader would ace.

91. What force pulls things toward the ground?
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Gravity
92. What is Earth's natural satellite?
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The Moon
93. What tool measures temperature?
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A thermometer
94. What do you call a person trained to travel into space?
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An astronaut
95. Which pair of organs fill with air when you breathe in?
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The lungs
96. What do you call a scientist who forecasts the weather?
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A meteorologist
97. Which part of the body has a pupil and an iris?
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The eye
98. What do you call melted rock that flows out of a volcano?
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Lava
99. What powdery stuff do bees carry from flower to flower?
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Pollen
100. What do you call balls of ice that fall from storm clouds?
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Hail
101. In which direction does the Sun rise?
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East
102. What is the center of the Earth called?
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The core
103. Which planet has a giant storm called the Great Red Spot?
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Jupiter
104. What is the long winter sleep of animals like groundhogs called?
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Hibernation
105. What are the tiny building blocks of every living thing called?
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Cells

Easy history trivia questions

US history from the Mayflower to the civil rights movement, plus a few ancient classics.

106. Which US holiday falls on July 4?
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Independence Day
107. Whose face is on the US penny?
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Abraham Lincoln
108. From which country did the American colonies declare independence?
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Great Britain
109. What are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution called?
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The Bill of Rights
110. Which ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
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The Mayflower
111. Whose face is on the US $100 bill?
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Benjamin Franklin
112. In which city did colonists dump tea into the harbor in 1773?
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Boston
113. Which founding document begins with the words We the People?
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The US Constitution
114. What is the name of the US president's official home?
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The White House
115. How many original colonies became the first US states?
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13
116. Which Roman leader was killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC?
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Julius Caesar
117. Which American war was fought between the Union and the Confederacy?
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The Civil War
118. Which ancient civilization mummified its pharaohs?
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The ancient Egyptians
119. In which Texas city was President Kennedy shot in 1963?
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Dallas
120. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on what?
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A city bus (in Montgomery, Alabama)

How to run an easy trivia game at work

Twenty minutes, teams of three to five, one reader and one scorekeeper. Here's the plan.

Minutes 0 to 2: count off. Count off into teams of three to five, so friends end up apart. Each team picks a name and one person to write.
Minutes 2 to 8: round one. Read ten questions from one category on this page, twice each, with 20 seconds to answer. Easy questions go fast, so keep the pace up.
Minutes 8 to 10: swap and score. Teams swap sheets and mark each other's. One point per right answer, read aloud.
Minutes 10 to 17: round two. Ten questions from a different category, or play the quiz above on a shared screen and let the room shout.
Minutes 17 to 20: tiebreaker and winner. If two teams tie, ask one question at a time and take the first right answer. Announce the winner and move on while the energy is high.

Keep it easy and fun

Keep the pace quick. Easy trivia works because nobody sits in silence for long.
Accept close spellings and obvious short forms. It's the fact that counts.
Mix categories, so the person who knows animals and the person who knows movies both get a moment.
Save two or three harder questions for the tiebreaker, so a tie doesn't drag on.
On a video call, have each team send answers to the host by private chat.

Running a full evening with prizes? See how to host a trivia night. For themed rounds, pick from our trivia categories, and in December, add a round of Christmas song trivia.

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