Easy Trivia Questions and Answers

An easy question is not a stupid one. It is the headline fact — the thing anyone who has ever encountered the subject knows — and it is the reason a quiz stays fun for the people who are not specialists. A round built only from hard questions is not a harder quiz, it is a quiz that four of your six players quietly stop taking part in.

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Why a round needs these more than it needs hard ones

Every question below was written against one test, applied to the fact rather than to the options: out of ten people at a table who like this subject, how many get it right? Eight or more and it is easy — the headline fact, the thing anyone who has encountered the subject already knows.

Why that matters is what happens to everybody else in the room. Most of a round has to be gettable by everyone, or the quieter players sit out the entire game. Someone who gets nothing right for fifteen minutes has stopped playing long before the scores are read out, and no amount of clever question-writing brings them back. These are the ones that keep a table in it.

That is why a written round here runs roughly forty percent easy, forty percent medium and twenty percent hard, rather than showing off. The hard fifth is what makes the big points worth chasing; the easy two-fifths are what makes sure there is still a table chasing them.

Easy still has to be well made. The four options stay clearly different and all four stay recognisable, because three obscure choices next to one household name gives the answer away — which makes a question easy for the wrong reason, and teaches a player to pick the option they have heard of rather than the one they know.

  1. 1. How many teams competed at the 2026 World Cup?Football (Soccer)

    • 40
    • 64
    • 32
    • 48 ✓

  2. 2. Which country won the World Cup in 2010?Football (Soccer)

    • Spain ✓
    • Uruguay
    • Netherlands
    • Germany

  3. 3. Which Disney film centers on a young circus elephant with oversized ears who learns to fly?Animated Movies

    • Dumbo ✓
    • Elliot
    • Babar
    • Horton

  4. 4. What breed of dog is Lady, the pampered house pet in Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" (1955)?Animated Movies

    • Dalmatian
    • Golden Retriever
    • Cocker Spaniel ✓
    • Beagle

  5. 5. Which actress played Rey, introduced in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens?Blockbuster Movies

    • Daisy Ridley ✓
    • Kelly Marie Tran
    • Emilia Clarke
    • Felicity Jones

  6. 6. Which actor voices the title character in the Shrek franchise?Blockbuster Movies

    • Mike Myers ✓
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Eddie Murphy
    • John Lithgow

  7. 7. Who is the playable protagonist of the original Red Dead Redemption?Blockbuster Video Games

    • Jack Marston
    • Dutch van der Linde
    • Arthur Morgan
    • John Marston ✓

  8. 8. Which studio developed The Last of Us?Blockbuster Video Games

    • Naughty Dog ✓
    • Sucker Punch
    • Insomniac Games
    • Santa Monica Studio

  9. 9. What is the capital of Sweden?Capital Cities

    • Stockholm ✓
    • Malmö
    • Gothenburg
    • Uppsala

  10. 10. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?Capital Cities

    • Riyadh ✓
    • Jeddah
    • Mecca
    • Medina

  11. 11. What is the name of Nintendo's mustachioed plumber mascot, star of dozens of platformers?Video Game Characters

    • Yoshi
    • Mario ✓
    • Luigi
    • Wario

  12. 12. Which princess, holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, lends her name to Nintendo's long-running fantasy adventure series?Video Game Characters

    • Midna
    • Zelda ✓
    • Malon
    • Impa

  13. 13. Which Nintendo home console, released in 2001, used small purple disc-based cartridges called mini-DVDs?Consoles & Hardware

    • The Wii
    • The Wii U
    • The N64
    • The GameCube ✓

  14. 14. Which Nintendo home console, released in 1985 in North America, is credited with reviving the video game industry?Consoles & Hardware

    • The N64
    • The SNES
    • The NES ✓
    • The GameCube

  15. 15. What was the name of Blizzard's franchised, city-based professional Overwatch competition?Esports

    • The Overwatch Pro Circuit
    • The Overwatch Masters
    • The Overwatch World Series
    • The Overwatch League ✓

  16. 16. Which company develops and publishes Rocket League?Esports

    • Riot Games
    • Psyonix (now owned by Epic Games) ✓
    • Epic Games originally
    • Valve

  17. 17. Which country's flag features a red maple leaf?Flags

    • Norway
    • Denmark
    • Austria
    • Canada ✓

  18. 18. How many points does each star have on the flag of the United States?Flags

    • Seven
    • Five ✓
    • Six
    • Four

  19. 19. Which rapper, known as "Slim Shady," is one of the best-selling music artists of all time?Hip-Hop

    • 50 Cent
    • Jay-Z
    • Eminem ✓
    • Nas

  20. 20. Which iconic 1990s East Coast rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, was shot and killed in 1997?Hip-Hop

    • Jay-Z
    • Tupac Shakur
    • Nas
    • The Notorious B.I.G. ✓

  21. 21. In which Brazilian city does the statue of Christ the Redeemer stand?Landmarks

    • São Paulo
    • Brasília
    • Rio de Janeiro ✓
    • Salvador

  22. 22. Which famous glass pyramid stands in the courtyard of the Louvre museum?Landmarks

    • The Louvre Pyramid ✓
    • The Palace Pyramid
    • The Crystal Pyramid
    • The Grand Pyramid

  23. 23. Which pop star, known for hits like "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance," also won an Oscar for the song "Shallow"?Pop Music

    • Lady Gaga ✓
    • Ke$ha
    • Katy Perry
    • Rihanna

  24. 24. Which British singer-songwriter, known for "Shape of You" and "Perfect," often performs solo with a loop pedal?Pop Music

    • Passenger
    • George Ezra
    • Ed Sheeran ✓
    • James Bay

  25. 25. Which Nintendo boxing game, starring Little Mac, first appeared in arcades before coming to the NES?Retro Video Games

    • Boxing
    • Punch-Out!! ✓
    • Ring King
    • Ready 2 Rumble

  26. 26. Which beat-'em-up series on the Sega Genesis has players fighting street gangs in a fictional city?Retro Video Games

    • Golden Axe
    • Final Fight
    • Double Dragon
    • Streets of Rage ✓

  27. 27. Which classic rock band, fronted by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, released "My Generation" and the rock opera Tommy?Rock Music

    • The Rolling Stones
    • Led Zeppelin
    • The Who ✓
    • The Kinks

  28. 28. Which American rock band, fronted by Bret Michaels, released "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"?Rock Music

    • Cinderella
    • Ratt
    • Poison ✓
    • Mötley Crüe

  29. 29. Which one-hit wonder band released "Come On Eileen" in 1982?One-Hit Wonders

    • Culture Club
    • Dexys Midnight Runners ✓
    • Wham!
    • The Human League

  30. 30. Which one-hit wonder artist released "Bitch" in 1997, a song about complex identity and mood?One-Hit Wonders

    • Alanis Morissette
    • Meredith Brooks ✓
    • Jewel
    • Natalie Imbruglia

  31. 31. Which country won its first Cricket World Cup in 2019?Cricket

    • South Africa
    • New Zealand
    • England ✓
    • Bangladesh

  32. 32. Which country won the 2024 men's T20 World Cup?Cricket

    • India ✓
    • England
    • Australia
    • South Africa

  33. 33. Whose 2015 halftime show is remembered for a badly dancing shark?NFL & American Football

    • Beyonce
    • Katy Perry ✓
    • Madonna
    • Lady Gaga

  34. 34. Which running back is the NFL's all-time leading rusher?NFL & American Football

    • Jim Brown
    • Barry Sanders
    • Walter Payton
    • Emmitt Smith ✓

  35. 35. Which title did Muhammad Ali hold three times?Boxing

    • World middleweight champion
    • World heavyweight champion ✓
    • World cruiserweight champion
    • World welterweight champion

  36. 36. In which African country was the Rumble in the Jungle held?Boxing

    • Kenya
    • Nigeria
    • Ghana
    • Zaire ✓

  37. 37. Which two drivers share the record of seven Formula 1 world titles?Formula 1

    • Senna and Prost
    • Vettel and Verstappen
    • Schumacher and Hamilton ✓
    • Fangio and Clark

  38. 38. What is the top qualifying position for a race called?Formula 1

    • Lead grid
    • Front spot
    • Pole position ✓
    • First lane

  39. 39. What is the main show court at Wimbledon called?Tennis

    • Centre Court ✓
    • Arthur Ashe Stadium
    • Rod Laver Arena
    • Court Philippe-Chatrier

  40. 40. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Roger Federer win?Tennis

    • 18
    • 22
    • 20 ✓
    • 16

  41. 41. Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics?The Olympics

    • Seoul
    • Tokyo
    • Beijing ✓
    • Shanghai

  42. 42. Which Russian city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?The Olympics

    • Sochi ✓
    • Moscow
    • Kazan
    • St. Petersburg

  43. 43. Which team did LeBron James beat to bring Cleveland its first NBA title in 2016?Basketball

    • San Antonio Spurs
    • Golden State Warriors ✓
    • Boston Celtics
    • Oklahoma City Thunder

  44. 44. What number did Michael Jordan famously wear?Basketball

    • 23 ✓
    • 32
    • 8
    • 45

  45. 45. Which Friends character, played by Jennifer Aniston, works her way up from waitress to fashion executive?Sitcoms

    • Phoebe Buffay
    • Rachel Green ✓
    • Monica Geller
    • Emily

  46. 46. Which US sitcom, set in a Scranton, Pennsylvania paper company, is filmed in a mockumentary style?Sitcoms

    • 30 Rock
    • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • Parks and Recreation
    • The Office ✓

  47. 47. Which reality show, one of the longest-running in the US, strands contestants remotely to compete for cash?Reality TV

    • Survivor ✓
    • Big Brother
    • Naked and Afraid
    • The Amazing Race

  48. 48. Which reality show houses contestants together 24/7 under constant camera surveillance, with weekly evictions?Reality TV

    • Love Island
    • The Real World
    • Survivor
    • Big Brother ✓

  49. 49. Which anime, set behind giant walls, follows humanity's fight for survival against man-eating Titans?Anime

    • Jujutsu Kaisen
    • Attack on Titan ✓
    • Demon Slayer
    • Tokyo Ghoul

  50. 50. Which anime follows a schoolgirl who transforms into a guardian to protect Earth with fellow Sailor Guardians?Anime

    • Cardcaptor Sakura
    • Magic Knight Rayearth
    • Pretty Cure
    • Sailor Moon ✓

  51. 51. What is the name of the mischievous, skateboard-riding son in The Simpsons?Cartoons

    • Homer Simpson
    • Nelson Muntz
    • Milhouse Van Houten
    • Bart Simpson ✓

  52. 52. Which animated sitcom follows a CIA agent and his family, created by the Family Guy team?Cartoons

    • American Dad! ✓
    • The Cleveland Show
    • Family Guy
    • Bob's Burgers

  53. 53. Which ancient wonder, located near Cairo, was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu?The Ancient World

    • The Great Pyramid of Giza ✓
    • The Sphinx
    • The Colossus of Rhodes
    • The Temple of Karnak

  54. 54. Which Greek god is considered the king of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus?The Ancient World

    • Zeus ✓
    • Poseidon
    • Apollo
    • Hades

  55. 55. Which archduke's assassination in Sarajevo is considered the immediate trigger for World War I?The World Wars

    • King George V
    • Tsar Nicholas II
    • Archduke Franz Ferdinand ✓
    • Kaiser Wilhelm II

  56. 56. Which 1915 sinking of a British ocean liner by a German U-boat helped turn US opinion against Germany?The World Wars

    • The sinking of the Bismarck
    • The sinking of the Lusitania ✓
    • The sinking of the Titanic
    • The sinking of the Arizona

  57. 57. Which two brothers are credited with inventing and flying the first powered airplane in 1903?Inventions & Discoveries

    • The Lumière brothers
    • The Wright brothers ✓
    • The Montgolfier brothers
    • The Curtiss brothers

  58. 58. Which famous business rivalry, between Edison's DC power and Tesla's AC power, is known as the "War of the Currents"?Inventions & Discoveries

    • The War of the Currents ✓
    • The Power Struggle
    • The Electric Wars
    • The Battle of the Bulbs

  59. 59. Which English queen, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, ruled during a golden age of exploration and the arts?Royals & Rulers

    • Victoria
    • Anne
    • Mary I
    • Elizabeth I ✓

  60. 60. Which French military leader crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804 after rising to power following the Revolution?Royals & Rulers

    • Charles de Gaulle
    • Louis-Philippe
    • Napoleon Bonaparte ✓
    • Louis XVI

  61. 61. What happens to water when it is heated to its boiling point?Science

    • It disappears completely
    • It turns into a liquid
    • It turns into a solid
    • It turns into a gas ✓

  62. 62. Which planet is famous for its large, visible rings?Science

    • Saturn ✓
    • Neptune
    • Uranus
    • Jupiter

  63. 63. How many hours are there in a full day?General Knowledge

    • 36
    • 12
    • 20
    • 24 ✓

  64. 64. Which is the longest river in the world?General Knowledge

    • The Nile ✓
    • The Yangtze
    • The Mississippi
    • The Amazon

  65. 65. Which big cat is native to the Americas and has the strongest bite of any cat its size?Animals & Nature

    • The cougar
    • The jaguar ✓
    • The leopard
    • The ocelot

  66. 66. Which mammal is covered in hard scales instead of fur, unique among mammals?Animals & Nature

    • The anteater
    • The hedgehog
    • The pangolin ✓
    • The armadillo

  67. 67. What is it called when a music video link secretly leads to a Rick Astley song?Internet & Memes

    • Rickrolling ✓
    • Punking
    • Gotcha-ing
    • Trolling

  68. 68. What is a fake or exaggerated online rumour meant to deceive called?Internet & Memes

    • A meme
    • A leak
    • A troll
    • A hoax ✓

  69. 69. In "Casablanca" (1942), which character says "Here's looking at you, kid"?Famous Movie Quotes

    • Rick Blaine ✓
    • Captain Renault
    • Victor Laszlo
    • Sam

  70. 70. Which film ends with Rick telling Ilsa, "We'll always have Paris"?Famous Movie Quotes

    • Notorious
    • Rebecca
    • Casablanca ✓
    • Gaslight

  71. 71. Which underdog boxing film won Best Picture in 1977, beating "Taxi Driver" and "Network"?The Oscars

    • Cinderella Man
    • The Fighter
    • Rocky ✓
    • Raging Bull

  72. 72. Which black-and-white Steven Spielberg film about the Holocaust won Best Picture in 1994?The Oscars

    • The Pianist
    • Sophie's Choice
    • Life is Beautiful
    • Schindler's List ✓

  73. 73. "I'll Be There for You" is the theme tune to which sitcom?TV Theme Tunes

    • Will & Grace
    • Frasier
    • Friends ✓
    • Seinfeld

  74. 74. Which band performed "I'll Be There for You", the Friends theme?TV Theme Tunes

    • Barenaked Ladies
    • The Rembrandts ✓
    • Gin Blossoms
    • The Wallflowers

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These 74 are a cross-section: two from every topic, out of 481 published at this level. Each question above links to the topic page it came from, and every one of those carries a full set at all three levels. The index of all 37 topics is the place to start if you want a round on one subject rather than a spread.

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