Famous ghost stories and haunted places
Tower of London, Eastern State Penitentiary, the Stanley Hotel (inspired The Shining). Haunted places trivia rewards horror fans.
Q1.Which of the following presidents is not on Mount Rushmore?Tap to reveal
Answer: John F. Kennedy
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q2.In which year did Ghana gain independence?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1957
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q3.How many fingers does a single human hand have?Tap to reveal
Answer: Four
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q4.Who is the origin of the quote "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q5.What do sailors call the left side of a boat?Tap to reveal
Answer: Port
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q6.When was "YouTube" founded?Tap to reveal
Answer: February 14, 2005
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Q7.What step in cellular respiration forms ATP?Tap to reveal
Answer: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q8.The Fields Medal, one of the most sought after awards in mathematics, is awarded every how many years?Tap to reveal
Answer: 4
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q9.Directly between the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool is a memorial to which war?Tap to reveal
Answer: World War II
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q10.The buried remains of which English explorer of Australia were found in London in January 2019?Tap to reveal
Answer: Matthew Flinders
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
UFOs and famous sightings
Roswell 1947, Phoenix Lights 1997, USS Nimitz Tic Tac 2004. UFO trivia spans 80 years.
Q1.Which church's interior in Vatican City was designed in 1503 by renaissance architects including Bramante, Michelangelo and Bernini?Tap to reveal
Answer: St. Peter's Basilica
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Q2.What is the world's most expensive spice by weight?Tap to reveal
Answer: Saffron
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q3.What is the most-visited website out of these options?Tap to reveal
Answer: Google
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q4.Which sign of the zodiac comes between Virgo and Scorpio?Tap to reveal
Answer: Libra
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q5.What is the romanized Russian word for "winter"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Zima
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q6.The Hyundai Motor Company was founded in which country?Tap to reveal
Answer: South Korea
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q7.What is a "dakimakura"?Tap to reveal
Answer: A body pillow
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q8.Which of the following is not the host of a program on NPR?Tap to reveal
Answer: Ben Shapiro
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q9.What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?Tap to reveal
Answer: Octagon
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q10.What is the romanized Korean word for "heart"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Simjang
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Cryptids — Bigfoot, Nessie, Mothman
Cryptozoology trivia. Each cryptid has its own backstory and reported sightings.
Q1.Which of the three astronauts of the Apollo 11 spaceflight did NOT walk on the moon?Tap to reveal
Answer: Michael Collins
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q2.Who was the 1st President of Mexico?Tap to reveal
Answer: Guadalupe Victoria
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q3.Which is the capital of Spain?Tap to reveal
Answer: Madrid
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q4.In flight systems, what does the initialism "TCAS" stand for?Tap to reveal
Answer: Traffic Collision Avoidance System
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Q5.Which chemical element, number 11 in the Periodic table, has the symbol Na?Tap to reveal
Answer: Sodium
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q6.If a person's hair is described as 'Titian', what colour is it?Tap to reveal
Answer: Red
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q7.Which slogan did the fast food company, McDonald's, use before their "I'm Lovin' It" slogan?Tap to reveal
Answer: We Love to See You Smile
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q8.What name represents the letter "M" in the NATO phonetic alphabet?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mike
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q9.What Latin phrase roughly translates to "seize the day"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Carpe diem
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q10.Which one of these Swedish companies was founded in 1943?Tap to reveal
Answer: IKEA
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Pop culture paranormal
Ghost Hunters (TV), The X-Files, Stranger Things, Paranormal Activity. The franchises that mainstreamed paranormal.
Q1.Which country drives on the left side of the road?Tap to reveal
Answer: Japan
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q2.What is the weight of a Gold Bar in Fallout: New Vegas?Tap to reveal
Answer: 35 Pounds
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Hard.
Q3.Who played General Aladeen in The Dictator?Tap to reveal
Answer: Sacha Baron Cohen
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q4.In blood typing, the (+) and (-) marker after an A, B, AB, or O is called Rh factor. Which of the following is the source of its discovery?Tap to reveal
Answer: Rhesus Monkeys
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q5.What machine element is located in the center of fidget spinners?Tap to reveal
Answer: Bearings
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q6.What company owns Outlook?Tap to reveal
Answer: Microsoft
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q7.On average, Americans consume 100 pounds of what per second?Tap to reveal
Answer: Chocolate
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q8.Which mountain has the highest peak in North America?Tap to reveal
Answer: Denali, USA
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Medium.
Q9.Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the Crab?Tap to reveal
Answer: Cancer
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Q10.If you are caught "Goldbricking", what are you doing wrong?Tap to reveal
Answer: Slacking
Sourced from Open Trivia DB (CC BY-SA 4.0). Difficulty: Easy.
Running paranormal trivia
Paranormal trivia works at Halloween. Mix history (Roswell, Bigfoot dates) with pop culture (X-Files episodes).
Trivio.NET has Paranormal packs in the General Knowledge category.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the most-asked paranormal trivia?
Roswell year (1947), Bigfoot's other names (Sasquatch, Yeti — different beings), and the original 'Loch Ness Monster photo' (1934, later proven a hoax).
Is paranormal trivia good for kids?
Older kids 10+. Cryptids are great kid content; UFO/ghost stories can be scary depending on detail.
Where can I find paranormal trivia packs?
Trivio.NET's General Knowledge category has Paranormal packs by topic.
Is paranormal trivia respectful of skeptics?
Yes — best paranormal trivia gives both the believer narrative AND the skeptic counter-explanation. Both perspectives.
