Funny Trivia Questions : Your general knowledge trivia round can be made up of questions about more generalist subjects such as news and current affairs, which can be followed by themed sections on specific topics, such as geography, music and movies.
Funny Trivia Questions
What do you call a musician who can’t find their bandmates?
Answer: “Soloist!
What is the nickname of the New Zealand men’s basketball team?
Answer: The Tall Black
In the movie “Jaws,” why don’t the sharks ever watch TV?
Answer: Because they prefer “bite”-sized snacks!
What’s Bernadette’s favorite type of music in the show “The Bing Bang Theory”?
Answer: “Micro”-wave!
What do you call an orc who tries to be funny in “The Lord of the Rings”?
Answer: An “ork”-ward comedian!
How do you make a bandstand?
Answer: Take away their chairs!
Why did the singer refuse to share their microphone?
Answer: They didn’t want anyone stealing their “mic”-drop moments!
Which famous musician is known as the “Queen of Pop” and for her ability to dance in high heels without missing a beat?
Answer: Madonna
Which legendary guitarist was known as the “God of the Guitar” and could make his guitar strings sing like angels?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix – His guitar skills were simply divine!
What can bring you bad luck in Italy?
Answer: Bumping into a nun.
What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
Answer: An artichoke
What’s a Pittsburgh Penguin’s favorite type of music? (pun intended)
Answer: Ice-tunes
What term describes Brazil’s series of setbacks in international soccer, including disappointing World Cup and Copa America performance?
Answer: Curse of the CAT
What common beverage ingredient was banned in high concentrations from the Olympics between 1984 and 2004?
Answer: Coffee (caffeine)
What animated movie shares a name with Paris’s real-life challenge of managing its rat population ahead of the Olympics?
Answer: Ratatouille
Which animal is known for doing a plank 24/7? (pun intended)
Answer: Dachshund
Which Aussie tennis player humorously pretended to take a fan’s drink from the stands before play resumed on a 2019 Wimbledon match?
Answer: Nick Kyrgios
Which athlete’s picture went viral in the Paris 2024 Olympics, making people think even gravity decided to take a break?
Answer: Gabriel Medina catching a perfect wave
Who moved Coca-Cola bottles out of the frame and held up a water bottle saying ‘Agua!’ at a Euro 2020 press conference, leading to a drop in Coca-Cola’s market value?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Which NFL player, famously known for his love of Skittles, prompted fans to throw Skittles onto the field after he scored touchdowns recently?
Answer: Marshawn Lynch
Cacio & Pepe is a staple of what Italian city’s cuisine?
Answer: Rome
How many measures of Gordon’s Gin are in a Vesper (James Bond) martini?
Answer: 3
Where did sushi originate?
Answer: South-east Asia
What is a Beaujolais?
Answer: A type of red wine
Which of the following sauces is NOT traditionally vegan – Hoisin, Worcestershire, Mustard, Wasabi?
Answer: Worcestershire
What is the world’s best-selling stout beer?
Answer: Guinness
What country drinks the most coffee?
Answer: Finland
What meat is used in a shepherd’s pie?
Answer: Lamb
What is the difference between brandy and cognac?
Answer: Cognac must come from the Cognac region of France
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Answer: Harper Lee
How many books are there in the Harry Potter series?
Answer: 7
Which today’s University is older than the Aztec Empire?
Answer: The Oxford University
In Goldilocks, what kind of food were the bears letting cool off?
Answer: Porridge
In the famous Aesop fable, which two animals race each other?
Answer: The tortoise and the hare
In Jack and The Beanstalk, how many magic beans did Jack trade for the cow?
Answer: 5
How tall is Thumbelina?
Answer: 1 inch
What color is the rabbit that Alice meets in Alice in Wonderland?
Answer: White
What color is the Cat in the hat’s umbrella?
Answer: Blue
How many books did Dr. Seuss write and illustrate himself?
Answer: 44
Fun Trivia Questions and Answers
What can’t a cheetah do that a tiger and a puma can do?
Answer: Retract its claws
What do you do in Greece to provide healthy growth for your child?
Answer: You throw their teeth on the roof.
In what movie will you find characters who are looking for a brain, a heart, and courage?
Answer: The Wizard of Oz
What movie is Princess Fiona from?
Answer: Shrek
What is the largest continent?
Answer: Asia
How many Great Lakes are there?
Answer: Five
What is the imaginary line called that connects the North and South Pole?
Answer: Prime Meridian
What kind of tree do prunes come from?
Answer: A plum tree
What gulf is located to the south of Florida?
Answer: The Gulf of Mexico
What is the hardest natural substance?
Answer: A diamond
Which state was the 50th state to join the union?
Answer: Hawaii
Cockroaches do what every fifteen minutes?
Answer: Fart
In Denmark, what is a Svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel?
Answer: A condom
If one is wearing a swimsuit in Florida in public, what is illegal for one to do?
Answer: Sing
In Alaska, it’s legal to shoot bears, but illegal to do what?
Answer: Wake one up
What did J. Edgar Hoover not want people walking on?
Answer: His shadow
When people are frightened, their ears produce more of what?
Answer: Earwax
Trivia Question: What does the word Matrix mean in the Bible?
Answer: Womb
The space between your nostrils is called a what?
Answer: A columella
What is Pod bromhidrosis?
Answer: Bad smelling odor from sweat
Bibliomic is a term that describes the love of what?
Answer: The smell of old books
What has keys but can’t open locks?
Answer: A piano
What gets wetter as it dries?
Answer: A towel
What has a neck but no head?
Answer: A bottle
What has a bed but never sleeps?
Answer: A river
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer: The letter ‘M’
What fruit is a scaredy-cat’s favorite?
Answer: A banana, because it’s always yellow
Why did the tomato turn red?
Answer: Because it saw the salad dressing
What’s a computer’s favorite snack?
Answer: Microchips
Why did the math book look sad?
Answer: Because it had too many problems
What is the longest country name in the world?
Answer: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What do you call fake spaghetti?
Answer: An impasta
What monarch was portrayed as a corgi in the 2015 animated Mickey Mouse short “One Man Band”?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II
What legendary musician played himself in an episode of the TV show “New Girl”?
Answer: Prince
A flamboyance is what to call a group of these animals.
Answer: Flamingos
How many hairs are on an average person’s head?
Answer: Approximately 100,000
About how many words is a dog able to learn?
Answer: 165
Where is the largest desert on earth?
Answer: Antarctica
At 24 minutes and 37 seconds, Croatian free diver, Budimir Sebat, broke a world record in 2021 doing what?
Answer: Holding his breath
Which two states make it illegal to get married on a dare?
Answer: Colorado and Delaware
Fun Trivia Questions
Who created the character Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest
Who wrote the novel “Moby Dick”?
Answer: Herman Melville
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Answer: Mercury
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Madame Curie
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Answer: Wellington
What fruit is dried to produce raisins?
Answer: Grapes
What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
Answer: Green
What highly illegal drug used to be a popular medicine for cough and headaches?
Answer: Heroin
Which is the longest running TV show?
Answer: The Simpsons
Name the animal with the largest eyes?
Answer: Giant Squid
How many sides are there in Octagon?
Answer: Eight
In how many years Olympics are held?
Answer: Four
How many players are there in a netball game?
Answer: Seven
Name the Disney character who flies sitting on a carpet.
Answer: Aladdin
When is Valentine’s day celebrated?
Answer: 14th of February
Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill?
Answer: They went to fetch a pail of water.
Name the coldest place in the world.
Answer: Antarctica
Which is the largest bone on the human body?
Answer: Thigh Bone
Name the bird which can mimic humans.
Answer: Parrot
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