Trivia at the bar is going to be lit with these questions.
Hosting a successful trivia night at your bar, pub, or restaurant is all about engaging your patrons with a mix of challenging, fun, and memorable questions. Trivia nights are not only a great way to bring in regulars but also to create an unforgettable experience that encourages word-of-mouth marketing. Below, you’ll find a collection of 200 pub trivia questions categorized into General Knowledge, Movies, TV Shows, Music, and other bar-friendly categories. For extra variety, we’ve included themed sections like Friends Trivia and Harry Potter for special nights. Use these questions to create an exciting atmosphere that keeps guests coming back week after week!
Here is a list of 200 plus bar trivia questions and answers
General Knowledge
- What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter - What is the only U.S. state that starts with the letter “P”?
Answer: Pennsylvania - How many colors are in a rainbow?
Answer: Seven - What’s the capital of Canada?
Answer: Ottawa - What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: Cheetah - Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan - How many Great Lakes are there?
Answer: Five - What does the “E” in “E=mc²” stand for?
Answer: Energy - What country is home to the kangaroo?
Answer: Australia - What is the rarest blood type?
Answer: AB Negative - What is the national sport of Canada?
Answer: Lacrosse - How many continents are there in the world?
Answer: Seven - Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong - What type of tree produces acorns?
Answer: Oak - How many time zones does Russia have?
Answer: Eleven - Which company is known for making the “Big Mac”?
Answer: McDonald’s - How many chambers are in the human heart?
Answer: Four - What language is the most spoken worldwide?
Answer: Mandarin Chinese - What is the main ingredient in hummus?
Answer: Chickpeas - What does the acronym “NASA” stand for?
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Movies
- What year was the first Harry Potter movie released?
Answer: 2001 - What’s the name of the spaceship in Alien?
Answer: Nostromo - Who directed The Godfather?
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola - In Forrest Gump, what kind of company does Forrest start?
Answer: A shrimp company - What are the names of the three fairies in Sleeping Beauty?
Answer: Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather - Who plays the main character in The Bourne Identity?
Answer: Matt Damon - What’s the highest-grossing animated film of all time?
Answer: The Lion King (2019) - What is the name of the wizard in The Lord of the Rings?
Answer: Gandalf - Which Disney movie features the song “Let It Go”?
*Answer: Frozen - Who voiced Woody in Toy Story?
Answer: Tom Hanks - What is the name of the cat in The Godfather?
Answer: It doesn’t have a name (it’s a stray) - In The Wizard of Oz, what color are Dorothy’s slippers in the film?
Answer: Ruby red - What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel - What year was The Sound of Music released?
Answer: 1965 - Who starred in the movie Cast Away?
Answer: Tom Hanks - What is the name of the main character in Pirates of the Caribbean?
Answer: Captain Jack Sparrow - In The Matrix, what pill does Neo take?
Answer: The red pill - Who plays Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence - What’s the name of Simba’s evil uncle in The Lion King?
Answer: Scar - What is the title of the first James Bond movie?
*Answer: Dr. No
TV Shows
- What is the longest-running animated TV show?
*Answer: The Simpsons - What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?
Answer: Central Perk - What is the last name of the family in The Sopranos?
Answer: Soprano - What is the nickname of Jon Snow in Game of Thrones?
Answer: The Bastard of Winterfell - What’s the name of the main character in Breaking Bad?
Answer: Walter White - What does Michael Scott famously say when he declares bankruptcy in The Office?
Answer: “I declare bankruptcy!” - What TV show follows the lives of the Crawley family?
*Answer: Downton Abbey - What show features a character named Sheldon Cooper?
*Answer: The Big Bang Theory - What is the name of the paper company in The Office?
Answer: Dunder Mifflin - What is the name of the fictional town in Stranger Things?
Answer: Hawkins - Who shot J.R. in Dallas?
Answer: Kristin Shepard - What is the first name of Ross’s second wife in Friends?
Answer: Emily - What TV show featured characters named Xena and Gabrielle?
*Answer: Xena: Warrior Princess - What type of animal is Scooby-Doo?
Answer: A Great Dane - What is the name of Buffy’s first Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Answer: Merrick - What is the name of the bar in How I Met Your Mother?
Answer: MacLaren’s Pub - What TV show is based on a book series by George R.R. Martin?
*Answer: Game of Thrones - Who is the owner of the bar in Cheers?
Answer: Sam Malone - What is the full name of Bart Simpson’s teacher?
Answer: Edna Krabappel - What is the name of the group of kids in Stranger Things?
Answer: The Party
Music
- What is the title of the debut album by The Beatles?
*Answer: Please Please Me - Who is known as the “Queen of Pop”?
Answer: Madonna - Which rock band recorded the album Dark Side of the Moon?
Answer: Pink Floyd - What is the real name of the artist who performs as Lady Gaga?
Answer: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - What instrument did Louis Armstrong famously play?
Answer: Trumpet - What year did Elvis Presley die?
Answer: 1977 - What song by Whitney Houston is the best-selling single by a female artist?
Answer: “I Will Always Love You” - Who was the lead singer of Queen?
Answer: Freddie Mercury - What song includes the lyrics “We don’t need no education”?
Answer: “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd - What band was originally known as “The Quarrymen”?
Answer: The Beatles - What is the stage name of the singer born Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
Answer: Elton John - What musician is nicknamed “The Boss”?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen - Which pop star sang the hit “Toxic”?
Answer: Britney Spears - What rapper is known as “Slim Shady”?
Answer: Eminem - What was the name of Nirvana’s debut album?
*Answer: Bleach - Who sang the hit single “Rolling in the Deep”?
Answer: Adele - What 1975 song by Queen was famously six minutes long?
Answer: “Bohemian Rhapsody” - What rock band does Dave Grohl lead?
Answer: Foo Fighters - Which artist released the album 1989?
Answer: Taylor Swift - What is the name of the pianist in Billy Joel’s song “Piano Man”?
Answer: John
Geography
- What is the capital of Australia?
Answer: Canberra - What river flows through London?
Answer: Thames - Which country has the most natural lakes?
Answer: Canada - What is the smallest country in Europe?
Answer: Vatican City - What is the official language of Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese - Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Answer: Africa - What is the largest U.S. state by area?
Answer: Alaska - Which country is famous for inventing pizza?
Answer: Italy - Mount Everest is part of which mountain range?
Answer: The Himalayas - What is the southernmost continent on Earth?
Answer: Antarctica - What is the only country that has a bill of rights for cows?
Answer: India - What is the capital city of South Korea?
Answer: Seoul - Which two countries share the longest border in the world?
Answer: Canada and the United States - What is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Answer: Cuba - What is the name of the sea bordered by Europe to the north and Africa to the south?
Answer: The Mediterranean Sea - Which U.S. state is nicknamed “The Sunshine State”?
Answer: Florida - What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro - What is the longest river in South America?
Answer: Amazon River - What European country is divided into departments instead of states or provinces?
Answer: France - Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer: Australia
Science
- What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Answer: Carbon dioxide - What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H₂O - What part of the human body contains the smallest bones?
Answer: Ear - What planet is closest to the Sun?
Answer: Mercury - What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria - What is the speed of light?
Answer: Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second - Who developed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein - What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond - What organ produces insulin in the human body?
Answer: Pancreas - What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter - How many elements are there in the periodic table?
Answer: 118 - What kind of waves do cell phones use to communicate?
Answer: Radio waves - What metal has the chemical symbol Fe?
Answer: Iron - What type of animal is a Komodo dragon?
Answer: Lizard - What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
Answer: Nitrogen - What is the closest star to Earth?
Answer: The Sun - What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars - What element does a diamond consist of?
Answer: Carbon - How many teeth does a normal adult human have?
Answer: 32 - What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
Answer: 100 degrees
History
- Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington - What year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945 - Who was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas?
Answer: John F. Kennedy - What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
Answer: The Mayflower - Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong - What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Answer: 1776 - What ancient civilization built the pyramids?
Answer: Egyptians - Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Answer: Winston Churchill - What country was Adolf Hitler born in?
Answer: Austria - What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
Answer: Jamestown - What was the name of the Roman god of war?
Answer: Mars - In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer: 1989 - What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
Answer: HMS Beagle - Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Answer: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels - What empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?
Answer: The Mongol Empire - What major event happened on July 20, 1969?
Answer: The moon landing - What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Answer: Tenochtitlán - What is the oldest written language still in use today?
Answer: Chinese - What famous structure did the emperor Hadrian build in Britain?
Answer: Hadrian’s Wall - Who was the last tsar of Russia?
Answer: Nicholas II
Sports
- How many players are on the field for one team in a standard soccer match?
Answer: 11 - What is the national sport of Japan?
Answer: Sumo wrestling - Who holds the record for the most home runs in MLB history?
Answer: Barry Bonds - How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?
Answer: 6 - What is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Brazil - Who has the most Grand Slam tennis titles in men’s singles?
Answer: Novak Djokovic - What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?
Answer: 18 inches - What sport uses a net, a shuttlecock, and rackets?
Answer: Badminton - In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
Answer: 1896 - What is the nickname of the New Zealand national rugby team?
Answer: The All Blacks - Who is the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series?
Answer: Deion Sanders - What sport did Michael Jordan play before returning to basketball in 1995?
Answer: Baseball - What is the term for three consecutive strikes in bowling?
Answer: A turkey - In which country did curling originate?
Answer: Scotland - What is the maximum score in a single game of ten-pin bowling?
Answer: 300 - What is the name of the championship trophy awarded in the NHL?
Answer: Stanley Cup - How long is a marathon in miles?
Answer: 26.2 miles - What type of race is the Tour de France?
Answer: Cycling - How many players are on a volleyball team on the court during play?
Answer: 6 - What is the term for a hole completed in one stroke in golf?
Answer: Hole-in-one
Food & Drinks
- What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Answer: Avocado - What is the name of the Italian dish consisting of layers of pasta, sauce, and cheese?
Answer: Lasagna - Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
Answer: Brazil - What type of pastry is used to make a traditional Greek baklava?
Answer: Phyllo dough - What spice is derived from dried flower buds?
Answer: Clove - What is the primary ingredient in a traditional Scottish haggis?
Answer: Sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs - What does IPA stand for in the beer world?
Answer: India Pale Ale - What country is known for inventing chocolate?
Answer: Mexico - What fruit is known as the “king of fruits”?
Answer: Durian - What is the most expensive spice by weight?
Answer: Saffron - What type of wine is traditionally used in a French coq au vin?
Answer: Red wine - What is the name of the thinly sliced raw fish dish commonly served in Japanese cuisine?
Answer: Sashimi - What is the main ingredient in tofu?
Answer: Soybeans - What vegetable is known as courgette in some countries?
Answer: Zucchini - Which cocktail is made with rum, lime, sugar, mint, and soda water?
Answer: Mojito - What country is the origin of feta cheese?
Answer: Greece - What does the term “al dente” mean when cooking pasta?
Answer: Firm to the bite - What is the name of the Spanish dish made with rice, saffron, and seafood?
Answer: Paella - What is the process of submerging food in vinegar or brine to preserve it?
Answer: Pickling - What is the name of the French dessert made of puff pastry and cream?
Answer: Mille-feuille (Napoleon)
Harry Potter Trivia
- What house is Harry Potter sorted into?
Answer: Gryffindor - What position does Harry play on his Quidditch team?
Answer: Seeker - What is the name of the train Harry takes to Hogwarts?
Answer: The Hogwarts Express - What spell is used to disarm an opponent?
Answer: Expelliarmus - Who killed Professor Dumbledore?
Answer: Severus Snape - What is the name of the Weasley family’s house?
Answer: The Burrow - What type of creature is Aragog?
Answer: Acromantula (giant spider) - What is Voldemort’s real name?
Answer: Tom Marvolo Riddle - Who is the Half-Blood Prince?
Answer: Severus Snape - What shape is Harry’s scar?
Answer: A lightning bolt - What is the name of Hermione’s pet cat?
Answer: Crookshanks - What magical object shows the holder’s deepest desire?
Answer: The Mirror of Erised - What is the name of the potion that allows the drinker to take the form of another person?
Answer: Polyjuice Potion - Who is the head of Ravenclaw house?
Answer: Professor Flitwick - What is the name of Hagrid’s half-giant brother?
Answer: Grawp - What is the name of the three-headed dog guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone?
Answer: Fluffy - Who is the author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
Answer: Newt Scamander - What is the name of the snake Harry sets free at the zoo?
Answer: Nagini (in later lore, an unnamed boa constrictor in Sorcerer’s Stone) - What is the motto of Hogwarts?
Answer: “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus” (Never tickle a sleeping dragon) - What is the name of Harry’s owl?
Answer: Hedwig
Friends Trivia
- What is Ross’s profession?
Answer: Paleontologist - What is the name of Joey’s stuffed penguin?
Answer: Hugsy - What are the names of Ross and Monica’s parents?
Answer: Jack and Judy Geller - What is Chandler’s middle name?
Answer: Muriel - What is the name of Phoebe’s twin sister?
Answer: Ursula - Who was Monica’s first kiss?
Answer: Ross - What is Rachel’s daughter’s name?
Answer: Emma - What is Joey’s catchphrase?
Answer: “How you doin’?” - What is the name of the song Phoebe sings about a smelly cat?
Answer: “Smelly Cat” - What does Ross yell when he’s trying to move a couch?
Answer: “Pivot!” - What is the name of Rachel’s fiancé who she leaves at the altar?
Answer: Barry - Who gets stuck in a pair of leather pants?
Answer: Ross - What is the name of Chandler’s annoying ex-girlfriend?
Answer: Janice - What state does Joey mistakenly think is a city?
Answer: Vermont - What fake name does Phoebe use?
Answer: Regina Phalange - What’s the name of Ross’s second wife?
Answer: Emily - What is the name of Chandler’s father’s drag persona?
Answer: Helena Handbasket - Who plays Dr. Richard Burke, Monica’s older boyfriend?
Answer: Tom Selleck - What is the name of Ross’s monkey?
Answer: Marcel - What is the last word spoken in the series finale?
Answer: “Sure.”
Game of Thrones Trivia
- What is the motto of House Stark?
Answer: “Winter is Coming” - Who is known as the “Mother of Dragons”?
Answer: Daenerys Targaryen - What is Arya’s sword called?
Answer: Needle - Who was responsible for the creation of the Night King?
Answer: The Children of the Forest - Who kills Tywin Lannister?
Answer: Tyrion Lannister - What is the name of Jon Snow’s direwolf?
Answer: Ghost - What is the name of the ancestral home of House Lannister?
Answer: Casterly Rock - What is the Iron Bank’s primary city?
Answer: Braavos - Who is known as the “Kingslayer”?
Answer: Jaime Lannister - Who is the youngest Stark child?
Answer: Rickon Stark - What is the poison called that killed Joffrey?
Answer: The Strangler - What does “Valar Morghulis” mean?
Answer: “All men must die.” - Who is the Three-Eyed Raven?
Answer: Bran Stark - What is the name of the giant dragon skull kept in the Red Keep?
Answer: Balerion the Black Dread - What is Samwell Tarly’s father’s name?
Answer: Randyll Tarly - What are the names of Daenerys’s three dragons?
Answer: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion - What is the name of the Wildling woman Jon falls in love with?
Answer: Ygritte - Who is the leader of the Unsullied?
Answer: Grey Worm - What are the seven kingdoms of Westeros united under?
Answer: The Iron Throne - Who is the ruler of Dorne during most of the series?
Answer: Prince Doran Martell
