Major Houses and sigils
Stark direwolf, Lannister lion, Targaryen three-headed dragon, Tyrell rose. House sigils and motto trivia is the foundation of GoT fandom.
Q1.What is the family motto of House Stark?Tap to reveal
Answer: Winter is Coming
A reminder of vigilance; the Starks are wardens of the North.
Q2.What is the family motto of House Lannister, unofficially?Tap to reveal
Answer: A Lannister always pays his debts
The official motto is 'Hear Me Roar', but the unofficial line is more famous.
Q3.What is the seat of House Stark?Tap to reveal
Answer: Winterfell
An ancient castle in the North, home to the Starks for thousands of years.
Q4.What animal appears on the Stark sigil?Tap to reveal
Answer: A grey direwolf
Each Stark child adopts a direwolf pup in the very first episode.
Q5.What are the official words of House Targaryen?Tap to reveal
Answer: Fire and Blood
Also the title of George R.R. Martin's Targaryen history book.
Q6.What is the sigil of House Baratheon?Tap to reveal
Answer: A crowned black stag
Robert Baratheon took the Iron Throne after his rebellion against the Targaryens.
Q7.What castle is the seat of House Tyrell?Tap to reveal
Answer: Highgarden
Capital of the Reach, the most fertile region of Westeros; their words are 'Growing Strong'.
Q8.What are the words of House Greyjoy?Tap to reveal
Answer: We Do Not Sow
The ironborn of Pyke take what they need by raiding rather than farming.
Q9.Which Dornish house rules from Sunspear?Tap to reveal
Answer: House Martell
Their words 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken' reflect that Dorne was never conquered by dragons.
Character backstories and arcs
Jon Snow's parentage, Daenerys's lineage, Bran's three-eyed-raven path. The character arcs reward deep readers and viewers.
Q1.What is Jon Snow's true parentage?Tap to reveal
Answer: Son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark
Revealed at the end of Season 7; his birth name is Aegon Targaryen.
Q2.What is the name of Daenerys Targaryen's eldest dragon?Tap to reveal
Answer: Drogon
Named after Khal Drogo; the largest of the three.
Q3.Who is the youngest Stark child?Tap to reveal
Answer: Rickon Stark
Killed by Ramsay Bolton in 'Battle of the Bastards' (Season 6).
Q4.What are the names of Daenerys's three dragons?Tap to reveal
Answer: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion
Named for Drogo, her brother Rhaegar, and her brother Viserys.
Q5.What does Arya name the slim sword Jon gives her?Tap to reveal
Answer: Needle
A joke on her hatred of needlework; she carries it through the entire series.
Q6.What is the name of the assassin guild Arya trains with?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Faceless Men
Based in the House of Black and White in Braavos; they teach her to change identities.
Q7.Who knights Brienne of Tarth?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jaime Lannister
He makes her the first female knight of the Seven Kingdoms on the eve of the Battle of Winterfell.
Q8.Who is the biological father of Cersei's children?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jaime Lannister, her twin brother
The secret drives the plot from the very first episode, when Jaime pushes Bran from a tower.
Q9.What position does Tyrion hold when the series ends?Tap to reveal
Answer: Hand of the King to Bran Stark
His punishment and redemption rolled into one, per Bran's ruling.
Battles, deaths, and iconic moments
The Red Wedding, Blackwater, Hardhome, the Battle of the Bastards. GoT built its reputation on shocking set pieces — and shocking exits.
Q1.How does King Joffrey die?Tap to reveal
Answer: Poisoned wine at his own wedding feast
Fans call it the Purple Wedding; Olenna Tyrell later admits she arranged the poisoning.
Q2.Which house hosts the Red Wedding?Tap to reveal
Answer: House Frey, at the Twins
Walder Frey slaughters Robb and Catelyn Stark under his own roof, breaking guest right.
Q3.Who orders Ned Stark's execution?Tap to reveal
Answer: King Joffrey
He ignores the agreed mercy deal and has Ned beheaded at the Sept of Baelor.
Q4.What substance does Tyrion use to destroy Stannis's fleet at Blackwater?Tap to reveal
Answer: Wildfire
The green alchemical fire incinerates much of the attacking navy in Season 2.
Q5.Who kills the Night King?Tap to reveal
Answer: Arya Stark
She strikes with a Valyrian steel dagger at the Battle of Winterfell in Season 8.
Q6.Who does Jon Snow fight for control of Winterfell in the Battle of the Bastards?Tap to reveal
Answer: Ramsay Bolton
Sansa's secretly summoned Knights of the Vale turn the battle.
Q7.What happens to the dragon Viserion at the end of Season 7?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Night King kills him and raises him as a wight dragon
Undead Viserion then brings down the Wall at Eastwatch.
Q8.How does the duel between Oberyn Martell and the Mountain end?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Mountain crushes Oberyn's skull
Oberyn's overconfidence during Tyrion's trial by combat costs him his life.
Q9.Who kills Daenerys Targaryen?Tap to reveal
Answer: Jon Snow
He stabs her in the throne room after she burns King's Landing.
The world of Westeros and Essos
The Wall, the Iron Bank, Valyrian steel, the Dothraki sea. World-building trivia separates casual viewers from lore readers.
Q1.What is the name of the giant ice structure guarding the North?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Wall
Roughly 700 feet high and 300 miles long, manned by the Night's Watch.
Q2.What is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms?Tap to reveal
Answer: King's Landing
The Iron Throne sits in the Red Keep overlooking Blackwater Bay.
Q3.What is the Iron Throne made of?Tap to reveal
Answer: The melted, twisted swords of Aegon the Conqueror's defeated enemies
Legend says Aegon forged it with dragonfire from a thousand blades.
Q4.Which powerful bank operates out of Braavos?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Iron Bank
It funds kings and, as Cersei learns, always collects its due.
Q5.Why is Valyrian steel so valuable in the war against the dead?Tap to reveal
Answer: It is one of the few materials that can kill White Walkers
Jon's sword Longclaw and Arya's dagger are both Valyrian steel.
Q6.Who commands Daenerys's army of Unsullied?Tap to reveal
Answer: Grey Worm
The freed slave soldiers elect him as their commander in Astapor.
Q7.What three things do men of the Night's Watch swear to give up?Tap to reveal
Answer: Lands, titles, and marriage (they father no children)
The vow is for life, which is why Jon's departures keep causing crises.
Q8.Which trees with carved faces are sacred to the Old Gods?Tap to reveal
Answer: Weirwood trees
Bran uses the weirwood network to see the past as the Three-Eyed Raven.
Books, House of the Dragon, and behind the scenes
George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books diverged from the show after Season 5, and House of the Dragon reaches back 170+ years. This round tests book purists and production nerds.
Q1.Who created the Game of Thrones TV series?Tap to reveal
Answer: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Adapted from George R.R. Martin's novels for HBO.
Q2.What is the title of the first novel in the series?Tap to reveal
Answer: A Game of Thrones
Published in 1996, the first of a planned seven-book saga.
Q3.Who sits the Iron Throne — or what's left of the monarchy — at the end of the TV series?Tap to reveal
Answer: Bran Stark
The lords of Westeros elect him king after Daenerys destroys King's Landing.
Q4.What is the overall book series called?Tap to reveal
Answer: A Song of Ice and Fire
Five of the planned seven volumes have been published, ending with A Dance with Dragons (2011).
Q5.Which George R.R. Martin book is House of the Dragon based on?Tap to reveal
Answer: Fire & Blood
A Targaryen history written in the style of a maester's chronicle.
Q6.What is the Targaryen civil war depicted in House of the Dragon called?Tap to reveal
Answer: The Dance of the Dragons
It pits Rhaenyra's blacks against Aegon II's greens roughly 170 years before GoT.
Q7.Who composed the Game of Thrones main theme?Tap to reveal
Answer: Ramin Djawadi
He also scored House of the Dragon and won two Emmys for GoT.
Hosting GoT trivia
GoT trivia works because fans rewatch entire seasons. Run rounds by house (Stark / Lannister / Targaryen / Other Houses), then a 'who said it' quote round, then a finale debate round (controversy guaranteed).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Should GoT trivia include book-only content?
Depends on audience. For mixed groups, mark book-only questions separately. For book clubs, full lore is fair game.
What's the most-asked GoT trivia question?
Jon Snow's true parentage (resolved in Season 6). Daenerys's many titles. Bran's role in the ending.
Where can I find GoT trivia packs?
Trivio.NET's Series category has GoT-specific packs by season, house, and character.
Is House of the Dragon trivia valid in GoT trivia?
Yes — but mark it clearly. HotD is its own prequel; fans who only watched main series won't know HotD lore.
How many seasons and episodes does Game of Thrones have?
Eight seasons and 73 episodes, aired on HBO from 2011 to 2019.
Is Game of Thrones based on real history?
Loosely. George R.R. Martin has cited England's Wars of the Roses (Lancaster vs York, echoed in Lannister vs Stark) and Hadrian's Wall as inspirations.
