Bar Trivia Questions and Answers
48 bar trivia questions in 6 rounds, written for a real pub quiz: general knowledge, music, sports, food and drink, geography and movies. Read each one out, then tap to reveal the answer.
General Knowledge
8 questionsThe warm-up round. Every table should get a few.
1.What is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any US state?
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Q
2.How many hearts does an octopus have?
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Three
3.Which mineral scores a perfect 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness?
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Diamond
4.Which blood type is known as the universal donor?
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O negative
5.How many minutes are there in one full day?
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1,440
6.What is the chemical symbol for gold?
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Au
7.What is the largest planet in our solar system?
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Jupiter
8.What is the only mammal capable of true powered flight?
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The bat
Music
8 questionsExpect singing. Some of it will be wrong.
9.Which band released the album Abbey Road?
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The Beatles
10.What was the name of Elvis Presley's home in Memphis?
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Graceland
11.How many keys are on a standard modern piano?
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88
12.Which artist released the album and film Purple Rain in 1984?
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Prince
13.The Grand Ole Opry is in which US city?
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Nashville
14.In what year was Michael Jackson's album Thriller released?
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1982
15.Which Queen frontman was born Farrokh Bulsara?
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Freddie Mercury
16.Who recorded the 1967 hit version of Respect?
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Aretha Franklin
Sports
8 questionsThe round your sports bar regulars wait for.
17.In the NFL, how many points is a touchdown worth before the extra point?
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Six
18.How many players does each basketball team have on the court at one time?
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Five
19.Which sport uses the scores birdie, eagle and albatross?
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Golf
20.To the nearest mile, how long is a marathon?
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26 miles (26.2 miles exactly)
21.At which racetrack is the Kentucky Derby run?
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Churchill Downs
22.In bowling, what is it called when you knock down all ten pins with your first ball?
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A strike
23.What color jacket is awarded to the winner of the Masters golf tournament?
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Green
24.How many periods are played in a regulation NHL game?
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Three
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Food and Drink
8 questionsBest asked while the kitchen is still open.
25.Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese comes from which country?
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Italy
26.What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
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Avocado
27.Which spirit is the base of a classic margarita?
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Tequila
28.Traditional Japanese sake is brewed from which grain?
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Rice
29.Marzipan is made mainly from which nut?
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Almonds
30.Tabasco sauce is made in which US state?
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Louisiana
31.Which pastry is used to make eclairs and profiteroles?
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Choux pastry
32.Which beer style takes its name from a city in the Czech Republic?
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Pilsner (Named after Plzeň (Pilsen))
Geography
8 questionsWhere the know-it-all at the bar finally gets humbled.
33.What is the capital of Canada?
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Ottawa
34.What is the longest river in South America?
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The Amazon
35.Which US state has the longest coastline?
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Alaska
36.Mount Kilimanjaro is in which country?
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Tanzania
37.What is the smallest country in the world by area?
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Vatican City
38.Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
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The Indian Ocean
39.Which US state is nicknamed the Lone Star State?
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Texas
40.Which European capital city is built across 14 islands?
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Stockholm
Movies
8 questionsA strong finish before the Bonus Game.
41.In The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy's dog?
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Toto
42.Which 1975 Steven Spielberg film is about a great white shark?
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Jaws
43.What is the name of the fictional African nation in Black Panther?
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Wakanda
44.Who directed Pulp Fiction?
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Quentin Tarantino
45.In Back to the Future, what speed does the DeLorean need to hit to travel through time?
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88 miles per hour
46.Which actor played Jack Dawson in the 1997 film Titanic?
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Leonardo DiCaprio
47.Which actor played Vito Corleone in The Godfather?
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Marlon Brando
48.Which Pixar film follows a rat who wants to be a chef in Paris?
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Ratatouille
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What a Real Pack Looks Like
A list of questions is a start. A trivia night also needs slides on the screen, something for teams to write on, and a host who knows the answers. That is what arrives every Monday.
The Answer Booklet
Each team gets its own printed Answer Booklet. It has a title page, a page for each of the five rounds of ten questions, and a notes page at the back. Teams write their answers in it, and your staff collect and mark the booklets against the Host Q & A Sheet while the host keeps the room going.
Print one for each team before the night, put pens on the tables, and you are ready.
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Trivia Slides
A PowerPoint of five rounds of ten questions, with Bonus Baffler clues at the end of each round.
Host Q & A Sheet
Every question and answer, plus extra information and helpful hints for whoever is on the mic.
Answer Booklets
A printable PDF booklet for each team: a title page, a page for each round, and a notes page.
Bonus Game
A fun game to finish the night and get the whole room out of their seats.
A new pack every week is US$49, with no host fee and no lock-in contract. See weekly trivia packs
Four Tips for Your Host
Read each question twice, slowly. The second read is when the room goes quiet.
Mark each round before you start the next, and read the scores out. The leaderboard keeps people in their seats.
Keep phones face down. One rule, stated once at the start, saves a lot of arguments.
Run it on the same night every week. Regulars build their week around it.
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Bar Trivia Questions FAQ
Yes. Use them for a trivia night at your bar, a staff quiz or a test run before you commit to a weekly night. If you want a complete night with slides, a Host Q & A Sheet and Answer Booklets ready to print, download two full trivia nights free from On-Tap Trivia.
Most bar trivia nights run five to eight rounds of about ten questions. An On-Tap Trivia pack is five rounds of ten questions, with Bonus Baffler clues at the end of each round and a Bonus Game to finish the night.
A good question has one clear answer, can be read aloud in one breath, and gives most tables a fighting chance. Mix easy openers with a few stumpers in every round, and avoid anything that changes over time, like current records or this year's winners, so nobody can argue the answer.
The Answer Booklet is the printed booklet each team writes its answers in. In an On-Tap Trivia pack it is a printable PDF with a title page, a page for each of the five rounds of ten questions, and a notes page. You print one booklet for each team.
On-Tap Trivia sends US venues a complete, ready-to-run trivia pack every week: a PowerPoint plus PDFs for the Host Q & A Sheet, Answer Booklets and a poster, and a Bonus Game. Your own team hosts it, so there is no host fee. It is US$49 a week, or US$69 for a single pack.
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