The ultimate mixed trivia quiz: 10 rounds, 100 questions
Quick answer: This is a complete, ready-to-run trivia quiz: 10 rounds of 10 questions, with answers, covering flags, capitals, landmarks, food, inventions, art, music, sport, animals and language.
How to run this quiz
Print the questions or read them from your phone. Allow about 5 minutes per round, mark answers between rounds and keep a scoreboard. Our guides to quiz games for large groups and game night with friends have more tips.
Make it a picture quiz
Several rounds work even better with pictures. You can play them as picture quizzes on Trivillion, including flags, landmarks and national dishes.
Round 1: Flags
Learn flags by pattern in how to learn world flags.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which country’s flag has a maple leaf? | Canada |
| 2 | Which flag shows a green cedar tree? | Lebanon |
| 3 | Which is the only non-rectangular national flag? | Nepal |
| 4 | What colours are on the flag of Italy? | Green, white and red |
| 5 | Which flag has a red circle on a green background? | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Which flag shows a dragon? | Bhutan |
| 7 | Which country has a square red flag with a white cross? | Switzerland |
| 8 | Which flag shows an eagle eating a snake? | Mexico |
| 9 | Which red flag has a white crescent and star? | Turkey |
| 10 | Which flag shows a map of its island? | Cyprus |
Round 2: Capitals
See also our capital city quizzes.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo |
| 12 | What is the capital of Iraq? | Baghdad |
| 13 | What is the capital of Argentina? | Buenos Aires |
| 14 | What is the capital of South Korea? | Seoul |
| 15 | What is the capital of Kenya? | Nairobi |
| 16 | What is the capital of Oman? | Muscat |
| 17 | What is the capital of Portugal? | Lisbon |
| 18 | What is the capital of Sudan? | Khartoum |
| 19 | What is the capital of Peru? | Lima |
| 20 | What is the capital of Vietnam? | Hanoi |
Round 3: Landmarks
More in famous landmarks by region.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | In which country is Angkor Wat? | Cambodia |
| 22 | In which country is Christ the Redeemer? | Brazil |
| 23 | In which country is the Alhambra? | Spain |
| 24 | In which country is Machu Picchu? | Peru |
| 25 | In which country is the Acropolis? | Greece |
| 26 | In which country is the Dome of the Rock? | Palestine |
| 27 | In which country is the Taj Mahal? | India |
| 28 | In which country is the blue city of Chefchaouen? | Morocco |
| 29 | In which country is Abu Simbel? | Egypt |
| 30 | In which country is the Sydney Harbour Bridge? | Australia |
Round 4: Food
More in national dishes by region.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Which country is kimchi from? | Korea |
| 32 | Musakhan is a traditional dish of which country? | Palestine |
| 33 | Ceviche is a national dish of which country? | Peru |
| 34 | Kabsa is a national dish of which country? | Saudi Arabia |
| 35 | Which country is famous for fondue? | Switzerland |
| 36 | Goulash comes from which country? | Hungary |
| 37 | Pho is a noodle soup from which country? | Vietnam |
| 38 | Biryani is most linked with which region? | South Asia |
| 39 | Borscht is a beetroot soup linked to which country? | Ukraine |
| 40 | Which country is famous for croissants? | France |
Round 5: Inventions
Read the stories in inventions that changed history.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Who invented the World Wide Web? | Tim Berners-Lee |
| 42 | Which brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight? | The Wright brothers |
| 43 | Who invented dynamite? | Alfred Nobel |
| 44 | Whose improvements made the steam engine practical? | James Watt |
| 45 | In which country was paper invented? | China |
| 46 | Who invented the Braille reading system? | Louis Braille |
| 47 | Who invented the modern ballpoint pen? | László Bíró |
| 48 | Who designed the famous elephant clock? | Al-Jazari |
| 49 | Who built the first petrol-powered car in 1886? | Karl Benz |
| 50 | Who discovered X-rays? | Wilhelm Röntgen |
Round 6: Art
More in famous paintings by art movement.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Who painted The Scream? | Edvard Munch |
| 52 | Who painted Sunflowers? | Vincent van Gogh |
| 53 | Who painted The Birth of Venus? | Sandro Botticelli |
| 54 | Who painted Impression, Sunrise? | Claude Monet |
| 55 | Who painted The Last Supper? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| 56 | Who painted Campbell’s Soup Cans? | Andy Warhol |
| 57 | Who painted The Night Watch? | Rembrandt |
| 58 | Who painted Liberty Leading the People? | Eugène Delacroix |
| 59 | Who painted Nighthawks? | Edward Hopper |
| 60 | Who painted American Gothic? | Grant Wood |
Round 7: Music
More in types of musical instruments.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Which instrument has 88 black and white keys? | The piano |
| 62 | Which country does flamenco come from? | Spain |
| 63 | Which Algerian singer is called the King of Raï? | Cheb Khaled |
| 64 | What kind of instrument is the ney? | A reed flute |
| 65 | How many strings does a cello have? | 4 |
| 66 | Who composed The Four Seasons? | Antonio Vivaldi |
| 67 | Which Egyptian singer was called the Dark-Skinned Nightingale? | Abdel Halim Hafez |
| 68 | Which goblet-shaped West African drum is played with bare hands? | The djembe |
| 69 | Which country is the bagpipe most associated with? | Scotland |
| 70 | Who composed the opera The Magic Flute? | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Round 8: Sport
Football fans: try our football trivia games.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Which country hosts the Tour de France? | France |
| 72 | How many players are in a polo team? | 4 |
| 73 | In which game do you say “checkmate”? | Chess |
| 74 | Which country created judo? | Japan |
| 75 | In which sport is a slam dunk scored? | Basketball |
| 76 | Buzkashi is the national sport of which country? | Afghanistan |
| 77 | Which Egyptian forward became a Liverpool star? | Mohamed Salah |
| 78 | What is Canada’s national summer sport? | Lacrosse |
| 79 | Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics? | Rio de Janeiro |
| 80 | Which country has won the most Africa Cup of Nations titles? | Egypt |
Round 9: Animals
More in dog breed groups and cat breeds.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | What is the largest bird? | The ostrich |
| 82 | Which dog breed did Bedouin tribes keep for hunting? | The Saluki |
| 83 | What is Australia’s largest marsupial? | The red kangaroo |
| 84 | Which naturally spotted cat breed is linked to Egypt? | The Egyptian Mau |
| 85 | What is a group of fish called? | A school |
| 86 | Which is the only mammal that can truly fly? | The bat |
| 87 | What is the national animal of India? | The Bengal tiger |
| 88 | Which bird is a national symbol of the UAE? | The falcon |
| 89 | Which farm animal can sleep standing up? | The horse |
| 90 | What is a female deer called? | A doe |
Round 10: Language
More in Arabic-speaking countries and French-speaking countries.
| # | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | What does “shukran” mean in Arabic? | Thank you |
| 92 | How do you say “hello” in Spanish? | Hola |
| 93 | What does “merci” mean? | Thank you |
| 94 | Which alphabet is used to write Russian? | Cyrillic |
| 95 | What does “danke” mean in German? | Thank you |
| 96 | What does “salam” mean in Arabic? | Peace |
| 97 | In which language does “kitabu” mean book? | Swahili |
| 98 | How do you say “yes” in Japanese? | Hai |
| 99 | What does “ciao” mean in Italian? | Hello or goodbye |
| 100 | What is the Arabic word for water? | Maa’ (ماء) |
Frequently asked questions
How long does a 100-question quiz take?
About 90 minutes, including marking between rounds.
Can I use these questions for a pub or school quiz?
Yes. The rounds are ready to read out.