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50 Funny Trivia Questions for Adults

Funny trivia questions for adults about gloriously silly words, show-off animals, misleading menu items and odd firsts from history. Play free with friends and see who laughs and who wins.

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  • 1. What everyday object is a 'bumbershoot'?

    easy
    • A garden hose
    • A rain boot
    • A raincoat
    • An umbrella

  • 2. What is a 'flibbertigibbet'?

    medium
    • A grumpy old neighbor
    • A silly, flighty, chattering person
    • A small spinning toy
    • A tangled ball of yarn

  • 3. If you stir a pot 'widdershins,' which way are you stirring?

    hard
    • Clockwise
    • Counterclockwise
    • In a figure eight
    • Up and down

  • 4. A picture frame hanging 'cattywampus' is what?

    medium
    • Covered in cat hair
    • Crooked or askew
    • Freshly varnished
    • Perfectly level

  • 5. If someone 'hornswoggled' you, what did they do?

    medium
    • Hugged you too hard
    • Interrupted you loudly
    • Sang to you off-key
    • Tricked or swindled you

  • 6. What is the smooth patch of skin between your eyebrows called?

    hard
    • The canthus
    • The glabella
    • The lunula
    • The philtrum

  • 7. A zarf is a decorative holder for what?

    hard
    • A coffee cup with no handle
    • A folded napkin
    • A rolled-up letter
    • A soft-boiled egg

  • 8. What do you call the metal band that clamps the eraser onto a wooden pencil?

    medium
    • A bezel
    • A ferrule
    • A gasket
    • An aglet

  • 9. What is 'petrichor'?

    medium
    • The crackle of a campfire
    • The earthy smell after rain falls on dry ground
    • The first frost on a window
    • The shimmer of heat over a road

  • 10. What is a 'taradiddle'?

    hard
    • A child's counting rhyme
    • A fiddle with three strings
    • A pastry with jam inside
    • A small fib or pretentious nonsense

  • 11. Tardigrades, microscopic and incredibly tough, go by which cuddly nickname?

    medium
    • Dust bunnies
    • Mud kittens
    • Pond puppies
    • Water bears

  • 12. Which Australian bird, named for a lyre-shaped tail display, expertly copies other birds' calls?

    medium
    • The cockatoo
    • The emu
    • The kookaburra
    • The lyrebird

  • 13. How do honeybees tell their hive-mates where to find a good patch of flowers?

    easy
    • They flash their wings in patterns
    • They hum a special tune
    • They leave a trail of wax
    • They perform a waggle dance

  • 14. In 2016, researchers recorded brain waves showing which seabird can nap while flying?

    hard
    • The albatross
    • The frigatebird
    • The pelican
    • The puffin

  • 15. Why do pigs love to roll in mud?

    easy
    • It cleans their teeth
    • It helps them cool down
    • It hides their scent from farmers
    • It makes their bristles grow

  • 16. The platypus is a mammal that does what unusual thing?

    easy
    • Breathes through its tail
    • Changes color with the seasons
    • Lays eggs
    • Sleeps upside down

  • 17. The word 'hippopotamus' comes from Greek words meaning what?

    easy
    • Big mouth
    • Mud cow
    • River horse
    • Water pig

  • 18. New Zealanders are nicknamed after which flightless bird?

    easy
    • The emu
    • The kiwi
    • The ostrich
    • The penguin

  • 19. Besides the platypus, which other mammal lays eggs?

    medium
    • The armadillo
    • The echidna
    • The hedgehog
    • The pangolin

  • 20. Which is the only group of mammals capable of true, flapping flight?

    easy
    • Bats
    • Colugos
    • Flying squirrels
    • Sugar gliders

  • 21. Caesar salad is named after whom?

    medium
    • A Roman army cook
    • Augustus Caesar
    • Caesar Cardini, a restaurateur in Tijuana
    • Julius Caesar

  • 22. What keeps the ice cream in a Baked Alaska from melting during its quick bake?

    medium
    • A frozen metal plate inside
    • A layer of cooking oil
    • Air trapped in the cake and meringue
    • Salt mixed into the ice cream

  • 23. If you order 'Bombay duck,' what are you actually getting?

    medium
    • A duck
    • A fish
    • A lentil dumpling
    • A rice cake

  • 24. The Jerusalem artichoke is neither from Jerusalem nor an artichoke. What is it?

    medium
    • A Mediterranean onion
    • A thistle flower bud
    • A type of potato
    • The tuber of a sunflower species

  • 25. Despite the name, Welsh rarebit contains no rabbit. What is it?

    easy
    • Leek and potato soup
    • Melted cheese sauce on toast
    • Rabbit stew
    • Roast lamb with mint

  • 26. On a restaurant menu, what are 'sweetbreads'?

    medium
    • Fried dough dusted with sugar
    • Fruit bread baked with raisins
    • Sweet rolls glazed with honey
    • The thymus or pancreas of a young animal

  • 27. Which fish spends much of its time out of water, hopping across mudflats on its fins?

    medium
    • The catfish
    • The flounder
    • The mudskipper
    • The pufferfish

  • 28. Goats, sheep and many other grazing animals have pupils of which shape?

    hard
    • Horizontal rectangles
    • Perfect circles
    • Tiny stars
    • Vertical slits

  • 29. The word 'avocado' traces back to which Indigenous language of Mexico?

    hard
    • Maya
    • Nahuatl
    • Quechua
    • Taíno

  • 30. Which rope-pulling contest was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920?

    easy
    • Jump rope
    • Rope climbing relay
    • Sack racing
    • Tug of war

  • 31. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympics also handed out medals for what kind of contest?

    medium
    • Art competitions
    • Chess matches
    • Cooking contests
    • Spelling bees

  • 32. Pound cake got its name from what?

    easy
    • A bakery on Pound Street
    • A recipe using a pound each of its main ingredients
    • Its weight when fully baked
    • The way bakers pounded the dough

  • 33. What were the first animals deliberately sent into space, in 1947?

    hard
    • Dogs
    • Fruit flies
    • Mice
    • Monkeys

  • 34. Because dogs were not allowed, poet Lord Byron kept which animal while a student at Trinity College, Cambridge?

    hard
    • A bear
    • A fox
    • A goat
    • A peacock

  • 35. The name 'chop suey' comes from a Cantonese phrase meaning what?

    hard
    • Fast noodles
    • Little dumplings
    • Odds and ends
    • Sweet and sour

  • 36. A filbert is another name for which nut?

    medium
    • The chestnut
    • The hazelnut
    • The pecan
    • The walnut

  • 37. Before weathering turned it green, what color was the Statue of Liberty's copper skin?

    medium
    • Bright white
    • Gold
    • Shiny copper-brown
    • Silver-gray

  • 38. What prize did winners at the ancient Olympic Games receive?

    medium
    • A bag of silver coins
    • A gold medal
    • A laurel wreath
    • An olive wreath

  • 39. What is the anatomical name for your big toe?

    hard
    • The hallux
    • The phalanx
    • The pollex
    • The tarsus

  • 40. Early bicycles with wooden wheels and iron tires earned which rattling nickname?

    medium
    • Boneshaker
    • Bumpwagon
    • Rattletrap
    • Teeth-chatter

  • 41. What is the medical term for hiccups?

    hard
    • Borborygmus
    • Pertussis
    • Singultus
    • Sternutation

  • 42. What is the word for that big full-body stretch you do after waking up?

    hard
    • Ambulation
    • Articulation
    • Crepitation
    • Pandiculation

  • 43. What is a fancy word for goosebumps?

    medium
    • Horripilation
    • Palpitation
    • Perspiration
    • Ululation

  • 44. The first Ferris wheel was built for the 1893 world's fair in which city?

    medium
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • St. Louis

  • 45. What is the pale half-moon shape at the base of a fingernail called?

    medium
    • The cuticle
    • The lunula
    • The nail bed
    • The philtrum

  • 46. Why does tickling yourself usually feel less ticklish than being tickled unexpectedly by someone else?

    medium
    • Tickling only works on the feet
    • You laugh too early for it to work
    • Your brain predicts your own touch and dulls it
    • Your skin is numb to your own fingers

  • 47. What is the dental name for wisdom teeth?

    medium
    • Canines
    • Incisors
    • Premolars
    • Third molars

  • 48. In 1974, what was the first product ever scanned by barcode at a US supermarket checkout?

    medium
    • A box of cereal
    • A can of soup
    • A carton of milk
    • A pack of chewing gum

  • 49. What is the formal anatomical name for the Adam's apple?

    hard
    • The hyoid arch
    • The laryngeal prominence
    • The thyroid gland
    • The vocal fold

  • 50. What did an ancient coin-operated machine described by Hero of Alexandria dispense?

    hard
    • Bread rolls
    • Holy water
    • Olive oil
    • Theater tickets
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