Super Easy Trivia Questions and Answers

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These super easy trivia questions and answers are written for a mixed table: grandparents, nine-year-olds, a class still learning English. There are 169, in eight rounds.

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Eight rounds, all easy

Places on the map asks for capitals and countries: Berlin, Athens, where Sydney is. History and old times has castles, knights and thrones. Food and drink asks what fries and ketchup are made of. Words and language covers DIY, ciao and gracias. Numbers, time and money counts seconds, inches and suits. Stories and fairy tales runs from Cinderella to Dr Jekyll. Music, art and games and Science, animals and the body close the set.

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Read aloud, a question with three choices is short enough to hold in the head, so nobody asks for a repeat. Easy is our estimate: every answer is something most adults and older children have met, from the capital of Mexico to what a dozen is.

  • Numbers, time and money is the gentlest round by our estimate; Music, art and games asks the most.
  • With small children at the table, start on Stories and fairy tales: it is the round they can win.

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What are some super easy trivia questions?

Three from this pack: Which holiday falls on December 25? Christmas Day. How many seconds are in a minute? 60. In rock paper scissors, what beats rock? Paper.

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Both. None needs a school subject, so adults and older children start level. The site has separate packs for young children and for seniors, and a hard pack for quiz regulars.

What does ASAP stand for?

As soon as possible. It is one of 19 questions in Words and language, next to DIY, FAQ and PS.

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Places on the map 20

  • The Alps are a mountain range on which continent? Answer: Europe. Source: Wikipedia: Alps
  • In which city is the White House? Answer: Washington, D.C. Source: Wikipedia: White House
  • In which country is the city of Barcelona? Answer: Spain. Source: Wikipedia: Barcelona
  • In which country is the city of Shanghai? Answer: China. Source: Wikipedia: Shanghai
  • In which country is the city of Sydney? Answer: Australia. Source: Wikipedia: Sydney
  • In which US state is Hollywood? Answer: California. Source: Wikipedia: Hollywood, Los Angeles
  • In which US state is the city of Chicago? Answer: Illinois. Source: Wikipedia: Chicago
  • In which US state is the city of Miami? Answer: Florida. Source: Wikipedia: Miami
  • Las Vegas is in which US state? Answer: Nevada. Source: Wikipedia: Las Vegas
  • Mount Everest stands in which mountain range? Answer: The Himalayas. Source: Wikipedia: Mount Everest
  • Reykjavik is the capital of which island country? Answer: Iceland. Source: Wikipedia: Reykjavík
  • The Rocky Mountains run through which continent? Answer: North America. Source: Wikipedia: Rocky Mountains
  • What color are the stars on the flag of the United States? Answer: White. Source: Wikipedia: Flag of the United States
  • What is the capital of Belgium? Answer: Brussels. Source: Wikipedia: Brussels
  • What is the capital of Germany? Answer: Berlin. Source: Wikipedia: Berlin
  • What is the capital of Greece? Answer: Athens. Source: Wikipedia: Athens
  • What is the capital of Mexico? Answer: Mexico City. Source: Wikipedia: Mexico City
  • What is the capital of Scotland? Answer: Edinburgh. Source: Wikipedia: Edinburgh
  • What is the capital of the Czech Republic? Answer: Prague. Source: Wikipedia: Prague
  • Which strip of sea separates England from France? Answer: The English Channel. Source: Wikipedia: English Channel

History and old times 16

  • From which country did the United States declare independence in 1776? Answer: Great Britain. Source: Wikipedia: United States Declaration of Independence
  • What do we call a king, queen or emperor who is head of state for life? Answer: A monarch. Source: Wikipedia: Monarch
  • What do we call a scholar who studies and writes about the past? Answer: A historian. Source: Wikipedia: Historian
  • What do we call the long age before people could write things down? Answer: Prehistory. Source: Wikipedia: Prehistory
  • What is a large fortified home built for a medieval lord called? Answer: A castle. Source: Wikipedia: Castle
  • What is a place that keeps important objects and puts them on show called? Answer: A museum. Source: Wikipedia: Museum
  • What is a suit of metal plates worn in battle in the Middle Ages called? Answer: Armor. Source: Wikipedia: Plate armour
  • What is the ceremonial seat of a king or queen called? Answer: A throne. Source: Wikipedia: Throne
  • What is the ceremony at which a new king or queen is crowned called? Answer: A coronation. Source: Wikipedia: Coronation
  • What was the two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses in ancient wars called? Answer: A chariot. Source: Wikipedia: Chariot
  • What were the mounted warriors of medieval Europe called? Answer: Knights. Source: Wikipedia: Knight
  • Which age, named after a metal, followed the Bronze Age? Answer: The Iron Age. Source: Wikipedia: Iron Age
  • Which country did Queen Elizabeth I rule in the 1500s? Answer: England. Source: Wikipedia: Elizabeth I
  • Which French general crowned himself emperor in 1804? Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte. Source: Wikipedia: Napoleon
  • Which long weapon did knights carry on horseback when jousting? Answer: A lance. Source: Wikipedia: Jousting
  • Whose face is on the US one-dollar bill? Answer: George Washington. Source: Wikipedia: United States one-dollar bill

Food and drink 23

  • Bacon comes from which animal? Answer: The pig. Source: Wikipedia: Bacon
  • The condiment mustard is made from which part of the mustard plant? Answer: The seeds. Source: Wikipedia: Mustard (condiment)
  • French fries are made from which vegetable? Answer: Potatoes. Source: Wikipedia: French fries
  • In Britain, marmalade is usually made from which fruit? Answer: Oranges. Source: Wikipedia: Marmalade
  • Ketchup is made mainly from which fruit? Answer: Tomatoes. Source: Wikipedia: Ketchup
  • Popcorn is made from which grain? Answer: Corn. Source: Wikipedia: Popcorn
  • What is a late-morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch called? Answer: Brunch. Source: Wikipedia: Brunch
  • What is the main ingredient of an omelet? Answer: Eggs. Source: Wikipedia: Omelette
  • What kind of food is a baguette? Answer: Bread. Source: Wikipedia: Baguette
  • What kind of food is cheddar? Answer: Cheese. Source: Wikipedia: Cheddar cheese
  • Which bulb, used to flavor food, is made up of cloves? Answer: Garlic. Source: Wikipedia: Garlic
  • Which flat breakfast cake is cooked from batter on a griddle or in a frying pan? Answer: A pancake. Source: Wikipedia: Pancake
  • Which food is made by fermenting milk with bacteria? Answer: Yogurt. Source: Wikipedia: Yogurt
  • Which grain is the base of sushi? Answer: Rice. Source: Wikipedia: Sushi
  • Which hot drink is made by steeping the leaves of a plant in hot water? Answer: Tea. Source: Wikipedia: Tea
  • Which Italian pasta is made in wide, flat sheets and baked in layers? Answer: Lasagna. Source: Wikipedia: Lasagna
  • Which Japanese dish is a soup of wheat noodles in hot broth? Answer: Ramen. Source: Wikipedia: Ramen
  • Which pasta is long, thin and round, with a name that means little strings? Answer: Spaghetti. Source: Wikipedia: Spaghetti
  • Which powder, ground from grain, goes into bread with water and often yeast? Answer: Flour. Source: Wikipedia: Bread
  • Which sour liquid is used to pickle vegetables? Answer: Vinegar. Source: Wikipedia: Pickling
  • Which sweet spread is made of fruit stewed in sugar? Answer: Jam. Source: Wikipedia: Fruit preserves
  • Which thin, round flatbread was first made from corn and is a staple in Mexico? Answer: The tortilla. Source: Wikipedia: Tortilla
  • Which vegetable is the main ingredient of coleslaw? Answer: Cabbage. Source: Wikipedia: Coleslaw

Words and language 19

  • The abbreviation etc. is short for which Latin expression? Answer: Et cetera. Source: Wikipedia: Et cetera
  • What do the letters PS stand for at the end of a letter? Answer: Postscript. Source: Wikipedia: Postscript
  • What does ASAP stand for? Answer: As soon as possible. Source: Wikipedia: ASAP
  • What does DIY stand for? Answer: Do it yourself. Source: Wikipedia: Do it yourself
  • What does FAQ stand for? Answer: Frequently asked questions. Source: Wikipedia: FAQ
  • What does the Italian word ciao mean? Answer: Hello or goodbye. Source: Wikipedia: Ciao
  • What does the Spanish word adiós mean? Answer: Goodbye. Source: Wikipedia: Adiós
  • What does the Spanish word gracias mean? Answer: Thanks. Source: Wikipedia: Gracias
  • What is a doctor who treats animals called? Answer: A veterinarian. Source: Wikipedia: Veterinarian
  • What is a period of one hundred years called? Answer: A century. Source: Wikipedia: Century
  • What is a period of ten years called? Answer: A decade. Source: Wikipedia: Decade
  • What is a person who does not eat meat called? Answer: A vegetarian. Source: Wikipedia: Vegetarianism
  • What is a person who plans and designs buildings called? Answer: An architect. Source: Wikipedia: Architect
  • What is a person who travels on foot called? Answer: A pedestrian. Source: Wikipedia: Pedestrian
  • What is the story of a person's life, written by that person, called? Answer: An autobiography. Source: Wikipedia: Autobiography
  • What is trouble falling asleep or staying asleep called? Answer: Insomnia. Source: Wikipedia: Insomnia
  • Which book lists words, usually in alphabetical order, with their meanings? Answer: A dictionary. Source: Wikipedia: Dictionary
  • Which field studies human activity through the things people left behind? Answer: Archaeology. Source: Wikipedia: Archaeology
  • Word for word, what does the French greeting bonjour mean? Answer: Good day. Source: Wikipedia: Bonjour

Numbers, time and money 19

  • How many days are in the month of April? Answer: 30. Source: Wikipedia: April
  • How many faces does a standard die have? Answer: Six. Source: Wikipedia: Dice
  • How many feet are in a yard? Answer: Three. Source: Wikipedia: Yard
  • How many inches are in a foot? Answer: 12. Source: Wikipedia: Foot (unit)
  • How many items are in a dozen? Answer: 12. Source: Wikipedia: Dozen
  • How many legs does a tripod have? Answer: Three. Source: Wikipedia: Tripod
  • How many seasons does the year have in temperate lands? Answer: Four. Source: Wikipedia: Season
  • How many seconds are in a minute? Answer: 60. Source: Wikipedia: Minute
  • How many suits are in a standard deck of playing cards? Answer: Four. Source: Wikipedia: Standard 52-card deck
  • How many wheels does a unicycle have? Answer: One. Source: Wikipedia: Unicycle
  • In rock paper scissors, what beats rock? Answer: Paper. Source: Wikipedia: Rock paper scissors
  • What are the two sides of a coin commonly called? Answer: Heads and tails. Source: Wikipedia: Obverse and reverse
  • What is twelve o'clock at night called? Answer: Midnight. Source: Wikipedia: Midnight
  • Which color is a pale tint of red? Answer: Pink. Source: Wikipedia: Pink
  • Which holiday falls on December 25? Answer: Christmas Day. Source: Wikipedia: Christmas
  • Which holiday falls on January 1? Answer: New Year's Day. Source: Wikipedia: New Year's Day
  • Which is longer, a mile or a kilometer? Answer: A mile. Source: Wikipedia: Mile
  • Which metric unit measures volume, as for milk or juice? Answer: The liter. Source: Wikipedia: Litre
  • Which number is considered unlucky in some countries? Answer: 13. Source: Wikipedia: 13 (number)

Stories and fairy tales 23

  • In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what does Alice fall through at the start? Answer: A rabbit hole. Source: Wikipedia: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • In Jack and the Beanstalk, what does Jack get in trade for the family cow? Answer: Magic beans. Source: Wikipedia: Jack and the Beanstalk
  • In Sleeping Beauty, what does the princess prick her finger on? Answer: A spindle. Source: Wikipedia: Sleeping Beauty
  • In the fable by Aesop, what kind of eggs does the goose lay? Answer: Golden eggs. Source: Wikipedia: The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
  • In the fairy tale of Cinderella, which lost item does the prince use to find her? Answer: A slipper. Source: Wikipedia: Cinderella
  • In the fairy tale Puss in Boots, what kind of animal is Puss? Answer: A cat. Source: Wikipedia: Puss in Boots
  • In the fairy tale, whose house does Goldilocks walk into? Answer: The three bears'. Source: Wikipedia: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • In the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, which animals does the piper lure out of the town? Answer: Rats. Source: Wikipedia: Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • In the Norwegian tale, what lives under the bridge that the three billy goats must cross? Answer: A troll. Source: Wikipedia: Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • In the novel Moby-Dick, what kind of animal is Moby Dick? Answer: A whale. Source: Wikipedia: Moby-Dick
  • In the novel Treasure Island, what did the old pirate captain bury on the island? Answer: Treasure. Source: Wikipedia: Treasure Island
  • In the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, who does the kindly Dr Jekyll turn into? Answer: Mr Hyde. Source: Wikipedia: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  • In the tale by Hans Christian Andersen, what does the Little Mermaid give up to gain legs? Answer: Her voice. Source: Wikipedia: The Little Mermaid
  • In the tale by Hans Christian Andersen, what does the ugly duckling turn out to be? Answer: A swan. Source: Wikipedia: The Ugly Duckling
  • In the tale by Hans Christian Andersen, what is hidden under twenty mattresses to test a princess? Answer: A pea. Source: Wikipedia: The Princess and the Pea
  • In the tale of Aladdin, what kind of spirit serves the owner of the magic lamp? Answer: A genie. Source: Wikipedia: Aladdin
  • In the tale of Ali Baba, which magic words open the cave of the forty thieves? Answer: Open sesame. Source: Wikipedia: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • In the tale The Emperor's New Clothes, who says aloud that the emperor is wearing nothing? Answer: A child. Source: Wikipedia: The Emperor's New Clothes
  • In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which road does Dorothy follow? Answer: The yellow brick road. Source: Wikipedia: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • Which animal blows down the houses of straw and sticks in The Three Little Pigs? Answer: A wolf. Source: Wikipedia: The Three Little Pigs
  • Which fairy-tale girl lets down her long hair from a tower? Answer: Rapunzel. Source: Wikipedia: Rapunzel
  • Who is Little Red Riding Hood on her way to see? Answer: Her grandmother. Source: Wikipedia: Little Red Riding Hood
  • Whose nose grows when he tells a lie? Answer: Pinocchio. Source: Wikipedia: Pinocchio

Music, art and games 25

  • Gold, silver and bronze medals go to the first three finishers. Which one is for first place? Answer: Gold. Source: Wikipedia: Gold medal
  • The great Highland bagpipe is native to which country? Answer: Scotland. Source: Wikipedia: Great Highland bagpipe
  • In a deck of cards, which suit is drawn as a three-leafed clover? Answer: Clubs. Source: Wikipedia: Clubs (suit)
  • In bowling, what is it called when all the pins fall to the first ball? Answer: A strike. Source: Wikipedia: Strike (bowling)
  • In chess, which piece is trapped in a checkmate? Answer: The king. Source: Wikipedia: Checkmate
  • In tennis, what is a serve that the receiver cannot touch called? Answer: An ace. Source: Wikipedia: Ace (tennis)
  • In which playground game do players hop through spaces marked on the ground? Answer: Hopscotch. Source: Wikipedia: Hopscotch
  • In which sport can a player score a hole in one? Answer: Golf. Source: Wikipedia: Hole in one
  • In which sport do people ride waves on a board? Answer: Surfing. Source: Wikipedia: Surfing
  • What are the dots on dice and dominoes called? Answer: Pips. Source: Wikipedia: Pip (counting)
  • What do the runners in a relay race hand to each other? Answer: A baton. Source: Wikipedia: Relay race
  • What is a form of theatre in which the roles are taken by singers called? Answer: Opera. Source: Wikipedia: Opera
  • What is a group of singers who perform together called? Answer: A choir. Source: Wikipedia: Choir
  • What is a group of three musicians called? Answer: A trio. Source: Wikipedia: Trio (music)
  • What is a picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling called? Answer: A mural. Source: Wikipedia: Mural
  • What is acting through body movement, without speech, called? Answer: Mime. Source: Wikipedia: Mime artist
  • What is the art of fine handwriting called? Answer: Calligraphy. Source: Wikipedia: Calligraphy
  • What is the center of a dartboard or shooting target called? Answer: The bullseye. Source: Wikipedia: Bullseye (target)
  • What is the stand that holds a painter's canvas called? Answer: An easel. Source: Wikipedia: Easel
  • Which ballroom dance in triple time became the fashion in Vienna in the 1780s? Answer: The waltz. Source: Wikipedia: Waltz
  • Which keyboard instrument makes its sound by driving air through pipes? Answer: The organ. Source: Wikipedia: Pipe organ
  • Which name covers the games played with a cue and balls on a cloth-covered table? Answer: Billiards. Source: Wikipedia: Cue sports
  • Which small wind instrument is also called a mouth organ? Answer: The harmonica. Source: Wikipedia: Harmonica
  • Which string instrument, often triangular, is plucked with the fingers? Answer: The harp. Source: Wikipedia: Harp
  • Who enforces the rules during a soccer match? Answer: The referee. Source: Wikipedia: Referee (association football)

Science, animals and the body 24

  • What are the two openings of the nose called? Answer: Nostrils. Source: Wikipedia: Nostril
  • What is a group of grazing animals that live and move together called? Answer: A herd. Source: Wikipedia: Herd
  • What is a place set up for scientific experiments called? Answer: A laboratory. Source: Wikipedia: Laboratory
  • What is a scientist who studies plants called? Answer: A botanist. Source: Wikipedia: Botany
  • What is a scientist who studies the structure and history of the Earth called? Answer: A geologist. Source: Wikipedia: Geologist
  • What is an opening in the Earth's crust that lets out lava, ash and gases called? Answer: A volcano. Source: Wikipedia: Volcano
  • What is the Earth's outer shell of rock called? Answer: The crust. Source: Wikipedia: Earth's crust
  • What is the frame of bones inside the body called? Answer: The skeleton. Source: Wikipedia: Human skeleton
  • What is the joint between the upper arm and the forearm called? Answer: The elbow. Source: Wikipedia: Elbow
  • What is the layer of gas around the Earth called? Answer: The atmosphere. Source: Wikipedia: Atmosphere of Earth
  • What is the name of Earth's only natural satellite? Answer: The Moon. Source: Wikipedia: Moon
  • What is the scientific study of animals called? Answer: Zoology. Source: Wikipedia: Zoology
  • What is the scientific study of living things called? Answer: Biology. Source: Wikipedia: Biology
  • What is the visible streak of a space rock entering Earth's atmosphere called? Answer: A meteor. Source: Wikipedia: Meteoroid
  • Which animal is known as man's best friend? Answer: The dog. Source: Wikipedia: Man's best friend
  • Which big cat is called the king of the jungle in children's stories? Answer: The lion. Source: Wikipedia: Cultural depictions of lions
  • Which bird is used as a symbol of peace? Answer: The dove. Source: Wikipedia: Doves as symbols
  • Which hollow organ takes part in digesting food after it is swallowed? Answer: The stomach. Source: Wikipedia: Stomach
  • Which instrument is used to look at things too small for the naked eye? Answer: A microscope. Source: Wikipedia: Microscope
  • Which of the five senses do the ears serve? Answer: Hearing. Source: Wikipedia: Ear
  • Which organ controls most of the activities of the body? Answer: The brain. Source: Wikipedia: Human brain
  • Which reptile is known for its shell, which grows mainly from its ribs? Answer: The turtle. Source: Wikipedia: Turtle
  • Which shellfish grow saltwater pearls? Answer: Oysters. Source: Wikipedia: Pearl
  • Which slow animal carries a coiled shell on its back? Answer: The snail. Source: Wikipedia: Snail