Warm-up round — easy crowd-pleasers
Every bar trivia night opens easy. These get the room engaged before difficulty ramps up.
Q1.What is the French word for "hat"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Chapeau
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Q2.Who is depicted on the US hundred dollar bill?Tap to reveal
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
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Q3.What was the first ever London Underground line to be built?Tap to reveal
Answer: Metropolitan Line
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Q4.Which of the following chemicals are found in eggplant seeds?Tap to reveal
Answer: Nicotine
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Q5.The phrase "accident waiting to happen" is an example of what type of figure of speech?Tap to reveal
Answer: Idiom
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Q6.What is the name of the antagonist group in Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls?Tap to reveal
Answer: Warriors of Hope
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Q7.Trypophobia is the fear ofTap to reveal
Answer: groups of holes
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Q8.What fast food chain has the most locations globally?Tap to reveal
Answer: Subway
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Q9.In which year did Ghana gain independence?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1957
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Q10.What Latin phrase roughly translates to "seize the day"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Carpe diem
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Q11.According to the 2014-2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics, what percentage of Australians were born overseas?Tap to reveal
Answer: 28%
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Q12.What is the Italian word for "tomato"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Pomodoro
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Q13.What are the three starter Pokemon available in Pokemon Black and White?Tap to reveal
Answer: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott
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Music round — name that decade
The music round is the most fun and most heated. We picked 10 questions spanning decades — recognize artist, year, album. The kind that have one teammate humming and the rest debating.
Q1.Who was the 1st President of Mexico?Tap to reveal
Answer: Guadalupe Victoria
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Q2.Which of the following correctly describes Japanese word order?Tap to reveal
Answer: Subject Object Verb
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Q3.Which of the following British Monarchs never appeared on a circulated pound sterling coin?Tap to reveal
Answer: Edward VIII
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Q4.Amsterdam Centraal station is twinned with what station?Tap to reveal
Answer: London Liverpool Street
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Q5.Which is the most popular spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere?Tap to reveal
Answer: Portuguese
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Q6.Coleslaw originated from which European country?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Netherlands
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Q7.A doctor with a PhD is a doctor of what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Philosophy
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Q8.When was Hubba Bubba first introduced?Tap to reveal
Answer: 1979
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Q9.Who invented the first ever chocolate bar, in 1847?Tap to reveal
Answer: Joseph Fry
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Q10.When was the Playstation 3 released?Tap to reveal
Answer: November 11, 2006
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Q11.Waluigi's first appearance was in what game?Tap to reveal
Answer: Mario Tennis 64 (N64)
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Q12.What is the German word for "spoon"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Löffel
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Q13.The Swedish word "Grunka" means what in English?Tap to reveal
Answer: Thing
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Geography round — capitals and continents
Geography is the great equalizer. These questions test what you remember from high school plus a few curveballs.
Q1.Originally another word for poppy, coquelicot is a shade of what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Red
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Q2.What do sailors call the back of a boat?Tap to reveal
Answer: Stern
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Q3.Which sign of the zodiac comes between Virgo and Scorpio?Tap to reveal
Answer: Libra
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Q4.Which of these holidays is NOT usually celebrated in the month of December?Tap to reveal
Answer: Thanksgiving
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Q5.This Ghanaian entrepreneur is a pioneer of microlending.Tap to reveal
Answer: Esther Afua Ocloo
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Q6.How many cards are there in a standard deck of playing cards?Tap to reveal
Answer: 52
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Q7.Which is the capital of Spain?Tap to reveal
Answer: Madrid
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Q8.What was the name of Sqiudward's bad painting in the Spongebob episode "Artist Unknown?"Tap to reveal
Answer: Bold and Brash
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Q9.What is the official language in Barcelona beside Spanish?Tap to reveal
Answer: Catalan
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Q10.The Canadian $1 coin is colloquially known as a what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Loonie
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Q11.Which logical fallacy means to attack the character of your opponent rather than their arguments?Tap to reveal
Answer: Ad hominem
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Q12.In "Shrek", what comedic actor voices Donkey?Tap to reveal
Answer: Eddie Murphy
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Q13.What company owns Outlook?Tap to reveal
Answer: Microsoft
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History and current events — the mixed bag
History rounds usually mix US, world, and ancient. Current events rounds rotate weekly — these are evergreen but the bar host should swap in fresh topical ones.
Q1.What was the soft drink Pepsi originally introduced as?Tap to reveal
Answer: Brad's Drink
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Q2.Who is the origin of the quote "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"?Tap to reveal
Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche
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Q3."A3", "B1", and "Legal" are typical names of sizes for what object?Tap to reveal
Answer: Paper
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Q4.The lesser-known continuation of the saying "Curiosity killed the cat..." is:Tap to reveal
Answer: "...but satisfaction brought it back."
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Q5.The word "astasia" means which of the following?Tap to reveal
Answer: The inability to stand up
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Q6.Sciophobia is the fear of what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Shadows
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Q7.In which country was the Michelin tire company founded in 1889?Tap to reveal
Answer: France
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Q8.Only 9% of US Households owned a television inTap to reveal
Answer: 1950
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Q9."Nephelococcygia" is the practice of doing what?Tap to reveal
Answer: Finding shapes in clouds
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Q10.What is the name of the currency used in Ethiopia?Tap to reveal
Answer: Birr
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How to win bar trivia (host tips)
The best bar trivia teams use specialization: each member covers a category. One person handles music, another sports, another geography. Together they're broad. Solo players struggle.
If you want to practice solo before the bar, Trivio.NET's 1v1 Live mode in the app simulates the pace. 7 questions, 90 seconds total. Perfect warm-up.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bar trivia rounds typically?
3-4 rounds of 10-15 questions each, with a halftime break. Total ~60-90 minutes including scoring.
How big should a bar trivia team be?
4-6 people. Bigger teams struggle to agree on answers. Smaller teams miss categories.
What categories should a bar trivia host plan?
Pop culture (movies, music, TV), geography, history, sports, current events, and a wildcard 'all about [theme]' round.
Where can I find bar trivia question packs?
Trivio.NET has 84,000+ questions across 20+ categories. Bar trivia hosts can pull custom 10-question rounds by category.
