101 Hard Trivia Questions To Put Your Trivia Talents To the Test

1. "Life of Pi" was a famous book by which writer?

2. 20 new moons were discovered around which planet in 2019?

3. A goombay is which type of musical instrument?

4. A peach was crossed with which fruit to create a nectarine?

5. A tannery makes which material?

6. According to the Book of Genesis on the first day God created what?

1. Alicante, Golden Boy, and Piranto are varieties of which food?

2. Bodhisattva is a concept in which religion?

3. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson used which pen name?

4. Clove hitch, Sheepshank, and Bowline all what?

5. Don Alfonso is the main character in which Mozart opera?

6. Environmental charity Greenpeace is based in which European city?

1. Frank Lloyd Wright was famous in which field?

2. Green Giant is a famous brand of which food?

3. Hans Bech invented what popular toy figures?

4. Holly Golightly is the main character in which novel?

5. If libel is written defamation, what word describes oral defamation?

6. In 1994, the USA lifted a 19 year trade ban with which Asian country?

1. In German mythology, which siren lived on a rock and lured sailors to their deaths?

2. In heraldry, which mythical creature is a wyvern?

3. In Scotland, what are Eigg, Muck and Rhum?

4. In the UK, if you "take silk", you enrol in which profession?

5. In which Puccini is there a character called Mimi?

6. Lee Kuan Yew was the first officially elected prime minister of which country?

1. Marble is formed by the metamorphosis of which rock?

2. Mischa, the mascot for the 1980 Olympics, was which creature?

3. Novel title "Of Mice and Men" is taken from a poem by which writer?

4. Pairs of colors which create maximum contrast have which name?

5. People of which religion wear turbans called dastaars?

6. Porbeagle is a species of which marine creature?

1. Quinsy is the name for inflammation in which part of the body?

2. Ray Davies was the lead singer with which iconic ’60s band?

3. Simca was a car maker in which European country?

4. Skopje is the capital of which European country?

5. Snowball and Napoleon are characters from which famous novel?

6. Someone whose job title is Imagineer works for which company?

1. Stonehenge is located in which English county?

2. Tennessee Williams wrote about a streetcar with which unusual name?

3. The "Peacock Throne" referred to the monarchy of which country?

4. The bunyip is a mythical creature said to live in the lakes of which country?

5. The Council of Europe is in which European city?

6. The euphonium looks like a small version of which other instrument?

1. The fleur-de-lis symbol is associated with royalty from which country?

2. The Grand Bazaar, the world's largest covered market, is in which Middle Eastern city?

3. The Koh-i-noor is an example of which precious stone?

4. The Manzanares river runs through which European capital?

5. The old occupation of ostler is someone who looked after which animals?

6. The Reggio Emilia approach is a theory in which field?

1. The Scottish dessert of cranchan is made using which fruit?

2. The Tasman Glacier is in which southern hemisphere country?

3. The Vedas are the holy books of which religion?

4. Tracy Turnblad is the main character in which musical?

5. UN troops on peacekeeping missions wear which color of berets?

6. What city did Charles II sell to France in 1662 for £40,000?

1. What color is the gemstone called kunzite?

2. What does a cartophilist collect?

3. What does a numismatist collect?

4. What is a belonophobic afraid of?

5. What is the name of the King of the Orang-Utans in "The Jungle Book"?

6. What is the national fruit of India?

1. What is the singular of criteria?

2. What is the title character's first name in "The Great Gatsby"?

3. What trees belong to the genus Quercus?

4. What was the name of Guns N Roses' famous debut album?

5. What word is the opposite of zenith?

6. What would you find in a binnacle?

1. Where would you wear a zuchetto?

2. Whereabouts on a whale are the flukes?

3. Which acid builds up in the muscles during severe exercise?

4. Which animal does ermine come from?

5. Which animals live in a holt?

6. Which author took readers on "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"?

1. Which Book of the Old Testament tells the story of the birth of Moses?

2. Which cake is made from ribbons of fried batter, dusted with sugar?

3. Which color is the South American umbrellabird?

4. Which company makes cars called the Zoe, Clio, and Kadjar?

5. Which country experienced the Witwatersrand Gold Rush?

6. Which dancer and actor's autobiography is called "Steps in Time"?

1. Which drink would you make in the Russian container called a samovar?

2. Which English author wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?

3. Which festive movie stars Will Ferrell as Buddy?

4. Which flour is used to make Soba noodles?

5. Which G is a musical term meaning sliding between two notes?

6. Which insects live in formicaries?

1. Which Italian bread translates as "slipper bread"?

2. Which large musical instrument has 47 strings and 7 pedals?

3. Which member of the UK Royal Family has daughters called Beatrice and Eugenie?

4. Which movie character says "Do or do not. There is no try"?

5. Which natural substance is also known as caoutchouc?

6. Which part of a cola tree is used to flavor drinks?

1. Which pigment comes from the cuttlefish?

2. Which superhero has an alter-ego called Scott Lang?

3. Which term means the edge of a roof adjoining the wall, designed to stop water getting in?

4. Which US state is called the "Nutmeg state"?

5. Which variety of beans are used to make baked beans?

6. Who composed ballet "Swan Lake" in 1877?

1. Who had a rifle called "Old Betsy"?

2. Who is in love with Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights"?

3. Who is the Greek god of wine and fertility?

4. Yakitori is a Japanese dish made with which meat?

5. Z and which other letter are worth the most in the English language version of Scrabble?