Trivia questions with answers

550 trivia questions with answers, sorted into five lists: general knowledge, history, geography, true or false and estimation. All of them come from the games in Quible and are fact-checked; every answer has a line of explanation. Below is a taste of each list; tap through for the full one.

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74 general knowledge questions with answers

  1. Which element has the chemical symbol “Au”?

    • Gold
    • Silver
    • Aluminum
    • Copper
    Answer

    Gold. “Au” comes from the Latin aurum. Silver is argentum, which is why it gets the symbol Ag.

  2. Who wrote “Faust”?

    • Friedrich Schiller
    • Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
    • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    • Heinrich von Kleist
    Answer

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Goethe worked on the material for over 60 years. He finished the second part shortly before his death.

  3. How many keys does a standard piano have?

    • 76
    • 82
    • 88
    • 92
    Answer

    88. 52 white ones and 36 black ones, seven octaves plus a bit.

93 history trivia questions with answers

  1. Which civilization built the palace of Knossos on Crete?

    • The Mycenaeans
    • The Phoenicians
    • The Etruscans
    • The Minoans
    Answer

    The Minoans. Europe's oldest advanced culture, named after the legendary King Minos.

  2. How many member states does the European Union have?

    • 25
    • 26
    • 27
    • 28
    Answer

    27. Since the United Kingdom left in 2020 there are 27.

  3. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

    • 1987
    • 1989
    • 1990
    • 1991
    Answer

    1989. The crossings opened on November 9, 1989. Reunification followed barely a year later.

74 geography trivia questions with answers

  1. Which city was Australia's seat of government before Canberra?

    • Sydney
    • Melbourne
    • Perth
    • Adelaide
    Answer

    Melbourne. Melbourne held parliament from 1901 until Canberra was ready in 1927.

  2. What is the currency of Poland?

    • Forint
    • Zloty
    • Krone
    • Leu
    Answer

    Zloty. Zloty literally means “golden”.

  3. Which is the smallest country on Earth?

    • Vatican City
    • Monaco
    • San Marino
    • Liechtenstein
    Answer

    Vatican City. Vatican City measures only 0.44 square kilometers.

175 true or false questions with answers

  1. Lightning can strike the same spot more than once.

    Answer

    True. Lightning does come back. The Empire State Building takes about 25 hits a year.

  2. The Great Wall of China is visible to the naked eye from the Moon.

    Answer

    False. It is as narrow as a country road. Barely visible from orbit, not at all from the Moon.

  3. Honey can stay edible for thousands of years.

    Answer

    True. Honey from Egyptian tombs was still edible. Little water, plenty of acid, nothing spoils.

134 estimation questions with answers

  1. How many people live in Germany?

    Answer

    83,500,000 residents. Around 83.5 million. About one in five of them lives in North Rhine-Westphalia.

  2. How many people live in France?

    Answer

    68,400,000 residents. Around 68 million. After Germany, the most populous country in the EU.

  3. How many people live in Austria?

    Answer

    9,200,000 residents. A good 9 million. Almost a quarter of them live in greater Vienna.

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