75 Fun Trivia Questions

1. What word describes animals that are most active at dawn and dusk?

2. Which tiny particle in an atom carries a negative electric charge?

3. Which U.S. state is made up entirely of islands?

4. Which river flows through the city of Cairo?

5. Which country is the home of the rice dish paella?

6. Tofu is made from the milk of which bean?

7. Authentic Italian mozzarella di bufala is made from which animal's milk?

8. The spice paprika is made from dried, ground what?

9. Besides basil, which nut goes into classic pesto from Genoa?

10. Which pasta's name means 'little worms' in Italian?

11. The famous ancient Library of Alexandria was in which present-day country?

12. Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

13. Which inventor was nicknamed 'the Wizard of Menlo Park'?

14. How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

15. At full strength, how many players does each association soccer team have on the field?

16. In tennis, what is a score of 40–40 called?

17. Which country is home to Marrakesh, famous for its lively main square and markets?

18. What is the capital city of Kenya?

19. Which European capital is built on 14 islands linked by bridges?

20. Which very salty lake, at the lowest point on land, lets swimmers float with ease?

21. Which huge waterfall lies on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe?

22. What is the highest mountain peak in North America?

23. Which two countries share the world's longest international border?

24. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, which mountain is taller than Mount Everest?

25. What is the capital city of Ghana?

26. Which is the longest river in Europe?

27. Which river flows through the heart of London?

28. What does DNA stand for?

29. In 1665, which scientist looked at cork under a microscope and named the tiny boxes he saw 'cells'?

30. In which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

31. Which famous comet swings past Earth about every 76 years?

32. Whose polio vaccine was announced safe and effective in 1955?

33. What is the scientific study of earthquakes called?

34. Which element has the chemical symbol K?

35. Which gas glows a bright reddish orange in classic glowing signs?

36. Which space telescope was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in 1990?

37. What is the boundary between Earth's crust and the mantle beneath it called?

38. Which vitamin, plentiful in oranges and lemons, prevents the disease scurvy?

39. What do scientists call animals that don't have a backbone?

40. Which big cat with thick, smoky-gray fur lives high in the mountains of Central Asia?

41. What is a male honeybee called?

42. What is a scientist who studies birds called?

43. Which fish, once thought extinct for millions of years, was found alive off South Africa in 1938?

44. What is the only marsupial found north of Mexico?

45. What is a female fox called?

46. Which seabird has the longest wingspan of any living bird?

47. Which large, flightless bird of South America is a cousin of the ostrich?

48. What is the largest fish in the world?

49. Not counting its two long tentacles, how many arms does a squid have?

50. Which land mammal has the longest pregnancy, lasting nearly two years?

51. What is a young hare called?

52. Which cold tomato soup comes from southern Spain?

53. In Japan, what are thin slices of raw fish served without rice called?

54. Fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, called poutine, come from which country?

55. Which small pasta is shaped like grains of rice?

56. Roquefort blue cheese must be made from which animal's milk?

57. Goulash, a hearty paprika stew, comes from which country?

58. Who painted 'The Starry Night', with its swirling night sky?

59. In which year did the Eiffel Tower open in Paris?

60. Who reached the summit of Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953?

61. Who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic, in 1927?

62. In 1932, who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?

63. Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty?

64. In 1963, who became the first woman to travel into space?

65. Where on the Moon did Apollo 11 land in 1969?

66. In which city is the ancient Colosseum?

67. In basketball, how many points is a free throw worth?

68. In golf, what is a score of one stroke under par on a hole called?

69. How long is a marathon race?

70. In bowling, what is it called when you knock down all ten pins with your first ball?

71. How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?

72. In chess, which piece can jump over other pieces?

73. In soccer or hockey, what is it called when one player scores three goals in a game?

74. How many tiles are in a standard double-six set of dominoes?

75. How high above the floor is the rim of a regulation basketball hoop?