Guides
How to host a trivia night, write questions people enjoy, and the checked facts behind the most popular trivia topics.
Hosting trivia
General knowledge trivia →- How to Host a Trivia Night: Rounds, Rules, Scoring and Prizes
A practical plan for hosting a trivia night or pub quiz at home, at work or in a bar: how many rounds, team size, timing, scoring, tiebreakers and prizes.
- How to Write Good Trivia Questions (With Examples)
How to write trivia questions people enjoy: one clear answer, tempting wrong options, fair difficulty, no trick wording, and checking every fact against a source.
- How to Run a Trivia Game for Seniors That Everyone Enjoys
How to run trivia for seniors at a community center, church or family gathering: picking questions, pacing, teams, large print, and turning answers into stories.
- Trivia Night Rules, Scoring and Tiebreakers That Keep It Fair
Simple trivia rules to read out before you start: phones, spelling, close answers, double points, jokers, disputes, and tiebreaker questions that settle a draw.
- 25 Trivia Round Ideas for Pub Quizzes, Parties and Work
Trivia round ideas and categories that work for any crowd: picture rounds, music intros, connections, true or false, holiday themes, and how to build each one.
History and science
History trivia →- The Books of the Bible in Order, With Memory Tips
All 66 books of the Protestant Bible in order, grouped into Law, History, Poetry, Prophets, Gospels and Letters, plus the Catholic additions and memory tips.
- 15 Popular 'Facts' That Are Wrong (and What's Actually True)
Fifteen weird facts and random facts people repeat that turn out to be false, from the Great Wall seen from space to goldfish memory, with what's really true.
- The Planets in Order: Sizes, Moons and Facts for Space Trivia
The eight planets in order from the Sun, with size, distance, year length and known moons, a memory sentence, and the space trivia facts people get wrong.
- US Presidents in Order, With Tricks to Remember Them
All 47 US presidencies in order with their years in office, the presidents who served twice, the ones who died in office, and memory tricks for a presidents quiz.
- World War II Timeline: Key Dates and Facts for Trivia
A clear World War II timeline from the invasion of Poland in 1939 to Japan's surrender in 1945, with the dates, battles and leaders that come up in trivia.
Holiday trivia
Christmas trivia →- Christmas Traditions Around the World: Facts for Trivia
How Christmas is celebrated around the world, from Germany's Advent markets and Mexico's posadas to Japan's Christmas dinner and Norway's gift to London.
- How to Plan a Christmas Trivia Night (With Rounds and Questions)
A plan for a Christmas trivia game for adults, families or the office: five festive rounds, a picture round, holiday tiebreakers, prizes and timing.
- The Real History of Thanksgiving: What Happened in 1621
What the sources say about the 1621 harvest feast, who the Wampanoag were, and how Thanksgiving became a national holiday through Sarah Hale and Lincoln.